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Indian American Seema Shrivastava-Patel named South Carolina health, environment board chair
COLUMBIA, SC (TIP): South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has nominated Indian American Seema Shrivastava-Patel to be the next chair of the South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control. She has served on the Board […]
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Indian American policy expert Nisha Desai Biswal named deputy head of US development finance agency
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden intends to nominate Indian American policy expert Nisha Desai Biswal as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), dealing with most critical challenges facing […]
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Indian American executive Rahul Roy-Chowdhury to lead Grammarly from May 1
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Yet another Indian American executive is set to lead a major US company. Rahul Roy-Chowdhury will take over as CEO of Grammarly, a cloud-based typing assistant that helps users with their writing, […]
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Indian American entrepreneur Sanjay Govil brings professional cricket to Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American entrepreneur Sanjay Govil has formed the US capital’s first ever own professional cricket team to compete in the Major League Cricket (MLC), a new T20 franchise league in the United […]
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Indian American community leader Neil Makhija running for County Commissioner in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA (TIP): A prominent Indian American community leader Neil Makhija has announced his run for Commissioner of Montgomery County — the third largest county in Pennsylvania with over 865,000 people. If elected, the 36-year-old election […]
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Indian American actress Mindy Kaling presented National Medal of Arts by Biden
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Celebrity Indian American actress, producer and writer Mindy Kaling has won the prestigious 2021 National Medal of Arts given to artists and arts patrons “for giving voice to a new generation of […]
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Indian American business leader Arun Agarwal named Dallas Community Bond Task Force chair
DALLAS (TIP): Indian American business leader Arun Agarwal has been appointed by Dallas Mayor Eric L Johnson to serve as Chair of the Community Bond Task Force (CBTF) Committee as part of the 2024 Capital […]
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Indian-origin teen Neel Moudgal wins $250K US science prize
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-origin teen has won a prestigious high schoolers’ science prize of $250,000 for developing a computer model to predict the structure of RNA molecules that can aid in quickly diagnosing diseases. […]
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Five eminent Indian-origin women honored at the Indian Consulate on International Women’s Day
NEW YORK CITY(TIP): Five eminent Indian-origin women were honored at the Indian Consulate on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. The Federation of Indian Associations, in association with the Consulate General of India in […]
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Indian American musician SANJ releases new fusion album named Nightingale
NEW YORK (TIP): For New York City based musician Sanjana Nayak, who goes by the name SANJ, the release of her debut album Nightingale just a few days ago is a culmination of a passion […]
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Indian-American flight test engineer Ravi Chaudhary is confirmed by the US Senate as Assistant Secretary of Air Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US Senate has confirmed Indian-American flight test engineer Ravi Chaudhary as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for the US Air Force, one of the top civilian leadership positions in the Pentagon. […]
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Biden appoints two Indian-Americans to Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden on Friday, March 11 named two Indian-Americans — Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council — to the Advisory Committee […]
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Two Indian American Democratic candidates to run for Virginia legislature
VIRGINIA (TIP): Two Indian American Democratic candidates have announced their bids for the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates. Suhas Subramanyam, of Ashburn, a two-term delegate who currently represents the 87th House district, announced […]
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Indian-origin professor Laxmi Balachandra files lawsuit against US college alleging racial discrimination
BOSTON (TIP): An Indian-origin associate professor at the Wellesley Business School, Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was subjected to racial and gender discrimination, according to a media report. Lakshmi Balachandra, associate professor […]
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British Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill gets threatening email
LONDON (TIP): Britain’s first female Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill has said she was forced to contact police after receiving a threatening email message saying: “watch your back”. The senior Labor MP for Birmingham, Edgbaston […]
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Two Indian American corporate leaders appointed by Joe Biden to his Export Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint two Indian Americans to his powerful Export Council which is the principal national advisory committee on international trade. The president on Tuesday, […]
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Indian dairy shop owner in New Zealand is targeted by robbers
WELLINGTON (TIP): A dairy shop owner of Indian descent and his family were left traumatized after robbers stormed his shop in West Auckland to steal cigarettes and cash. Uresh Patel from Kaurilands said he was […]
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Punjab Police lodge FIR a month after NRI complained of assault
JALANDHAR (TIP): A US-based NRI, who was in Jalandhar to spend time with his family, faced an assault and it took the police full one month to lodge a case. The matter was brought before […]
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Indian American Shama Hakim Mesiwala creates history as California judge
Parminder Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP): Indian American Shama Hakim Mesiwala created history with her confirmation as Associate Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal to become the first South Asian and Muslim American woman […]
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Indian-origin British schoolboy travels to Poland with stationery for war-hit Ukrainians
Nirpal Shergill LONDON (TIP): A 10-year-old Indian-origin schoolboy and award-winning fundraiser has travelled to Poland with his parents to hand over books and other stationery products collected in the UK for Ukrainian children displaced by […]
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Indian American Chicago based artist raises $420,000 for Turkey, Syria
CHICAGO (TIP): When a massive earthquake shook Turkey and Syria a few days ago, the tremors of how a sudden calamity can turn lives upside down were felt across the globe. While humanitarian support and […]
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Indian American Community leader Darshana Patel to run for California Assembly
Parminder Aujla SACRAMENTO (IP): Indian American community leader and research scientist Darshana Patel, a Democrat, has announced that she would run for the California State Assembly from the North County in 2024. “As the daughter […]