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File photo of Sal Khan, Indian American founder of Khan Academy, who is part of the newly-launched “Financial Literacy for All” initiative. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for The New York Times) India-West Staff Reporter A group of business, sports, entertainment and nonprofit leaders,

Illinois Tech has named Indian American Raj Echambadi, currently Dunton Family Dean at D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University, as its tenth president. (iit.edu photo) India-West Staff Reporter The Illinois Institute of Technology June 16 announced that Rajagopal “Raj” Echambadi, Dunton

Anupam Srivastava, Indian American Chief Information Security Officer for the state of Ohio, was among the StateScoop 50 awardees, being named State Cybersecurity Leader of the Year. (Twitter photo/@OhioDas) India-West Staff Reporter Scoop News Group, StateScoop’s parent company, June 2 announced the

The Biden administration has re-launched the International Entrepreneurs Program, also known as a start-up visa. The program is different from the E-2 visa, for which Indians and Chinese do not qualify. Above: File photo of Revolution LLC CEO Steve Case

Indian American Vijay Reddy, of Milan, Michigan, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler to information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud. (pixabay.com representational image) India-West Staff Reporter CAMDEN,

Indian American James Varghese has been named governor-elect of Lions Club International’s California chapter. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter James Varghese, the first vice district governor of the Lions Club International California chapter, has been named governor-elect of the chapter. With an extensive

Reps. Zoe Lofgren (above right), who represents portions of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Silicon Valley, home to a large population of Indian Americans, and John Curtis have introduced the Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act

Julie Patel, Indian American chief financial officer of the Central Florida Behavioral Health Network. (cfbhn.org photo) India-West Staff Reporter The Tampa Bay Business Journal recently recognized Julie Patel as a 2021 CFO of the Year honoree. Patel, who holds an MBA degree, is

Sunil Agrawal, Indian American CEO of Shop LC, an Austin, Texas-based home shopping network. (LinkedIn photo) India-West Staff Reporter Austin, Texas-based home shopping network Shop LC, in conjunction with parent company Vaibhav Global Limited, has in just over two weeks supplied much

New York-based designer Sheena Sood is behind ‘Abacaxi,’ the sustainable and vibrant clothing brand fast gaining recognition. (LinkedIn photo) India-West Staff Reporter If you can’t really go on a tropical holiday, try wearing one of Sheena Sood’s outfits, which will automatically transport

File photo of Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud on stage during the 2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on Dec. 10, 2019 in New York City. (Lars Niki/Getty Images for New York Women in Film & Television) By

India’s economy, pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, contracted by 7.3 percent in the 2020-21 financial year, just before the country was hit by another catastrophic surge in infections. (IANS photo) By KRUTIKA PATHI/Associated Press NEW DELHI — India’s economy, pummeled by the

File photo of Kiran and Pallavi Patel at the 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards in Tampa, Florida, on April 26, 2014. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) India-West Staff Reporter Indian American serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and cardiologist Dr. Kiran C. Patel has committed

Domino’s India was hacked in a cybersecurity breach. (dominos.in photo) NEW DELHI — After a hacker made 13TB data of nearly 180 million orders of Domino's India with key details public on the Dark Web, Jubilant Foodworks that owns the master

An Air India flight takes off. (AirIndia.in photo) Associated Press NEW DELHI — Personal data of an unspecified number of travelers has been compromised after a company that serves India’s national carrier was hacked, Air India said. The hackers were able to access

Sapan Shah is CEO of StrideBio. The Indian American executive said, “We are very excited to partner with Duke University to advance these technologies that can improve and expand on the potential benefits of gene therapies for patients who desperately

Kishan Vasani leads the AI-powered innovation research platform Spoonshot, providing users with a better way to make healthier choices. (photo provided) By GIOVANNI ALBANESE Jr./India-West Staff Reporter Entrepreneur Kishan Vasani is a lover of food and has a mind for technology. He

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the inauguration of the 255-bedded COVID hospital set up by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and tje Uttar Pradesh government after converting the Haj House, in Lucknow on May 11.

Led by Indian American Gaurav Sant, a team of UCLA researchers won the $7.5 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE. (ucla.edu photo) India-West Staff Reporter UCLA announced April 19 that a group of engineers led by Indian American Professor Gaurav Sant has become

File photo of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who is a member of the Global Task Force on Pandemic Response. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images) India-West Staff Reporter The U.S. Chamber of Commerce May 5 announced the formation of the Global Task Force

Arnav Chakravarthy (l) and Arvind Kumar, two uniquely talented 15-year-old Indian American students from Cupertino, Calif., have created the world’s first science social network called SciLynk, which aims to connect students, professors, and research professionals in the STEM industry. “We

The California Hotel & Lodging Association April 28 announced it has formed an “Issues PAC” under the leadership of Indian American Alpesh Jivan. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter The California Hotel & Lodging Association April 28 announced it has formed an “Issues

A woman uses a smartphone in front of a laptop on April 3, 2019. An Indian American couple in Georgia has been sentenced for laundering money on behalf of India-based phone scammers. (representational image/Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images) India-West Staff Reporter The

A delegation of board members from the Indian American International Chamber of Commerce met with various state officials in Mississippi, including Gov. Tate Reeves, to help with economic development in the state. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter A delegation of board members

