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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 […]
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Indian-origin student drowns while swimming in Canada’s Silver Falls
THUNDER BAY, ONT (TIP): A 23-year-old student hailing from Andhra Pradesh drowned while swimming in Silver Falls in Canada, said a family member on Wednesday, July 5. Polukonda Lenin Naga Kumar (23) of Chintaguntapalem near […]
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Indian American Professor Sandeep Krishnamurthy becomes Cal Poly Pomona biz school dean
CAL POLY POMONA, CA (TIP): Sandeep Krishnamurthy, a distinguished Indian American professor has taken over as Singelyn Family Dean of the College of Business Administration and Singelyn Graduate School of Business – one of the […]
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Indian American Professor Dr. Girish Panicker gets International Conservation Research Award
LORMAN, MS (TIP): Dr. Girish Panicker, a Kerala-born Indian American professor at Alcorn State University has received the 2023 International Conservation Research Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS). Panicker, director of the […]
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Two Indian American candidates win Democratic primaries in Virginia
LOUDON, VA (TIP): Two Indian American candidates Suhas Subramanyam and Kannan Srinivasan have won the Democratic primaries for the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates, respectively. Subramanyam, of Ashburn, a two-term delegate who currently represents […]
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Indian-origin satellite expert Holla-Maini appointed as Director of United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs by the UN chief
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Indian-origin satellite industry expert Aarti Holla-Maini as Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna. Holla-Maini of the United Kingdom will […]
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An intersection of roads in New York City co-named after Dr BR Ambedkar
NEW YORK (TIP) : An intersection of roads in New York City has been co-named after Dr BR Ambedkar in honor of the legendary Indian social activist and the architect of Indian Constitution. The intersection […]
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101-year-old Sikh World War II veteran honored by UK PM Rishi Sunak with Points of Light award
LONDON (TIP): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has honored Rajindar Singh Dhatt, one of the last surviving Sikh soldiers who fought in the Second World War with a Points of Light honor at a UK-India […]
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Indian-origin, World Bank president, Ajay Banga named in ‘Great Immigrants’ 2023 list
NEW YORK (TIP): Ajay Banga, the President of the World Bank, has been named by a prestigious philanthropic organization to its annual “Great Immigrants” list of honorees who have enriched and strengthened America and its […]
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Indian festival Diwali to be school holiday in New York City
NEW YORK (TIP): Diwali, the festival of lights, will now be enshrined as a school holiday in New York City, authorities announced here and described it as a “victory” for the city’s residents, including the […]