Category Archive for: ‘NRI News’
Rik Mehta, the first Indian-American to win GOP primary for Senate from New Jersey
Rik Mehta, an ex-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official, beaten his closest rival Hirsh Singh, also an Indian-American, in the Republican, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), primaries held on July 7th, 2020 by a margin of just about 13,743 votes, according …
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UN Chief names two Agricultural Experts from India to Scientific Group for 2021 Food Summit
Prof. Rattan Lal of Ohio State University and Dr. Uma Lele of the International Association of Agricultural Economists are among the Scientific Group Members named by Guterres, a statement issued by the UN spokesperson said. The two eminent agricultural experts hail from India. They have …
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Indian American Forum censures China’s hostility into Indian Territory
Indian American Forum (IAF) censures China’s hostility into the Indian Territory bringing about war-like circumstances and violating the Line of Actual Control. China is notable for forcefully asserting its authority over a few Asian fronts. Since 2013, China is associated with numerous examples in making …
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New visa guidelines liable to cause vulnerabilities, trouble for some Indian students: official
The new visa guidelines requiring universal students in the US with a F-1 visa to take at any rate one in-person course or face the possibility of extradition is probably going to “cause vulnerabilities and challenges” for certain students, the Indian Embassy has said. “These …
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Indian Americans among Stanford’s Knight-Hennessy Scholars
The corps of Knight-Hennessy Scholarship as introduced by Stanford University this year includes quite a few Indian American or South Asian American students. The 2020 cohort is a group of 76 students comprise of Indian Americans, Indo-Canadian as well as a Pakistan native. The first …
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Chanda Zaveri announces pill to preclude Covid-19 Infection
Self-made millionaire scientist, Chanda Zaveri announced from her Palos Verdes home that she has a drug that can forestall the Covid-19 infection. She said it is a “simple product” that can go a long way in helping her slogan, “Don’t lock down people, lock down …
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Team of Indian American students awarded!
The President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA), which appreciates outstanding environmental local level projects, was granted to an Indian American team of students from New Jersey and one from Arizona, as announced on April 22. The award is accorded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in …
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Esteemed Michel David-Weill Scholarship for Riya Verma
Indian American senior year student of Stanford University Riya Verma is all set to move to Paris, France for a two-year graduate study at the renowned Sciences Po, having won the distinguished Michel David-Weill Scholarship. Verma is the first student at Stanford to have won …
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Dr. Ravi Patel to win John Brock Community Service Award
The 2020 John Brock Community Service Award will be given to Dr. Ravi Patel; an Indian American founder of the Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Centre. For the last 33 years, the John Brock Community Service Award has been Kern Country’s best honor. This award is …
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Preeti Iyer gets the Walter Hope Class of 1901 Award
An alumni of Princeton University and an Indian American; Preeti Iyer was recognized for her exceptional services for the Class of 2020 and to the Princeton University and was awarded the prestigious Walter E Hope Class of 1901 Medal. The medal recognizes senior students who …
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