Reddy appointed Biden’s director of speechwriting
Our Bureau WASHINGTON: President-Elect Joe Biden’s tryst with diversity continued on Tuesday as he picked two more people from ethnic minority communities among five people…
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Raghavan to be deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel
Our Bureau WASHINGTON: Another Obama administration official finds himself in the Biden administration, and this time he’s gay and he’s Indian American. Gautam Raghavan, a…
Many Indian Americans would support an Indian American candidate regardless of party: Study
Significantly, many of those surveyed supported the Indian PM but not President Trump. Shashidhar Nanjundaiah A new study shows that Indian Americans, now the fastest-growing…
Popular Indian newsperson penalized by UK regulator
Arnab Goswami, the popular anchor and part-owner of Republic TV, found himself in a fresh bit of trouble Tuesday, after the UK media regulator found…
Boeing drops India manufacturing plans
Earlier this month, an iPhone manufacturing plant near Bengaluru was vandalized, leading to fears that foreign manufacturing companies may go slow on plans. Aerospace company…
Trump honors Modi with Legion of Merit for “elevating India-US ties”
United States President Donald Trump has presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the prestigious Legion of Merit, a top US honor, for his leadership in…
President signoff awaited after Senate, House pass $900 bn Covid package
After a 91-7 voting in the Senate and a 359-53 approval in the House, the ball is in Trump’s court. The US House of Representatives…
The new “Indian female superhero” comic character is scarred and lonely
Indian-American Ram Devineni created the character over eight years ago. Our Bureau India Early in December, the Global Health Film Festival in London featured an…
Biden appoints Ramamurti to economic council
He is one of the three people appointed to the NEC Weeks after he was in the short list, Bharat Ramamurti was appointed a member…
India to send women-centric films to Sundance
This Sundance, expect women-centricity to be the theme for Indian filmmakers aspiring to showcase their talent. Apart from two Indian films, Fire in the Mountains…