Indian Americans

Indian American man arrested in connection with father’s murder in New Jersey

Feb 24, 2024 - 3:55 am EST @theindpanorama 1

TRENTON, NJ (TIP): A 32-year-old Indian American man, Melvin Thomas, has been arrested in connection with the death of his 61-year-old father, Manuel V. Thomas, in their Paramus, New Jersey home. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s […]

Three Indian Americans appointed to key jobs by California Governor

Feb 24, 2024 - 3:52 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Parminder Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP) : California Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed three Indian Americans to key posts in his administration. aginder Dhillon, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Director of Program Support in the Division […]

Indian American leader Manjusha Kulkarni wins 2024 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award

Feb 24, 2024 - 1:27 am EST @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Manjusha Kulkarni, Executive Director of AAPI Equity Alliance, has won the James Irvine Foundation award for confronting hate and discrimination against AAPI communities with data, partnerships, and policy solutions. Kulkarni is one […]

Dr Samir Shah is the first Indian – origin Chairman of BBC

Feb 24, 2024 - 1:26 am EST @theindpanorama 1

The 72-year-old has now been confirmed in the 1,60,000 pounds per year and four-year term role to take charge from March 4 LONDON (TIP): India-born media executive Dr Samir Shah was on Thursday confirmed as […]

Indian American professor Anantha Chandrakasan named MIT’s first chief innovation and strategy officer

Feb 24, 2024 - 1:13 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BOSTON (TIP) : Indian American professor Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the School of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named as MIT’s first chief innovation and strategy […]

Indian American Farhan Gandhi named Distinguished Professor at NC State University

Feb 24, 2024 - 1:11 am EST @theindpanorama 1

CHARLOTTE, NC (TIP): Indian American professor Farhan Gandhi, renowned for his research contributions to eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft technologies, has been named a Distinguished Professor at NC State University. The newly established […]

Indian American economist Daleep Singh set to return to White House

Feb 24, 2024 - 1:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American Economist Daleep Singh, a key architect of the Biden administration’s economic sanctions on Russia, is coming back to the White House, according to a media report. Singh, who served in […]

Indian-American motel owner shot dead after altercation over room tariff

Feb 17, 2024 - 7:36 am EST @theindpanorama 1

ALABAMA (TIP): A 76-year-old Indian-origin motel owner has been shot dead in the US state of Alabama following a confrontation over room rent. Pravin Raojibhai Patel, the owner of the Hillcrest Motel in Sheffield, was […]

Haryana man sentenced for stealing $150,000 from elderly woman in US

Feb 17, 2024 - 7:35 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Sukhdev Vaid, 24, admits targeting elderly Americans via an international computer-hacking scheme that resulted in more than $1.2 million in total losses NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian national hailing from Haryana has been sentenced to […]

28-year-old Indian-origin woman dies in flooding as severe weather batters Australia’s Queensland

Feb 17, 2024 - 7:32 am EST @theindpanorama 1

MELBOURNE (TIP): An Indian national has died in a flooding incident in Queensland as wild weather battered the region with severe rain and thunderstorms, the Indian High Commission in Canberra said on Friday, February 16. […]

9 Indians slapped with serious crime prevention orders for role in attempt to smuggle migrants, money laundering in UK

Feb 17, 2024 - 7:30 am EST @theindpanorama 1

The group was recently convicted of removing 15.5 million pounds from the UK to Dubai hidden in suitcases, as well as attempting to smuggle 17 migrants into the country LONDON (TIP): Nine Indian-origin members of […]

Indian-origin judge Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara nominated by Joe Biden to US Court for Eastern District of New York

Feb 10, 2024 - 9:29 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-origin judge Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara, an expert in securities, contract, bankruptcy and regulatory matters, for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. […]

Indian-origin executive dies after being assaulted in US; suspect on the run, police release

Feb 10, 2024 - 9:27 am EST @theindpanorama 1

A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered by police to anyone who can provide information that leads to arrest of suspects involved WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): In yet another disturbing incident, a 41-year-old Indian-origin […]

Indian American Satwinder Kaur elected Kent City Council president for a 2-year term

Feb 10, 2024 - 9:24 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KENT, WASHINGTON (TIP): The Kent City Council in Washington has unanimously elected Indo-American Satwinder Kaur as its president for a two-year term. In her new role, Kaur, who is in her seventh year on the […]

Indian-origin Australian Senator Varun Ghosh takes oath on Bhagavad Gita

Feb 10, 2024 - 9:23 am EST @theindpanorama 1

CANBERRA (TIP): Barrister Varun Ghosh became the first ever India-born member of the Australian Parliament to take oath on Bhagavad Gita. Varun Ghosh from Western Australia has been appointed as the newest Senator after the […]

Indian American executive Sonia Fernandes named Politico’s first global HR, diversity officer

Feb 10, 2024 - 9:20 am EST @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American Sonia Fernandes has been named as the global chief human resources and diversity officer of Politico, a Washington-based digital newspaper focused on politics. “In this new role, she will be […]

Canadian police arrest 2 teens after shooting incident at house of Hardeep Nijjar’s associate

Feb 10, 2024 - 9:19 am EST @theindpanorama 0

SURREY, BC (TIP): Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident that occurred last week, targeting the home of a Sikh activist linked to pro-Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist […]

An Indian American pilot and two others die in Florida plane crash

Feb 10, 2024 - 9:17 am EST @theindpanorama 1

TAMPA, FL (TIP): Indian American Jemin Patel tragically lost his life, along with two others, when the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza V35 he was piloting crashed into a mobile home park in Clearwater, Florida, last Thursday, […]

5 Indian-origin people arrested in Canada for extortion targeting South Asian businesses

Feb 10, 2024 - 9:15 am EST @theindpanorama 0

They have been identified as Gagan Ajit Singh, 23, Anmoldeep Singh, 23, Hashmeet Kaur, 25, Iyamjot Kaur, 21, and Arundeep Thind, 39 TORONTO (TIP): A specialized Canadian police task force has arrested five people, including […]

Indian national sentenced for nearly $2.8mn healthcare fraud in US

Feb 3, 2024 - 2:38 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Yogesh K Pancholi from Northville was also found guilty of wire fraud conspiracy, engaging in money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and witness tampering MICHIGAN (TIP): A 43-year-old Indian national in the US state of Michigan […]

Three Punjabi-origin youths living in Brampton, Calgary to be extradited to US for drug trafficking

Feb 3, 2024 - 2:34 am EST @theindpanorama 2

TORONTO (TIP): Three Indian-origin men have been arrested in Canada and will be extradited for trial in the US for their alleged links with a network trafficking drugs between Mexico and the North American nations. […]

Two Indian Americans sentenced for conspiring & stealing sensitive government data

Feb 3, 2024 - 2:34 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Three former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including two Indian Americans, have been sentenced for a conspiracy to steal proprietary US government software and sensitive law-enforcement databases for use in a […]