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Ritu Jha

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No jail time for former TVU students
Rediff.com3 May 2021

Four students of Indian origin have been served probation sentence and community service.

USCIS sued for tweaking H-1B duration
Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

'USCIS has been making arbitrary rules for over eight years, it's our top priority to...

Applied for an H1-B visa? Please read this!
Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

'If you are so blinded by the Buy American, Hire American policy, if you are not going...

Silicon Valley gets an Indian-American Congressman
Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

With Ro Khanna defeating eight-term incumbent Mike Honda, for the first time in history...

First Indian-born general in the US military passes away
Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

General Surindar Bhaskar served as the 17th chief of the US Army Dental Corps.

Ami Bera's father, 83, sentenced to year in prison
Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

United States Congressman's father is convicted of making illegal donations to his...

Tarishi Jain: 'She was beautiful, kind, sweet, dedicated'
Rediff.com3 Jul 2016

'It is not just a loss for India or UC Berkeley, it is a loss for the world.'

'We ask all Americans to resist the forces of hatred'
Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

'We ask all Americans to stand against homophobia as well as against Islamophobia.'

Kamala Harris wins most votes in California Senate primary
Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

California State Attorney General Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez...

'Racial profiling is not a valid proxy for good law enforcement'
Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

'We have to face the fact that Islamic terrorists are here on our soil and mean to do...

Teen charged with hate crime on Sikh man in US commits suicide
Rediff.com23 Apr 2016

17-year-old Alexis Mendoza was charged with beating and running over 68-year-old Amrik...

'Ooty diocese must protect kids from convicted priest'
Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

'I truly believe that I have to do everything in my power to make sure that kids are...

F-16 deal with Pak: "US will patch up with India"
Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

As India expressed 'displeasure and disappointment" over the United States's decision...

Bikram Choudhury fined Rs 6.28 crores
Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

'Minakshi Jafa Bodden is the first person to have ever taken Bikram Choudhury to trial...

No longer California dreamin': Doors slammed on US-bound students
Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

Students enrolled to Silicon Valley University, California, are in a state of panic...

Gurdwara in LA vandalised with anti-ISIS graffiti
Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

'The words they have used seem to suggest that they hate our community.'

'If people get two square meals and a job, they won't take to guns'
Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

'The only positive I see are the youth of India who were earlier just after money. The...

'Daughters are as valuable as sons'
Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

'Not only the poor in India want sons, but even in the Indian community in the US and...

'I hope Modi understands the secret behind Facebook, Google'
Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

Silicon Valley techies and investors who were at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital...

Anti-Modi protestors upset over no-show by US Congressman
Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

'As a member of Congress, it was important to meet with Prime Minister Modi. Promoting...