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Indian American Dr Swati Mohan leads NASA’s Perseverance rover mission

Dr Swati Mohan is the Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GN&C)  Operations Engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.  NASA engineer Dr Swati Mohan exclaimed: "Touchdown confirmed! Perseverance is safely on the surface...

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Nikki Haley breaks with Trump and says “he let us down”

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is widely expected to run for 2024 presidential elections.  Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley who served in the Trump administration for almost...

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Confirmation hearing for Biden budget pick Neera Tanden on Feb 9

Neera Tanden’s nomination hearing by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is likely to be a controversial confirmation battle of the Biden administration. A Senate panel announced on Tuesday that the confirmation hearing of Indian American political consultant...

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Indian Americans in key congressional committees

Rep Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) was appointed to the House Budget Committee and Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) to the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday named Indian American lawmakers Pramila Jayapal and Raja Krishnamoorthi to...