India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, signaling strength in the bilateral relationship on trade, defense, and visa policy. We investigate a troubling report on caste discrimination persisting within Indian-American communities — from dating apps to professional networks. Tech layoffs at Oracle are forcing skilled workers to make a critical choice: find new sponsorship before their visa grace period expires, or return to India. Plus, a viral parenting video is sparking honest conversations. Fresh news every morning!

HAF appeals a federal court ruling on caste discrimination law, with major implications for Hindu and South Asian Americans. Harshita Arora makes history as Y Combinator's youngest-ever partner at 25 — and sparks a bigger conversation about opportunity and immigrant success. An Indian-origin woman's city council speech in Frisco, Texas goes viral, plus Oracle layoffs hit H-1B workers hard and U.S.-India trade talks advance. New episode every morning!

A federal court rules that four decades behind bars still counts as time lived in America — and blocks the deportation of an Indian-origin man who served roughly forty years in U.S. prisons. Indian American student Krithik Vishwanath wins the Churchill Scholarship to study AI and medicine at Cambridge, while an Indian American urologist agrees to pay fourteen million dollars to settle federal healthcare fraud allegations. Plus: India's Foreign Secretary heads to Washington, an Indian American Republican in Milwaukee says his party membership was revoked without explanation, and the India Desk unpacks the anxiety NRI parents feel about their children's futures — and why returning Indians name-drop America the moment they land back home. New episode every morning!

Scammers are targeting Indian immigrants with fake deportation threats — and experts say the fear around the current visa crackdown is making our community the perfect target. An Indian-American motel-owning family in Minnesota describes the moment ICE showed up unannounced, and asks what it means to belong. Plus: an Indian-American enters the D.C. mayoral race, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson resigns, and researcher Tejal Desai earns a top science honor. New episode every morning!

Washington DC may be on the verge of a historic first, with a woman of Indian origin emerging as a serious contender to lead the nation's capital following Muriel Bowser's resignation. Meanwhile, influencer Priya Patel is at the center of a firestorm after her anti-immigration video went viral — and her appearance on Piers Morgan's show, where she confirmed her Indian heritage and declared not all cultures are equal, has only intensified the backlash across the diaspora. On the India desk, Big Tech's data center expansion is facing community pushback across the US, and Delhi has cracked down on direct LPG cylinder sales following raids on storage facilities. New episode every morning

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!

An Indian-American lawyer takes the birthright citizenship fight directly to Trump's executive order, as courts continue to block it nationwide. India's Navy is now escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz — the Defence Minister says fuel supplies are secure, but the warships tell a different story. Debut author Nilanjana Dasgupta wins a gold medal for her first book, and Attorney General Pam Bondi is out — Trump's second cabinet firing in a month. New episode every morning.

Indian-American attorney Samir Ghosh is at the center of the legal battle over Trump's birthright citizenship executive order, and Indian American Impact is urging the Supreme Court to uphold the Fourteenth Amendment as arguments begin. Raj Sethuraman is named Chief Product Officer at Navex, Oracle begins its largest-ever layoff round with strings attached to severance, and Delhi Capitals stun Lucknow Super Giants behind a brilliant 70 from Sameer Rizvi. Plus, Indian-American households earn nearly 80 percent more than the U.S. median, and PM Modi chairs a Cabinet security meeting on power, fuel, and food supply. New episode every morning.

USCIS tightens Green Card and visa vetting, raising alarms for Indian Americans with pending immigration cases. Twenty-four Indian American students earn national STEM recognition, while Mangala Kuppa is named CIO of the US Department of Labor. Back in India, Modi blasts Congress over West Asia fear-mongering as the Iran-Israel conflict escalates and jet fuel prices double — bad news if you are flying to India this summer. New episode every morning.

The Indian American Advisory Council is sounding the alarm on social media surveillance at the border — and releasing a sweeping Know Your Rights guide every Indian family in America should read. On the cricket front, Rajasthan Royals crushed Chennai Super Kings, with Vaibhav Suryavanshi and the Royals bowling attack doing the damage. Plus: JPMorgan puts 65,000 engineers on notice over AI, Ro Khanna calls out House Republicans over the government shutdown, and Tom Suozzi joins the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans as Vice-Chair. New episode every morning.