Indian American Professor Sridhar Kota to Lead US Manufacturing ‘Think-and-do’ Tank
An Indian American engineering professor will lead an US consortium that will identify new technologies to enhance the country’s innovative ecosystem,…
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Indian American Professor Kartik Chandran Wins Macarthur ‘Genius’ Grant
Kartik Chandran, an IIT Roorkee graduate, associate professor of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia Engineering, has been named a 2015 MacArthur…
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Two Indian American Teens Awarded Gloria Barron ‘Young Heroes’
Two Indian American teens Sonali Ranaweera, 14, of California, and Deepika Kurup, 17, of New Hampshire were among the awardees…
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Indian Americans Ali Najmi and Satnam Singh Parhar Lose Bid for New York City Council Seat
Indian Americans Ali Najmi and Satnam Singh Parhar lost their bids for New York’s 23rd District City Council seat in the Sept. 10…
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Now an APP to Cut Bad Eating Habits | Indian American scientists at Salk Institute
Two Indian-American scientists have designed a new smartphone app that will record your erratic eating habits throughout the day and…
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Barack Obama Names 3 Indian Americans to Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
President Barack Obama is naming three Indian Americans to an advisory council on faith-based and neighbourhood partnerships that brings together…
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Some Indian-Americans in Silicon Valley Upset with Hillary Clinton
SAN JOSE (TIP): Hillary Clinton, who has long cultivated the Indian-American community for both funds and votes, is tapping into…
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“Mission 2022” Launched by Indian Americans & CII
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Indian diaspora in the US has launched "Mission 2022" in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industries to…
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Autism is ‘Public Nuisance’, claims Lawsuit on Indian American Couple’s 11 Year old
CALIFORNIA: An Indian couple in California is facing a lawsuit over the behaviour of their 11 year old autistic son. It…
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Indian American Anthea Bhargava Wins First Emmy
Anthea Bhargava, won her first Emmy Award for “Outstanding Reality-Competition Program” for the reality singing competition as part of the…
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Indian American Astronomer Dheeraj Pasha’s Team Spots Mid-Size Black Hole
In a first, a team including an Indian-origin astronomer has found evidence for a new intermediate-mass black hole about 5,000…
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2 Indians in New Jersey Arrested for IRS scheme Fraud & theft by deception
Two Indians living in Middlesex County, New Jersey were arrested and charged with bilking at least 70 people in 32 states…
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USC Indian American Student Body President faces Campus Racism
When Rini Sampath decided to run for student body president at the University of Southern California, some students told her…
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9 Indian American Businessmen Charged With Tax Evasion in Chicago
Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges against nine Chicago liquor store operators after a two-year criminal tax investigation; they were charged…
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Indian American Prerna Gupta Develops 1000 Words Per Book App – Hooked
With more and more teenagers giving up books for Facebook and Twitter, an Indian American businesswoman-cum-author has recently launched an…
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Indian American scientist leading studies to regenerate dead heart muscle
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American researcher is leading clinical trials on an experimental technology that might be able to repair dead heart…
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Nikki Haley is among four Indian Americans recognized in Politico Magazine’s ‘Politico 50’
WASHINGTON (TIP): Four Indian Americans have been recognized in Politico Magazine's "Politico 50" this year for their contributions to politics…
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Sikhs Raise 80,000$ for National Awareness Campaign in US
WASHINGTON: In the backdrop of a brutal assault on an elderly Sikh-American man earlier this month, Sikhs have raised USD 80,000…
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Chanda Kochhar & 2 Indian Americans Selected For Asia Game Changer Awards
NEW YORK: ICICI bank CEO Chanda Kochhar is among three Indians selected for this year's Asia Game Changer awards given by…
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Indian American Scientist Uses Sound Waves to Control Brain Cells
In a first, researchers from Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California, led by an Indian-American researcher, have for the first time developed…
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Indian-American Teen Gets ‘Champions of Change’ Award: White House
Swetha Prabhakaran, an Indian American teen entrepreneur and founder CEO of Everybody Code Now!, will receive the prestigious 'Champions of…
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American Gets 13 Years In Jail For Hate Crime Against Elderly Sikh
An American man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges of hate crime, for brutally hitting an…
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Indian American Roopal Patel named Fashion Director of Saks Fifth Avenue
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Just in time for the kickoff of New York Fashion Week on Thursday, September 10, Roopal…
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Indian-origin entrepreneur in Fortune’s list of powerful women
NEW YORK: (TIP) An Indian-origin entrepreneur has been named among the most promising businesswomen of 2015 by Fortune magazine in…
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Indian American cyberbullying expert Sameer Hinduja receives $188,000 Grant from Facebook
Sameer Hinduja, an Indian-American cyberbullying expert has received a grant of $188,000 from Facebook to study cyberbullying and dating violence…
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Indian American Sikh Assaulted And Racially Slurred As ‘Bin Laden’
An elderly Sikh-American man was brutally assaulted and called "terrorist" and "bin Laden" in an apparent hate crime case in…
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Jagdeep Grewal Named First Female Postmaster of Sacramento
NEW YORK: An Indian-American woman has become the first female to be appointed as the postmaster in Sacramento city in…
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Indian American Doctor Couple Convicted of Health Care Fraud in US
A federal jury in the US has convicted an Indian-origin doctor couple of a $2.5 million health care fraud, a…
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Indian American Teen Charged in overnight killing
A 17-year-old Indian-American has been charged with first-degree murder of a 37-year-old man following an altercation in the US state…
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Indian American Professor Preethika Kumar, Wins Outstanding Teacher Award
Indian-American associate professor Preethika Kumar, at Wichita State University in Kansas, US has been selected for the prestigious Outstanding Teacher Award…
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