Category Archive for: ‘NRI News’
President Trump Honors Indo-American Girl Scout who showed kindness during Corona Times
USA president Donald Trump recently acknowledged and paid tribute to Sravya Annappareddy, an Indian American girl aged 10. This brave young girl had been sensing boxes full of cookies to nurses and writing warm messages to healthcare workers who were fighting the COVID 19 pandemic …
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Indian-American Manga Anatatutmala runs for Congress in USA
Manga Anantatutmula who is employed by the defense acquisition programmed management as a federal government contractor is a strong voice for the Indian community existing in USA. Manga has spoken out against the claimed “discriminatory” norms against Asians in Ivy League schools. Anantamula has gone …
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List of Indian Americans and Indians who have received a Nobel prize
The following are the Nobel laureates who were Indian citizens at the time they were awarded the Nobel Prize. Born in India The following Nobel laureates were born as Indian citizens but were citizens of another country when they were awarded the prize.
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Additional information about Abhijit Banerjee and his wife, Esther Duflo
Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, MIT economists whose work has helped transform antipoverty research and relief efforts, have been named co-winners of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, along with another co-winner, Harvard University economist Michael Kremer. “We …
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Indian Americans: A Rising Political Force in the US
When United States President Trump decided to share a stage with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Houston, Texas, in September 2019 in front of a crowd of over 50,000 Indian Americans, the political power held by Indian Americans as well as the community’s influence …
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Indian Americans Shine in Spheres other than IT and Spelling Bees
There was a time when the world was obsessed with how Indian Americans reigned in spelling bee contests and across the IT sector. Some of the best minds running IT giants are Indian American business people. Names such as Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft; Sundar …
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Indra Nooyi Inducted into Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Indian American Indra Nooyi, who was the former PepsiCo head, has been inducted into the prestigious Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C. The Gallery has recognized her for her accomplishments, and for the positive impact America’s development and culture. During the induction ceremony at the …
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Research Team led by Indian American Doctor Finds Cure for Brain Cancer
Meet Dr. Rahul Khupse, an Indian American, who is a medicinal chemistry professor at the University of Findlay (UF). Dr. Kapse along with a team of pharmacy students at the UF in Ohio, have made a breakthrough in the treatment for one of the deadliest …
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Biopic on Indian Politician Lalu Prasad Yadav
It seems to be raining biopics in Indian cinema this year, especially biopics on politics. From Current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh to Shiv Sena supremo late Balasaheb Thackeray’s biopic a few biopics on political leaders have already been …
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Indian-American Rik Mehta to Run for U.S. Senate Seat in NJ
Indian American Dr. Rikin ‘Rik’ Mehta has announced his plans to run for the United States Senate seat in New Jersey. A pharmacist and an attorney, Dr. Mehta is running against US Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat. Cory Booker is also vying for his party’s …
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