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Indian origin Amrapali ‘Ami’ Gan, CEO of content-sharing website OnlyFans, is one of this year’s “Time 100 Next,” honoring 100 rising stars from various fields across the world.
Gan is joined by Indian tycoon Akash Ambani and British-Pakistani actress Nida Manzoor
Entitled, “Shefs at the Leela,” the evening will be honoring ladies whose unique spin on their desi roots is making everyone sit up and take note of Indian cuisine all over the world.
The idea is to celebrate women and create a holistic vision of Indian cuisine on world gourmet map
As once the call of sports was strong, now it’s gaming that is keeping millions hooked. A combination of lockdowns, speed-of-light advance of technology, innovation and improving connectivity have converted many thousands to the thrills of iGaming.
Short for interactive gaming, iGaming refers to games played on smartphones, tablets or laptops
Tens of thousands of Indians stuck in decades long green card backlog may get a broader pathway to permanent residence under bills introduced by Democrats in the US House and the Senate.
Bill eases path for 8 million people, including Dreamers, H-1B and long-term visa holders
Researchers find digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin mining is more similar to impacting the environment with extracting and refining crude oil than gold mining.
Researchers suggest potential regulation on Bitcoin mining as it has failed to meet any sustainability criteria
A presidential commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders has unanimously approved a recommendation for the provision of stamping of H-1B visas for high skilled foreign workers inside the US.
Move will bring major relief to Indian professionals who get bulk of visas for high skilled foreign workers
Four Indian Americans figure among the 400 wealthiest Americans in The Forbes 400 2022 list topped by Elon Musk making his debut “despite all the turmoil in both his professional and personal lives.
The list of wealthiest Americans includes Jay Chaudhry, Vinod Khosla, Romesh Wadhwani, Rakesh Gangwal
After his own encounter with a rabid fox on Capitol Hill in April, Indian American lawmaker has introduced comprehensive legislation to reduce the costs of rabies post-exposure treatment for uninsured individuals.
Indian American Congressman himself was bitten by a rabid fox on Capitol Hill in April
The Greenback cutthroat trout, Colorado’s state fish, considered nearly extinct since the 1930s, had been bought back to life by biologists from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), after more than a decade of “intensive” efforts.
Revival of long extinct dinosaurs or mammoth elephants is no longer confined to fiction or Hollywood movies
As crimes against minorities continue to be on the rise in the country, the latest report emerging from New York is yet another incident of unprovoked violence against Indian Americans.
‘Nobody helped’ as ‘super perp’ with 103 prior arrests allegedly stabbed him
Five Indian Americans are among nearly 80 preeminent women in business, along with select leaders in government, philanthropy, education, sports, and the arts, who will speak at the 2022 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit.
2022 speaker lineup includes Amrita Ahuja, Sumbul Ahmad Desai, Reshma Saujani, Shamina Singh, Manjula Talreja
Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri, third highest active men’s international goal-scorer after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, is the subject of a new FIFA short series ‘Captain Fantastic’ celebrating his life.
Directed by Indian filmmaker Misha Kumar, short series is an intimate portrayal of the Indian football legend
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured visiting Indian External Minister S. Jaishankar that it plans to address the huge backlog of visa applications from Indian nationals.
Blinken assures Jaishankar “This will play out over the next few months, but we're very focused on it”
Four Indian American teens have received the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, a national award recognizing inspiring, public-spirited young people. Two others received honorary awards.
Prize honors young leaders making a significant positive difference in people’s lives, their communities, and the environment
Indian American doctor-economist Jay Bhattacharya has received the 16th Doshi Bridgebuilder Award in recognition of his consequential research focusing on the economics of health care around the world.
The award is given annually for fostering understanding between cultures, peoples and disciplines
After 10 months of space journey, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully impacted its asteroid target Dimorphus at 7.14 pm EDT on Monday in a bid to alter the asteroid’s orbit.
At its core, DART represents an unprecedented success for planetary defense: NASA
Last month, a video that went viral emerging from Texas caught the collective attention of minorities in America. Four Indian American women were harassed and attacked by another woman in a racist vitriol.
“Life has not been the same since the incident, to put it lightly,” says victim Bidisha Rudra
Students from the US are set to install over six solar powered weather stations in three states in India in the coming months with 5,000 participants joining climate change workshops across the country.
