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27 October, 2017

Indian American Ophthalmologist Dr. V.K. Raju Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Commitment to Public Health

MORGANTOWN, WV (TIP):  Morgantown resident Indian American ophthalmologist Dr. V.K. Raju was recently honored with a lifetime achievement award Dr.…

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20 October, 2017

Indian American Girl Named America’s Top Young Scientist

WASHINGTON (TIP): 3M and Discovery Education have named 11-year-old Indian American Gitanjali Rao from Lone Tree, Colo., the winner of…

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20 October, 2017

Indian Festival of Lights Diwali added to New Jersey School District Holiday Calendar

MILLBURN, NJ (TIP): The Universal Society of Hinduism welcomed news that Millburn Township Public Schools in New Jersey has added Nov.…

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20 October, 2017

Indian American Long Island couple charged in synthetic marijuana operation

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): An Indian American husband and wife were arrested from Albertson, Long Island after police found more than…

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20 October, 2017

Indian American Physician Monica Gandhi honored by HIV Medicine Association

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (TIP): Indian American Physician Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) was…

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20 October, 2017

Indian-American Attorney Ajay Raju Recognized with Philanthropy Award

Previous recipients of the award include, Indian-American philanthropist Frank Islam and Suri Sehgal, founder of the SM Sehgal Foundation. WASHINGTON…

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13 October, 2017

Indian American Professor Granted NIH ‘New Innovator’ Award

NEW YORK (TIP): The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected the laboratory of Indian American Neville Sanjana, an assistant…

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13 October, 2017

Indian American Nisha Desai Biswal Appointed President of U.S.-India Business Council

WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that Nisha Desai Biswal has been appointed President of the U.S.-India Business…

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13 October, 2017

Indian American’s Endeavor recognized as the ‘Most Innovative Small Business of 2017’

DALLAS (TIP): The Dallas/Fort Worth South Asian Film Festival (DFW SAFF), created by New York and Dallas-based arts and entertainment…

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13 October, 2017

Indian American Announces candidacy for Cambridge City Council

CAMBRIDGE CITY (TIP): Hari I. Pillai an Indian American announced his candidacy for the Cambridge City Council’s elections on November…

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13 October, 2017

Indian American Neal Katyal Honored with ‘The American Courage Award 2017’

WASHINGTON (TIP): Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC celebrated its 2017 American Courage Awards to recognize and celebrate individuals, groups,…

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6 October, 2017

Indian American Defense Contractors Face Lawsuit over alleged False Claim

MOORESTOWN, NJ (TIP): The United States filed a civil fraud lawsuit on Sept 28 against Babu (Bob) Metgud and Shubhada…

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6 October, 2017

Indian Americans Dinesh Patel, Daxa Patel, Satish Mehtani Agree to $2.72 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Violating False Claims Act

EDISON, NJ (TIP): Edison Adult Medical Daycare (Edison), its former owner, Dinesh Patel, and current owners, Daxa Patel and Satish…

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6 October, 2017

Indian Americans honored with Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes

NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian American teens have been named winners of  the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, an…

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6 October, 2017

Indian American Ajit Pai confirmed as FCC Chairman for Second Term

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Ajit Pai has been confirmed by the Senate as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission…

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6 October, 2017

Indian-origin scientist gets $8.1 million grant for cancer research

WASHINGTON (TIP):  An Indian-origin scientist in the US has been awarded a USD 8.1 million grant to support her research…

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6 October, 2017

Indian Origin Sikh man becomes first minority politician to lead major party in Canada

TORONTO, CANADA (TIP): A 38-year-old Sikh lawyer was elected the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, becoming the first non-white…

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29 September, 2017

Indian American Vikas P. Sukhatme is named as New Dean for School of Medicine at Emory University

ATLANTA, GA (TIP): Emory University has appointed Vikas P. Sukhatme, MD, ScD, a distinguished physician-scientist, as the new Dean of…

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29 September, 2017

Indian American Named Fulbright Specialist Scholar to Study Urban Sustainability Challenges in India

AMHERST, MA (TIP):  Prashant Shenoy, professor of computer science and associate dean in the College of Information and Computer Sciences…

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29 September, 2017

Indian American Ria Patel’s death mourned at St. Thomas University

MINNEAPOLIS (TIP): A late report from Minneapolis says students, faculty and staff are grieving the death of St. Thomas junior…

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29 September, 2017

Indian American Baljinder Singh may lose Citizenship

The Justice Department said Baljinder Singh of Carteret did not disclose a previous deportation order on his naturalization application. NEW…

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29 September, 2017

Indian Man in Arkansas gets 5 years Prison Term for home invasion, operating gambling house

GARLAND, ARKANSAS (TIP): A former store manager of Indian origin staying in Arkansas under a program that shields young, undocumented…

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29 September, 2017

Indian American Dies in House Fire in Queens

QUEENS, NY (TIP): A landlord died in a fire that erupted in the basement of his three-story Queens home early…

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29 September, 2017

Indian American Couple Makes $200 Million Donation to Nova Southeastern University

TAMPA, FL (TIP): Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Florida announced the largest philanthropic gift in its history from Tampa-area cardiologist…

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29 September, 2017

Indian American Couple Donates $250,000 to Houston Mayor’s Harvey Relief Fund

HOUSTON (TIP): An Indian American couple donated USD 250,000 to Houston Mayor’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund at a private event…

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22 September, 2017

Indian Americans Adopt Villages in India

NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Fifty-Two Indian Americans have adopted their native villages to turn them into smart villages. The…

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22 September, 2017

Indian Origin New York Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison in International Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy

NEWARK, NJ (TIP): A New York man of Indian origin was sentenced on Sept 19 to 24 months in prison…

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22 September, 2017

Indian American Physician Vanila Singh named Chief Medical Officer at HHS

STANFORD (TIP): Stanford anesthesiologist Vanila Singh has been named Chief Medical Officer for the office of the Assistant Secretary of…

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22 September, 2017

Indian American Entrepreneur Anita Malik to Run for Congress in Arizona

KANSAS (TIP): Indian American Entrepreneur Anita Malik, a Democrat, announced her candidacy to run against Congressman David Schweikert in Arizona’s…

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19 September, 2017

Twitter hires Indian American Sriram Krishnan as director of product team

TIP: Micro-blogging website Twitter has hired Indian-born Sriram Krishnan, a former top executive from Facebook and Snap, as its Senior Director of Product. "I'm going…

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