Indian Americans

Indian-origin businessman’s gas station attacked in New Zealand

Jan 13, 2023 - 1:19 am EST @theindpanorama 1

AUCKLAND (TIP): A gas station owned by an Indian-origin businessman was attacked by unknown assailants in New Zealand, a media report has said, in yet another instance of violence against small-scale businesses in the country. […]

Indian American space expert AC Charania named NASA’s new chief technologist

Jan 13, 2023 - 1:16 am EST @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): An Indian American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA’s new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programs at the space agency’s […]

Indian American man stabs nine-year-old son to death

Jan 13, 2023 - 1:13 am EST @theindpanorama 1

MCKINNEY, TX (TIP): An Indian American man in Texas faces capital murder charges for allegedly stabbing his nine-year-old son to death, police said. Subramanian Ponnazhakan, 39, of McKinney, is in police custody at a hospital […]

Indian American IMPACT Fund celebrates Biden’s nomination of Richard Verma for Deputy Secretary of State

Jan 13, 2023 - 1:10 am EST @theindpanorama 3

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): An Indian American body has welcomed the nomination of lawyer diplomat Richard Verma for Deputy Secretary of State, a top diplomatic position in the State Department. In December, the White House in […]

Indian -origin Manpreet Monica Singh is the first female Sikh judge to be sworn in US

Jan 13, 2023 - 1:06 am EST @theindpanorama 1

HOUSTON (TIP): Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh has been sworn in as a Harris County judge, becoming the first female Sikh judge in the US. Singh was born and raised in Houston and now lives in […]

Indian American doctor Aarti D. Pandya pays $1,850,000 for violating the False Claims Act

Jan 13, 2023 - 1:03 am EST @theindpanorama 1

ATLANTA (TIP): An Indian American doctor has agreed to pay approximately $1,850,000 for allegedly billing the government for cataract surgeries and diagnostic tests that were not medically required. Aarti D. Pandya and her Pandya Practice […]

Indian American academic Prof. Sheila Sen Jasanoff joins Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Haryana

Jan 13, 2023 - 1:01 am EST @theindpanorama 1

PANIPAT (TIP): Indian American academic Prof Sheila Sen Jasanoff Holberg Awardee, 2022, along with Prof Jay H. Jasanoff and social science students Alan Jasanoff and Hilton Simmet from Harvard University USA, joined Congress leader Rahul […]

Indian citizen sentenced to 29 months of imprisonment in US for being involved in call center scam

Jan 7, 2023 - 3:21 am EST @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): An Indian citizen has been sentenced to 29 months of imprisonment for being involved in a call center scam. Moin Idrishbhai Pinjara had pleaded guilty on November 30 and is expected to […]

Indian American Democrat takes oath as Texas county judge

Jan 7, 2023 - 3:18 am EST @theindpanorama 1

FORT BEND COUNTY, TX (TIP): Indian American Democrat Juli A. Mathew took oath as a judge in Fort Bend County, Texas, for a second consecutive term. Mathew, a native of Thiruvalla in Kerala, was sworn-in […]

Indian American businessman Darshan Singh Dhaliwal to get Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

Jan 7, 2023 - 3:16 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Darshan Singh Dhaliwal, a US-based businessman and a philanthropist, has been selected for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the highest honor given by the Indian government to its settlers in foreign countries. Dhaliwal, who hails from […]

First Indian American Kavi Sharma American Girl’s ‘2023 Girl of the Year’ doll

Jan 7, 2023 - 3:13 am EST @theindpanorama 2

METUCHEN, NJ (TIP): Kavi Sharma is the newest Indian American cultural product and the American Girl’s “2023 Girl of the Year” doll. She is 12 years old and lives in Metuchen, NJ. Her hobbies are […]

Indian – origin ex-minister Alok Sharma knighted in King’s New Year Honors List

Jan 7, 2023 - 3:11 am EST @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): Alok Sharma, an Indian-origin former UK minister, has been knighted for his contribution to combatting climate change through his leadership at the COP26 summit by King Charles III in his first New Year […]

Indian American MIT scholar, VA Shiva Ayyadurai who ‘invented email’, applies for Twitter CEO post

Dec 31, 2022 - 7:30 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American VA Shiva Ayyadurai, who “invented email” when he was just 14, has expressed interest in taking up the position of Twitter CEO after Elon Musk said that he wishes to […]

Indian American editor steps down to save jobs of his staff members from impending layoffs

Dec 31, 2022 - 7:28 am EST @theindpanorama 1

DETROIT (TIP): An Indian American Pulitzer-winning editor of a prominent US publication has announced his decision to step down next year to save the jobs of his staff members from impending companywide layoffs. Peter Bhatia, […]

FOKANA launches Washington internship program

Dec 31, 2022 - 7:25 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The Federation of Kerala Associations in North America (FOKANA) has launched a summer internship program for Malayalee American students currently enrolled in US colleges and universities. The program will allow selected students […]

Indian American Congressman Ami Bera loses bid to lead Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Dec 31, 2022 - 7:23 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The longest-serving Indian American Congressman, Ami Bera has lost his bid to lead the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee with incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries choosing Rep. Suzan DelBene for the job. […]

Indian-origin businessman’s gas station attacked in New Zealand

Indian American space expert AC Charania named NASA’s new chief technologist

Indian American man stabs nine-year-old son to death

Indian American IMPACT Fund celebrates Biden’s nomination of Richard Verma for Deputy Secretary of State

Indian -origin Manpreet Monica Singh is the first female Sikh judge to be sworn in US

Indian American doctor Aarti D. Pandya pays $1,850,000 for violating the False Claims Act

Indian American academic Prof. Sheila Sen Jasanoff joins Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Haryana

Indian citizen sentenced to 29 months of imprisonment in US for being involved in call center scam

Indian American Democrat takes oath as Texas county judge

Indian American businessman Darshan Singh Dhaliwal to get Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

First Indian American Kavi Sharma American Girl’s ‘2023 Girl of the Year’ doll

Indian – origin ex-minister Alok Sharma knighted in King’s New Year Honors List

Indian American MIT scholar, VA Shiva Ayyadurai who ‘invented email’, applies for Twitter CEO post

Indian American editor steps down to save jobs of his staff members from impending layoffs

FOKANA launches Washington internship program

Indian American Congressman Ami Bera loses bid to lead Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

3 Indian Americans die after falling in Woods Canyon Lake in Arizona

First Sikh Indian American Mikey Hothi elected unanimously for post of city mayor in California

Two Indian American lawmakers call for immigration reform to reduce green card backlog

Indian-origin, former Irish PM, Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland

Indian American Rajeev Badyal named to National Space Council advisory group

Indian-origin attorney Vivek Malek appointed first non-white treasurer of US state of Missouri

British-Indian ‘sexual predator’ Doctor Krishna Singh loses sentence appeal bid

Former Indian American official Daleep Singh among ‘Bloomberg 50’ who defined global business in 2022

Seven British-Indians win 2022 Young Dentist Award in UK