Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son Zain has passed away
Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella and his wife Anu lost their son Zain on Monday morning. He was 26 years old and...
Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath set for key IMF post
Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the IMF's chief economist, will become the number two official at the Washington-based crisis lender from...
Indian-American actor Kal Penn comes out as gay
Indian-American actor Kal Penn, on the eve of the launch of his book 'You Can't Be Serious', has come out as gay.
UAE: Indian expat who sent application from his hospital bed awarded USD 500,000 scholarship
A 16-year-old Indian expat in Dubai has been awarded a scholarship valued at AED 1.8 million (USD 500,000).
Indian-origin MP Anita Anand appointed Canada's Defence Minister
Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand has been appointed as the new Defence Minister in Justin Trudeau's cabinet.
Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath set to leave IMF in January 2022
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Gita Gopinath will leave her post and return to Harvard University's economics department...
India's Jeev Milkha Singh becomes first golfer to be granted UAE Gold Visa
Indian player Jeev Milkha Singh has become the first professional golfer in the world to receive the prestigious 10-year Dubai Golden Visa...
Singaporean Tamil VJ and 90s star Anandha Kannan passes away
Popular Singaporean Tamil video jockey and actor Anandha Kannan passed away last night, according to reports. The 48-year-old was reportedly...
Biden names Indian-American Muslim Rashad Hussain as Ambassador for Religious Freedom
President Joe Biden has nominated Rashad Hussain, an Indian-American lawyer and diplomat, as ambassador-at-large to lead the state...
Indian-American Geeta Anand named Dean of Berkeley Journalism
Veteran Indian-origin journalist Geeta Anand has been appointed Dean of the University of California Berkeley (UCB) Graduate School of...
Mumbai-based wildlife photographer Aishwarya Sridhar has become the first Indian woman to win the 56th Wildlife Photographer of the Year...
Ajay Banga set to go from Mastercard CEO to chairman from 2021
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga will leave his position next year and take over as executive chairman, the company announced.
WeWork appoints Indian-origin real estate veteran Sandeep Mathrani as CEO
Office space provider WeWork on Sunday announced that Indian-origin executive Sandeep Mathrani will join the Company as Chief Executive...
CAA: What NRIs have to say about the contentious issue
NRI News: The BJP government’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) controversy has had an extremely divisive effect in India, with Opposition...
Indian Cambridge scholar gets support from over 2000 academics for request to stay in the UK
Over 2,000 academics in the United Kingdom have come out in support of Indian sociologist Asiya lslam following the UK Home Office’s...
Indian-American Indra Nooyi inducted into Smithsonian Portrait Gallery
Former Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi has been inducted into the prestigious Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery along with Amazon CEO Jeff...
Indian-origin footballer Sarpreet Singh gets Bayern first team call-up
Indian-origin footballer Sarpreet Singh has been promoted to the first team for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
IB student’s MYP charity project gets NGO status
Eighteen-year-old Saloni More, an International Baccalaureate (IB) alumnus of the KIS International School in Bangkok, has gone the extra...
Over 260 prominent personalities across the world, including best-selling authors Orhan Pamuk, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and Amitav...
Indian-origin Dean of Harvard Business School to step down next year
Indian-origin Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria announced that he will step down in June 2020, concluding 10 years of service as the...
Indian-Americans leading the way in US tech sector: FCC chief Ajit Pai
Ajit Pai, the first Indian-American to head the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), called on the Indian-American community to...
Nuremberg Mayor slams far-right party for attacking Indian-origin ‘Christ Child’
The mayor of Nuremberg in Germany criticised a far-right party for "openly racist" comments about a German-Indian teenager picked to portray...
Indian economy on shaky ground, says Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee
Nobel-Prize winning Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee said on Monday that the Indian economy is on shaky ground.
NRIs, PIOs feature in IIT-Delhi’s distinguished alumni awards list
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Wednesday announced the winners of its prestigious Distinguished Alumni Awards and...
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