5,000 participants to join climate change workshops under India Initiative of CUNY CREST Institute
At a time when space exploration is booming with NASA’s spacecraft smashing into an approaching asteroid, we are still grounded when it comes to exploring depths of our own planet’s ocean floor. But now, a solution is here with an underwater wireless camera that uses no battery power but sonic energy.
Without a power source, the camera could run for weeks undersea to search deep and remote parts of the ocean
Many leaders of India’s opposition Congress party are vying for the party president’s post following the leadership’s decision to hold elections for the top job, defying claims that it’s exclusively held by the Gandhi family.
Tharoor is the guardian of the Congress's view of secularism, which is fiercely contested at the moment
Washington area residents were in for a theatrical treat during the Sep 16-18 weekend as Take 2 Creations, in partnership with Friends of Sparsh, presented their latest artistic endeavor, a Hindi musical dramatic play – ‘Aajir.’
The play explores a question we don’t dwell on enough – what creates bo***ge for us?
The 2022 Hope Gala was an evening to remember. Hosted by the SKN Foundation, close to 250 guests gathered in New Brunswick, New Jersey this past Friday to help bring awareness to heart health in the South Asian community.
SKN Foundation hosts star-studded evening in New Brunswick surrounding children’s wellbeing and heart health
Saying a strong India means a strong US, influential US lawmakers have vowed to work towards strengthening the relationship between the world’s two largest democracies at a time when the world is facing numerous challenges.
Join AAPI celebration of India’s 75th independence anniversary on Capitol Hill
This West coast jewel alias Galway is Ireland’s most sociable city, walkable and abounding with independent shops and restaurants that walk the thin line between casual and chic.
It’s artsy and refined the whole year round, but Galway spurts into a mirage of wild celebrations each July
The South Asian Engagement Foundation (SAEF) is celebrating 75 years of Indian independence and the story of the Indian American community with three compelling animation themes at One World Trade Center.
Three compelling animation themes to depict Indian American community’s rich heritage and cultural roots
With her confirmation by the Senate Indian American scientist Dr. Arati Prabhakar has created history as the first woman, immigrant and person of color to serve as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (WHOSTP).
Indian American scientist creates history as first woman, immigrant and person of color to serve as director of WHOSTP
An Indian origin man has been arrested and charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime for allegedly smashing a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of a Hindu temple last month.
Indian origin man faces up to 15 years in prison for allegedly smashing statue outside Hindu temple
Young Indian American Democrat Neil Misra is running for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 25. The district is currently represented by Democrat Laura Pantelakos.
Son of immigrants running to provide “a fresh perspective and dynamic leadership to a stagnant legislature”
Indian-American Neha Narkhede, co-founder of Confluent, a streaming data technology company, now figures in the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022 as the youngest self-made woman entrepreneur.
Indian-American co-founder of Confluent is the youngest self-made woman entrepreneur on the list
Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan are busy building a humanoid robot with more empathic AI systems and teaching it how to laugh at your jokes giving you a realistic companion especially for an aging society.
Scientists are trying to make it more normal instead of just maniacally laughing at your jokes
Former Starbucks chief operating officer Troy Alstead has joined the board of directors of the Indian fast-casual restaurant RASA as an independent member.
Indian fast-casual restaurant believes Alstead will help it pursue its mission of making Indian cuisine accessible
Google and Alphabet’s Indian American CEO Sundar Pichai says his company has long supported immigrants, Dreamers, and refugees as it’s a cause that’s embedded in Google’s DNA and it’s one he cares deeply about.
Pichai says Google has long supported immigrants, Dreamers, and refugees, a cause embedded in its DNA
Producer turned director Naveen Chathapuram’s latest thriller, ‘The Last Victim,’ starring Ron Perlman and Ali Larter is a labor of love that was conceptualized 15 years ago!
Indian American director talks to the American Bazaar about the joys and challenges of delving into an independent project
Two Indian Americans and an Indian student are among the five finalists for this year’s Children’s Climate Prize all of whom make extraordinary contributions to the environment and climate.
