Indian Americans

Indian American Couple Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Gift USD 100 Million to New York University’s College

Oct 6, 2015 - 9:43 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Perhaps the largest philanthropic gifts by a member of the Indian American community, a NY couple has donated USD 100 million to the New York University’s School of Engineering. Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon’s donation will principally support […]

Indian American Professor Sridhar Kota to Lead US Manufacturing ‘Think-and-do’ Tank

Oct 6, 2015 - 3:01 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

An Indian American engineering professor will lead an US consortium that will identify new technologies to enhance the country’s innovative ecosystem, manufacturing competitiveness and national security, the White House has announced. Prof. Sridhar Kota, Herrick Professor […]

Indian American Professor Kartik Chandran Wins Macarthur ‘Genius’ Grant

Sep 30, 2015 - 2:14 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 2

Kartik Chandran, an IIT Roorkee graduate, associate professor of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia Engineering, has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow for his work in “transforming wastewater from a pollutant requiring disposal to a resource for […]

Indian Americans

Two Indian American Teens Awarded Gloria Barron ‘Young Heroes’

Sep 27, 2015 - 9:44 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Two Indian American teens Sonali Ranaweera, 14, of California, and Deepika Kurup, 17, of New Hampshire were among the awardees for the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes – 2015. The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes announced its […]

Indian Americans Ali Najmi and Satnam Singh Parhar Lose Bid for New York City Council Seat

Sep 27, 2015 - 9:28 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Indian Americans Ali Najmi and Satnam Singh Parhar lost their bids for New York’s 23rd District City Council seat in the Sept. 10 primary election. Former Assemblyman Barry Grodenchik bested his rivals—including a former aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio—to […]

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Now an APP to Cut Bad Eating Habits | Indian American scientists at Salk Institute

Sep 27, 2015 - 8:13 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Two Indian-American scientists have designed a new smartphone app that will record your erratic eating habits throughout the day and help you not only cut some bad habits but also prevent “metabolic jetlag”. The purpose […]

Barack Obama Names 3 Indian Americans to Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Sep 26, 2015 - 12:21 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

President Barack Obama is naming three Indian Americans to an advisory council on faith-based and neighbourhood partnerships that brings together religious and secular leaders as well as scholars and experts in their fields. The President’s […]

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Some Indian-Americans in Silicon Valley Upset with Hillary Clinton

Sep 25, 2015 - 6:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

SAN JOSE (TIP): Hillary Clinton, who has long cultivated the Indian-American community for both funds and votes, is tapping into the excitement around the Silicon Valley visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend. according […]

“Mission 2022” Launched by Indian Americans & CII

Sep 25, 2015 - 6:56 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Indian diaspora in the US has launched “Mission 2022” in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industries to make US-India partnership a defining partnership of the 21st century. “We have set a goal […]

Autism is ‘Public Nuisance’, claims Lawsuit on Indian American Couple’s 11 Year old

Sep 25, 2015 - 6:00 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

CALIFORNIA: An Indian couple in California is facing a lawsuit over the behaviour of their 11 year old autistic son. It has forced them to give up their house in which they had lived for seven […]

Indian American Anthea Bhargava Wins First Emmy

Sep 25, 2015 - 3:37 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Anthea Bhargava, won her first Emmy Award for “Outstanding Reality-Competition Program” for the reality singing competition as part of the production team for ‘The Voice’, at the 67th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on […]

Indian American Astronomer Dheeraj Pasha’s Team Spots Mid-Size Black Hole

Sep 25, 2015 - 12:00 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

In a first, a team including an Indian-origin astronomer has found evidence for a new intermediate-mass black hole about 5,000 times the mass of the Sun. The discovery, made by Dheeraj Pasham from University of […]

2 Indians in New Jersey Arrested for IRS scheme Fraud & theft by deception

Sep 25, 2015 - 12:00 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Two Indians living in Middlesex County, New Jersey were arrested and charged with bilking at least 70 people in 32 states out of more than $150,000 by persuading them that they owed back taxes to the […]

University of Southern California student body president Rini Sampath

USC Indian American Student Body President faces Campus Racism

Sep 25, 2015 - 12:00 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

When Rini Sampath decided to run for student body president at the University of Southern California, some students told her she would never win, she said. She was a young woman and a minority, and […]

