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Buddha Purnima celebrated in Indian Embassy

Our Bureau Washington Indian Embassy in US celebrated Buddha Purnima on May 06. Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu and other dignitaries of the Indian diaspora took part in the celebrations. Buddha Purnima is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha,...

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Eternal Gandhi Museum to open in Houston

Our BureauHouston, TX North America will soon get its first free-standing museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. Houston will be home to the Eternal Gandhi Museum dedicated to the social activist who is referred to as India’s Father of the Nation....

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Neera Tanden picked by Joe Biden as domestic policy adviser

Our Bureau Washington US President Joe Biden has picked Indian-American Neera Tanden to serve as Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor, following former Ambassador Susan Rice's exit from that role. Tanden, who currently serves as Senior Advisor to...

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CII Report Indian Roots, American Soil released

Over 160 Indian companies present throughout 50 US states generated US$ 40 billion in investments generating 425,000 jobs across various sectors. Our BureauWashington The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) released the seventh edition of its flagship report, ‘Indian Roots, American...

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5 researchers named 2023 Schmidt Science Fellows

Our Bureau Washington Five Indian-origin early career scientists have been chosen among 32 others as part of the 2023 cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows program, an initiative of Schmidt Futures, and the Rhodes Trust, that aims to create a community...

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Spotlight ‘Padma Shri’ Ajay Banga: The change maker

Helming the affairs of world’s most powerful development bank, an Indian American who knows exactly what developing countries needs. Our BureauWashington DC Ajaypal Singh Banga, popularly known as Ajay Banga has been selected by the Executive Directors of the World...

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences appoint new members

Our Bureau Cambridge, MA Nine Indian Americans have been elected as new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They are among 269 outstanding individuals who have been elected to the Academy in 2023. The new batch of...

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US Energy Council elects new business leaders

Our BureauWashington The US Energy Workforce and Technology Council elected Indian-origin business leaders, president and CEO of ChampionX, Sivasankaran ‘Soma’ Somasundaram, managing director and global co-head of Energy & Power Investment Banking of Piper Sandler, Sanjiv Shah, and president of...

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Suresh U Kumar is now president of TiE New Jersey

Our BureauNew Jersey, NJ The Board of Directors of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a group of  businesspeople, corporate leaders and senior professionals in Silicon Valley, has chosen Suresh U. Kumar, a serial entrepreneur and professor of innovation & entrepreneurship at...