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'Chiraiya' Is A Radical Notion That Marriage Doesn’t Imply Consent
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (297+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents I need you to stop there. A woman. Her own rape. On video. And the police said: she’s pretending. Now let me tell you about Chiraiya. In India, where the Union…...
FACT FOCUS: A Look At The Trump Administration's Challenge To Birthright Citizenship
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (828+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents The battle over birthright citizenship hasn’t ended for President Donald Trump despite a June 30 Supreme Court ruling that rejected his executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in…...
Voters Face Stark Choice on Immigrant Healthcare In California Governor’s Race
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (921+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents Now, Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton present a stark choice to voters in the race to be the next governor at a moment when public support for the state’s…...
India’s Next Knowledge Bridge
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (277+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents For decades, the Indian diaspora has been one of our country’s greatest strengths, serving as a living bridge between India and the world, contributing to innovation ecosystems, shaping global discourse, and…...
U.S. Is No Longer A Great Country For Immigrants, Say AAPI Adults In New Poll
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1091+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents The survey found a majority of AAPI adults — about 6 in 10 — believe the U.S. used to be a great country for immigrants but is not anymore. Only about 3 in 10 AAPI adults…...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai's Speech Sparks Student Walkout At Stanford Commencement
4+ week, 1+ day ago (277+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents Hundreds of Stanford graduates walked out of their commencement ceremony on Sunday while Google CEO Sundar Pichai was delivering the keynote address, according to a BBC report. The protest targeted Google’s…...
Latest! India Says 3 Indian Mariners Killed In US Strike On Tanker In Gulf Of Oman
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (746+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents Three Indian sailors were confirmed dead after the US military struck the tanker MT Settebello in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, according to AP News. The vessel had 24 Indian crew…...
Souls In The Kalyug: Migrant Workers Continue To Struggle For Justice
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (589+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents Social anthropologist Shankar Ramaswami’s ‘Souls in the Kalyug’ is a rich, multi-layered text that provides a window into workers’ lives in India, including some hopeful strands within the destructive churnings of…...
Federal Judge Strikes Down $100,000 Fee On New H-1B Visas
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (457+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents The administration announced the much-higher fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs. But U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston sided with 20 states and struck down…...
Nithya Raman Surges Into Second Place In Los Angeles Mayor's Race
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (428+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents The race was still too early to call on Sunday as the vote tally showed Raman moving into second place behind Bass for the first time since Tuesday, when voting ended…...