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Indian American SBU Students Chosen for Selective Millennium Fellows Program
NEW YORK(TIP): Two India Americans are among Eleven Stony Brook students among a select group from 69 colleges around the globe chosen for the Millennium Fellowship, a partnership between the Millennium Campus Network and the United Nations […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Obama Aide Named COO of Biden Campaign
WASHINGTON (TIP): Team Biden has hired Maju Varghese, a top Obama White House aide to help run the operational side of the Biden campaign. Varghese has been hired by former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Couple’s Single Largest Donation Opens New Era of Opportunity for Students
CLEARWATER, FL(TIP): Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) new Tampa Bay Regional Campus has debuted in Clearwater, Fla, which was made possible through a generous donation by Drs. Kiran C. and Pallavi Patelof $230 million to NSU – $80 million. The […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans from New York Arrested for Distributing Millions of Opioid Pills Imported from India
NEW YORK(TIP): On Sept 12, a complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging eight defendants of Indian origin, Ezhil Sezhian Kamaldoss, Harpreet Singh, Parthiban Narayanasamy, Baljeet Singh, Deepak Manchanda, Gulab, Mukul Chugh and […]
Indian Americans
Dhruva Jaishankar Named Director of ORF US Initiative
NEW YORK (TIP): Dhruva Jaishankar, the son of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, has been named Observer Research Foundation (ORF) think tank’s Director of its US Initiative. His research has spanned issues such as India-US […]
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Entertainment
IAAC’s 2019 EB Dance Festival
By Mabel Pais The Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) is organizing the 11th Annual Erasing Borders Dance Festival (EBDF), a 3-day festival from September 14 to 16, consisting of: Dance CONCERT in Queens, New York, on […]
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CUNY Ethics & Morality Essay Contest: Virtue
Deadline: October 21, 2019 NEW YORK(TIP): Funded by an endowment from the Chynn Family Foundation, this annual award is intended to promote and stimulate thinking by college students at CUNY about the topic of ethics, […]
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Dr Annapoorna Kini, Kanubhai Patel, Dr Tarun Wasil, Chanchal Devi Shah , Vaishali Deshmukh Honored at AIA New York Chapter Deepavali Benefit Gala
WOODBURY, NY(TIP): Association of Indians in America New York Chapter organized their 32ndDeepavali Annual Benefit Fundraising Gala on Saturday, Sept 7, at elegant Crest Hollow Country Club Woodbury. A Thali dance by young dancer, Dr. […]
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Beauty and Grace of Punjabi Women displayed at “Punjabi Mutiyaar”
HICKSVILLE, NY(TIP): Long Island Ladies Circle (LILC) in association with Jus Punjabi organized “Punjabi Mutiyaar” on Sept 6. Members of the Circle dressed in traditional Punjabi attire and wearing traditional Punjabi jewelry presented a picture […]
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New York Physician Rajendra Bhayani Honored with Inspirations to Indian Americans Award in California
NEW YORK(TIP): New York based Dr. Raj Bhayani was honored by Vivek Oberoi and Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP General Secretary at the India Day Parade and Festival of Globe in San Francisco California with the Inspirations […]
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Indian Film Chuskit Wins Grand Prize at 24th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival
NEW YORK(TIP): Chuskit, directed by Priya Ramasubban, won the Grand Prize at the 24th annual Stony Brook Film Festival presented by Island Federal at the Staller Center for the Arts. “This festival was one of the most competitive yet,” said […]
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Indian American Sree Sreenivasan named Inaugural Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor at SBU J-School
NEW YORK(TIP): Digital journalism expert Sree Sreenivasan has been appointed as the first Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor of Digital Innovation and Audience Engagement, Laura Lindenfeld, interim dean of the Stony Brook University School of Journalism, has announced. At the […]
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Indian Doctoral Student at Stony Brook wins Chateaubriand Fellowship Award
NEW YORK(TIP): Rajat Kumar, a PhD student in Biomedical Engineeringat Stony Brook University has been recently named a Chateaubriand Fellow. The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It […]
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Indian origin Massachusetts Landlord faces Sexual Harassment suit
BOSTON(TIP): The Department of Justice Sept 9 filed a lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts alleging that female tenants of residential rental properties in Worcester were subjected to sexual harassment and retaliation, in violation of […]
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Indian American Attorney licensed in New Jersey and New York charged with marijuana offenses
NEW YORK (TIP): Manish Patel, 33, of Granite Bay, appeared last month in federal court on charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute marijuana plants and tetrahydrocannabinols contained in hashish oil, U.S. Attorney McGregor […]
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Indian American Nominated by Trump as Florida Judge
WASHINGTON(TIP): An Indian American has been nominated as a federal judge in Florida by US President Donald Trump. Anuraag Singhal is among 17 judiciary nominations sent by the White House to the Senate on Sept […]
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Indian American Professor Anshul Gandhi Honored with Rising Star Research Award
NEW YORK(TIP): SBU Computer Science Professor Anshul Gandhi has been recently honoured with 2019 Rising Star Research Award by the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) SIGMETRICS. The award recognizes Gandhi’s fundamental contributions to the analysis, modeling, design, and […]
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Indian Origin Houston Man Charged in First Known Case Since Bump Stock Ban
HOUSTON(TIP): A federal grand jury has indicted a 43-year-old Houston man of Indian origin on four counts of firearms violations including possession of a machine gun, specifically, a bump stock, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. […]
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Indian American Princeton Student Wins Slavin Fellowship for Work in Entrepreneurship
PRINCETON, NJ(TIP): The Slavin Family Foundation awarded Rohan Shah, a molecular biologymajor in the Class of 2020 at Princeton, with Slavin Fellowships for his work in entrepreneurship on campus and beyond. He is among 26 […]
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Indian Origin Realtor from Queens Sentenced up to 6 Years for Duping Home Buyers
NEW YORK (TIP): A Queens resident has been convicted on charges of larceny and scheme to defraud. The 53-year-old has been sentenced up to six years in prison for stealing nearly USD 600,000 in payments from […]
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Indian Students Drowned at Turner Falls in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA (TIP): Two Indian students have drowned at a popular tourist destination in Oklahoma, according to a media report. The two students, 23-year-old Ajay Kumar Koyalamudi and 22-year-old Teja Koushik Voleti, who were international students at […]