Indian Americans

Indian American CEO of pharma company agrees to pay $20 million to settle kickback allegations

Oct 5, 2023 - 10:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): BioTek reMEDys, a Delaware-based pharma company and its Indian-origin CEO Chaitanya Gadde, have agreed to pay $20 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act of paying kickbacks to patients […]

3 Punjabi-origin NRIs enter Manitoba Assembly in Canada

Oct 5, 2023 - 10:43 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

TORONTO (TIP): Three Punjabi-origin Canadians have been elected to the Manitoba provincial assembly. While Diljeet Brar won from Burrows, Mintu Sandhu (Sukhjinderpal) and Jasdeep Devgan were elected from The Maples and Mc Phillips, respectively. All […]

Sixteen Indian American middle schoolers in STEM challenge finals

Sep 30, 2023 - 5:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A total of 16 Indian American youngsters are among 30 finalists in the inaugural Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC), the nation’s premier middle school science, technology, engineering and […]

Indian-origin man from London campaigns for patients’ rights after son’s death

Sep 30, 2023 - 5:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin man from London who lost his son due to what he terms as a “cascade of errors” by medics has launched a new charity foundation to campaign for the rights of […]

Indian-origin eight-year-old girl receives UK’s first kidney transplant without need for lifelong drugs

Sep 30, 2023 - 5:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): An eight-year-old Indian-origin girl was on Friday, September 22, declared the first person in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) history to have a transplant without the need for lifelong drugs after medics […]

Indian American Nihar Malaviya becomes CEO of Penguin Random House

Sep 30, 2023 - 5:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP) : Indian American publishing executive Nihar Malaviya has been named as permanent CEO of New York-based Penguin Random House, nine months after he was appointed the interim chief executive. Malaviya, 48, succeeded […]

Indian American digital marketing expert Rupal Gadhia to head MBA admissions at Harvard Business School

Sep 30, 2023 - 5:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American brand and digital marketing expert Rupal Gadhia returns to her alma mater, Harvard Business School (HBS) in October as the next managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid. In […]

Indian American entrepreneur Apoorva Mehta quits Instacart

Sep 30, 2023 - 5:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Instacart’s Indian American co-founder Apoorva Mehta has ended his 11-year tenure with the company he founded in 2012 with a $1.3 billion fortune as the online grocery-delivery giant went public. As the […]

British Sikh MPs call Canada allegations against India “concerning”

Sep 22, 2023 - 11:46 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): British Sikh members of Parliament Preet Kaur Gill and Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi have reacted to “concerning” reports emanating from Canada, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged Indian involvement in the murder of a […]

Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel shortlisted for Booker Prize

Sep 22, 2023 - 11:46 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON : (TIP): London-based Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel ‘Western Lane’ has been shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize. Sarah Bernstein’s ‘Study for Obedience’, ‘If I Survive You’ by Jonathan Escoffery, Paul Harding’s ‘The […]

Two Indian-origin persons get 41 months in jail for defrauding elderly victims

Sep 22, 2023 - 11:42 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEWARK, NJ (TIP): Two Indian -origin were each sentenced to 41 months in prison for their roles in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud by accepting illegally obtained $1.2 million in wire transfers from victims […]

Khalistan-linked Punjabi gangster Sukha Duneke killed in inter-gang rivalry in Canada

Sep 22, 2023 - 11:41 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WINNIPEG (TIP): Gangster Sukha Duneke has been killed in Canada, according to reports. He was killed in an inter-gang rivalry. Duneke was part of Khalistan movement in Canada. Sukhdool Singh alias Sukha Duneke, who escaped […]

Indian American Saptarshi Das-led researchers make AI smarter with artificial neuron

Sep 22, 2023 - 11:39 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

PENNSYLVANIA (TIP): Researchers led by an Indian American professor have now harnessed the concept of biological inputs for application in artificial intelligence (AI) to develop the first artificial, multisensory integrated neuron. “Robots make decisions based […]

Indian American Sayak Mukhopadhyay glues feet to stadium floor in climate protest at US Open

Sep 17, 2023 - 11:17 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-origin man, who glued his feet to the stadium floor in a dramatic climate protest at the US Open, has said that it was a way of conveying the message directly […]

Indian American protesters seek Newsom veto on anti-caste discrimination bill

Sep 17, 2023 - 11:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

SACRAMENTO (TIP): A group of Indian Americans want California Governor Gavin Newsom to veto the state’s anti-caste discrimination bill arguing it could lead to discrimination against Hindus in particular and amount to racial profiling. At […]

Indian American Republican Activist C B Yadav’s name in Trump election racketeering probe list

Sep 17, 2023 - 11:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

ATLANTA (TIP): C. B. Yadav, a South Georgia-based Indian American Republican activist and hotelier is facing serious allegations of election interference in Georgia. A special grand jury in Fulton County earlier this year had recommended […]

Indian American Ranjith Varma dies while attempting to hike from rim to rim of the Grand Canyon

Sep 17, 2023 - 11:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

ARIZONA (TIP): A 55-year-old Indian American died while attempting to hike from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to the North Rim in a single day, according to a media report. Ranjith Varma from […]

Two Indian-origin authors shortlisted for British Academy Book Prize

Sep 15, 2023 - 4:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): Two authors of Indian heritage, UK-based Nandini Das and US-based Kris Manjapra, are among six worldwide writers on the shortlist unveiled here on Tuesday, September 12, for the 2023 British Academy Book Prize […]

Indian American Staffer Asha Armstrong becomes aide to House Minority Leader

Sep 15, 2023 - 4:17 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Asha Armstrong, a young Indian American, has been hired as a cloakroom assistant, who among other things alerts lawmakers when votes are coming up, for Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. “I […]

Indian American CEO Raj Subramaniam wins top Asian Americans in Business Award

Sep 15, 2023 - 4:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): : Raj Subramaniam, President and Chief Executive Oﬃcer and a member of the Board of Directors of FedEx Corporation, has won The Asian American Business Development Center’s (AABDC) Pinnacle Award for 2023. […]

Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins Singapore presidential election

Sep 9, 2023 - 1:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

SINGAPORE (TIP): Registering a landslide victory in Singapore’s presidential election, Tamil-origin economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam said his win is a vote of confidence in the city-state’s future and vowed to build a ‘future of optimism’. Tharman […]