Indian Americans

Indian-origin former finance manager of American football team gets over 6 years in prison

Mar 14, 2024 - 11:40 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A 31-year-old Indian-origin former finance manager of the American football team Jacksonville Jaguars has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail for stealing more than USD 22 million and engaging in an […]

Indian-origin Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar joins USISPF board

Mar 14, 2024 - 11:38 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has named Ravi Kumar S, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cognizant to its Board of Directors. At the helm of Cognizant, Kumar sets the strategic […]

Indian American executive Dhivya Suryadevara joins Optum Financial as CEO

Mar 14, 2024 - 11:36 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Dhivya Suryadevara, former Indian American chief financial officer for Stripe, a global FinTech company, has joined United Health Group as CEO of Optum Financial Services. “I’m excited to share that I’ve joined […]

Indian-origin attorney Binaifer Nowrojee named president of Open Society Foundations

Mar 14, 2024 - 11:33 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTION, D.C. (TIP): Indian-origin human rights lawyer Binaifer Nowrojee has been appointed the new president of The Open Society Foundations, founded by billionaire investor George Soros, promoting democratic principles and human rights, through grants in […]

Indian American Dr Kamal Verma, acclaimed scholar of South Asian literature, passes away in Washington

Mar 14, 2024 - 11:29 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C (TIP): Dr Kamal D Verma, an acclaimed scholar of South Asian literature, died of natural causes this week here in the American capital. He would have turned 92 in April. Professor Verma taught […]

27-year-old Indian-origin student dies in jet ski accident in Florida

Mar 14, 2024 - 11:26 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

TAMPA (TIP): A 27-year-old Indian student died as his watercraft collided with another in Florida, according to media reports. Venkataramana Pittala from Telangana was driving a rented Yamaha personal watercraft (PWC) that collided with another […]

First Indian American Sikh woman Mayor Neena Singh honored in New York

Mar 14, 2024 - 11:25 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Neena Singh, first Indian and Sikh woman Mayor of Montgomery township in New Jersey, was among the four prominent Indian and Indian American women honored in New York for their achievements and […]

Indian-origin UK based woman charged with murder of 10-year-old daughter

Mar 8, 2024 - 3:26 am EST @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): A 33-year-old Indian-origin woman on Wednesday, March 6, appeared before a UK court charged with the murder of her 10-year-old daughter, who was found dead at their home in a town in the […]

Ramesh Singh Arora becomes Pakistan’s first Sikh minister in Punjab

Mar 8, 2024 - 3:21 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, Arora has returned to the Lahore provincial assembly for the third term after winning the February 8 polls LAHORE (TIP): Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, an influential minority leader, […]

Indian-origin executives appointed to UK’s Competition and Markets Authority board

Mar 8, 2024 - 3:19 am EST @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): Indian-origin executives with years of experience in the field of law and finance have been appointed to the board of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a non-ministerial department responsible for strengthening […]

Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, British Indian chef Asma Khan win India-UK Achievers Honours

Mar 8, 2024 - 3:14 am EST @theindpanorama 2

The award recognizes the achievements of Indian students and alumni who have pursued an international programme of study LONDON (TIP): Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar and British Indian chef Asma Khan were among the winners of the […]

Indian American Republican candidate Vin Kruttiventi, vying for a seat in CA 14th district

Mar 8, 2024 - 3:08 am EST @theindpanorama 1

SACRAMENTO (TIP): Vin (Vinay) Kruttiventi is an Indian American Republican, who is vying for a seat in the 14th Congressional District, home to a large Indian American community. Kruttiventi secured 17.8 percent of the vote […]

Indian American coach Sean Desai joins Los Angeles Rams in senior defensive role

Mar 8, 2024 - 3:07 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American coach Sean Desai, who was relieved of his duties after just one season as the Eagles’ defensive coordinator, is expected to be hired by the Los Angeles Rams in a […]

Indian – origin classical dancer, MFA student shot dead during evening walk

Mar 8, 2024 - 3:04 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP)- In a tragic incident, Amarnath Ghosh, a Bharatnatyam and Kuchupudi dancer from Kolkata, pursuing a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, was shot dead during […]

Bank fraud accused having Interpol Red Notice against him repatriated from US

Mar 8, 2024 - 3:01 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Rajiv Mehta, an accused in a 25-year-old alleged fraud case, where he intercepted the bank drafts which he used to encash later had been on the run since 2000 WASHINGTON (TIP): The CBI has successfully […]

Two Indian Americans bag Gates Cambridge Scholarship at the University of Cambridge

Mar 3, 2024 - 1:54 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW JERSEY (TIP) : Two Indian Americans — Sadhana Lolla and Ishan Kalburge — are among 26 academically outstanding and socially committed US citizens selected to be part of the 2024 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at […]

Indian American Sikh teen rolls out album of Gurbani Shabad Kirtan in 31 ragas of Guru Granth Sahib

Mar 3, 2024 - 1:53 am EST @theindpanorama 3

ALBANY, NY (TIP): A 12-year-old Arjanveer Singh has come out with an album of Gurbani Shabad Kirtan in 31 ragas of Guru Granth Sahib, qualifying him as a prodigy. Based at Albany, New York he […]

Indian American healthcare executive Smriti Kirubanandan appointed MD of Accenture’s healthcare practice

Mar 3, 2024 - 1:51 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP) : Indian American healthcare business executive Smriti Kirubanandan is joining Accenture as Managing Director of the firm’s healthcare practice. Kirubanandan, 36, “emerges as a contemporary Renaissance figure, achieving significant milestones as a […]

Indian American Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan launches Zeteo, a new digital media venture

Mar 3, 2024 - 1:47 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): British Indian American liberal commentator Mehdi Hasan, who departed from MSNBC last month following the controversial cancellation of his weekly show in November, is preparing to launch his own digital media company, Zeteo. […]

Indian American executive Sidhartha Nair joins Alta Equipment Group as director

Mar 3, 2024 - 1:45 am EST @theindpanorama 1

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP) : Indian American executive Sidhartha Nair has joined Alta Equipment Group Inc, a leading provider of premium material handling, construction and environmental processing equipment and related services, as a director. Nair, 52, currently […]

Indian American executive Reema Poddar elected to Oceaneering International board

Mar 3, 2024 - 1:40 am EST @theindpanorama 0

HOUSTON (TIP): Indian American business executive Reema Poddar has been elected to the Board of Directors of Texas-based technology company Oceaneering International, Inc. as an independent, non-executive director for a two-year term. Poddar has also […]

Indian American computer engineer Ashok Veeraraghavan wins award for revolutionary imaging technology

Mar 3, 2024 - 1:38 am EST @theindpanorama 1

HOUSTON (TIP): Trailblazing Indian American computer engineer Ashok Veeraraghavan has won the 2024 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Engineering for his revolutionary imaging technology that seeks to make the invisible visible. Veeraraghavan, Professor of […]