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Connecticut Governor signs India Trade Commission bill with business leaders.
Business

Connecticut Governor Signs India Trade Commission Bill

NRI Herald • Jul 30

Students at University Global Student Services discuss OPT, relevant to politics.
Politics

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Safeguard OPT for International Students

NRI Herald • Jul 30

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News

India Cracks Down on 90% of High-Risk Pharma Plants, Regulator Reports

NRI Herald • Jul 30

Handcuffs in front of jail bars, symbolizing arrest in US visa fraud case.
Visa & Immigration

Indian National Mitul Patel Sentenced, Ordered Deported in US Visa Fraud Case

NRI Herald • Jul 30

Ram Shriram, investor in Google and tech, with Skyroot Aerospace logo
Tech

Ram Shriram: Indian-Origin Early Google Investor

NRI Herald • Jul 30

Indian engineer coding on computer, H-1B visa holder
Visa & Immigration

H-1B Indian Engineer Loses AI Job After 6 Years At Fortune 500 Firm

NRI Herald • Jul 30

US Green Card with Statue of Liberty, on American flags, relevant to US immigration
Visa & Immigration

New US Bill Proposes 7-Year Green Card Path for Indian Immigrants

NRI Herald • Jul 29

Indian American couple and a woman at Texas University event, politics.
Community

Texas University Gets Fellowship From Indian American Couple

NRI Herald • Jul 29

Long read • Community

ISW India Day 2026 to Honor India's 79th Independence Day

India Society of Worcester (ISW) is anchoring one of New England’s premier cultural events, ISW India Day 2026. The free public gathering honors India's 79th Independence Day while commemorating ISW’s 63rd year of dedicated community service

By Culture desk
NRI Herald • Jul 25
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Business

Indian American Economist Bhaven Sampat Named Bloomberg Professor at Johns Hopkins

By Business desk

News

Immigrants Bolster US Economy With Net Tax Surplus

By Business desk

Donald Trump, immigration court gavel, and asylum seekers near White House and immigration court building.
Visa & Immigration

US Expedites Certain Asylum Cases to Immigration Courts

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San Marcos Hindus Create Cultural Sanctuary

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US Proposes $100K OPT Visa Fee for International Grads
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The diaspora in figures, this quarter.

Sourced from Census ACS, USCIS, Pew Research and our own newsroom data team.

5.4M
Indian Americans nationwide
+12% since 2020
$144K
Median household income
Highest of any group
1.1M
Awaiting green cards
EB-2 / EB-3 backlog
16
Sitting in Congress & state-wide office
Up from 4 a decade ago

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Politics

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Visa & Immigration

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