Rini Sampath enters the DC mayoral race as the first Indian-origin candidate for the American capital, while a viral video of an Indian-American man told "we're replacing you with Indians" splits the community wide open. A Star Tribune essay asks whether the model minority contract has finally broken — and a Times of India report flags Texas as a rising hotspot for anti-India hate incidents. Plus: Rohit Sharma rewrites IPL history against Delhi Capitals, and a New Jersey candidate running a Hindi-only campaign sparks a national debate about language and civic inclusion. New episode every morning!