Indian Americans – Page 77 – The Indian Panorama

Indian Origin UPenn Professor Rakesh Vohra Wins SIGecom Test of Time Award

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

NEW YORK (TIP): Rakesh Vohra, George A. Weiss and Lydia Bravo Weiss University Professor at Penn, has won the 2020 SIGecom Test of Time Award for his paper, “Calibrated Learning and Correlated Equilibrium.” The SIGecom Test of […]

58 Indian-origin executives employ over 3.6 million globally, account for $1 trillion in revenue

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW YORK (TIP): A group of 58 Indian-origin executives heading various companies across 11 different countries, including the US, Canada and Singapore, collectively employ more than 3.6 million people and account for a combined USD […]

Indian American MIT School of Science Professor Receives Tenure for 2020

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BOSTON (TIP): Indian origin Yogesh Surendranath is among nine faculty members in the MIT School of Science who have been granted tenure by MIT. Solving environmental challenges by studying and manipulating chemical reactions is the […]

Indian American Charged with Destruction of Federal Property

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

PORTLAND (TIP): An Indian American is among seven people who have been arrested and face federal charges for their roles in weekend riots at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Acting Homeland Security […]

Indian Origin Founder of South African Hindu political party dies of Covid

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:17 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Jayraj Bachu, a founding member and national leader of South Africa’s only Hindu political party, has succumbed to Covid-19. He was 75. The Durban resident Bachu was cremated on Saturday, July 4. Bachu’s […]

Advanced Cardiovascular Care Center P.A.

Indian American Houston-Area Cardiologist Settles Allegations

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

HOUSTON (TIP): Advanced Cardiovascular Care Center P.A. and its owner and administrator have agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act (FCA), announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Owner Dr. […]

Indian American Congressman lashes out at Trump for withdrawing from WHO

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Parminder Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP): Indian origin Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation heavily criticized President Trump after he formally withdrew the United States […]

Two Indian- Origin agricultural experts named by UN chief to scientific group for 2021 food summit

Jul 4, 2020 - 12:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Two eminent Indian – origin agricultural experts have been named members of an international scientific group, aimed to offer foremost scientific evidence for sustainable food systems, established by UN chief Antonio Guterres […]

Two Indian Americans Siddhartha Mukherjee, Raj Chetty honored as ‘Great Immigrants’

Jul 4, 2020 - 12:45 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Pulitzer Prize–winning physician author Siddhartha Mukherjee and Harvard economist Raj Chetty figure among 38 naturalized US citizens on Carnegie Corporation of New York’s 2020 list of ‘Great Immigrants’ for their […]

Indian American Medha Raj to lead Biden’s digital campaign

Jul 4, 2020 - 12:38 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MILWAUKEE (TIP): Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has tapped Medha Raj’s talent for his digital campaign. “Excited to share that I’ve joined Joe Biden’s campaign as the Digital Chief of Staff,” said Raj in […]

Indian American Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna’s ‘sense of hunger’ came from New York

Jul 4, 2020 - 12:34 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Michelin-star celebrity chef Vikas Khanna, who has won all round praise for distributing over 17 million meals to coronavirus hit in 135 Indian cities, has set the twitter ablaze with […]

International Day of Yoga Celebrated across America

Jun 27, 2020 - 8:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) Launched in commemoration of IYD I.S. Saluja / Bidisha Roy NEW YORK (TIP): : The world celebrated June 21 the Sixth International Day of Yoga. The United Nations General Assembly on […]

Carolyn Maloney Holds Narrow Lead over Challenger Suraj Patel in New York’s 12th District

Jun 27, 2020 - 8:16 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Developing story. Updated June 25 , 6 PM ET NEW YORK (TIP): House Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney is facing a primary challenge from Indian American Suraj Patel in New York’s 12th congressional […]

Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty: “Setting up of Gandhi Shanti Van is my lasting legacy”

Jun 20, 2020 - 2:40 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Ambassador Chakravorty may be credited with enormous work he has done to streamline the consulate functioning, bringing Indian American community to consulate and vice versa; strengthening bond between Indian Americans and mainstream Americans at various […]

Indian American Vivek Lall Named Chief of General Atomics Global Corporation

Jun 5, 2020 - 4:56 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

SAN DIEGO (TIP): Dr. Vivek Lall, probably the most known face in the Indian aerospace and defense industry and the most prominent Indian-American who played key roles in some major Indo-US defense deals between India and the […]

Indian American CEO of Google Sundar Pichai backs racial equality

Jun 5, 2020 - 4:53 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Google and YouTube put a black ribbon on their home page in the US NEW YORK (TIP): Google stands in support of racial equality, the tech giant’s Indian-American CEO Sunder Pichai has said, expressing solidarity […]

Indian-origin doctor Rajesh Gupta on COVID-19 frontline found dead in UK hotel

Jun 5, 2020 - 4:50 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin doctor working on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic at a UK hospital was found dead in the hotel he was staying in to isolate away from his family during the […]

Indian American Rahul Dubey Hailed as ‘Hero’ after Sheltering Protesters in DC

Jun 5, 2020 - 4:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 16

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Rahul Dubey emerged as an overnight hero in the US after he opened doors to people, who were protesting against George Floyd death, after a tear gas attack by police in […]

Indian American Indra Nooyi Named Full-Term Member of MIT Board of Trustees

Jun 5, 2020 - 4:45 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

BOSTON (TIP): PepsiCo’s former chairperson and CEO of Indian origin, Indra Nooyi is among nine full-term members of The MIT Corporation — the Institute’s board of trustees. Elected nine full-term members will each serve for […]

Indian American Author Lilly Irani Wins Outstanding Book Award by International Communication Association

Jun 5, 2020 - 4:43 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

SAN DIEGO (TIP): Lilly Irani, Associate Professor, UC San Diego has been honored with Outstanding Book Award by International Communication Association for her book Chasing Innovation: Making Entrepreneurial Citizens in Modern India. Lilly Irani is […]

Indian Origin Film Director Krishnendu Majumdar Named Chair of BAFTA

Jun 5, 2020 - 4:37 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

LONDON (TIP): The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) appointed Krishnendu Majumdar as its new Chair. In doing so, Majumdar becomes the first person of color to be appointed to the role in […]

Indian American Led Researchers Develop Experimental Rapid COVID-19 Test

Jun 5, 2020 - 4:34 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) developed an experimental diagnostic test for COVID-19 that can visually detect the presence of the virus in 10 minutes. It uses a […]

2 Indian-origin men jailed for ‘largest’ bust with 20 million pounds of drugs in UK

May 29, 2020 - 11:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): Two Indian-origin men have been sentenced to a total of 34 years in what Scotland Yard described as one of its biggest drugs busts in the UK, worth more than 20 million pounds. […]

Indian American Nayan Parikh named a member of de Blasio’s real estate reopening council

May 29, 2020 - 8:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Nayan Parikh , owner of Ashnu International, Inc. an award winning, premier/MWBE Construction and Management provider to host of Federal, State and City Agencies, Corporations and other industries, is one […]

Indian American Rutgers Student Tanvi Banota Named 2020 Goldwater Scholar

May 29, 2020 - 8:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (TIP): Tanvi Banota, a rising junior majoring in cell biology and neuroscience at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for her academic excellence. Considered the premier […]