Indian Americans

Indian American Dallas entrepreneur Arun Agarwal to be honored for HIV/AIDS philanthropic work

Aug 15, 2015 - 8:53 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

DALLAS (TIP): Indian American entrepreneur Arun Agarwal will be honored with the Bert Tonkin Gift of Giving Award at Gift For Life’s 2016 gala, to be held in New York City on February 1, 2016. […]

Indian American entrepreneur Pam Kwatra is one of the ten news members of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC).

Indian American woman entrepreneur Pam Kwatra is named member of NYCEDC

Aug 14, 2015 - 6:26 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 2

NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American woman entrepreneur and community activist in the Tri-state area, Pam Kwatra, President of Kripari Marketing, was named member of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation’s (NYCEDC) Board of Directors by Mayor Bill de Blasio […]

File photo- Sundar Pichai speaks at a media event at Dogpatch Studios in San Francisco, California. (Agence France-Presse)

Indian American Sundar Pichai New Google CEO | Satya Nadella, Eric Schmidt Congratulate Sundar

Aug 14, 2015 - 3:44 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 3

Indian-Origin Sundar Pichai, 43, was named CEO of a newly organised Google, becoming only the third chief executive of the company after Mr Schmidt and cofounder Larry Page. “Really excited about the vision and brilliance of […]

Indian American Chess Whiz Akshat Chandra from NJ wins the US Junior Chess championship

Aug 14, 2015 - 2:45 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

New York Aug 13 (TIP): Indian American Chess whiz Akshat Chandra, a 15-year-old International Master, from New Jersey, won the United States Junior Chess Championship (an invitation-only event reserved for the highest ranked juniors under 20 in the […]

Dr. Amit Pandya, professor of dermatology at the University of Texas Southwestern. (utsouthwestern.edu photo)

Indian American Dr. Amit Pandya finds new ways to treat discoloration from Vitiligo

Aug 14, 2015 - 2:43 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

DALLAS (TIP) — Indian American Dr. Amit Pandya of the UT Southwestern Medical Center, has improved a technique to transplant pigment cells that can repair the affected area of skin discoloration from vitiligo. Vitiligo affects about two million people in […]

Indian American Jig Patel – The New chief information officer at UMB Bank

Aug 12, 2015 - 10:47 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

New York Aug 12 (TIP): Indian American Tech Expert Jig Patel has been appointed as the new executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) at UMB Financial Corp., the holding company for UMB Bank. As […]

Indian American woman Gets 2 Years for Killing Pedestrian in drunken state

Aug 12, 2015 - 10:21 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 2

NEW YORK Aug 11 (TIP)— An Indian American woman, Malina Singh, 21, a resident of Lake Luzerne, N.Y., will serve at least two years in prison for hitting and killing a pedestrian while intoxicated in New York […]

Indian American Yashvant Patel from Chicago, Charged in 1.9 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

Aug 11, 2015 - 4:00 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 2

New York: Indian-American Yashvant Patel, 59, former president of a construction company has been arrested and charged in a USD 1.9 million fraud scheme in which he underpaid dozens of his employees, some of whom were […]

Indian-American Atul Keshap Confirmed as US Envoy to Sri Lanka and Maldives

Aug 7, 2015 - 2:37 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American Atul Keshap has been confirmed as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, becoming the second Indian-origin diplomat to be posted to the region after Richard Rahul Verma. Mr. Keshap, 44, […]

Indian American Bobby Jindal loses first Republican presidential debate chance

Aug 6, 2015 - 1:51 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Washington: Bobby Jindal failed to make the cut for Fox News’ prime-time first Republican presidential debate on Thursday with celebrity real estate mogul leading the ten top polling candidates. Besides Trump, former Florida governor Jeb […]

India-US trade will be USD1 trillion by 2030 | Indian American Policy expert Nish Acharya’s book

