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Indian Origin Tech Executive Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud and Money Laundering
SEATTLE (TIP): A Washington tech executive of Indian origin was taken into custody July 23 and charged with fraudulently seeking over $5.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and laundering the proceeds. Mukund Mohan, […]
Indian American
Indian-American Political Group Announces New Executive Director, commits $10M to Support Community Candidates
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (TIP): Indian-American political organization IMPACT announced July 28 that public interest lawyer Neil Makhija will be its new Executive Director. The group also announced a $10 million commitment to support Indian American candidates nationwide, […]
Indian American
Indian-origin author Avni Doshi on 2020 Booker Prize longlist
The Dubai-based Indian-origin author is among the 13 authors longlisted for her debut novel ‘Burnt Sugar’ LONDON (TIP): Dubai-based Indian-origin author Avni Doshi is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2020 Booker Prize […]
Indian American
Indian American Anil Cheriyan Named Cognizant’s Strategy, Technology EVP
TEANECK, NJ (TIP): Anil Cheriyan, former director of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services, will join Cognizant on Aug. 3 to serve as executive vice president of strategy and technology. Cheriyan will oversee the company’s […]
Indian American
Indian Origin former Long Island doctor pleads guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute Oxycodone
NEW YORK (TIP): On July 27, in federal court in Central Islip, Tameshwar Ammar, a former medical doctor in Roslyn, New York, pleaded guilty via teleconference to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone. Ammar was indicted […]
Education
Indian-origin politician Pritam Singh appointed Singapore’s first Leader of Opposition in Parliament
‘Singapore’s legislatures have never had formally designated Leaders of the Opposition’ SINGAPORE (TIP): Indian-origin politician Pritam Singh was on Tuesday, July 28, designated as the Leader of the Opposition in Singapore, the first such appointment […]
Indian American
Indian arrested for stabbing wife to death in Miami
MIAMI, FL (TIP): Philip Mathew (Nevin), 34, of Wixom, Michigan has been arrested and charged in the murder of his Malayalee wife Merin Joy, 26. She was a nurse at Broad Health Coral Springs Hospital. Merin […]
Indian American
Indian American John Cyrus Joins HighPoint as IT Strategy, Business Solutions Director
WASHINGTON (TIP): HighPoint, a provider of IT and digital services for government agencies, announced the addition of John Cyrus as Director of IT Strategy and Business Solutions. Cyrus brings more than 24 years of management and technology experience within […]
Coronavirus
Indian Owned Dallas Textiles Company Creates PPE Division During Pandemic
DALLAS (TIP): More than 35 million (and counting) pieces of personal protection equipment (PPE) have been shipped to hospitals, school districts and government agencies around the country through Nextt Shield, a new division of Dallas-based textiles company Nextt Affiliated, […]
Business & Economics
Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu talks trade and investment with Wisconsin Governor
WASHINGTON (TIP): Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on July 29 held a virtual meeting and discussed trade and investment as well as people-to-people relations between […]
Frontpage News
Indian American Congressman Introduces Lifesaving Legislation to Curb COVID-19 Surge
WASHINGTON (TIP): As COVID-19 infections continue to surge across America and nearly 30 states impose public mask-wearing requirements, Indian American Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and over three dozen of their Democratic colleagues in […]
Perspective
The ‘Right to return’ and violations of a sacred principle
“Are the NRIs at the mercy of the authorities for a ‘right to return?’ Don’t they deserve a better reception when they arrive home during a crisis such as this? At the minimum, don’t the […]
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Community Stalwart Peter Bheddah Passes Away – TRIBUTE
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Mr. Peter Bheddah, a community stalwart in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, passed away on July 21. He was 80. A man of charitable disposition and generous […]
Breaking News
Randhir Jaiswal Assumes Charge as Consul General of India in New York
I.S. Saluja NEW DELHI (TIP): Ambassador Randhir Kumar Jaiswal , on July 19, assumed charge as Consul General of India in New York . He has succeeded Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty who remained Consul General from […]
Frontpage News
Indian American Professor Venkatesan Guruswami Named 2020 Simons Investigator
NEW YORK (TIP): Venkatesan Guruswami, a Carnegie Mellon University professor of Theoretical Computer Science, has been named a 2020 Simons Investigator by the New York-based Simons Foundation. Venkatesan Guruswami’s research has led to major advances in the […]
Frontpage News
Indian Origin Uttam Dhillon Named Interpol Washington Director
WASHINGTON (TIP): Attorney General William P. Barr announced July 20 that Uttam Dhillon will become INTERPOL Washington Director after Wayne Salzgaber returns to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security following his over two-year detail serving […]
Frontpage News
Indian American CBS reporter Nina Kapur dies in moped accident in New York
NEW YORK (TIP): Nina Kapur, a 26-year-old Indian origin reporter in New York, died after she fell from a moped that had been rented from Revel, a popular moped sharing service. The accident, which a […]
Frontpage News
Indian American Sara Gideon Endorsed by Joe Biden for U.S. Senate
NEW YORK (TIP): Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden announced his endorsement of Sara Gideon in the Maine U.S. Senate race, citing her record of fighting for Mainers by working to […]
Coronavirus
Indian-origin nurse in Singapore conferred with President’s Award
SINGAPORE (TIP): A 59-year-old Indian-origin nurse in Singapore has been conferred with the President’s Award for Nurses for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kala Narayanasamy was among the five nurses given the […]
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Indian American Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett Named USAID Asia Bureau Assistant Administrator
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald J. Trump has nominated Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Bureau for Asia). Her nomination was sent to […]
Frontpage News
Indian American Scientist Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, Pioneer in Molecular Imaging, Passes Away
NEW YORK (TIP): Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, professor and chair of radiology at the Stanford School of Medicine and an internationally recognized pioneer in molecular imaging, died July 18 of cancer. He was 57. The Virginia and D.K. […]
Frontpage News
Sikh-American Store Owner Attack: Hate Crime Charge Added against the Attacker
DENVER (TIP): Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office has decided to add a hate crime charge against Eric Breemen for attacking Mr. Lakhwant Singh. Moving forward, Breemen will be charged with multiple counts–now including a bias-motivated […]
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Indian-American Puneet Ahluwalia announces PAC for Lt Gov of Virginia race
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American Republican businessman will run for the powerful office of Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and has launched a political action committee for it. Puneet Ahluwalia, 55, in an e-mail to his supporters […]