Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) in a statement said America's hotel owners are deeply saddened, shocked, and outraged by this senseless act of violence against a small business owner that cost him his life.
Major Indian businesses and temples issued a joint statement opposing the proposed California Caste Bill SB 403.
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association has recently launched an aggressive and concerted campaign to fight the practice of putting up 'American owned' signs at some hotels.
The United States embassy in New Delhi has informed US Senator Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is not eligible to receive a diplomatic visa. Aziz Haniffa reports.
American Express Corporation withdrew its sponsorship for the Asian American Hotel Owners Association convention due to begin Thursday.
Joe Wilson, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has exhorted India-Americans to support the deal
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hails Indian Americans and the nuclear deal.
Asian American Hotel Owners Association chief said Gujaratis settled in USA have decided to stand by the decision of the US administration on the visa issue.
Longtime diplomatic observers feel that if Narendra Modi were to become prime minister or even a Cabinet official if the BJP captures power in the next election, there is no way the State Department would refuse him entry into the US, unless Washington wanted to risk the unravelling of the carefully nurtured US-India strategic partnership. Rediff.com's Aziz Haniffa reports from Washington, DC.