Indian Americans

LONDON/JALANDHAR (TIP): Kulwant S Dhaliwal (67), a former cloth merchant in the UK, turned philanthropist after the tragic loss of his mother and father-in-law to cancer. This personal loss shifted his life’s mission towards the […]

DUBAI (TIP): Indian businessman Balvinder Singh Sahni, also known as Abu Sabah, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and other financial crimes. A court in Dubai also fined him dinar […]

TUSCAN, AZ (TIP): A growing and deeply troubling trend is unfolding along the United States’ southern and northern borders: Indian families, particularly from Gujarat, are sending their minor children alone to U.S. border crossings, often with […]

MARYLAND (TIP) : In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team including an Indian American plastic surgeon has successfully removed a rare cancerous tumor wrapped around the spine and spinal cord of a 19-year-old woman – through […]

NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian citizens on student visas in the US have been arrested for scamming an elderly individual and charged with theft, according to authorities. Mahammadilham Vahora and Hajiali Vahora, both 24 years […]

OTTAWA (TIP): A 21-year-old girl from Dera Bassi was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Ottawa, Canada, recently. Vanshika, a student who was missing since April 22, was found dead near a beach. Her father, […]

OTTAWA (TIP): In Canada’s recent federal elections on April 28, 22 candidates of Punjab origin secured seats in the parliament, a slight increase from previous elections. These representatives, comprising members from both the Liberal and […]

SEATTLE (TIP): Three Indian-origin people were found dead after a shooting at a home in the US state of Washington, according to local media reports. The incident took place on April 24 in Newcastle City. […]

SINGAPORE (TIP):  An Indian national was charged on Tuesday, April 22,  in a Singapore court for allegedly molesting a 28-year-old cabin crew member on a flight to the city state. Rajat, who goes by a […]

Parminder Singh Aujla SACRAMENTO, CA (TIP): A 32-year-old Indian national, Harpreet Singh—listed as one of India’s most wanted fugitives—was arrested last week in California by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, following revelations about […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): NASA has sacked Neela Rajendra, former head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in compliance with a recent executive order issued by US President Donald Trump. […]

NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian American Inni Kaur, Creative Director of the New Jersey-based Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI), who is herself an author, visited the Niwas Sthaan of Bhai Vir Singh and addressed a session on […]

NEW YORK (TIP) : Five Indian-origin researchers, including two Indian Americans — Eshaan Patheria and Garima Raheja — are among the 30 best young scientists in the world working on breakthrough solutions to climate change […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN (TIP): A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump Administration from deporting a 21-year-old undergraduate Indian whose student visa was cancelled. Krish Lal Isserdasani has been pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer […]

SINGAPORE (TIP): A 73-year-old Indian national was on Wednesday sentenced to nine months in prison for molesting four female cabin crew on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the US to the city-state, according […]

STATESBORO, GA ( TIP): Georgia Southern University has announced the appointment of Avinandan (Avi) Mukherjee, Ph.D., as its next provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. Mukherjee will assume his new role on July […]

NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American executive has been named to a leadership role at an inaugural program at the prestigious Wharton School, bringing his industry-leading expertise to advise faculty and mentor students in the […]