2 mn Hindus key voting bloc in swing states: Congressman Krishnamoorthi

The two million Hindus in the United States are a vital and key voting bloc in several swing states this presidential elections, Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said

The two million Hindus in the United States are a vital and key voting bloc in several swing states this presidential elections, Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said as he told fellow community members that it was their dharma to exercise their franchise. In his virtual key note address at the formal launch of the ‘Hindu Americans for Biden’, Krishnamoorthi, who is the three-time Democratic Congressman from Illinois, urged his community members to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his Indian American running mate Kamala Harris on November 3.

I feel it is so important to elect Joe Biden because of a Hindu value ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (entire world is a family) a core tenant of Hindus – we believe in treating everyone with dignity and respect, he said. It is an old saying in Washington DC, which is, if you don’t have a seat at the table, you’re on the menu. And none of us on this zoom call or our families, or communities, or Hindu Americans as a whole can afford to be on the menu, and neither can our agenda. That’s why it’s so important that you vote, he said.

This year is the most important election of our lifetime before us. In 60 days, on November 3rd, believe it or not, the two million Hindu, Americans in this country will be a vital and key voting bloc in several swing states. Not only Florida, but Virginia and Pennsylvania and Michigan and Wisconsin, and the list goes on and on. It is our duty, indeed it is our dharma to vote, Krishnamoorthi said…Read More

Donald Trump calls Biden’s pick Kamala Harris as ‘very unusual’ and ‘risky’

Harris, 55, whose father is an African from Jamaica and mother an Indian, is currently the US Senator from California

International News: President Donald Trump has said that Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris is a “very unusual” and “risky” pick as a running mate by Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Biden on Tuesday named Harris as his vice-presidential running mate, making history by selecting the first black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket. Harris, 55, whose father is an African from Jamaica and mother an Indian, is currently the US Senator from California.

“Look, he (Biden) made a choice. He picked her. I watched her. I watched her poll numbers go boom, boom, boom, down to almost nothing. And she left angry. She left mad. There was nobody more insulting to Biden than she was. She said horrible things about him including accusations made about him by a woman where she I guess believed the woman, Trump told reporters on Wednesday after Harris and Biden made a joint appearance in Wilmington in Delaware.

Trump, 74, is seeking his re-election and is facing a formidable challenge from Biden-Harris team. Last year, when Harris was running for presidency, she had attacked Biden in a debate and was very critical of the former vice president. “Now all of a sudden she’s running to be vice president saying how wonderful he is. I thought it was a very unusual pick because she said such bad things. And you know better than anybody what–you know–you won’t write it because you don’t want to do that. But – you know – better than anybody she said horrible things about him. Horrible things,” Trump said…

Amazon workers on strike over poor working condition in US on ‘Prime’ day

US Democratic presidential contenders Kamila Harris and Bernie Sanders were among those who expressed support for the strikers on Twitter

Amazon laborers left a primary conveyance focus in Minnesota on Monday, challenging for improved working conditions during the web based business titan’s real “Prime” shopping occasion. Amazon laborers picketed outside the office, quickly deferring a couple of trucks and waving signs with messages along the lines of “We’re human, not robots.”

“We realize Prime Day is a major day for Amazon, so we trust this strike will enable administrators to see how genuine we are tied in with needing genuine change that will inspire the laborers in Amazon’s distribution centers,” striker Safiyo Mohamed said in a discharge.

“We make a ton of riches for Amazon, however they aren’t treating us with the regard and nobility that we merit.” Organizers did not unveil the quantity of strikers, who said workers picketed for about an hour in serious warmth before slicing the challenge short because of the beginning of overwhelming precipitation.

The strike was a piece of a continuous exertion to weight the organization on issues including work wellbeing, equivalent open door in the work environment, and solid activity on issues including environmental change, as indicated by network association Awood Center. US Democratic presidential contenders Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders were among the individuals who communicated support for the strikers on Twitter.

“I remain in solidarity with the valiant Amazon laborers taking part in a work stoppage against unconscionable working conditions in their stockrooms,” Sanders said in a tweet. “It isn’t an excessive amount to ask that an organization possessed by the wealthiest individual on the planet treat its laborers with pride and regard.” Amazon representatives additionally took to the streets at seven areas in Germany, requesting better wages as the US online retail monster propelled its two-day worldwide shopping markdown party called Prime Day…