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Two Indian-origin candidates line up for Leicester Mayor role in UK
LONDON (TIP): Two Indian-origin candidates are lined up to go head-to-head for the post of Leicester Mayor in the local elections coming up in the UK early next month.Conservative Party councilor Sanjay Modhwadia will compete […]
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Indo-Canadian police officer Harvinder Singh Dhami killed in traffic accident in Alberta
EDMONTON (TIP): A 32-year-old Indo-Canadian police officer was killed in a traffic accident in the Canadian province of Alberta. Harvinder Singh Dhami died on Monday, April 10, after his vehicle crashed while responding to a […]
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Indian-origin chef Manju Malhi among community champions on King Charles Coronation invite list
LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin chef, who works with a senior citizens charity in the UK, is among the British Empire Medal (BEM) winners on the royal invitation list for King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Coronation […]
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Indian American Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi raises record $1.4 million
CHICAGO (TIP): Following a contested primary and general election contest in the 2022 election cycle, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) raised over $1.4 million in just the first three months of the 2024 election cycle. Not […]
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Indian origin Canadian Sikh Manveer Singh Dhesi facing assault, mischief charges turns himself in, say Police
VANCOUVER (TIP): A 28-year-old Sikh, facing multiple charges including assault, uttering threats, and mischief, has turned himself in at Vancouver Provincial Court, police said. Manveer Singh Dhesi, who turned himself in on March 31, is […]
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Indian American Professor Dr. Nitya Abraham receives Young Urologist of the Year award
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American Associate Professor at New York-based Albert Einstein College of Medicine has been honored with the Young Urologist Award in recognition of her efforts and commitment to advance the development […]
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Indian American Viraj Patel wins Illinois State University’s student teaching award
ILLINOIS (TIP): Viraj Patel, a doctoral student and teaching assistant at Illinois State University‘s School of Communications has received its Outstanding University Graduate Student Teaching Award for 2022. The award for doctoral students who lead […]
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Indian American engineer to head NASA’s newly established Moon to Mars Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Amit Kshatriya, a decorated Indian American software and robotics engineer was appointed as the first head of NASA’s newly established Moon to Mars Program that will help the agency ensure a long-term […]
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Five Indian American women among Barron’s 100 most influential women in US finance
NEW YORK (TIP): Five Indian American women figure in Barron’s fourth annual list of the 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance honoring “women who have achieved positions of prominence in the financial services industry […]
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Indian-origin Inderdeep Gosal arrested for fatally stabbing a man in Canada’s Vancouver
VANCOUVER (TIP): A 32-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder of a Canadian in downtown Vancouver, police said. Inderdeep Singh Gosal fatally stabbed Paul Stanley Schmidt, 37, after a brief altercation […]
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Indian American Sacramento based Sikh community condemns shooting at gurdwara
Parminder Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP): Sacramento area Sikh leaders have condemned the shooting that wounded two men at a Sikh gurdwara Sunday and marred what had been a weekend of joyous celebration. Two men were critically […]
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Indian American Manmeet Colon becomes New Haven’s first Sikh assistant police chief
NEW HAVEN, CT (TIP): Lt. Manmeet Colon, a Mumbai, India-born Sikh woman has become New Haven, Connecticut’s first ever assistant police chief of Indian descent and second ever female assistant chief of color. Surrounded by […]
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Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna bows out of Senate race
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American House of Representative member Ro Khanna, who was considering a bid for the US Senate has announced he will not be running for the upper chamber next year. Khanna, who […]
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Indian-origin Sikh student assaulted in Canada, turban ripped off
VANCOUVER (TIP): In an apparent hate crime, a 21-year-old Sikh student from India was attacked in Canada’s British Columbia province by a group of unidentified men who ripped off his turban and dragged him across […]
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Indian American 5-year old Mya Patel’s killer sentenced to 100 years in prison
LOUISIANA (TIP): A Louisiana man responsible for the shooting death of Mya Patel, a 5-year-old Indian American girl who was playing in a motel room with her family, will spend the rest of his life […]
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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 […]