9 Indian American Businessmen Charged With Tax Evasion in Chicago

Sep 25, 2015 - 12:00 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges against nine Chicago liquor store operators after a two-year criminal tax investigation; they were charged Thursday with sales tax evasion. From July 2010 to December 2013, the nine defendants collectively […]

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Indian American Prerna Gupta Develops 1000 Words Per Book App – Hooked

Sep 25, 2015 - 12:00 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 2

With more and more teenagers giving up books for Facebook and Twitter, an Indian American businesswoman-cum-author has recently launched an app that features short fiction for young readers or what she calls the “Snapchat generation”. […]

Indian American scientist leading studies to regenerate dead heart muscle

Sep 20, 2015 - 11:16 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

WASHINGTON: An Indian-American researcher is leading clinical trials on an experimental technology that might be able to repair dead heart muscle, or even reverse heart failure, a media report said. For decades, Patel and other […]

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is one of four Indian Americans included in Politico Magazine's "Politico 50" list for contributions to politics.

Nikki Haley is among four Indian Americans recognized in Politico Magazine’s ‘Politico 50’

Sep 18, 2015 - 6:56 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Four Indian Americans have been recognized in Politico Magazine’s “Politico 50” this year for their contributions to politics in the U.S. The magazine names a list of 50 people whom they deem to […]

Sikhs Raise 80,000$ for National Awareness Campaign in US

Sep 17, 2015 - 10:27 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

WASHINGTON: In the backdrop of a brutal assault on an elderly Sikh-American man earlier this month, Sikhs have raised USD 80,000 for a national campaign to tackle the growing misperceptions about the community after the 9/11 […]

Chanda Kochhar & 2 Indian Americans Selected For Asia Game Changer Awards

Sep 17, 2015 - 10:22 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

NEW YORK: ICICI bank CEO Chanda Kochhar is among three Indians selected for this year’s Asia Game Changer awards given by Asia Society to honour “true leaders making a positive contribution to the future of Asia.” […]

Indian American Scientist Uses Sound Waves to Control Brain Cells

Sep 16, 2015 - 12:23 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

In a first, researchers from Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California, led by an Indian-American researcher, have for the first time developed a way to selectively and noninvasively activate brain, heart, muscle and other cells using ultrasonic […]

Indian American Couple Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Gift USD 100 Million to New York University’s College

Indian American Professor Sridhar Kota to Lead US Manufacturing ‘Think-and-do’ Tank

Indian American Professor Kartik Chandran Wins Macarthur ‘Genius’ Grant

Two Indian American Teens Awarded Gloria Barron ‘Young Heroes’

Indian Americans Ali Najmi and Satnam Singh Parhar Lose Bid for New York City Council Seat

Now an APP to Cut Bad Eating Habits | Indian American scientists at Salk Institute

Barack Obama Names 3 Indian Americans to Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Some Indian-Americans in Silicon Valley Upset with Hillary Clinton

“Mission 2022” Launched by Indian Americans & CII

Autism is ‘Public Nuisance’, claims Lawsuit on Indian American Couple’s 11 Year old

Indian American Anthea Bhargava Wins First Emmy

Indian American Astronomer Dheeraj Pasha’s Team Spots Mid-Size Black Hole

2 Indians in New Jersey Arrested for IRS scheme Fraud & theft by deception

USC Indian American Student Body President faces Campus Racism

9 Indian American Businessmen Charged With Tax Evasion in Chicago

Indian American Prerna Gupta Develops 1000 Words Per Book App – Hooked

Indian American scientist leading studies to regenerate dead heart muscle

Nikki Haley is among four Indian Americans recognized in Politico Magazine’s ‘Politico 50’

Sikhs Raise 80,000$ for National Awareness Campaign in US

Chanda Kochhar & 2 Indian Americans Selected For Asia Game Changer Awards

Indian American Scientist Uses Sound Waves to Control Brain Cells

Indian-American Teen Gets ‘Champions of Change’ Award: White House

American Gets 13 Years In Jail For Hate Crime Against Elderly Sikh

Indian American Roopal Patel named Fashion Director of Saks Fifth Avenue

Indian-origin entrepreneur in Fortune’s list of powerful women