Dr Samir Shah is the first Indian – origin Chairman of BBC
The 72-year-old has now been confirmed in the 1,60,000 pounds per year and four-year term role to take charge from…
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Indian American professor Anantha Chandrakasan named MIT’s first chief innovation and strategy officer
BOSTON (TIP) : Indian American professor Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the School of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of…
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Indian American Farhan Gandhi named Distinguished Professor at NC State University
CHARLOTTE, NC (TIP): Indian American professor Farhan Gandhi, renowned for his research contributions to eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing)…
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Indian American economist Daleep Singh set to return to White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American Economist Daleep Singh, a key architect of the Biden administration’s economic sanctions on Russia, is…
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Indian-American motel owner shot dead after altercation over room tariff
ALABAMA (TIP): A 76-year-old Indian-origin motel owner has been shot dead in the US state of Alabama following a confrontation…
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Haryana man sentenced for stealing $150,000 from elderly woman in US
Sukhdev Vaid, 24, admits targeting elderly Americans via an international computer-hacking scheme that resulted in more than $1.2 million in…
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28-year-old Indian-origin woman dies in flooding as severe weather batters Australia’s Queensland
MELBOURNE (TIP): An Indian national has died in a flooding incident in Queensland as wild weather battered the region with…
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9 Indians slapped with serious crime prevention orders for role in attempt to smuggle migrants, money laundering in UK
The group was recently convicted of removing 15.5 million pounds from the UK to Dubai hidden in suitcases, as well…
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Indian-origin judge Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara nominated by Joe Biden to US Court for Eastern District of New York
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-origin judge Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara, an expert in securities, contract, bankruptcy and…
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Indian-origin executive dies after being assaulted in US; suspect on the run, police release
A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered by police to anyone who can provide information that leads to…
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Indian American Satwinder Kaur elected Kent City Council president for a 2-year term
KENT, WASHINGTON (TIP): The Kent City Council in Washington has unanimously elected Indo-American Satwinder Kaur as its president for a…
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Indian-origin Australian Senator Varun Ghosh takes oath on Bhagavad Gita
CANBERRA (TIP): Barrister Varun Ghosh became the first ever India-born member of the Australian Parliament to take oath on Bhagavad…
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Indian American executive Sonia Fernandes named Politico’s first global HR, diversity officer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American Sonia Fernandes has been named as the global chief human resources and diversity officer of…
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Canadian police arrest 2 teens after shooting incident at house of Hardeep Nijjar’s associate
SURREY, BC (TIP): Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident that occurred last week, targeting the…
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An Indian American pilot and two others die in Florida plane crash
TAMPA, FL (TIP): Indian American Jemin Patel tragically lost his life, along with two others, when the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza…
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5 Indian-origin people arrested in Canada for extortion targeting South Asian businesses
They have been identified as Gagan Ajit Singh, 23, Anmoldeep Singh, 23, Hashmeet Kaur, 25, Iyamjot Kaur, 21, and Arundeep…
Read MoreIndian national sentenced for nearly $2.8mn healthcare fraud in US
Yogesh K Pancholi from Northville was also found guilty of wire fraud conspiracy, engaging in money laundering, aggravated identity theft,…
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Three Punjabi-origin youths living in Brampton, Calgary to be extradited to US for drug trafficking
TORONTO (TIP): Three Indian-origin men have been arrested in Canada and will be extradited for trial in the US for…
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Two Indian Americans sentenced for conspiring & stealing sensitive government data
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Three former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including two Indian Americans, have been sentenced for a…
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Indian-origin teen Preetpaul Singh arrested for death of compatriot in Canada’s Brampton
TORONTO (TIP): An Indian-origin teenager has been arrested in connection with the death of another Indian-origin youth in a Canadian…
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Indian-origin missing student Neel Acharya found dead
CHICAGO (TIP): Neel Acharya, an Indian student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, who was reported missing on social…
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Indian-origin student killed by homeless man in Georgia
ATLANTA (TIP): Vivek Saini, a 25-year-old Indian student from Haryana, who had come to the US to do his master’s…
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Indian-origin couple convicted in UK of exporting over half ton cocaine to Australia
LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin couple in the UK, whose extradition was sought by India, has been convicted of exporting more…
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Indian American jurist Amrith Kaur Aakre to lead EEOC’s Chicago district
CHICAGO (TIP): Indian American jurist Amrith Kaur Aakre has become the new director of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s…
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Thirteen Indian Americans among 40 Science Talent Search finalists
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Thirteen Indian American high schoolers figure among top 40 finalists in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search,…
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Indian American CEO Sanjay Shah dies in tragic accident while celebrating Ramoji City’s 25th anniversary
CHICAGO (TIP): In a heart-wrenching turn of events, Indian American Sanjay Shah tragically lost his life while commemorating his company’s…
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Five Indian restaurants named in ‘Yelp’s Top 100 US Restaurants 2024’
NEW YORK (TIP): Five Indian restaurants have earned spots on Yelp’s prestigious “Top 100 US Restaurants 2024” list, a compilation…
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Indian American Dinesh Venugopal appointed as Infogain CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP) : Infogain, a Silicon Valley-headquartered leader in human-centered digital platforms and software engineering services, has appointed Indian…
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Indian community mourns tragic death of 4 compatriots who drowned at unpatrolled beach in Phillip Island, Australia
MELBOURNE (TIP) : The Indian community in Australia is mourning the tragic death of four compatriots, including three women, who…
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Indian American ex-Pfizer employee convicted of insider trading on Covid-19 medicine clinical trials
NEW YORK (TIP): A 44-year-old Indian American former Pfizer employee has been convicted for insider trading by a federal court…
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