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Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discriminationCalls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora...
Seattle City resolution seeking ban on caste discrimination sparks heated debates among Indian-AmericansA resolution moved by an upper-caste Hindu official in the Seattle City Council to bring in an ordinance banning caste-based discrimination...
Verdict in Tarun Tejpal rape case on April 27: PoliceAdditional district and sessions court judge Kshama Joshi heard final arguments in the Tejpal case on March 8 and fixed the matter for judg...
Shooting in Seattle protest zone leaves 1 dead, 1 injuredTwo males with gunshot wounds arrived in private vehicles at Harborview Medical Center about 3 a.m., hospital spokesperson Susan Gregg said...
Seattle based Indian community counters local politicians on anti-CAA resolutionsWhile the council passed a resolution urging India’s Parliament to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and to stop the National Regi...
Meet Kshama Sawant - the socialist who is on "stop Donald Trump" missionSawant, who grew up in Mumbai, was deeply affected by the extremes of wealth and poverty as well as socially caste and gender bias.
Indian-American woman threatened for calling anti-Trump marchThe video of her press conference has gone viral on the social medial; as a result, her office has been receiving all kinds of threatening ...
Pune born Kshama Sawant scores for Seattle: Record $15 an hour minimum wage for workersThe Seattle City Council passed legislation on Monday that will phase in the $15 an hour minimum wage over three to seven years.
'Socialist' Indian-American to join Seattle City CouncilA 41-year-old Indian-American woman has emerged as a rising star on Seattle's political landscape, having been elected to the City Council.
Indian-origin Kshama Sawant elected to Seattle City CouncilIndian-American Kshama Sawant has been elected to the prestigious Seattle City Council, making her the first socialist to be voted to an el...
Indian activist poised to be first ever elected socialist in USA young Indian-American activist-academic is poised to become the first recognized socialist to be elected to a public office in US.