Indian Americans

NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian Americans are among Money magazine’s 50 influential figures from entertainment, media, business, investing, politics, etc., who are shaping Americans’ finances. Rohit Chopra, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) […]

BOSTON (TIP): The Balipara Foundation has honored noted, Indian born, conservation biologist Dr Kamaljit Singh Bawa, with the Global Lifetime Service Award. A Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Bawa is […]

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American publishing executive Nihar Malaviya, currently president and chief operating officer of Penguin Random House’s American division, has been named interim chief executive officer of the publishing house. Malaviya will take […]

HOUSTON (TIP): Family and friends are mourning the loss of Mini Vettical, a prominent Indian American doctor, dancer, and a mother of five children, who died in a tragic car crash in Houston, Texas last […]

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): An Indian American teenager is believed to have jumped off the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and died, according to his parents and officials of the US Coastal Guards. The […]

BRAMPTON (TIP): A 21-year-old Sikh woman was shot dead at Brampton in Canada. Peel Regional Police said the incident occurred at a Petro-Canada at Creditview Road and Britannia Road West around on December 3 at […]

VANCOUVER, BC (TIP): Punjabi-origin Jagrup Brar, New Democratic Party (NDP) leader, has been inducted as Minister of State in the NDP government of British Columbia (BC) in Canada on Wednesday, December 7. The new Council […]

LONDON (TIP): Britain’s King Charles III has officially inaugurated the new Guru Nanak Gurdwara and interacted with the volunteers who prepare the ‘langar’ and work within the local community during his first tour as monarch […]

MELBOURNE (TIP): An Indian-origin teacher in Australia has received the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in science teaching in secondary schools. Melbourne-based Veena Nair, who is ViewBank College’s Head of Technology and STEAM project […]

LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin businessman and charity worker has collected his Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) honor at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. Mohan Mansigani, who […]

SAN JOSE (TIP): Theranos’ former chief operating officer, Indian-origin Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for fraud that prosecutors said risked patient health and defrauded the blood-testing company’s investors […]

EUGENE, OR (TIP): India-born eminent educator Jayathi Y Murthy has become the 16th President of the Oregon State University (OSU) – one of the top universities in the United States renowned worldwide for its cutting-edge […]

MICHIGAN (TIP): Indian-origin Aruna Anand, a 25-year veteran of automotive industry has been named the new President and CEO of leading technology company Continental’s Automotive group sector in North America, effective Dec 1. She will […]

NEW YORK (TIP): : New York University will invest $1 billion over 20 years to improve the ranking of its Tandon School of Engineering, named after Indian American philanthropists Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon. The investment, […]

NEW YORK (TIP): Eminent Indian American academician Sunil Kumar has been appointed the next president of Massachusetts-based Tufts University. He is the first person of color to occupy the position. Kumar, provost and senior vice-president […]