Indian Americans

Prominent Indian American Dalit activist, Milind Makwana dies of heart attack during a city council hearing in California

Jul 29, 2023 - 1:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Paramjit Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP): A prominent Indian American Dalit activist fighting against the recent caste discrimination bill in California Assembly died of a heart attack as he passionately spoke against it at a city council […]

Indian-origin student dies after being assaulted during carjacking in Canada

Jul 29, 2023 - 1:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MISSISSAUGA, TORONTO (TIP): A 24-year-old Indian student, who worked as a food delivery partner in Canada, has been killed after he was violently assaulted during a deadly carjacking, according to media reports. Gurvinder Nath was […]

Indian-American business leader Shamina Singh appointed to serve on President’s Export Council

Jul 20, 2023 - 10:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Shamina Singh has studied at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the Indian School of Business WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Shamina Singh, a prominent Indian-American business leader, to […]

Bengaluru boy bags gold at International Mathematical Olympiad

Jul 20, 2023 - 10:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Six-member Indian team has done the country proud by securing two gold, two silver and two bronze medals and finished 9th out of 112 countries. Along with Atul, Arjun Gupta of Delhi secured gold at […]

Indian-origin Anjali Sud named CEO of Fox-owned Tubi streaming service

Jul 20, 2023 - 10:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Sud, the outgoing CEO of video hosting, sharing, and services platform provider Vimeo, succeeds Massoudi, Tubi’s Founder and CEO NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-origin businesswoman Anjali Sud will be the new CEO of Tubi –Fox Corporation’s […]

Indian-American Congressman Dr Bera receives Champion of Healthcare Innovation Award

Jul 20, 2023 - 10:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Bera served as Chief Medical Officer for Sacramento County in California before being sworn in as a Congressman in 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Dr Ami Bera, an Indian-American physician-turned politician has received the Champion of […]

UK court finds five guilty of murdering Indian-origin man

Jul 20, 2023 - 10:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): Three men and two women members of a gang have been found guilty of the honeytrap murder of an Indian-origin man in the east of England. Vishal Gohel, 44, was discovered unresponsive inside […]

Three Indian-origin men jailed for kidnapping businessman for ransom in UK

Jul 20, 2023 - 10:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): Two Indian-origin brothers and an accomplice have been jailed for a total of over 45 years for kidnapping a businessman in Wolverhampton City Centre in the West Midlands region of England. Baljit Baghral, […]

Bike-borne assailants kill Canadian NRI in Ludhiana

Jul 20, 2023 - 10:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LUDHIANA, INDIA (TIP): A 42-year-old NRI Barinder Singh was killed by motorcycle-borne assailants at Thakur Colony on Pakhowal Road on Monday, July 17 night. Barinder was heading back to his home from his farmhouse when […]

Singapore Minister Iswaran, tycoon Ong arrested, released on bail: CPIB

Jul 20, 2023 - 10:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

SINGAPORE (TIP): Singapore’s Indian-origin Transport Minister S Iswaran was arrested on Tuesday and released on bail while his passport was impounded, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) has said. A CPIB spokesperson on Friday said […]

5 Indian students make it to Global Student Prize 2023 shortlist

Jul 20, 2023 - 10:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The top 10 finalists of this year’s Global Student Prize are expected to be announced by next month LONDON (TIP): Five students studying in India have made it to the top 50 shortlist for the […]

Vimeo’s Indian American CEO Anjali Sud leaving video sharing platform

Jul 13, 2023 - 11:56 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Video-hosting platform Vimeo’s Indian American CEO Anjali Sud will leave the company next month to pursue a new opportunities. Sud, 39, a former Amazon executive, who joined the company nine years ago as director […]

Indian-origin UK Royal Mail bullied employee awarded 2.3 million pounds

Jul 13, 2023 - 11:52 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): In what is believed to be one of the largest compensation settlements for the UK’s Royal Mail, an Indian-origin employee has been awarded more than 2.3 million pounds after her bullying claim was […]

Indian-origin Indra Nooyi and Jayshree Ullal among America’s richest

Jul 13, 2023 - 11:50 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Four Indian-origin women, including Jayshree Ullal and Indra Nooyi, have been named by Forbes among America’s 100 richest self-made women, with a combined net worth of a whopping USD 4.06 billion. President […]

Indian man killed in Singapore workplace accident

Jul 13, 2023 - 11:48 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

SINGAPORE (TIP): A 33-year-old Indian worker died after being struck by a reversing vehicle at a worksite in Jurong West industrial region here. The man was preparing his tipper truck for unloading when he was […]

Indian-origin Raja Rajamannar among Insider’s most innovative CMOs of 2023

Jul 13, 2023 - 11:45 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Raja Rajamannar is among Insider Magazine’s Top 25 Most Innovative Chief Marketing Officers. “These CMOs are meeting the marketing world’s biggest challenges”, the magazine said announcing its annual list. “This year, they’ve […]

Indian-origin Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta sworn-in as envoy for global women’s issues

Jul 13, 2023 - 11:42 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): : Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, an Indian-born global leader on gender equity and women’s economic security, has been sworn as the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women’s Issues in the State […]

Arjun Nimmala becomes first Indian American teen and second Indian American to make it into the Major League Baseball draft

Jul 13, 2023 - 11:41 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Arjun Nimmala has become the first Indian American teen and second Indian American ever to make it into the Major League Baseball draft after being picked by the Toronto Blue Jays on […]

Indian origin Keeril Makan becomes associate dean of the MIT School of Humanities

Jul 13, 2023 - 11:38 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Keeril Makan, a composer and professor of South African Indian and Russian Jewish descent, has become Associate Dean of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. He began his term […]

Two Indian Americans honored among 13 with named professorships by Caltech

Jul 8, 2023 - 3:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

PASADINA, CA (TIP): The California Institute of Technology, has recognized 13 faculty members including two Indian Americans with named professorships for early career and tenured faculty —the Institute’s most distinguished award. Smruthi Karthikeyan and Karthish […]