Indian Americans

LEXINGTON, MA (TIP):  Indian-Americans of Lexington, who account for six percent of the town’s population and their children represent approximately 12 percent of school enrollment, are organizing a free Civic Engagement Seminar on Saturday, Dec. […]

LONDON (TIP): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has kicked off an international road trip to draw investment and technology sharing into the government’s Clean Ganga Mission in London this week. The visit had already resulted in […]

JACKSON, Mississippi (TIP): Sandeep Singh, 21, was shot in the stomach and killed in what police consider a robbery that took place at his house in Jackson, Mississippi on Nov. 27. According to Jackson Police, […]

MONMOUTH, NJ (TIP): An evening to celebrate Monmouth County small-business owner and newly elected youngest state senator Vin Gopal was held on Friday, November 17, 2017, which was organized by South Asian Registration Initiatives – […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): A prominent Indian-American, who holds a key position in the White House, has refuted the notion that US President Donald Trump is anti-immigrant. “First of all, I don’t think that the rhetoric is […]

SINGAPORE (TIP): An Indian-origin former woman warrant officer in the Singapore Army was on Monday, November 20, jailed for four months and three weeks for abusing and beating her Indian maid. K Rajakumari, 57, who […]

NEW YORK (TIP): Emory University has appointed Vikas P. Sukhatme, MD, ScD, a distinguished physician-scientist, as the new Dean of Emory University School of Medicine. He also will serve as Chief Academic Officer of Emory […]

NEW YORK (TIP): Physicist Dr. Abhay Deshpande has been appointed to lead the Center for Frontiers in Nuclear Science (CFNS), a new research center formed to lead the efforts to resolve one of the deep […]

CHARLOTTE (TIP): Indian American Akash R. Talati, 40, was killed in a nightclub shooting that happened in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Saturday, November 11 morning at 1:51 a.m. Talati was the owner of Diamondz Gentleman’s […]

EDISON, NJ (TIP): Indian American financial executive Samip ‘Sam’ Joshi is among the six candidates running for the three, four-year terms available for the Edison Township Council in New Jersey in the upcoming election. Joshi, […]

The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF), which supports research and international activities of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), has named Arun Gosain, MD, the Foundation’s president. “It is truly an honor to serve […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump nominated Indian American Rohit Chopra, a Senior Fellow at the Consumer Federation of America, to serve as a Federal Trade Commissioner. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the country’s primary […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian origin Democratic State Senate hopeful Manka Dhingra has picked up the endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden, her campaign announced last week. “I am proud to endorse Manka Dhingra to represent […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): 3M and Discovery Education have named 11-year-old Indian American Gitanjali Rao from Lone Tree, Colo., the winner of the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Gitanjali is working to develop Tethys, a […]

MILLBURN, NJ (TIP): The Universal Society of Hinduism welcomed news that Millburn Township Public Schools in New Jersey has added Nov. 7 to its 2018-19 draft holiday calendar. The date recognizes the Hindu festival Diwali (festival of […]

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): An Indian American husband and wife were arrested from Albertson, Long Island after police found more than 20 pounds of synthetic marijuana in the basement of a foot spa. The incident happened […]