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Indian-American business leader Shamina Singh appointed to serve on President’s Export Council
Shamina Singh has studied at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the Indian School of Business WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Shamina Singh, a prominent Indian-American business leader, to […]
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Bengaluru boy bags gold at International Mathematical Olympiad
Six-member Indian team has done the country proud by securing two gold, two silver and two bronze medals and finished 9th out of 112 countries. Along with Atul, Arjun Gupta of Delhi secured gold at […]
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Indian-origin Anjali Sud named CEO of Fox-owned Tubi streaming service
Sud, the outgoing CEO of video hosting, sharing, and services platform provider Vimeo, succeeds Massoudi, Tubi’s Founder and CEO NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-origin businesswoman Anjali Sud will be the new CEO of Tubi –Fox Corporation’s […]
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Indian-American Congressman Dr Bera receives Champion of Healthcare Innovation Award
Bera served as Chief Medical Officer for Sacramento County in California before being sworn in as a Congressman in 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Dr Ami Bera, an Indian-American physician-turned politician has received the Champion of […]
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UK court finds five guilty of murdering Indian-origin man
LONDON (TIP): Three men and two women members of a gang have been found guilty of the honeytrap murder of an Indian-origin man in the east of England. Vishal Gohel, 44, was discovered unresponsive inside […]
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Three Indian-origin men jailed for kidnapping businessman for ransom in UK
LONDON (TIP): Two Indian-origin brothers and an accomplice have been jailed for a total of over 45 years for kidnapping a businessman in Wolverhampton City Centre in the West Midlands region of England. Baljit Baghral, […]
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Bike-borne assailants kill Canadian NRI in Ludhiana
LUDHIANA, INDIA (TIP): A 42-year-old NRI Barinder Singh was killed by motorcycle-borne assailants at Thakur Colony on Pakhowal Road on Monday, July 17 night. Barinder was heading back to his home from his farmhouse when […]
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Singapore Minister Iswaran, tycoon Ong arrested, released on bail: CPIB
SINGAPORE (TIP): Singapore’s Indian-origin Transport Minister S Iswaran was arrested on Tuesday and released on bail while his passport was impounded, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) has said. A CPIB spokesperson on Friday said […]
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5 Indian students make it to Global Student Prize 2023 shortlist
The top 10 finalists of this year’s Global Student Prize are expected to be announced by next month LONDON (TIP): Five students studying in India have made it to the top 50 shortlist for the […]
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Vimeo’s Indian American CEO Anjali Sud leaving video sharing platform
NEW YORK (TIP): Video-hosting platform Vimeo’s Indian American CEO Anjali Sud will leave the company next month to pursue a new opportunities. Sud, 39, a former Amazon executive, who joined the company nine years ago as director […]
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Indian-origin UK Royal Mail bullied employee awarded 2.3 million pounds
LONDON (TIP): In what is believed to be one of the largest compensation settlements for the UK’s Royal Mail, an Indian-origin employee has been awarded more than 2.3 million pounds after her bullying claim was […]
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Indian-origin Indra Nooyi and Jayshree Ullal among America’s richest
NEW YORK (TIP): Four Indian-origin women, including Jayshree Ullal and Indra Nooyi, have been named by Forbes among America’s 100 richest self-made women, with a combined net worth of a whopping USD 4.06 billion. President […]
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Indian man killed in Singapore workplace accident
SINGAPORE (TIP): A 33-year-old Indian worker died after being struck by a reversing vehicle at a worksite in Jurong West industrial region here. The man was preparing his tipper truck for unloading when he was […]
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Indian-origin Raja Rajamannar among Insider’s most innovative CMOs of 2023
NEW YORK (TIP): Raja Rajamannar is among Insider Magazine’s Top 25 Most Innovative Chief Marketing Officers. “These CMOs are meeting the marketing world’s biggest challenges”, the magazine said announcing its annual list. “This year, they’ve […]
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Indian-origin Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta sworn-in as envoy for global women’s issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): : Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, an Indian-born global leader on gender equity and women’s economic security, has been sworn as the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women’s Issues in the State […]
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Arjun Nimmala becomes first Indian American teen and second Indian American to make it into the Major League Baseball draft
NEW YORK (TIP): Arjun Nimmala has become the first Indian American teen and second Indian American ever to make it into the Major League Baseball draft after being picked by the Toronto Blue Jays on […]
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Indian origin Keeril Makan becomes associate dean of the MIT School of Humanities
NEW YORK (TIP): Keeril Makan, a composer and professor of South African Indian and Russian Jewish descent, has become Associate Dean of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. He began his term […]
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Two Indian Americans honored among 13 with named professorships by Caltech
PASADINA, CA (TIP): The California Institute of Technology, has recognized 13 faculty members including two Indian Americans with named professorships for early career and tenured faculty —the Institute’s most distinguished award. Smruthi Karthikeyan and Karthish […]
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Ken Mathew sworn in as the first Indian American Mayor of Stafford
DALLAS (TIP): Kerala native Ken Mathew has made history as the first Indian American and the first person of color to be sworn in as the Mayor of Stafford, a small seven-square-mile city in Texas. […]
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Indo-Canadian Baltej Singh Dhillon appointed Chair of WorkSafeBC Board of Directors
TORONTO (TIP): Baltej Singh Dhillon, the first turbaned Sikh officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), has been appointed Chair of WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors, making him the first South Asian to hold the […]
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Indian-origin Canadian MP Chandra Arya slams posters by Khalistani supporters; says they continue to reach a new low
TORONTO (TIP): An Indian-origin MP in Canada has slammed the provocative pro-Khalistani posters labelling some senior Indian diplomats as “killers” and warned that the “snakes in our backyard are raising their heads and hissing.” Chandra […]
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Indian American Rekha Sharma-Crawford, an immigration law expert, becomes first South Asian AILA Secretary
ORLANDO, FL(TIP): Indian American Rekha Sharma was elected AILA Secretary on June 22 in Orlando, Florida along with other new Executive Committee members, Kelli J. Stump as President-Elect, Jeff Joseph as First Vice President, Alexis […]