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Indian media in America faces challenges and opportunities
Publishers and editors reveal how they have been coping and the business strategies they have adopted. In 2020, India Abroad, known as the gold standard in ethnic newspapers in America, closed operations after 50 years […]
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Indo-Canadian candidates in race for Toronto’s Mayoral elections
TORONTO (TIP): A handful of Indo-Canadians are among 102 candidates in fray for the Toronto mayoral election to be held for the remaining city council term of 2022-2026 following Mayor John Tory’s resignation early this […]
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Indian-origin techie run over by a car in Florida
TAMPA, FL (TIP): Mariappan Subramanian, a 32-year-old Indian employee of HCL Technologies, died on the spot after being hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing in Tampa Florida. Subramanian, who worked as a Test […]
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Indian Americans favor laws to check gun violence- Study shows
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Last month, a young 33-year-old Indian American engineer was shot by her husband in their house in North Carolina. Nabaruna Karmakar was found dead with two gunshot wounds when the officers arrived […]
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Indian American Punjab-born police officer Pratima Bhullar Maldonado becomes highest-ranking South Asian woman in NYPD
NEW YORK (TIP): Captain Pratima Bhullar Maldonado, an Indian-origin police officer has become the highest-ranking South Asian woman in the New York Police Department, a position she was promoted to recently. Maldonado runs the 102nd […]
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Indian American Professor Ruma Chopra named Dean of Utah University’s Transform school
SALT LAKE CITY (TIP): Ruma Chopra, an Indian American professor of history has been named dean of University of Utah’s School for Cultural and Social Transformation. She will begin her new role on July 1, […]
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Indian American A. Dylan Jadeja named as Riot Games’ next CEO
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Indian American A. Dylan Jadeja is set to become the new CEO of Riot Games, the developer behind smash-hit video games like ‘League of Legends,’ ‘Valorant’ and ‘Teamfight Tactics.’ Current global president […]
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Indian American Geeta Rao Gupta to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American Geeta Rao Gupta has been confirmed by the US Senate as the Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues in the State Department. The department in a tweet on Friday, […]
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Indian American Executive Punit Renjen appointed SAP Supervisory Board deputy chairperson
NEW YORK (TIP): Deloitte Global’s former Indian American CEO Punit Renjen has been elected a member of the prestigious SAP Supervisory Board and named deputy chairperson of the market leader in enterprise application software. The […]
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Indian-origin professional Aishwarya Thatikonda killed in Texas shooting
DALLAS (TIP): Friends from school fondly remember 28-year-old Aishwarya Thatikonda as “Rowdy” – a nickname she earned for her courage and bold personality. The young Indian professional was among those who were killed when a […]
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Indian American Vishal Gaur named dean of Cornell School of Management
ITHACA, NY (TIP): Indian American professor and Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi alumnus Vishal Gaur has been named the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management in Cornell University. […]
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Indian American Swadesh Chatterjee elected to North Carolina University Board of Governors
CHAPEL HILL, NC (TIP): Swadesh Chatterjee, an Indian American businessman, entrepreneur, and community leader, has been elected to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors for a four-year term. Chatterjee, 75, was elected with […]
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Indian American Neera Tanden named as Biden’s domestic policy adviser
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP)– President Joe Biden announced on Friday, May 5, that Indian American policy expert Neera Tanden will serve as his new domestic policy adviser in place of Susan Rice, who plans to leave […]
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Indian-origin drunk driver kills 2 teenagers in a car crash
NEW YORK (TIP): A drunk Indian-origin pick-up truck driver slammed into a car killing two 14-year-old boys on the spot and injuring two others in Long Island, New York, police said. Amandeep Singh, 34, was […]
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Indian-origin man sentenced for 20 years for assaulting and murdering woman with Down’s syndrome in New Zealand
MELBOURNE (TIP): A 33-year-old Indian-origin homeless man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years imprisonment in New Zealand for sexually violating and fatally strangling a woman with Down’s syndrome in September 2021, a media report […]
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Indian-Origin Canada’s Kabaddi Federation president Kamaljit Kang shot at outside his house in Surrey
SURREY (TIP): Canada’s Kabaddi Federation president Kamaljit Singh Kang alias Neetu Kang was shot at outside his house by unknown assailants in Surrey’s Bear Creek area on Friday, May 5. The assailants managed to escape […]
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Indian American Georgia based doctor indicted for sexually assaulting patients
ATLANTA (TIP): An Indian-origin primary care physician in Georgia has been accused of sexually assaulting four of his female patients during routine check-ups over a 12-month period. Rajesh Motibhai Patel, 68, was indicted last week […]
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Two nurses from India shortlisted for Global Nursing Award
LONDON (TIP): Two nurses from India are in the running for a prestigious USD 250,000 Global Nursing Award, organized by Dubai-headquartered private healthcare service provider Aster DM Healthcare to honor the contributions of nurses worldwide. […]
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Indian-origin Anurag Chandra found guilty of killing teens who played doorbell-ringing prank at his house in US
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-origin has been found guilty of killing three teenage boys who played a doorbell-ringing prank at his house in the US state of California, according to a media report. Anurag Chandra, […]
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Musk to pay $10,000 to Indian American critic Randeep Hothi for defamation
Parminder Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP): Elon Musk has agreed to pay $10,000 to his Indian American critic Randeep Hothi to settle a defamation lawsuit accusing the Tesla CEO of smearing him with false allegations that he […]
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Indian American Krishna Ramachandran appointed as Health Transformation Leader by Blue Shield
Parminder Aujla OAKLAND, CA (TIP): Blue Shield of California has appointed Krishna Ramachandran as senior vice president of Health Transformation and Provider Adoption to lead the nonprofit health plan’s bold strategy to reimagine health care. […]
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British-Indian Meera Syal to be awarded BAFTA TV fellowship
LONDON (TIP): Award-winning British-Indian playwright and actor Meera Syal will be presented with a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) fellowship, the highest accolade bestowed upon an individual in recognition of an outstanding […]