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 he appointed to various White House functions. Among six staff members that were named, Vinay...
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 White House LGBTQ+ liaison in President Barack Obama’s administration, will now be deputy director of...
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 racial group in the United States, are also increasingly desirous of better visibility and representation...
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 elevating India and US strategic partnership, National Security Advisor Robert C O' Brien informed. Indian...
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 Indian animation, Priya's Mask. You would expect the arrival of the Covid superhero, if you...
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 of the economic council in US President-Elect Joe Biden's cabinet. Ramamurti is currently the Managing...
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 and Writing with Fire, an Indo-US production, LATA, too, is centered around that theme. The...
Patel will join 15 communications and press personnel appointed so far at the White House Vedant Patel, the Indian-American communications aide to House member Pramila Jayapal, will now be President-Elect Joe Biden's assistant press secretary. Patel is one of 16...
US congressional leaders from the Democratic and Republican parties reached an agreement on Sunday to provide financial aid of $900 billion. Although it remains unclear when Congress will pass it, the deal comes as a rare relief to a nation...
International gem dealer Nehal Modi, 41, was busted by New York police in an alleged $1.4 million fraud. Modi was charged in Manhattan Supreme Court with grand larceny. Nehal Modi is no stranger to fraud accusations. He faces money laundering...
