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US Air Force allows Sikh-American airman to serve with beard and turban

A Sikh-American member of the United States Air Force (USAF) has been allowed to serve with a turban, beard and unshorn hair, making him the...

Anita Bhatia is new UN Assistant Secretary-General

Anita Bhatia was named as Assistant Secretary-General for resource management, sustainability and partnerships and as Deputy Executive...

Six Indian origin teens among eight Scripps Spelling Bee co-champions

Highlighting their dominance over the past few years, six Indian-origin students are among the eight participants who won the prestigious...

Rendezvous with IndianRaga Founder Sriram Emani

Talking to us from his home in Boston, USA, Sriram Emanni, the dashing young CEO of IndianRaga announced the launch of his company's...

India seeks partnership with Hollywood to boost domestic film industry

With a view to strengthen the global reach of the Indian film industry, the Indian mission in the US has been exploring the possibility of a...

Indian national extradited to US from Singapore in SGD312 million call centre fraud

Singaporean authorities extradited an Indian national to the United States to face charges related to his role as an operator of a call...

Indian origin man faces up to 10-year imprisonment for trying to get US citizenship by fraud

Harpal Singh, 67, an Indian national residing in Iselin, New Jersey, has surrendered before a US court for trying to obtain American...

Indian-origin US Senator Kamala Harris raises USD12 million for Presidential bid

The first Indian-origin US Senator and potential US Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has raised a whopping USD12 million over the first...

India, US to exchange Country by Country reports of multinationals, rejig tax compliance

Mission Shakti: US expresses concern over space debris

While India is stating it is a moment of utmost pride, the United States is tracking over 250 pieces of space debris from Mission Shakti.

One can do anything if he or she has the right attitude and mindset: Viveik Patel

After his true act of patriotism, NRI Viveik Patel doesn’t need much introduction. This million-dollar man raised over USD1 million for...

India, US ask Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorist groups operating on its soil

For the first time after the Pulwama terrorist attack, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and...

After China and the EU, India the next target for Trump's War on Trade

US President Donald Trump has announced plans to scrap preferential trade treatment for India, claiming that New Delhi has failed to assure...

India postpones implementation of tariff on 29 US products

The government yesterday extended the deadline for retaliatory customs duties on 29 US products till April 1. Originally set to go live from...

Indian Overseas Congress, USA contributes towards Congress party manifesto

For the first time ever, the Indian National Congress will include the recommendations from the non-resident Indian community in the...

Fake University Sting: India gets consular access to 117 detained students

The Government of India has continued to closely monitor the detention of Indian students who were allegedly enrolled in a fraudulent...

Will continue to work with US authorities to help detained Indians: MEA

The Government of India is continuously making efforts to address the detention of 129 Indian students, mostly from the states of Telangana...

India protests arrest of 129 students in US Customs fake university sting

In a curious case of life imitating art, over 100 Indian students have been implicated in an immigration education sting.

Indian-origin Demurrage Analyst creates app set to save millions for oil tanker industry

An Indian-origin analyst has come up with an innovative solution that is potentially set to save millions of dollars for the oil and gas...

Indian American researchers develop new model for safer self-driving cars

For ensuring safer self-driving cars, a team of Indian American researchers has developed a new model that uses human inputs to uncover...

Indian American Rajesh Subramaniam appointed as president and CEO of FedEx Express

Bringing laurels to the NRI community in the US, Indian American Rajesh Subramaniam has been named as the president and chief executive...

Indian Americans top best boss list: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella 1st, Google's Sundar Pichai 3rd

It seems that Indian Americans are the best bosses, according to a corporate employee survey. As the year comes to an end, Microsoft's...

India-UN Development Partnership Fund holds first annual board meeting in New York

India-UN Development Partnership Fund has held the first Annual Board Meeting in New York to take stock of progress in the projects...

Sikh community in US lauds Indian government's Kartarpur Corridor initiative

Highlighting the positive effect on Indo-Pak relations not just in the subcontinent but across the world, Sikhs in America have hailed the...