Addressing a gathering of Indian Americans at the Republic Day 2024 celebrations in Washington DC, Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that it was important that their second generation remained connected to India.

Indian-American Preesha Chakraborty, aged 9, named in world’s brightest students list

Preesha is a Warm Spring Elementary school student in Fremont, California, and she took the US-based Johns Hopkins Center’s test in the summer of 2023 as a Grade 3 student, said a media release.

Indian-origin couple, daughter found dead at USD 5 million home in Massachusetts; domestic violence suspected

A wealthy Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter were found dead in their USD 5 million mansion in Dover, Massachusetts, United States. It was suspected to be a case of domestic violence, according to media reports. The bodies of Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Ariana, were found in their […]

PIO-founded EcoSikh is saving the environment around the world, 550 trees at a time

Some people think, some people talk, some people do. It’s the last element — the action — that’s the most important; without it, the first two don’t mean much. In keeping with the Sikh tenet of seva (selfless service), the international organisation EcoSikh works on saving the environment, 550 trees at a time. Using the […]

“Christmas miracle” for Indian-origin man, as NY squatters who told him to “go back to Pakistan” finally vacate house

Bobby Chawla, an Indian-origin man who had purchased a house in Long Island, New York, at a bank auction, finally saw a “Christmas miracle” this year. The Long Island squatters who were hanging on to his house — they had also told Chawla and his family to “go back to Pakistan” — finally moved out […]

US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls rival Nikki Haley “fascist” and “corrupt”

Indian-origin US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called his Indian-origin rival Nikki Haley “fascist” and “corrupt” in a tirade at the Republican Party’s fourth presidential debate. The subject of his barbs said that giving him a response was “not worth” her time. Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur, launched his full-fledged attack on the former South Carolina Governor […]

Indian American doctor Mihir Meghani commits USD 4 million for awareness of Hinduism in US

Emergency care physician Dr Meghani, who founded the Hindu American Foundation along with his friends two decades ago, has pledged that he would donate USD 1.5 million more — taking his total contribution to USD 4 million — to the Hindu cause.

Skilled in 7 Indian dance forms, Aparna Satheesan uses performing arts to create cohesive communities

Aparna Satheesan, Artistic Director of Samyoga School of Dance, Carmel, Indiana, is the founder of the US-based non-profit Samyoga Performing Arts and a renowned exponent of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam.

About Tag: Indians in United States

Largest number of Indian-origin people living abroad in a single country can be found in the USA.