Indian Americans

Indian-origin Aravind Srinivas’s cofounded AI startup Perplexity nears $9 billion valuation amid copyright lawsuits from publishers

Nov 8, 2024 - 12:47 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP) : AI-powered search engine Perplexity is due to raise $500 million in its fourth funding round this year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, November 5, which would value the startup at almost […]

Indian American Priyanka Kulkarni launches immigration startup Casium to revolutionize work visas

Nov 8, 2024 - 12:45 am EST @theindpanorama 1

SEATTLE, WA (TIP): After a decade of working at Microsoft, Priyanka Kulkarni was offered a spot at the AI2 incubator in Seattle to explore her entrepreneurial drive. Before she could dive into the new phase of her […]

Indian American Google Cloud chief Amit Zavery moves to ServiceNow as COO

Oct 29, 2024 - 4:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 58

SANTA CLARA, CA (TIP): : Just a day after announcing his departure from Google after “six incredible years,” the search giant’s Indian American cloud chief Amit Zavery, is taking the COO role at Santa Clara, […]

Scottish Indian curator Satinder Kaur helps bring 1700s alive at King Charles III’s Dumfries House

Oct 29, 2024 - 4:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): Dumfries House is one of the most majestic stately homes in Scotland, dating back to the 1700s and close to the heart of King Charles III – a regular visitor to oversee the […]

Indian American professor Aaron ‘Ronnie’ Chatterji named OpenAI’s first Chief Economist

Oct 29, 2024 - 4:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): To better understand AI’s economic impacts, and help people harness its potential to solve hard problems and create a more prosperous future, OpenAI has appointed Dr. Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji as its first […]

India American entrepreneur Rafe Husain launches Calibike

Oct 29, 2024 - 4:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Rafe Husain is the latest Indian American entrepreneur to make waves in the disruptor market. His innovation, Calibike, is an electric bike purposefully designed to complement America’s first high-speed passenger rail system. […]

US deports batch of Indian nationals staying illegally in US

Oct 29, 2024 - 3:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US has deported a batch of Indian nationals, who did not have proper legal papers and documentation to live in the country. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on […]

Two Indians sanctioned by the US for alleged ties to Houthi network linked to UAE-based ship company transporting Iranian oil

Oct 29, 2024 - 3:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US has sanctioned 18 companies and individuals, including two Indians, for their alleged ties to a Houthi network transporting Iranian oil, revenue from which enables Houthi attacks on Israel and disrupting […]

13 Punjabis emerge victorious in Canada’s British Columbia polls

Oct 29, 2024 - 3:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

New Democratic Party and Conservative Party win 46 and 45 seats, respectively, while Green Party wins two seats in 93-member House VANCOUVER (TIP): Thirteen candidates having roots in Punjab have won in the recent British […]

Two men plead guilty to murder of Air India Kanishka bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik

Oct 29, 2024 - 3:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Malik was shot dead in Surrey, British Columbia in 2022 VANCOUVER (TIP): The two killers of Air India Kanishka bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik are set to be sentenced for the murder after they pleaded […]

Two Indian-origin Singaporean women set record, honored at media awards

Oct 19, 2024 - 12:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

SINGAPORE (TIP): Two Indian-origin women who have set records and blazed a trail in their respective fields have been recognized in Singapore by a local fashion and style magazine “Her World”. Justice Judith Prakash, 72, […]

Indian-origin student Varun Tej Pucha’s attacker sentenced to 60 years

Oct 19, 2024 - 12:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

PORTER, IND (TIP) : Jordan Andrade, a 25-year-old from Porter Township, Indiana, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison by the Porter Superior Court for the killing of Varun Tej Pucha, a 29-year-old graduate […]

Three Indian-origin candidates in final race for Oxford University Chancellor

Oct 19, 2024 - 12:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): The University of Oxford on Wednesday announced the 38 finalists in the race to be elected the new Chancellor of the University of Oxford, which includes Indian-origin candidates but excludes former Pakistani prime […]

Eight Indian American firms in US Chamber of Commerce’s CO-100 list

Oct 19, 2024 - 12:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 4

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): At least eight Indian American led companies have made it to the US Chamber of Commerce’s exclusive 2024 CO—100 list recognizing 100 of the best and brightest small and mid-sized businesses across […]

Indian-Origin AppDynamics Founder, 46, Turned 400 of His Employees into Millionaires

Oct 18, 2024 - 11:49 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): When Jyoti Bansal, 46, decided to sell his startup AppDynamics for billions, he had his employees in mind. In 2017, just days before AppDynamics was set to go public, Cisco offered to acquire the […]

Indian American Georgia teen Sirish Subash named “America’s Top Young Scientist” for pesticide detection device

Oct 18, 2024 - 11:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

ATLANTA, GA (TIP) : Sirish Subash, a ninth grader from Snellville, Georgia, has been named “America’s Top Young Scientist” after winning first place in the prestigious 3M and Discovery Education Middle School Science Competition. The young […]

Indian-origin actress Madhura Naik Recalls Her Family’s Encounter with Hamas Group

Oct 11, 2024 - 2:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Television actor Madhura Naik, on the occasion of Israel marking the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks, recalled her family’s harrowing encounter with terrorists last year in Israel and termed it […]

Vikas Khanna’s Bungalow among America’s top 50

Oct 11, 2024 - 2:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): The New York Times has rated Indian American chef Vikas Khanna’s New York restaurant, Bungalow, “offering a nostalgic journey into India’s vintage clubhouses,” among America’s 50 best restaurants. The leading US daily […]

Indian-origin billionaire Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt backs space-based solar startup

Oct 11, 2024 - 2:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Harvesting solar power from space – that’s what the new startup Aetherflux claims it can achieve. Aetherflux, the space-based solar startup founded by the billionaire co-founder of stock trading juggernaut Robinhood, Baiju […]

Indian American Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller talks AI vision for state at UPenn

Oct 11, 2024 - 2:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

PHILADELPHIA, PA (TIP): Maryland’s Lieutenant Governor Aruna K. Miller delivered opening remarks at University of Pennsylvania during its sixth PRECISE Industry Day on October 4, 2024. The event hosted leaders in academia, public service, and […]

Indian American dean Ramayya Krishnan to lead new AI cooperative research center at Carnegie Mellon

Oct 11, 2024 - 2:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

PITTSBURG, PA (TIP): Ramayya Krishnan, Indian American dean of the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, will be the lead research coordinator for a new artificial intelligence cooperative research […]

Indian American enforcement director Gurbir Grewal quits as SEC Enforcement Director

Oct 11, 2024 - 2:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Indian American enforcement director, Gurbir S. Grewal is leaving the agency after a three-year tenure marked by stepped up enforcement against Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms. […]