Category Archive for: ‘NRI News’
Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force Designates Six American Indians
Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden, presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee’s campaign and the multi-purposed Unity Task Force is one of the outcomes. It is a matter of pride that six well known Indian Americans from different areas of expertise have been chosen by the …
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Indian American Couple Develops Ventilator for COVID-19
Devesh Ranjan and his wife, Kumuda Ranjan combined their skills to develop an emergency ventilator for Covid-19 patients in the space of just three weeks. Devesh Ranjan is a professor and associate chair at the Georgia Tech’s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. His …
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Inventor of the Year Award for Enhancing AI Capabilities for IBM Indian-American Scientist
IIT Mumbai is a fertile ground for geniuses to blossom and one such genius is Dr Rajiv Joshi who currently works at the IBM Thomson Watson Research Center in New York. From IIT he went on to refine his education with an MS from the …
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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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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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2 Indian American Artists Win 3 Arts Awards in Chicago
Two Indian-origin artists based in Chicago have won the prestigious 3Arts Awards for their achievements in 2019. 3Arts is a Chicago-based non-profit organization, which awards Chicago’s women artists, artists of color, and artists with disabilities for their indisputable contributions. This year 20 artists will be …
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Indian-Origin Economist Abhijit Banerjee Wins Nobel Prize
Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize, along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, for their “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” Banerjee and Duflo, a French-American, have been married for four years. They are the first couple to win a Nobel Prize …
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Indian-Origin Doctors Helps Develop AI To Detect Brain Hemorrhage In Seconds
Is AI better in finding brain hemorrhage than human experts? Well, meet the researchers who have trained AI to accurately detect even the most complex brain hemorrhage cases to save lives in seconds. When it comes to medical emergencies, we all know, every second can …
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