Bobby Jindal declines to back ‘egomaniacal madman’ Donald Trump
WASHINGTON: Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal has declined to back Donald Trump if he wins the party nomination, calling him an “egomaniacal madman,” only to be snubbed by the party frontrunner. A “non-serious carnival act”, “entertaining narcissist,” “full of foolishness and nonsense,” a “power-hungry shark” who “eats whatever is in front of him” were […]
Patels’ charity trust in US to raise funds for sickle cell research
WASHINGTON: A charity organisation run by an Indian-origin couple will start a fundraising campaign on Saturday to benefit sickle cell disease research in the US, a media report said on Thursday. “There are 250 million people in the world that carry the sickle cell gene,” the Bakersfield Californian quoted Sanjay Patel as saying on the […]
Indian American honoured with top scholar award
NEW YORK: An Indian American professor from Duke University is set to be presented with the “2015 SMS Emerging Scholar Award” from Illinois-based Strategic Management Society (SMS). Aaron Chatterji will be honoured at the 2016 SMS annual international conference and will receive $5,000 as prize money. He will also present his research at the conference, […]
Houston Teen Wins 2015 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee
Shourav Dasari correctly spelled the word “Psocoptera” (an order of insects including booklice) during the 2015 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee finals in New Brunswick, N.J., to clinch the title of national champion, taking home a cash prize of $10,000 from MetLife, a Touchdown Media press release reported. During the MetLife event Aug.14, which was taped live for broadcast […]
Indian American Chess King Captures Oklahoma’s Imagination
MOORE, Okla. — Joe Veal, who spent a recent afternoon teaching chess to children at a recreation center near Moore, admits the game’s reputation as a stodgy pastime for geeks and nerds. Perception is changing. Popular culture has something to do with that. Take the life-sized, high-stakes chess match that figured prominently in the first Harry Potter […]
Indian community in US celebrates Independence Day
WASHINGTON: Indian community here celebrated India’s 69th Independence Day with ambassador Arun K. Singh unfurling the national flag and a cultural programme of patriotic songs in different Indian languages. Over 350 community members attended the Independence Day celebrations at Embassy Residence and sang the national anthem. The ambassador addressed the guests and read out President’s […]
Indian-origin students help US win Math Olympiad after 21 yrs
WASHINGTON: Two Indian-origin students have helped the US win the prestigious International Mathematical Olympiad after more than two decades. Shyam Narayanan, 17, and Yang Liu Patil, 18, were part of the six-member US team that won the renowned award after a gap of 21 years. India was ranked 37th in the competition. “Go Team USA! […]
Indian American team makes gene-editing tool simpler
WASHINGTON: A team of Indian American researchers has developed a user-friendly resource to make the powerful gene-editing tool more friendly. The breakthrough has the potential to facilitate new discoveries in gene therapies and basic genetics research. The gene-editing technique called CRISPR/Cas9 has been widely adopted to make precise, targeted changes in DNA. The team describes […]
NRI forms joint venture to attract Indian investment to US
A non-resident Indian (NRI) has formed a joint venture with an American investment firm to attract Indian investment to the United States and create job opportunities in areas such as New England and Baltimore. The overall objective of this joint venture appears to be the promotion of economic growth under the EB5 Investments Programme through […]
$1 Million Bronze Idol Stolen from Indian Temple Recovered
NEW YORK – A bronze religious statue from the 11-12th century, stolen from a temple in India and worth $1 million, has been recovered by U.S. customs officials as part of a three-year investigation into former New York-based art dealer Subhash Kapoor. An anonymous collector of Asian antiquities voluntarily surrendered the stolen Chola bronze statue representing Saint Manikkavichavakar to […]
Indian-Americans raise US $ 75,000 for eye hospital in Bihar
WASHINGTON: Indian-Americans have raised US $ 75,000 at a recent fund raiser in California to build a state- of-the-art 200-bed super speciality eye-hospital in Bihar. The Shankara Eye Foundation and the Bihar Foundation USA have pledged to raise US $ 4 million towards the initial capital cost of the project, that aims to conduct 25,000 […]
‘Indian-Americans provide important bridge between India, US’
WASHINGTON: The small but influential Indian-American community provides an important bridge between India and the United States, American lawmakers have said. “We look forward to building the relationship between India and the United States and we thank the community here for the bridge that they help provide so that these two great democracies can work […]
Immigrants should adopt American values, learn English: Jindal
WASHINGTON: Himself son of an immigrant parents from India, two-term Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal believes that immigrants in the US should learn English and adopt American values. In a video advertisement, launched by his super PAC, 44-year-old Jindal is first shown stating he is tired of hyphenated Americans, as he referred to labels such as […]
US Supreme Court rules gay marriage is legal nationwide
In a landmark 5-4 decision, Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for the majority ruled that marriage is a constitutional right for all. “No union is more profound than marriage,” he wrote, backed by the court’s four more liberal justices. It is unclear how soon marriage licences will be issued in states where gay unions were previously […]
Two Indian-Americans on Republican diversity project leadership
WASHINGTON: Ahead of the 2015-2016 election cycle, the Republican Party has included two Indian-Americans state legislators on a project to recruit, train, and elect Republican candidates from diverse communities on the state level. Niraj Antani and Janak Joshi, state representatives in Ohio and Colorado Houses respectively, are part of the leadership team of Republican State […]
Hyderabad student shot dead by unidentified men in US
HYDERABAD: A 23-year-old engineering graduate from Kushaiguda, who was pursuing a master’s degree in information technology at Atlantis University in Miami, was shot dead by unidentified persons in front of his apartment in Miami on Sunday. The family of the victim, Ila Sai Kiran, stays at Parimala Nagar in Kushaiguda on the outskirts of Hyderabad. […]
TCS, Infosys face US probe for H-1B visa violations
NEW YORK: The US government has opened an investigation against two of the biggest Indian outsourcing companies for possible violations of H1-B visa rules, according to a media report. The Department of Labour has opened the investigation against Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys for “possible violations of rules for visas for foreign technology workers under […]
H-1B visa fight to get tougher for IT companies
NEW DELHI: Immigration and visa issues, which have long plagued the information technology sector, could come back to hurt Indian IT services companies this year as the US heads towards presidential election in 2016. In the US, the biggest market for the Indian IT services sector, “this will be a bloody, contentious election and immigration […]
American desis story of success & sensibility
WASHINGTON: Even accounting for their outsized accomplishments in the US, the current academic year has been an outstanding one for Indian-American kids. From a 17-year old high-schooler who was accepted at all eight Ivy League schools (she finally chose Harvard) to an 16-year old who graduated with eight degrees, with the usual clutch of awards […]
Remembering the meaning of Memorial Day
It is Memorial Day 2015. In cemeteries across the country flags flutter, flowers grace the graves of the departed, and bugles sound the mournful notes of Taps. The crowds paying tribute, however, have grown sparse. Begun as a way to honor Civil War dead, the commemoration was long called Decoration Day from the practice of […]
