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Visa & Immigration

Proposed H-1B Visa Fee Update Clears White House Review

NRI Herald • Aug 20

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News

Tulsi Gabbard’s Husband Cancer-Free After Major Spine Surgery

NRI Herald • Aug 20

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News

US Revokes 900 Visas Targeting Birth Tourism and Fraud

NRI Herald • Aug 20

Amazon drone delivers package, which falls into a pool in Texas news.
News

Amazon Drone Drops Package Directly Into Texas Woman's Swimming Pool

NRI Herald • Aug 20

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Tech

Indian American's AI Health Startup Hits $2.5B Value

NRI Herald • Aug 20

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Politics

Mayor Mamdani Sues NYC Council to Block $10,000 Teacher Aide Bonuses

NRI Herald • Aug 20

NJ Indian-origin teen interviewed about Mount Lafayette hike news
News

Unprepared NJ Hikers Face Rescue Bill on NH's Mount Lafayette

NRI Herald • Aug 20

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Culture

28th Columbus India Festival 2026: Schedule, Tickets, and Highlights

NRI Herald • Aug 20

Long read • Visa & Immigration

India Overtakes China in EB-5 Visa Filings as Backlogs Grow

India leads quarterly EB-5 visa filings as wealthy families and H-1B holders evade long green card backlogs. Investors are utilizing concurrent filing and rural projects to secure faster processing before the September 2026 grandfathering deadline.

By Visa & Immigration desk
NRI Herald • Aug 18
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Tech

Indian American AI Founder Wins 2026 Luminary Award

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Politics

Trump Cites India’s Voter ID Model to Push for US SAVE America Act

By Politics desk

100 Women Who Care donate $25,000 to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
News

California Philanthropist Donates $1 Million to 100 Marin County Teachers

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Two-Day US Visa Overstay Strands 82-Year-Old Traveler in Singapore

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Duos Technologies Names Dipan Patel Chief Operating Officer
Reported by NRI Herald • Aug 21
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By the numbers

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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Community

Indian American AI Expert Ravi Bapna to Lead Santa Clara Business School

NRI Herald • Aug 18

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Business

Zum Expands US Footprint to 5,000 Schools with AI and Electric Buses

NRI Herald • Aug 18

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Tech

Virginia Tech Professor Naren Ramakrishnan Elected to VASEM for AI Research

NRI Herald • Aug 18

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News

Aim India Forum Resolves 8,000+ Cases to Bring Stranded Indians Home

NRI Herald • Aug 18