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Common Cause executive director Jonathan Mehta Stein was chosen among the Governance, Media and Civil Society commissioners. (commoncause.org photo) India-West Staff Reporter The California 100 executive team recently announced the selection of a 26-member expert and intergenerational California 100 Commission, with a

Ravi Chaudhary, an Indian American former U.S. Air Force pilot. (Twitter photo/@ravichaud) India-West Staff Reporter President Joe Biden had announced Oct. 14 his intent to nominate Indian American Ravi Chaudhary as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Energy, and the

Shah Rukh Khan arrived at Arthur Road Jail to meet his son Aryan Khan on Oct. 21. (Sanjay Tiwari/IANS photo) MUMBAI (IANS) — In a major development, teams of Narcotics Control Bureau paid a formal 'visit' to the residences of Bollywood

Indo Australian actress Geraldine Viswanathan and Indian American actor Karan Soni star in “7 Days,” a film by Roshan Sethi that will open the 19th annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond. (festival.thirdi.org photo) By REENA RATHORE/India-West

Sudha Kidao (above), managing trustee of the Foundation For Excellence India Trust, spoke Oct. 10 evening at the Foundation For Excellence “Journey of a Scholar” virtual event. Indian American entrepreneur Prabhu Goel, who founded FFE in 1994 with his wife

Adarsh Gourav, top right, joins Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, and Kit Harrington in “Extrapolations.” (Hardly Anonymous PR photo) By R.M. VIJAYAKAR/Special to India-West MUMBAI — Adarsh Gourav had a breakthrough role in “The White Tiger,” playing the role of Balram Halwai, which

Madhuram, because life is sweet. By R.M. VIJAYAKAR/Special to India-West MUMBAI — Singer-songwriter, a working professional at Disney TV, and a young and aspiring talent at 25, Sruthi Dhulipala has Carnatic music in her blood and has pruned her talent further by

Dr. Aakash Shah. (Hackensack Meridian Health photo) By GIOVANNI ALBANESE Jr./India-West Staff Reporter The President’s Commission on White House Fellows Oct. 18 unveiled its 2021-2022 class of White House Fellows, with Indian Americans Joy Basu, Sunny Patel and Aakash Shah among the

Singing sisters Sukriti Kakkar and Prakriti Kakkar. (photo via IANS) NEW YORK (IANS) — Singing sisters Sukriti Kakkar and Prakriti Kakkar have rendered absolute magic to many melodies turning them into dreamy affairs with their ethereal voices. And now, the twins

Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund, speaking with AFP outside of their headquarters in Washington, DC on Oct. 13, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynold/AFP via Getty Images) India-West Staff Reporter International Monetary Fund Chief Economist and director of the Research Department

Indian American Netflix executive Bela Bajaria speaks onstage at the March of Dimes Celebration of Babies Luncheon honoring Jessica Alba at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel Dec. 4, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for March

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem was the keynote speaker Oct. 10 evening at Apne Aap’s “The Last Girl” awards ceremony and Covid-19 relief fundraiser. She is shown here with Apne Aap’s founder Ruchira Gupta, an Indian American former journalist (right) who

Indian American Sapna Raghavan will be representing Connecticut at the 2021 Miss America competition. (Catherine Fiehn/missct.org photo) India-West Staff Reporter Sapna Raghavan, the Indian American winner of the 2021 Miss Connecticut title, is among 49 candidates competing for the Miss America 2021

British actor David Oyelowo (left) announces Takachar, from India, as the winner of the Clean Our Air award on stage during the inaugural Earthshot Prize awards ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London on Oct. 17, 2021. (Yui Mok/Pool/AFP via Getty

Pondicherry-born Indian American Oscar-nominated filmmaker Manoj Nelliyettu 'M. Night' Shyamalan. (photo via IANS) LOS ANGELES — Pondicherry-born Indian American Oscar-nominated filmmaker Manoj Nelliyettu 'M. Night' Shyamalan, who's best known for his 1999 supernatural thriller, 'The Sixth Sense,’ will serve as president

