Indian-American professor convicted of defrauding students
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American professor has been convicted by a federal grand jury of defrauding the US government and students of $700,000 in research grants. Manoj Jha, a full-time professor at the Morgan State University in Baltimore, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each of four counts of wire fraud, and for […]
Sikhs in US to honour Oak Creek shootings police officer
WASHINGTON: A Washington-based Sikh organization has announced to honour Oak Creek police officer Brian Murphy, for his “sacrifice and exemplary service” during the shootings at a Gurudwara in Wisconsin two years ago, with a service award. The first officer on the scene during the August 5, 2012 shootings at the Sikh Temple of Oak Creek […]
Sikhs in US army: India welcomes lawmakers’ backing
WASHINGTON: Indian ambassador S. Jaishankar has welcomed US lawmakers plea to end US defence department’s presumptive ban on Sikh Americans serving in the US military with their beards and turbans. Over 100 members of Congress from both Democratic and Republican parties made the plea in a March 10 letter to the US defence secretary Chuck […]
American Sikh centre seeks applications from entrepreneurs
CHANDIGARH: India centre of Sikh American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) has started inviting applications from young entrepreneurs to develop digital apps for social development and make a difference in the lives of people, said Manipal Dhariwal, president, SACC, India. The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is a unique global contest which brings together young developers […]
Indian American 11-Year-Old Named SuperMath Grand Champion
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., United States: For the first time in SuperMath history, an Indian American student won the coveted Grand Champion award during its 31st annual competition held here Feb. 23. Not only is 11-year-old Aditya Sriram the first Indian American student to win, but it was also the first time in ten years that the […]
White House Initiative Outlines Asian American Objectives
United States: Asian American and Pacific Islander officials in the Obama administration and leaders from AAPI groups from around the country held a Google+ Hangout Feb. 20 to outline federal outreach efforts aimed at addressing issues of concern to AAPIs. If not loaded with specifics, at least the teleconference detailed Web sites where Asian Americans […]
Indian Americans Place 8th and 10th in Intel Science Contest
Two Indian American high school seniors captured the 8th and 10th place awards March 11 in the Intel Science Talent Search competition, the country’s most prestigious pre-college science and math contest. Anand Srinivasan of Roswell High School in Roswell, Georgia, won a $20,000 award for his eighth place finish. His project featured a neural-network-based computer model, RNNScan, […]
Women of Courage’ Award
SAN LEANDRO, Calif., United States Laxmi, a young Indian woman disfigured by acid who has become an outspoken activist for women’s rights; and Roshika Deo, a Fiji-Indian feminist and political aspirant, were among a group of influential women honored by First Lady Michelle Obama and leaders of the State Department at the International Women of […]
Nursing Student Jasmine Joseph, 22, Missing Since February 24
SAN LEANDRO, Calif., United States A young Indian American nursing student has gone missing in New York, and her family has been frantically searching for her. Jasmine Joseph, 22, of Syosset, Long Island, claimed to be in her junior year as a student at the New York Institute of Technology, but school records state that […]
Nisha Agarwal Named NY Immigrant Affairs Commissioner
United States Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Feb. 28 the appointment of immigrants advocate Nisha Agarwal as commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. A public interest lawyer, she will focus on implementing a new resident ID card system for undocumented immigrants, improving outreach to immigrant-owned businesses and ensuring that victims of crimes in […]
The executive committee of the Los Angeles chapter of OFBJP
ARTESIA, Calif., United States An Overseas Friends of the BJP-LA chapter was formally inaugurated Jan. 26 at the Haveli Restaurant here with Artesia Mayor Tony Lima as the chief guest. After Anil Mahajan welcomed the gathering, Dilip Butani explained to the audience details about BJP’s “Mission 272+, 2014.” National OFBJP-USA president Chandrakant Patel then formally […]
Four University of South Florida Students Killed in Crash
TAMPA, Fla., United States Florida Highway Patrol troopers say they’re trying to determine what entrance a driver took on Interstate 275 to end up going the wrong way and crashing into a car carrying four University of South Florida students. All five died in the morning crash Feb. 9. The crash claimed the lives of […]
Texas Doctor Honored by Board of Obesity Medicine
Dr. Suresh Prasad’s knowledge and background in the area of obesity was recently recognized when he was honored as a Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, one of the relatively few doctors in Texas to be so honored. Prasad was among only 158 physicians nationally who successfully completed this year’s exam out of […]
Coke Defies Critics with Multilingual ‘It’s Beautiful’ Ad
SAN LEANDRO, Calif., India: ABC News reported Feb. 7 that soft drink giant Coca-Cola would release an even longer version of an ad, previously aired on the Super Bowl, which embraces cultural diversity. Coke’s original, 60-second Super Bowl ad had enraged xenophobes with its multilingual version of “America the Beautiful,” sung in Hindi, English, Spanish […]
Axe Ad Campaign Featuring Sikh Model Spurs Xenophobic Outrage
SAN LEANDRO, United States: After a Gap ad campaign drew attention to hip young Sikhs with its photo of model Waris Ahluwalia being fondled by a non-Indian model, Axe body spray is now on the bandwagon as well, featuring a turbaned Sikh model kissing a woman on the New York City subway in its new campaign […]
Eleven Indian American Students Named Intel Science Finalists
SANTA CLARA, Calif., United States: Eleven Indian American students and one Bangladeshi American are among 40 high school seniors from across the United States selected as finalists Jan. 22 in the country’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search, a program of Society for Science & the Public. The 40 […]
A.R. Rahman Attends Grammy Awards in LA
LOS ANGELES, Calif., United States: Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman attended the 56th Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 48-year-old composer, who won two Grammy awards for his hit track “Jai Ho” for “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2010, posted a picture of himself from the awards ceremony Jan. 26. “At the Grammys,” he […]
Bhojpuri Parivar Determined to Preserve Bhojpuri Culture
LOS ANGELES, Calif., United States: Living miles away from the home state, it is difficult to sustain your original roots and pass on to the upcoming generation one’s own language and culture. Now, those individuals seeking to preserve their Bhojpuri culture need not to worry as Bhojpuri Parivar is one such association which is trying its […]
Aziz Ansari and the Evolution of Indian Americans
United States: The other night, I was walking in downtown San Francisco after work near two other pedestrians, two men probably in their mid-twenties. I could overhear parts of their conversation when one of them said, “I hate technology. I forwarded the email to her, and then she posted it on . . . .” […]
Tennessee Doctor Threatened to Kill Wife After Plans to Leave: Police
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn:Dr. Vijay R. Singh, a Johnson City physician, threatened to shoot and kill his wife Dec. 4 after she told him she planned to return home to their native India, police said in a court document. Police confiscated several fire arms and a cache of ammunition from the house. According to the Johnson […]
