SAN FRANCISCO (Diya TV) — In an unpublicized and surprising initiative, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, spurred on by progressive groups Equality Labs and the Alliance for Justice and Accountability, passed a resolution against India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. San Francisco becomes the sixth city in the United States to pass such a resolution. We’ll break down why so many in the Bay Area’s vibrant Indian community were caught off guard.

Indian Prime Minister Modi, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley were among the list of heavy hitters speaking at the India Ideas Summit, produced virtually by the U.S.-India Business Council. Among the themes were how each nation can help the world bounce back from the pandemic.

India’s Supreme Court ruled the former Travancore royal family can control the Padmanabha Swamy temple in Kerala. One estimate put the temple’s worth at least $22 billion. But another estimate values the gold and other objects in vaults underground at more than $1 trillion.

Ravi Kapur contributed to this report.