WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit to India later this month to set the foundation for a meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi in Japan. Pompeo is pushing big ticket defense sales to India, especially a $15 billion fighter jet India has interest in.
Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Republican Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) re-introduced the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, a bipartisan bill that aims to invest in reversing the rising trend of heart disease in the South Asian community.
Legislation that New Jersey State Senator Vin Gopal sponsored allowing dependent students whose parent holds an H1-B visa to qualify for in-state tuition cleared the New Jersey Senate Higher Education Committee.
Yale Senior left-handed pitcher Kumar Nambiar was picked by the Oakland A’s with the 1,034th pick of the 2019 MLB Draft. Nambiar is believed to be the first Indian American ever drafted by a Major League team.
And India beat South Africa in the ICC World Cup, ushering South Africa a step closer towards elimination.
Ravi Kapur & Alejandro Quintana contributed to this report.
