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Picture Credit - X India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. - Journalist, author, and policy analyst Sadanand Dhume has been appointed senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a U.S.-based foreign policy organization. In his new

Picture Credit - Army.mil India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has appointed Lt. Col. Simratpal Singh to lead its Sinlaku Recovery Field Office. The transition, effective May 26, shifts the focus of the federal recovery mission

WASHINGTON, DC - Teenager Shrey Parikh of California won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee at DAR Constitution Hall here, correctly spelling 32 words in a spell-off to claim the championship and set a new competition record. The 14-year-old eighth grader

Photo: UCLA India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA - Anshul Kogar, an associate professor of physics at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been named one of eight recipients of the 2026 Brown Investigator awards, a prestigious research honor established by

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The global technology community is mourning the death of former Microsoft executive and Madrona Venture Group managing director S. “Soma” Somasegar, who was widely credited with shaping Microsoft’s developer ecosystem and mentoring generations of engineers, founders and

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DALLAS, TX- Manav Shah has become the first player from the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) to qualify for a Major championship since the league was launched last year. The 33-year-old will make his Major debut at the 2026 US Open after

Photo: NC State Giving News/Chris Formont India-West News Desk RALEIGH, NC -The hall erupted in cheers at North Carolina State University Wilson College of Textiles as philanthropist Anil Kochhar paused mid-address to make an announcement that instantly changed the mood of the graduation

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India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY — Indian illustrator Anand RK and investigative journalist Suparna Sharma were among the winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, with Sharma serving as the lead investigator on a major probe into cyber fraud networks and

India-West News Desk DOVER, DE - The Governor of Delaware has issued an official proclamation honoring Sadhguru for his global contributions as a spiritual leader, humanitarian, author, and environmental advocate. The proclamation, signed by Governor Matthew Meyer and dated April 15, credits

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Photo: Instagram India-West News Desk DURHAM, NC -Vijay Ramakrishnan, radiologist and alumnus of Duke University, and his wife, Praveena Ramakrishnan have committed $3 million to support patient care and physician training through Duke’s radiology programs. The gift includes a $2 million innovation fund for advanced imaging

Photo: Oklahoma Baptist University India-West News Desk EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -Aditya Singh, a graduating senior defensive lineman from Oklahoma Baptist University, has signed with High Integrity Management as he pursues selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, where he could become one of

NAPLES, FL-Arjun Singh and Aditya Singh secured India’s first gold medal at the US Open Pickleball Championship 2026 by defeating top seeds Ryder Brown and Soli Messiri in straight sets in the U-18 boys’ doubles final in Naples. The Indian pair dominated the title clash, registering an

India-West News Desk HOUSTON, TX — With the completion of Artemis II’s historic moon flyby, where no human had gone so far, the Indian American community is paying attention to Amit Kshatriya. As associate administrator, NASA’s top civil servant and chief operating

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - As the US Supreme Court hears arguments in a closely watched challenge to President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict birthright citizenship, a low profile but influential figure has emerged at the center of the legal

India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO, CA -The San Francisco Unicorns have signed veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for the 2026 Major League Cricket (MLC) season, marking the first time a capped Indian international has joined the American professional league. Ashwin, a 2011 World

Photo: Screenshot/Instagram India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Ali Velshi is set to anchor ‘The 11th Hour’ on MS NOW, taking over the network’s final live program of the day as part of a broader programming reshuffle announced this week. Velshi, a

WASHINGTON, DC -The US Senate paid tribute to Indian American businessman and philanthropist Sunil Puri, with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) recalling his journey as a young immigrant arriving from India with little money to becoming a civic leader who helped

India-West News Desk COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio State University Board of Trustees has appointed Ravi V. Bellamkonda as the 18th president in the history of the institution. Bellamkonda, an internationally renowned bioengineer and neuroscientist, has served as the university’s executive vice

ORLANDO, FL-Pushed to five shots behind the leader with nine holes to go, Indian American Akshay Bhatia staged one of the finest comebacks in recent memory to force a play-off at 15-under at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He then beat Daniel

NEW DELHI- Former Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Rashtrapati Bhavan said. Sandhu will replace Vinai Kumar Saxena, who has been serving in the post since 2022, Rashtrapati Bhavan

WASHINGTON, DC - Economist Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian has received the University of Chicago’s Alumni Award for Professional Achievement. He is the first Indian economist to receive the honor in the award’s 85-year history. Subramanian served as Chief Economic Adviser to the