100,000 Swedish Krona prize is awarded annually for making extraordinary efforts for the climate and environment
NASA has released the sound of a meteoroid striking Mars that was captured by Insight lander, a month after it released the sound of a Black Hole. Even the sound of Sun was also released by NASA in 2018, bringing space enthusiasts nearer to experience what’s happening out there.
Besides the usual seismic data from Marsquakes, meteoroid strikes will be critical to refining Mars’ timeline
Indian American economist Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji has been named White House Coordinator for the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act’s historic $50 billion investment in the semiconductor industry at the National Economic Council (NEC).
Indian American economist to coordinate implementation CHIPS and Science Act to give the US a competitive edge
Award winning Indian journalist Ravish Kumar known for his brave, often lone voice, is in news again. A new feature documentary, titled ‘While We Watched,’ featuring Kumar has won an award at Toronto International Film Festival 2022.
Filmmaker Vinay Shukla’s turbulent newsroom drama wins the ‘Amplify Voices Award' at Toronto festival
With a $10 million gift from Parag and Usha Saxena, parents of three of its graduates, Brown University will elevate and extend the global reach of its groundbreaking teaching and research on issues of modern South Asia.
Saxena Center set to expand its footprint in research, teaching, public policy and programming
President Joe Biden has lauded the Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC) for using the power of civic engagement to exert its clout and influence as part of its march toward political empowerment.
Conclave of 13 community organizations gives Call-to-Action ‘to create the change we want to see in the US’
On Friday, Sep 16, the US market sent out signals of an imminent economic slowdown with FedEx Corp registering a sharp drop in package deliveries, its shares suffering a loss of 21%, its biggest percentage drop ever.
‘Clearly what IMF had characterized as a global economic slowdown has only intensified in recent weeks and months’
In a gruesome incident, an Indian young man who worked as a grocery store clerk in Georgia has been shot dead in a daylight robbery.
A fundraiser has been started for Parmvir Singh who was shot even as he offered no resistance
After over a decade of working in advertising, Megha Desai pivoted to a career in social impact. Through the Desai Foundation, she has leveraged her industry expertise to create transformational partnerships and programming both in the United States and in India.
Megha Desai, the president of the Desai Foundation, discusses scaling impact, resilience, and the upcoming Lotus Festival
As 75 Indian American organizations came together to celebrate “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” — 75th anniversary of India’s Independence — at US Capitol, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Indian diaspora as “admirable ambassadors for our nation.”
Indian diaspora have spread the fragrance of Indian values by living them, says Narendra Modi
Lav Varshney, an Indian American professor of engineering, computer science, and neuroscience at the University of Illinois, is among 15 exceptional young leaders chosen for 2022-2023 class of White House Fellows.
Indian American professor placed at the National Security Council as Deputy Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology
The meltdown of Facebook’s parent Meta Platforms Inc remains unabated as Tuesday witnessed a whopping 9.4% daily slide, falling behind Visa or other tech giants.
Zuckerberg's $10 billion bet on metaverse, terming it as the internet’s next generation is far from paying off
India born political activist, women’s rights advocate, and human rights campaigner, Shefali Razdan Duggal has been confirmed by the US senate as the country’s new ambassador to the Netherlands.
A Kashmiri born in Haridwar, her story “represents the infinite possibilities of the American spirit and the American dream”
Every 40 seconds someone takes their own life somewhere in the world, while there is one death by su***de every 11 minutes in America with a mind blowing 1.3 million people attempting su***de each year.
AAPI marks World Su***de Prevention Day with webinar to bring awareness on this critical issue
Those from the Generation X, who grew up in India during the 1990s, would know what a phenomenon Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer movie ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’ or ‘DDLJ’ entailed.
US stage musical reframes the iconic movie as the love story of an Indian American woman and a white American man
Amid China’s allegations of imposing a new space regime and restricting Beijing and Moscow from mining moon in the future, the US space agency NASA has announced a unilateral move to address the ever-growing space junk crisis.
NASA is funding three studies to research and analyze orbital debris, according to NASA scientist Bhavya Lal
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was presented a book on the phenomenal rise of Indian Americans in diverse fields by M R Rangaswami, founder of Indiaspora, in Palo Alto, California last week.
Inspired by Kamala Harris, the book evidences the progress and accomplishments of the Indian-American diaspora
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