Pramila Jayapal

Indian-American Congresswoman pramila jayapal has been named Ranking Member of the powerful House Judiciary Committee's panel on Immigration, making her the first immigrant to serve in a leadership role for the subcommittee. Jayapal succeeds Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren to serve on the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, a media release said.

The two Indian American women -- Aparna Bhattacharyya from Atlanta and pramila jayapal from Washington State -- were recognised at a White House event yesterday.

Describing India as "incredibly important", pramila jayapal, the first ever Indian-American woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives feels there is a lot to be done to make sure the US continues to support India. She was elected from the Seventh Congressional District of Washington.

The "rift" between progressive Democratic lawmakers in US and the Modi govt has spilled out into the open. Indian-American Congresswoman pramila jayapal has claimed that New Delhi sought to cut her out of Congressional meeting with EAM S Jaishankar. Jaishankar said he is not interested in meeting those who are biased & are “determined to be misled” on issues relating to India.

Indian-American Congresswoman pramila jayapal and other lawmakers have unveiled a resolution to censure Donald Trump for his comments about the violent white nationalist rally in Virginia. "The American people expect their leaders to condemn white supremacy in unambiguous terms," Jaypal said.

A record five Indian-Americans took oath as members of the US Congress, scripting history for the minority ethnic community that comprises just one per cent of America's population. Kamala Harris, Ami Beri, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi and pramila jayapal were sworn in as members of the Congress.

Indian-American Congresswoman pramila jayapal has said that she has been receiving abusive and hate messages over the phone from a male caller who even asked her to go back to India.In all the messages, portions of which have been redacted because of obscene and abusive content, the male caller is heard threatening her with dire consequences and in one instance she is being asked to go back to her country of origin India.

Congresswoman pramila jayapal, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives, has been arrested during a protest against the Trump administration's "inhumane" "zero-tolerance" border policy.

Indian-American Congresswoman pramila jayapal has said the US had a "moral responsibility" to help India in its fight to defeat the raging pandemic in the country.

The two Indian-American women to be recognized next week by the White House are Aparna Bhattacharyya from Atlanta and pramila jayapal from Washington state.

Chennai-born Jayapal, 55, from the Democratic Party, defeated Republican Craig Keller by a massive 70 percentage points in the seventh Congressional district of Washington state. With nearly 80 per cent of the votes counted, Jayapal, received 344,541 votes as against just 61,940 for Keller.

Indian-American pramila jayapal has swept an open Congressional primary in Washington State and could make history as the first woman from the community to be elected to the US House of Representatives if she wins the November general election.

Dr Mubeen Shah, a non-resident Indian businessmen and former head of Kashmir Chambers of Commerce and Industry who was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in the aftermath of the August 5 developments in Jammu and Kashmir, was “temporarily” released on Saturday afternoon from Agra central jail. He was received by his brother Niyaz and wife Asifa.

pramila jayapal, Indo-American activist turned politician makes into the list of Politico Power. Ranked at 18, analysts considered her to be a ground breaker and embraces challenge. She has advocated for civil rights and immigration reforms.

The partnership between India and the US will “only succeed if it is rooted in honest dialogue and shared respect” for religious pluralism, democracy and human rights, top American Senator and Democratic presidential aspirant Elizabeth Warren said on Friday.

US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris along with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders condemned Indian-American Congresswoman pramila jayapal's exclusion from a meeting between the House Foreign Relations Committee and EAM S Jaishankar. India reasoned that Jayapal was not part of the Committee and tried to impose herself on the engagement.

“We knew she would win. She is a hard worker and is fighting for the welfare of people,” said Maya Jayapal, mother of Indian-American Congresswoman pramila jayapal, who got re-elected to the US House of Representatives for the third consecutive time in the US elections.