Former Indian American U.S. Ambassador to Belize Vinai Thummalapally (left) and Pedro Cuellar speak during the Department of Commerce's SelectUSA Investment Summit on March 24, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Kris Connor/Getty Images for Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company) India-West Staff

British Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed is seen in a still from his upcoming film, “Encounter.” (photo courtesy of TIFF) India-West Staff Reporter 2021 began on a great note for British Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed and will also end with a bang. While

Four Indian Americans have received the National Institute of Health Director’s New Innovator awards, a program created in 2007 to accelerate the pace of biomedical, behavioral and social science discoveries. Clockwise from top left: Swetha Murthy, of the Vollum Institute

A scene from the series “Tabbar.” (Publicity photo) By R.M. VIJAYAKAR/Special to India-West MUMBAI — This one is as dark as can get. The protagonist is ex-policeman-turned-grocer Omkar (Pavan Malhotra), who will do anything to protect his “tabbar” (Punjabi word for family).

Parag Mehta. (mastercardcenter.org photo) Indian American executive Parag Mehta has been appointed head of public policy at JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest bank in the United States and the fifth-largest bank in the world, according to a press release. Mehta

Indian American beauty pageant winner Shree Saini gets a warm welcome home. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter Indian American Shree Saini, who recently won the Miss World America 2021 pageant, returned to her home in Seattle, Washington, to a warm welcome, where

Four Indian Americans have received the National Institute of Health Director’s New Innovator awards, a program created in 2007 to accelerate the pace of biomedical, behavioral and social science discoveries. Clockwise from top left: Swetha Murthy, of the Vollum Institute

Haresh Shah, of Wilmington, Delaware, will take over as president of JAINA on Jan. 1. The Indian American leader is keenly interested in encouraging meaningful participation of the younger generation. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter As was widely expected, Haresh Shah of

Former President Bill Clinton, standing with former first lady and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, shakes hands with Indian American Dr. Alpesh N. Amin and poses for a photo with staff after being discharged from University of California-Irvine

Shivani Shyamalan, Saleka Shyamalan, M. Night Shyamalan, Bhavna Vaswani and Ishani Shyamalan attend the New York premiere of "Old" at Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 19, 2021 in New York City. (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic via Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Ace filmmaker

Bollywood star Abhay Deol, seen here attending a press conference of the McDowell Signature Club Golf Championship on Sept. 28, 2010 in Mumbai, India (Prodip Guha/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio would be teaming up with Bollywood actor-producer Abhay

Poster of “Mr. Deshee,” a film produced and directed by Indian American Neel Esh Patel. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter Indian American producer, director, writer and actor Neel Esh Patel of Patel Films in Las Vegas, Nevada, has released his first home

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Washington Oct. 14, 2021. (photo via IANS/Twitter.com/FinMinIndia) By ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK (IANS) – India and the U.S. have said they would reinvigorate action against terrorism-financing, tax evasion

"My new bipartisan legislation with [Chuck] Grassley will establish new rules of the road to prevent large companies from boxing out their smaller competitors," Sen. Amy Klobuchar said. (photo via IANS) WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI – After a report accused Amazon of secretly

The Asia group of countries unanimously endorsed India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates for the five seats for the region that were up for election this year. (photo via IANS) By ARUL LOUIS UNITED NATIONS (IANS) – India was

Dr. Udaya Shivangi, Indian American chair of AAPI’s Global Healthcare Summit USA 2021. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter The 15th annual Global Healthcare Summit 2022, organized by the Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of

Indian American cardiologist Dr. Sugata Das was piloting the plane when it crashed. (Yuma Regional Medical Center photo) By JULIE WATSON/Associated Press SANTEE, Calif. – A small plane crashed in a densely populated San Diego suburb Oct. 12, killing two people, including

