Alok Madasani

Hate crimes against Indians in US: Sikh cab driver assaulted in New York City

New York: A Sikh cab driver was assaulted and his turban was taken off by four drunken passengers in an incident being investigated by police as a possible hate crime.

Kansas shooting: Indian-American community raises $100,000 to honour survivor Ian Grillot

A 24-year-old American, who took a bullet for an Indian, has been honoured as "A True American Hero" by the Indian-American community in Houston which raised $100,000 to help him buy a house in his hometown Kansas.

Indian-Americans hold rally in front of White House against the rising hate crimes

Indian-Americans, particularly Hindus and Sikhs, have become victims of Islamophobia and xenophobia in the US, the community members said as they held an awareness rally against hate crimes in front of the White House seeking President Donald Trump's intervention in the matter.

Kansas recognises 16 March as Indian American Appreciation Day to honour Srinivas Kuchibhotla

The US state of Kansas has recognised 16 March as 'Indian-American Appreciation Day' to honour an Indian techie who was killed last month in a racially-motivated hate crime.

Sushma Swaraj writes to Kansas man who tried to save Kuchibhotla

The Indian Consul-General in Houston, Anupam Ray, met Grillot and his family yesterday at the University of Kansas Hospital and handed over the message from Swaraj.

Kansas shooting: Telangana association urges community to speak in English, not Telugu, in US

The Telangana American Telugu Association (TATA) has advised the community to avoid communicating in Telugu in public places in the US.

Kansas shooting: Donald Trump condemns Olathe attack, says US stands united against hate

America stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said as he broke his silence on the fatal Kansas shooting in which an Indian techie was killed.

Kansas shooting: Bar shooting suspect said he thought he'd killed 'Iranians'

A bartender at the restaurant where a man was arrested last week for an apparently racially motivated bar shooting of two Indian men told a 911 dispatcher that the suspect admitted shooting two people, but described them as Iranian.

Kansas shooting: Olathe shooter Adam Purinton appears in court

Adam Purinton, the man charged with killing Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla and injuring two others in an apparent hate crime at a pub in Kansas, has made his first court appearance.

Kansas shooting: Slain Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla to be cremated on Tuesday

The last rites of Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in the US last week in a suspected hate crime, would be performed on Tuesday at Jubliee Hills, family members said.