Indian Americans – Page 49 – The Indian Panorama

Indian-origin Laxman Narasimhan is the new CEO of Starbucks

Sep 10, 2022 - 1:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Laxman Narasimhan is the latest in a long line of Indian-origin CEOs of global companies with Starbucks announcing his appointment as the company’s next chief executive officer and a member of the […]

Indian-origin youth dies in Canada after truck caught fire

Sep 10, 2022 - 1:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

VANCOUVER, BC (TIP): A pall of gloom descended at Gholia Khurd village in Moga after the news of death of Jagsir Singh Gill, who lived in Canada, reached his family. On Sunday, Gill died in […]

Vedant Patel becomes the first Indian American to hold daily US State dept press briefings

Sep 10, 2022 - 1:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Vedant Patel, the Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State, has created history by becoming the first Indian-American to hold the daily State Department news conference that his fellow colleagues […]

Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna introduces standalone bill in US House of Representatives for CAATSA waiver to India

Sep 10, 2022 - 1:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C (TIP): Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has introduced a standalone bill in the US House of Representatives seeking a waiver to India against the punitive CAATSA sanctions, asserting that it is in the best […]

Indian American attorney Arun Subramanian nominated by Joe Biden to US District Judge in New York

Sep 10, 2022 - 1:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American attorney Arun Subramanian to be US District Judge for the Southern District of New York. A communication in this regard was sent to the Senate […]

Indian American cardiologist Dr. Tara Narula joins CNN as the medical correspondent

Sep 10, 2022 - 1:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American cardiologist Dr. Tara Narula has joined CNN as a medical correspondent within CNN’s award-winning Health, Medical and Wellness team. She will report across CNN platforms and is based in New […]

Indian-origin 16-year-oldJapgobind Singh is solo pilot in Canada

Sep 2, 2022 - 8:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

VANCOUVER, BC (TIP): Japgobind Singh, whose family hails from Jalandhar, has been making waves in Canada as he has got the solo pilot’s license at the age of 16. Hailing from Buttaran village near Bhogpur […]

Indian American Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah lays off 870 people

Sep 2, 2022 - 8:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): E-commerce company Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah has fired 870 people, or 5 per cent of the company’s global workforce, as the growth he anticipated has not materialized this year. In a memo, […]

Indian American teenager invents software tool to spot elephant poachers

Sep 2, 2022 - 8:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American teenager has invented a low-cost tool to spot elephant poachers with machine-learning-driven software that analyzes movement patterns in thermal infrared videos of humans and elephants. Anika Puri, the 17-year-old […]

Indian American Maryland University professor built ‘surveillance machine’ for Chinese big tech

Sep 2, 2022 - 8:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): An Indian American professor at University of Maryland (UMD) allegedly built a machine-learning software “useful for surveillance” as part of a six-figure research grant from Chinese tech giant Alibaba, according to a […]

2 Indian Americans appointed by Biden to his National Infrastructure Advisory Council

Sep 2, 2022 - 8:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Indian-Americans Manu Asthana and Madhu Beriwal to his National Infrastructure Advisory Council. The President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) advises the White […]

Indian American creators put a new spin on arranged marriage on Netflix

Aug 20, 2022 - 7:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Visibly frustrated, matchmaker Sima Taparia recounts her struggle to an “Indian Matchmaking” producer: She has been tasked with finding potential partners for a 30-something Indian man living in Nashik, a few hours […]

Four Indian American Healthcare Professionals win New Jersey’s Healthcare Heroes Awards

Aug 20, 2022 - 7:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

SOMERSET, NJ (TIP): Four Indian American healthcare professionals— Dr. Nisha Kotecha, Dr. Amit Borah, Dr. Tushar Patel and Ritesh Shah — have been recognized as NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes. They were among individuals and organizations across […]

Indian American Author ‘Salman Rushdie is off ventilator, road to recovery has begun’, says his agent Andrew Wylie

Aug 20, 2022 - 7:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW YORK (TIP): Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed author who was stabbed repeatedly at a public appearance in New York state on Friday, August 12, 33 years after Iran’s then-supreme leader called for him to be […]

Indian American Arun Agarwal named vice chairman of Texas economic development body

Aug 20, 2022 - 7:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

DALLAS, TX (TIP); Texas Governor Greg Abbott has named Indian American entrepreneur Arun Agarwal as vice chairman of a body tasked with marketing Texas, in 2018, “to help bring business leaders together.” He said, “domestically […]

Indian American Amit Jani named acting White House liaison at DHS

Aug 15, 2022 - 8:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Amit Jani, former national Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) director for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, has become acting White House liaison at the Department of Homeland Security, according to a Politico West […]

3 Indian American candidates win party primaries

Aug 15, 2022 - 8:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Three Indian American candidates, Republican Harry Arora and Democrats Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Josh Kaul have advanced to November elections winning party nominations in the Aug 9 primary in Connecticut, Vermont and […]

Indian American teenager Aarya Walvekar from Virginia crowned Miss India USA 2022

Aug 15, 2022 - 7:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

EDISON, NJ (TIP): Indian-American teenager Aarya Walvekar from Virginia has been crowned Miss India USA 2022 at the annual pageant held in New Jersey. An aspiring actor Aarya, 18, said, “It has been my childhood […]

Indian American Karishma Merchant joins Jobs for the Future as Associate VP

Aug 15, 2022 - 7:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): After serving more than a decade on Capitol Hill, Indian American policy advisor Karishma Merchant has joined Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit driving transformation in the American workforce and […]

Indian American 10-year-old, Nirvaan, wins national PETA Kids award

Aug 15, 2022 - 7:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

EDISON, NJ (TIP): 1A 0-year-old Indian American boy from New Jersey has recently won top honors in PETA kids 2022 All Star for Animals Contest. Nirvaan Agarwal has attended county commissioner meetings to advocate for […]

Most violent gangsters’ list of Canada Police has 9 out of 11 Punjab origin men

Aug 8, 2022 - 10:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

VANCOUVER (TIP): Canadian police have issued a rare warning about 11 men linked to extreme levels of gang violence. The police have warned the public to avoid being near them. Out of the 11 men, […]

50 Sikhs’ religious headgear confiscated along Mexican border

Aug 8, 2022 - 10:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US authorities are investigating claims of human rights activists that turbans of nearly 50 Sikh asylum seekers were confiscated after they were detained along the Mexican border, according to media reports. According […]

20-year-old British Sikh wanting to avenge Jallianwala Bagh massacre by ‘assassinating monarch’ charged with treason

Aug 8, 2022 - 10:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): A 20-year-old British Sikh man found in the grounds of Queen Elizabeth II’s Windsor Castle on Christmas Day last year has been charged with treason offences on Tuesday, August 2, the Metropolitan Police […]

Indian American Dimple Ajmera re-elected Charlotte City Councilor at-large

Aug 6, 2022 - 5:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHARLOTTE (TIP) : Indian American Dimple Ajmera who became the first Asian-American and youngest woman to be elected to Charlotte, North Carolina City Council in 2017, has been re-elected. In the at-large race on July […]

Indian American Gowri Natarajan Sharma elected president of Dallas arts museum

Aug 6, 2022 - 5:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

DALLAS (TIP): Gowri Natarajan Sharma, has become the first person of color and the first Indian American to be elected president of the board of trustees of Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), among the 10 […]