Duke University Indian American business professor Ronnie Chatterji has been appointed as chief economist of the United States Department of Commerce, acting as the principal economic adviser to the Secretary of Commerce. (fuqua.duke.edu photo) By REENA RATHORE/India-West Staff Reporter Two Indian American

Ivan A. Fernandes. (Eyes Open International photo) India-West Staff Reporter Eyes Open International, led by Indian American Harold D’Souza, announced it has appointed Ivan A. Fernandes to the advisory board. Fernandes, promoter and managing director of Regent Technologies Limited, is a serial entrepreneur

Dozens of Indian-origin individuals across 10 categories were named as part of the sixth annual Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. Among them was 21-year-old Why Waste? founder Garvita Gulhati, who was featured in the Social Impact category. (LinkedIn photo) Forbes

File photo of Ajay S. Banga, Indian American president and chief executive officer of Mastercard USA, seen attending the India Economic Summit in New Delhi on Oct. 5, 2017. (Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) India-West Staff Reporter Led by Indian American Ajay

Indian passengers hang onto a train as it departs from a station on the outskirts of New Delhi on Feb. 28, 2017. According to a new report, India is going to double its contribution to the global GDP by 2040.

Digitate, led by Indian American CEO Akhilesh Tripathi, received Business Intelligence Group’s Excellence in AI Award for its work in automation. (digitate.com photo) India-West Staff Reporter New Jersey-based Business Intelligence Group recently announced the recipients of its Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards,

Mastercard promoted Indian American executive Richard Verma to general counsel and head of Global Public Policy. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter Mastercard April 15 announced that it has promoted Richard Verma to general counsel and head of global public policy. Verma, executive vice

Fijian Indian American businessman Vinod Bhindi (right) has officially assumed the post of Fiji Honorary Consul in Los Angeles. He is seen here with Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter Vinod Bhindi, a Fijian Indian American successful entrepreneur

The presentation on Araku Valley Arabic Coffee at the San Francisco Consulate General Office. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Consulate General of India, in association with the Girijan Cooperative Corporation of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, held a promotional

Indian American Rep. Pramila Jayapal (left) of Washington speaks during a news conference with Sen. Elizabeth Warren to announce legislation that would tax the net worth of America’s wealthiest individuals, at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2021 in Washington,

A new report issued by the newly appointed U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, has found India's trade policies discriminatory which create both tariff and non-tariff-barriers and pose a threat to U.S. trade and imports to India. (IANS photo) NEW DELHI –

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster addresses the audience during the inauguration of the South Carolina chapter of the Indian American International Chamber of Commerce March 24 in Columbia, South Carolina. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declared March

Srikumar Misra among the 2021 class of Yale’s Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program. (yale.edu photo) India-West Staff Reporter Yale recently unveiled its Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program 2021 class, which included Indian entrepreneur Srikumar Misra. The class is comprised of 16

WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani (left) seen in a file photo with Michael Gould, Bloomingdale's chairman, at Bloomingdale's Glendale opening gala with VH1 Save The Music Foundation at Bloomingdale's Glendale on Nov. 6, 2013 in Glendale, California. The Indian American head

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra attends the THR Power Business Managers Breakfast on Oct. 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, Calif. The photo on the right was among the photos that Chopra posted of her new Indian restaurant in New York City

The U.S. Labor Department has proposed a new rule that would delay a boost in minimum wages for foreign workers, such as those on H-1B visas, until Jan. 1, 2023. Indian American immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta told India-West in January

A panel discussion organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry discussed innovative and empowering solutions to the daily challenges women face in the workplace. (video screengrab) India-West Staff Reporter To commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8, the Confederation of Indian Industry

Indian American former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi speaks during the 10th Anniversary Women In The World Summit at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on April 12, 2019 in New York City. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images) Associated Press NEW YORK — Former

File photo of Indians celebrating India’s Independence Day on Aug. 15, 2020, at Times Square in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) India-West Staff Reporter Undocumented Indian immigrants to the U.S., numbering over half a million, hold a collective spending power of

John Lennon's circa early 1970s handwritten letter to Bhaskar Menon, then chairman of Capitol Records, regarding the promotion of his wife Yoko Ono's new album and The Beatles not reuniting, is displayed at the Gotta Have It! Rock & Roll

Indian American Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaks during a March 1 news conference with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (left) to announce legislation that would tax the net worth of America's wealthiest individuals. Citing growing inequalities during the coronavirus pandemic, Jayapal, Warren and

File photo of a Department of Homeland Security building and US Citizenship and Immigration Services field office in Tukwila, Washington, on March 3, 2020. SaveH4EAD last weekend organized a protest march in San Jose, California, on the occasion of International

“The Cisco caste discrimination case is a major milestone in the transnational anti-caste movement,” Ajantha Subramanian, Indian American professor of South Asian Studies at Harvard University, said. Above: a sign in front of the Cisco Systems headquarters on Aug. 17,

Former PepsiCo chief executive officer Indra Nooyi is among nine women named to the 2021 class of the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Under the Indian American executive’s leadership, seen here speaking onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit

President Joe Biden is unlikely to rescind a ban by former President Donald Trump which forbids highly-skilled temporary workers, such as H-1B workers, from entering the U.S. “The optics aren’t great. Biden hasn’t taken any actions to rescind it, possibly

Naureen Hassan, Chief Digital Officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. (Twitter photo/NewYorkFed) India-West Staff Reporter Naureen Hassan, a 25-year veteran of the financial services industry, has been named First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New