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (left) meets with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann on the sideline of the IMF Annual Meetings, in Washington, DC Oct. 13. During her meetings with the top CEOs of American companies, the foreign minister also met

International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath. (photo via IANS) By ARUL LOUIS UNITED NATIONS (IANS) – India has emerged from a "very tough second wave" of Covid-19, Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund's Chief Economist, said Oct. 12 at the release

Rajaram Rajendran’s sci-fi thriller, “Rani Rani Rani,” starring Tannishtha Chatterjee (above), is among the films which will be screened at the concurrent seventh annual Dallas/Fort Worth South Asian Film Festival and the third annual New York City South Asian Film

SAADA’s Indian American executive director Samip Mallick with the new anthology, ‘Our Stories: An Introduction to South Asian America’. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter The South Asian American Digital Archive recently published its first book, an anthology titled ‘Our Stories: An Introduction

Indian American actor/comedian Hasan Minhaj attends Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show” photo call at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on Sept. 8, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) India-West Staff Reporter Four years after the global success of his

File photo of Indian American former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal (left) speaking with former U.S.Ambassador to India Richard Rahul Verma outside the Indian External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi on July

Saira Grewal. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter Landmark Musical Theatre recently announced its 2021-2022 performance schedule for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” show, a performance with a large cast including Indian American Saira Grewal. Winner of the Tony and the Drama

Ramya Jawahar Kudekallu. (photo via IANS) BENGALURU – Ramya Jawahar Kudekallu, a 32-year-old Indian American attorney originally from Bengaluru, India, who has been appointed as chairperson of New York City Bar's International Human Rights Committee, is all set to take up

Sachin Bhagchandani, an Indian American student at MIT, has been named a recipient of an NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award. (mit.edu photo) India-West Staff Reporter The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sept. 16 announced that Sachin Bhagchandani, an Indian American graduate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with President Joe Biden at the White House, in Washington, DC on Sept. 24. (ANI photo) By ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK (IANS) — High-level officials will be working to move forward the agenda for cooperation set

U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) looks on as she speaks to the press after a meeting of the Democratic progressive caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Oct. 1, 2021. In only her fifth year in Congress, the Indian

In this handout photo provided by Disneyland Resort, actor Kumail Nanjiani, who stars as Kingo in the upcoming film "Eternals," encounters Iron Man while touring the Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure Park for the first time on Aug. 30,

Sonam Vashi is co-founder and operations director for Canopy Atlanta. (jsk.stanford.edu photo) India-West Staff Reporter An Indian American journalist entrepreneur, Sonam Vashi, is among 10 Community Impact Fellows named recently by the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University for 2021-2022. The

Indian American student Omkar Tamhane has completed all the Merit Badges of Scouts of America. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter Forsyth County, Georgia, resident and Eagle Scout Omkar Tamhane has completed all the Merit Badges Scouts of America offers. The junior at Lambert

With this year’s award, Yale's Samit Shah is leading a team to demonstrate the effectiveness of validated, but not widely administered, procedures for the many women who have reduced blood flow to the heart without blocked arteries or cholesterol build-up

Indian actress Freida Pinto in a still from the new Netflix thriller, “Intrusion.” (YouTube screenshot) India-West Staff Reporter Everyone loves a good thriller. Currently, Netflix subscribers are hooked on to Indian actor Freida Pinto’s newest film, “Intrusion,” which became the No. 1

Shah Rukh Son Aryan Khan Leave From NCB Office in Mumbai on Oct. 3. (IANS photo) MUMBAI — In a major setback for megastar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, a Mumbai court Oct. 8 rejected his bail plea, and of

Aashi Chandna, a rising high school junior in New Jersey, launched Project Involve to connect passionate young students with nonprofits. (photo provided) By GIOVANNI ALBANESE Jr./India-West Staff Reporter An Indian American high school junior in the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District in New