Clik here to view.
Sunny Balwani, Elizabeth Holmes charged in “massive fraud” by SEC
NEW YORK – The Indian American president of the blood testing start-up company Theranos, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani and its founder Elizabeth Holmes were charged on Wednesday, March 14, with what the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indian-American teens and tweens join national protest against gun violence...
Kids in the community are becoming rapidly politicized amidst the nationwide student protests against gun violence in schools Students participate in a march in support of the National School Walkout...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indo-US bilateral ties mixed bag in Trump era
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the United States of America Donald Trump during Joint Press Statement, at White House, in Washington DC, on June 26, 2017. Photo: PIB. NEW YORK –...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cook Political Report moves 2 House Races to potentially favor Indian-Americans
House Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, 3rd term Congressman from District 8. The bipartisan rating agency that evaluates various electoral races nationwide and is considered reliable in calculating the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reeham Salah wins U.S. College Squash championship
Raheem Salah (Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania) Reeham Salah, who is now a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, won the College Squash Association’s Individual championship match on her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Ordinary Muslim review: the cancerous effect of Islamophobia
Purva Bedi, Rita Wolf, Ranjit Chowdhry and Sanjit De Silva in ‘An Ordinary Muslim’. Photo: Suzi Sadler. NEW YORK – It’s one thing to read about Islamophobia, watch it on television and films – with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IAAC To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Gala In New York On May 6
Salman Rushdie (Courtesy: Twitter) The Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) will celebrate its 20th anniversary Gala Benefit on Sunday, May 6, 2018, onboard the Cornocopia Majesty,one of New York City’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Young-adult Novel Is An Intriguing Tale Of Adventure And Human Follies
Author Chandra Prasad (Courtesy: Chandra Prasad) Told by a teen narrator who happens to be half Indian-American, Scholastic Press’ upcoming novel ‘Damselfly’ by author Chandra Prasad unfolds a story...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Travel deals: Aer Lingus sale to Ireland and discounted Hawaii vacations
© Gustavo Frazao | Dreamstime.com Land The new Amira Resort & Spa, in St. George, Utah, is offering half-off a third night and a free fourth night. The Stay & Play package starts at $423 per...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Daler Mehndi accused of human trafficking
Patna: Singer Daler Mehndi performs during Dussehra Mahotsav at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Sept 21, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Popular Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi has been sentenced to two years in prison for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top H-1B visa sponsor’s staff allege poor treatment by Indians
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., the biggest US sponsor of H-1B visas for foreign information technology specialists, says a civil rights lawsuit accusing the firm of bias against workers who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Michigan State Researchers Develop Handy Blood Pressure App, Hardware
(Courtesy: msu.edu) NEW YORK — To combine the accuracy of cuff devices and the convenience of mobile device apps, a team led by an Indian American researcher has created a new app and hardware to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indian American sentenced to 33 months for smuggling misbranded drugs
Medical illustration. Pills of all kinds, shapes and colours, March 2003. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen/Files Indian American Ramesh Buchirajam Akkela, who is originally from Mumbai, has been sentenced to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indian American Harvard assistant professor awarded Gale and Ira Drukier Prize
Dr. Vijay Sankaran (Courtesy: Twitter) Dr. Vijay Sankaran, an Indian American assistant professor at Harvard Medical School who is also a pediatric hematologist and oncologist at Dana-Farber/Boston’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Proposed changes in J-1, other non-immigrant visas matter of ‘deep concern’:...
Christopher L. Eisgruber, president of Princeton University (Photo: Princeton.edu) In a March 8, letter to the U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, whose leaves the State Department in a few days,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indian American city councilman sentenced to 5 years, 8 months
An Indian American councilman from Red Bluff, California, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison and will be placed on probation for five years, for a crime he pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BJANA celebrates “Bihar Diwas” at Indian Consulate in New York
NEW YORK – The Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) celebrated “Bihar Diwas” for the first time at the Consulate of India in New York on Sunday, March 18, to commemorate the 106th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ajay Shah named CEO of SMART Global Holdings
Ajay Shah (Courtesy: Shah Capital Partners) Ajay Shah, the Indian American Executive Chairman of SMART Global Holdings, Inc. will be the next President and CEO of SMART and will continue to serve as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shruti Bhatnagar becomes ineligible to receive county funds for council...
Shruti Bhatnagar (Courtesy: Twitter) Indian-American Shruti Bhatnagar, 46, who was seeking a seat on the County Council in Montgomery County, Maryland last November has become ineligible to receive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Man found guilty for death of Ria Patel
Ria Patel (Courtesy: Facebook) Michael Campbell has been found guilty by a Minneapolis jury on two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in the death of Indian American Ria Patel, one for gross...
View Article