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H-1B Visa blocks on an American flag, representing visa and immigration issues.
Visa & Immigration

Unpaid $600 Traffic Fine Led to H-1B Visa Revocation, Man Regrets

NRI Herald • Jul 10

Indian students in line, with US flag, facing visa & immigration challenges.
Visa & Immigration

Tightening U.S. Visa Rules and Slashing of Corporate Sponsorship Hits Indian Students Hard

NRI Herald • Jul 10

Senthil Padmanabhan, Lyft CTO, in an office with Lyft logo. Tech growth.
Tech

Indian American Senthil Padmanabhan Named Lyft CTO for AI Growth

NRI Herald • Jul 10

Indian American Arif Sarwat and business colleagues pose for a group photo.
Community

FIU Energy Researcher Arif Sarwat Wins 2026 World Class Faculty Award

NRI Herald • Jul 10

Indian American researcher with Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Frontier supercomputer
Community

Sunita Chandrasekaran to Lead Team Preparing America’s Next-Gen 2029 Supercomputer 'Discovery'

NRI Herald • Jul 10

Anil Menon, NASA astronaut, waving during ISS mission event, wearing blue spacesuit
Community

NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Set for July 14 Mission to ISS

NRI Herald • Jul 10

Narendra Modi waves during his visit to New Zealand, amidst trade row discussions.
Politics

Trade Row and "Butter Chicken Tsunami" Slur Overshadow Modi’s Historic New Zealand Visit

NRI Herald • Jul 10

Gujarati immigrants, a community building a hotel legacy, pose for a group photo.
Community

How Gujarati Immigrants Built a Hotel Legacy From Handshake Loans

NRI Herald • Jul 10

Mark Zuckerberg points forward, announcing Meta's AI model, Muse Spark 1.1.
Long read • Tech

Mark Zuckerberg Breaks 3-Year X Silence to Launch Meta's Agentic AI Model, Muse Spark 1.1

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg returned to posting on X (formerly Twitter) on July 9, 2026, breaking a three-year silence to announce the company's latest artificial intelligence model, Muse Spark 1.1. His last post on the platform was in July 2023.

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NRI Herald • Jul 9
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UGC Approves Victoria University Australia Campus in Gurugram

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Ram Shriram: Indian-Origin Early Google Investor

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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
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EB-2 / EB-3 backlog
16
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Starbucks Taps GenAI to Build In-House Software, Aims to Drop Microsoft and IBM Tools

NRI Herald • Jul 9

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Sports

US Envoy Sees Promising Cricket Future After India-USA T20 Clash

NRI Herald • Jul 9

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Visa & Immigration

Fall Admissions Uncertain as US Remains Silent on Additional Student Visa Slots

NRI Herald • Jul 9

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Visa & Immigration

US Steps Up H-1B Compliance Checks Amid Complaints Against Cognizant and Other Indian IT Companies

NRI Herald • Jul 9

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Politics

Indian-American Dr. Nirav Shah Launches Campaign for Maine US Senate Seat

NRI Herald • Jul 9

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Politics

Indian Overseas Congress USA Launches Michigan Chapter, Expands National Presence

NRI Herald • Jul 9