Indian Americans

MELBOURNE (TIP): India’s leading economist & Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Bibek Debroy has been conferred a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Australia India Chamber of Commerce (AICC). The […]

BRAMPTON (TIP): Harkirat Singh has become the first turbaned Sikh to be appointed as Deputy Mayor of Canada’s Brampton city for a four-year term period from 2022-2026. He has served as Brampton’s City Councilor for […]

BAKERSFIELD, CA (TIP): Jasmeet Kaur Bains, a family physician from Bakersfield, made history by becoming the first Indian-origin Sikh woman to be elected to the California Assembly. In a Democrat vs Democrat race for the […]

KANSAS (TIP): An Indian American professor of computer science at a US university has received an Amazon Research Award to design a tool that minimizes negative user experiences. Pavithra Prabhakar, who is the Peggy and […]

ILLINOIS (TIP): Nabeela Syed, a 23-year-old Indian-American Muslim woman, has made history by becoming the youngest person to win a House seat in Illinois. Syed, a Democrat, also becomes the first South Asian in the […]

NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American Republican candidate, who is contesting for the upcoming general election for the New York State Assembly District 16, has apologized for a tweet targeting the Muslim community, saying his […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Aruna Miller on Tuesday, November 8, scripted history by becoming the first Indian American politician to win the race of Lieutenant Governor in the state of Maryland, adjoining the US capital. Miller, […]

ATLANTA,GA (TIP): Sankara Nethralaya USA is a not-for-profit charity organization providing ophthalmic (eye) care throughout India.  For the last 4 decades, SN has treated millions of indigent blind patients. During the month of October, Microsoft organizes the Give campaign. […]

NEW DELHI (TIP): Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell AO has noted the announcement by the Queensland government of an Australian  1-million-dollar reward for information leading to the location and arrest of Rajwinder Singh, […]

NEW YORK (TIP): Lauding the contributions of the Indian – American community to New York City, mayor Eric Adams has honored four community organizations and Grammy Award Winner Falu Shah for their work in  New […]

PARIS (TIP): Carnatic vocalist, composer, collaborator, humanitarian and speaker Aruna Sairam has been honored with the French government’s highest honor- Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des award. Aruna Sairam has been selected for this […]

AUSTIN, TX (TIP):  Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has extended his Diwali greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he celebrated the joyous occasion with leaders of the Indian American community at his sprawling official […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Two Indian Americans executives, Parag Agrawal and Vijaya Gadde were among the first two casualties of Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of Twitter after six months of a legal war over the $44 […]

NEW YORK (TIP): Politicians of Indian origin have of late hit a sweet spot with the addition of Rishi Sunak as the UK’s Prime Minister. Currently, at least nine persons of Indian origin are either […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP):  Among the issues flagged by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) are stopping injustice to high tech immigrants, eliminating visa appointment delays, ending campaign of misinformation and hate and […]

NEW YORK (TIP): A video showing several Indian Americans dancing to Indian songs as part of a wedding procession in New York has gone viral. Suraj Patel, the Indian American former candidate for US Congress, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C (TIP): After Indian American community leader Chandru Acharya, Kiran Kaur Gill, an Indian-origin Sikh, has been named to the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Faith-Based Security Advisory Council. Gill, Executive Director, Sikh […]

The family, originally from Harsi Pind in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, was kidnapped and killed by a man earlier this month SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Hundreds of people attended the funeral services for four members of an Indian-origin […]

PITTSBURGH, PA  (TIP): Indian AmericanPennsylvania teen Mia Bhuta, who has just made history as the first Indian American to play for the US team at a FIFA World Cup game, never loses sight of her […]