Nirpal Shergill LONDON (TIP): Scotland Yard launched an appeal on Thursday, Jan 21 for witnesses and anyone with dash-cam footage to come forward as it named a 61-year-old Indian-origin woman as the victim of a fatal […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President-elect Joe Biden today named Indian American Rohit Chopra as the head of a federal agency tasked with protecting the interests of consumers financials. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr Chopra will succeed […]
DUBAI (TIP): A Dubai-based 15-year-old Indian – origin girl has launched a campaign, which helped in the recycling of 25 tons of electronic waste in the Gulf nation, according to a media report on Friday. Riva […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Incoming First Lady Jill Biden has named Indian American Garima Verma as her digital director and Michael LaRosa press secretary, the Biden transition team said here. Biden also announced additional members to the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American lawmakers hailed the leadership of US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, expressing confidence that the two leaders will heal the country, courageously face challenges and build back better. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Just before the historic inauguration, US President-elect Joe Biden has either nominated or named at least 20 Indian Americans, including 13 women, to key positions in his administration, a new record in itself for […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Joe Biden has named Indian-American health policy expert Vidur Sharma as testing advisor in his COVID-19 Response Team, as the US President-elect laid out his ambitious goal to intensify vaccinations across the country to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP):An Indian American who quit her State Department job denouncing the Trump administration’s alleged racial and sexist bias in 2018 has been tapped by President-elect Joe Biden to be his Under Secretary for Civilian […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American Sameera Fazili to a key White House position related to economy. Sameera Fazili has been named as Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House, the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Democrat and lawyer Aftab Pureval has announced his candidacy for the post of Cincinnati’s Mayor, promising to improve the lives of the people in the major US city amid the deadly coronavirus […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Too afraid to fly due to Covid-19 pandemic, an Indian American man hid out for three months in a secured area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport until his weekend arrest. Aditya Singh, 36, […]
TORONTO (TIP): Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has made a former astronaut his new foreign minister in a Cabinet reshuffle sparked by the sudden resignation of high-profile Indian-origin Canadian Sikh minister Navdeep Bains. He is unlikely […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-origin global health expert Anil Soni has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the newly launched The WHO Foundation, which works alongside the World Health Organization to address most pressing […]
FLORIDA (TIP): Indian American Raja Chari is one of 18 astronauts chosen by NASA to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next lunar missions including landing the first woman and […]
TORONTO(TIP): Raj Chouhan, an Indian-origin legislator in Canada, has been elected as the Speaker of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, becoming first from the community to occupy the post, according to a report. Mr Chouhan, […]
India’s 10- Year Multiple Entry Visa is wrongly termed as Tourist Visa Prem Bhandari recommends entry visa on departure (E-VoD) I.S. Saluja My friend Prem Bhandari who is Chairman, Jaipur Foot USA , was at […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Former US Ambassador to India Richard Verma has joined leading financial services company Mastercard as its executive vice-president for global public policy and regulatory affairs. In this capacity, Richard Verma will oversee the company’s […]
A dear friend has departed , leaving a vaccum in my life and in the life of the larger Indian American community. Dr. Ajay Lodha, a physician and a former President of national AAPI, the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American doctor Atul Gawande who has been included in US President-elect Joe Biden’s newly announced transition coronavirus advisory board on Monday, November 9 said he is grateful and honored to be asked to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): While several Indian-Americans, such as Richard Verma, Nisha Biswal, Sonal Shah and Seema Sadanandan, might figure in the new Biden administration to be announced around November 26, an American of the Indian origin […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President-elect Joe Biden has named more than 20 Indian Americans as members, including three as team leads, to his agency review teams (ARTs) that are responsible for evaluating the operations of the key […]
HOUSTON (TIP): Shri Thanedar, an Indian-origin millionaire businessman who ran for Governor two years ago, has been elected to the House of Representatives in Michigan with 93 per cent votes. Mr Thanedar, 65, also a scientist, […]
COLUMBUS, OH (TIP): Republican Niraj Antani, who in 2014 became the youngest member of the Ohio state house, made history again on Tuesday, November 3, by being elected as Ohio’s first Indian-American state senator. Antani […]
MELBOURNE (TIP): An Indian-origin chef in Australia has been tirelessly working to deliver free food to the homeless and needy people, including international students, ever since the coronavirus pandemic broke out and is now raising funds […]
Nirpal Singh Shergill in London LONDON (TIP): A British-Indian financial expert, recently honored in the Queen’s Birthday Honors List for her work in the field of inclusion and diversity, says she is on a mission to […]
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