Category Archive for: ‘NRI News’
Laxman Narasimhan of Indian origin officially takes over as Starbucks CEO
Laxman Narasimhan, an executive of Indian descent, became the official CEO of the multinational coffee giant Starbucks on Monday. He thus joined the expanding cadre of businessmen of Indian origin who are in charge of major multinational companies. Starbucks announced in September of last year …
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Harvard Divinity’s Hindu Studies Professor
Indian American scholar Swayam Bagaria has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Hindu Studies at Harvard Divinity School, succeeding Christopher Rossi, who retired. Bagaria, formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow in Hindu Studies at HDS since 2022, previously held a similar position at the University of Virginia. …
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Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Finance Minister of India among Forbes’ 100 most powerful women
Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Finance Minister of India , and Bela Bajaria, head of Global TV at Netflix, are listed on Forbes’ 19th annual list of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” of 2022. On the list of “innovators and instigators who are leading on the …
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First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Sushmita Shukla
First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Sushmita Shukla, an insurance sector veteran of Indian descent, is now the second-ranking official at the prestigious organization. The Federal Reserve System’s Board of Governors gave its blessing to the nomination, …
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Two Indian-Americans in Money magazine’s top 50 changemakers
Two Indian-Americans are among the 50 significant people in business, journalism, entertainment, investment, politics, etc. who are influencing how Americans manage their money, according to Money magazine. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Rohit Chopra and the fintech company Capitalize’s Gaurav Sharma have received recognition for …
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Mahatma Gandhi’s bust at the United Nations headquarters.
The installation of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, makes every Indian proud. He made this statement following the unveiling of the bust of the Father of the Nation at UN headquarters by External …
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NRI News October 2022
Neha Narkhede: Youngest Woman Entrepreneur She is synonymous with intelligence, diligence, and initiative. Meet Neha Narkhede, a 37-year-old American Indian who was featured in the “IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022.” In fact, she was specially mentioned as the youngest woman entrepreneur who achieved …
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Anti-India Sentiments in the US by Dr. Mohini Shinde
DisInfo Lab, a company with the motive of unveiling fake news, just came out with its own research report titled, “Operation Tupac – Decoding The Longest War” in response to the USCIRF (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom) report where USCIRF labeled India as …
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Spouses of H-1B visa holders are allowed to work in the US
Ready for Layout After a court ruling, tech-savvy H-1B spouses can work in the US. Such employees’ partners retain Obama-era H-4 visas. Save Jobs USA said that Congress never allowed the DHS to hire foreign workers, including H-4 visa holders. Tanya Chutkan disagreed Tuesday. H-1B …
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Padma Awards 2022: Three Indian Americans to Receive the Padma Bhushan Award
The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian awards conferred by the Government of India to persons of exceptional and extraordinary quality, honoring their distinguished contributions in their fields of expertise. The names of awardees are announced on Republic Day (January 26) each year. …
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