WASHINGTON: Two Indian-American scientists are among 23 scientists who have won this year’s prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for showing exceptional creativity in their respective fields. The Indian-Americans — Mr Manu Prakash and Mr Subhash Khot are […]
New York: Immigrants contributed 2 trillion dollars to the economy in 2015-16 and Indians are “the most entrepreneurial” of all groups, a new US report on immigration claims, countering the premise that immigrants are a […]
Washington: An Indian-American physician and author has been presented with the National Humanities Medal, America’s highest humanities award by US President Barack Obama for his contribution in the field of medicine. Currently a professor of […]
Two Indian-Americans, who recruited foreign workers mainly from India with purported IT expertise, were arrested today on charges of H-1B visa fraud, the New Jersey Department of Justice said. Sowrabh Sharma, 31, of New York, […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Almost a decade long struggles to have a US postal stamp to commemorate the best known Indian festival bore fruit in August when the USPS conveyed to Ranju Batra, Chair of […]
CHAUBATIA, UTTARAKHAND (TIP): An Indian American US Army staffer Balreet Kaur Khaira is changing the way Indians are seen and has grown more than an asset for the force, especially when they are in conflict […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Jenifer Rajkumar, a Democrat running in the state’s 65th Assembly District, candidate for the New York State Assembly, has lost the race in the Democratic primaries held on September 13. She was […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Two alumni of IIT-Madras based in the Silicon Valley in the United States – Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayanan – have donated $ 1 million, sponsoring the Visiting Chairs in Computer Science and […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Association of Indians in America, NY Chapter (#AIA-NY) is celebrating its 29th Annual #Deepavali Festival at the South Street Seaport in New York City on Sunday October 2nd, 2016 from […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Captain Stanley George, the highest ranking Indian American in the New York Police Department (NYPD) was presented with Community Service Award by the America Tamil Sangam in recognition of his stellar help […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): When a Punjabi woman is having tea, there’s nothing that can stop her from finishing her cuppa. So, when Karamjit Sangha, a 49-year-old Punjabi woman in the UK, was threatened by a […]
New York: In a case of alleged racial profiling in the US, police surrounded a Sikh man carrying a kirpan after getting calls about an apparent Muslim walking around a shopping centre with a ‘large knife’ […]
Jenifer Rajkumar, a Democrat running in the state’s 65th Assembly District, candidate for the New York State Assembly, has lost the race in the Democratic primaries held on September 13. Rajkumar second in a six-candidate […]
Melbourne: One of Australia’s biggest banks reached a settlement with an Indian couple today who sued the company for $1.9 billion. Pankaj and Radhika Oswal alleged that Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) short-changed […]
United Nations: Several Baloch and Indian activists held large-scale demonstrations outside the UN headquarters here while Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed the UN General Assembly as they were joined by other groups demanding that […]
New York: The Sikh-American who helped police capture the man wanted for the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey, said he feared he might have been mistaken as the perpetrator because of the […]
“Unity, dialogue, communion” – these three words describe the heart of the mission of the Focolare, and these three words sum up the commitment of Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia, a faculty member at The Ohio […]
An Indian bar owner helped catch Afghani American Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man accused in the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey in which 29 people were wounded. Harinder Bains saw Rahami sleeping […]
The Indian-American community has asked the US government to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism and impose sanctions on it following the terror attack in Uri that killed 18 soldiers. “Enough is enough. It […]
Two Indians and an Indian American are among 17 people selected for the inaugural class of UN Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals for their leadership and contribution to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, […]
A 78-year-old Indian-origin British obstetrician and member of the UK Parliament has been honoured by a leading publishing group for his work in the medical profession and being incredible role model for social justice, equality […]
JOHANNESBURG: An Indian-origin South African has become the first person from the African continent to head a global organisation of medicine professionals working for the safety of blood transfusion worldwide. Ravi Reddy, currently the Chief […]
Houston, Sep 16 (PTI) Three South Asian-Americans are among the five 2016-2017 fellows chosen by the Asian Pacific American Institute of Congressional Studies (APAIC) and will serve the US Congress. According to a release, the […]
ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN (TIP): A family physician who operates a medical marijuana clinic in Oakland County. Michigan, has been jailed on charges that he made Internet (Facebook) threats to kill Oakland County prosecutor Jessica Cooper, […]
Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier duped around 100 investors MIRAMAR, FL(TIP): The former Chief Executive Officer of Essex Holdings, Inc., Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier, a/k/a ‘Navin Xavier,’ a/k/a ‘Dr. Navin Xavier’, 44, of Miramar, Florida, was charged with […]
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