Aug 6, 2015 - 1:43 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Bengaluru (TIP) August 5 : The book “The India-U.S. Partnership: $1 Trillion by 2030″ was launched here by Gateway House, authored by Nish Acharya, an Indian American university professor and senior advisor at Northeastern University in Boston. […]

Barack Obama To Honour 3 Indian Americans for Innovation & impact on people’s lives

Aug 6, 2015 - 12:55 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama will honour three Indian Americans among others for their innovative and path breaking startups which have had a major impact on people’s lives. The three are – Privahini Bradoo from San […]

Hillary’s former Indian American aide Huma Abedin under scrutiny

Aug 6, 2015 - 12:37 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Indian-American Huma Abedin who worked and is still vice chairwoman for the 2016 Clinton presidential campaign to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is being probed for allegedly accepting overpayments from the State Department while working for the […]

Dr. Bharath Gopalaswamy, Acting Director, South Asia Center with Dr. Gaurav Kampani, Fellow, South Asia Center - Photo Coutersy - Atlantic Council Website

Indian American Bharath Gopalaswamy Named Director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center

Aug 6, 2015 - 9:22 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 3

The Atlantic Council today named Bharath Gopalaswamy as the new Director of its South Asia Center, effective immediately. Dr. Bharath Gopalaswamy, an Indian American space technologies expert who had worked with ISRO, is the new director of top American […]

Professor Krishna V. Shenoy, PhD @ Stanford

Indian American Krishna Shenoy develops thought-controlled prostheses

Aug 6, 2015 - 8:16 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 2

An Indian American electrical engineer from Stanford University “Krishna Shenoy” has developed a technique to make brain-controlled prostheses more precise. Shenoy has developed a precise brain controlled prostheses intended for people with paralysis and amyotrophic lateral […]

Mary Thomas the First Indian-American Woman in US Congress, if Elected

Aug 5, 2015 - 12:25 am EDT Agencies | Media Reports 1

Indian-American Mary Thomas, a government attorney in Florida, has said that she will run for the US Congressional elections in November 2016. If elected, Ms Thomas, whose parents arrived in American from India in 1972, […]

Indian-American woman announces Congressional bid

Aug 1, 2015 - 8:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American Mary Thomas, a government attorney in Florida, has said that she will run for the US Congressional elections in November 2016. If elected, Thomas, whose parents arrived in American from India in […]

Bhavuk Uppal had 19 Tickets, 12 Suspensions in 2 Years for Alleged Drunk Driver

Indian American Bhavuk Uppal arrested for killing 3 People in New Jersey Route 80 Crash

Jul 24, 2015 - 9:29 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 3

MOUNTAIN LAKE, NJ (TIP): A Mountain Lakes man was arrested Saturday, July 11 morning by the New Jersey State Police for allegedly causing a chain reaction crash on Route 80 that killed a man, a […]

Indian American Hotelier Bharat Patel Pays 180,000 US Dollars to Settle Lawsuit

Jul 23, 2015 - 9:19 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

WASHINGTON: An Indian-American hotelier has agreed to pay more than USD 180,000 to 200 current and former workers at his 15 hotels in North Dakota, Montana and Minnesota to settle a federal lawsuit against him. […]

Burglars Targeting Indian Americans – Texas Police

Jul 21, 2015 - 8:34 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

After a burglary at the home of an Indian American in the US state of Texas, police fear that a notorious crime syndicate that primarily targeted people of Indian descent have resurfaced in the area. […]

Mathematical Association of America photo

US Team with two Indian Americans win International Mathematical Olympiad after 21 years

Jul 20, 2015 - 3:14 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

The United States is number one in math after 21 years. A six-person team of young adult Americans Team USA led by Carnegie Mellon professor Po-Shen Loh bested teams from China, South Korea, and more to win the […]

Indian American Soorajnath of Oklahoma to Represent US in International Chemistry Olympiad

Jul 20, 2015 - 2:33 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

16-year-old India-born chemistry wizard Soorajnath Boominathan, a resident of Oklahoma state, who has recently completed his graduation from Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics will represent the US along with three other students in the annual […]