Photo (Left to Right): Dr. Reshma Kewalramani. Photo: Anthem Multimedia for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reshma Saujani, Safeena Husain. Photo: Wikipedia India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Time magazine has unveiled the 2026 Women of the Year list, highlighting global leaders who

WASHINGTON, DC - The son of Indian immigrants who once served as America’s top courtroom advocate has emerged as the face of a landmark Supreme Court judgment that overturned President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Neal Katyal, a former Acting Solicitor General of

HOUSTON, TX -A seven-year-old girl in Lucknow stood in her backyard at dawn in October 1957, watching Sputnik streak across the sky. Nearly seven decades later, that child would help steer some of NASA’s most complex space telescopes, from Hubble

India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA - Julie Patel Liss, associate professor at California State University, Los Angeles, has been appointed to a statewide advisory board overseeing a new $20 million initiative to support local journalism and civic engagement across California. Patel Liss will

By REENA RATHORE SAN RAMON, CA - California High School quarterback Arjun Banerjee is closing in on a milestone rarely seen in American football: becoming the first Indian American to be recruited to play college football after a record-setting high school

India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO, CA - When Zaileen “Z” Janmohamed walked into the room to pitch the Bay Area to NFL owners, she knew she had five minutes and a choice. She could deliver the standard presentation about stadium readiness,

Photos: Screengrab FacebookIndia-West News Desk CHICAGO, IL - Justice Sanjay T. Tailor, a veteran jurist with more than two decades of service on trial and appellate courts, was sworn in to the Illinois Supreme Court on January 30, becoming the first

Photo:NYU India-West News Desk NEW DELHI- The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with philanthropist and alumna Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon and her husband Ranjan Tandon to establish the Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence, backed by a ₹100 crore endowment. The

Photo: Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences India-West News Desk NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Biotech executive Dinesh Patel is supporting a new graduate fellowship at Rutgers University, marking a full circle moment for the scientist turned industry leader who began his

Photo (Left to RIght): Vijay Amritraj, Dr Prateek Sharma, Dr Nori India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Three Indian Americans are among the 131 recipients named in the Government of India’s Padma Awards list for 2026, announced by the Ministry of Home

Photo: CalTech India-West News Desk PASADENA, CA – Long before he became one of the world’s most influential astronomers, Shrinivas Kulkarni grew up in a tightly knit, unusually accomplished Indian family, moving from town to town across Karnataka as the son of

HOUSTON, TX- Sunita Williams, one of the most accomplished astronauts in the history of human spaceflight, has retired from the American space agency NASA after an extraordinary 27-year career. Her retirement follows a historic and unexpected nine-month mission aboard the

Credit - Rutgers.edu India-West News Desk NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Physician and health policy expert Vin Gupta has been named the 2026 recipient of the Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Award in Public Health. The Rutgers School of Public Health announced that Gupta

India-West Staff Reporter RED BANK, NJ - Healthcare innovator Ritesh Shah features in the '50 Most Influential People in Pharmacy' list, a national ranking that recognizes leaders for their advocacy and service within the profession. Shah is the founder of the Ritesh Shah Charitable

Photo: Instagram India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA - Former Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, have purchased a new home in Malibu, adding to their growing real estate holdings, several media reports say. The couple paid $8.15 million for

Photo: Bits India-West Staff Reporter NEW YORK, NY - Mahesh Samdani has turned a deeply personal memory into a lasting academic legacy at his alma mater. The New York based JPMorgan Chase managing director has pledged a $1 million scholarship endowment to

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Philanthropists Dr. Ganesh Bhat and Srimathi Bhat have contributed $1.5 million to Xavier Foundation, toward the development of Xavier University’s new academic campus. Xavier University President Ravi Bhooplapur announced the gift, confirming that the university’s

Photo: Stanford University India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA – The University of California, Los Angeles, has received a bequest of more than $4 million that will permanently strengthen the training of future physician scientists, marking one of the most significant recent

Photo: Jessica Chou for TIME India-West News Desk SAN BRUNO, CA - Time magazine has crowned YouTube boss Neal Mohan as its ‘2025 CEO of the Year,’ calling him the ‘calm captain’ of the world’s biggest distraction engine. The profile paints a

India-West Staff Reporter SACRAMENTO, CA -Covered California, the state’s key health insurance marketplace, announced the appointment of Theivanai Palaniappan as its new Chief Data and Insights Officer. Palaniappan brings an impressive background spanning over two decades in data analytics leadership within complex industries,

India-West News Desk SACRAMENTO, CA — California’s political establishment is grappling with the fallout from an unusual and unsettling notification: official letters from the FBI confirming that recipients’ electronic communications were intercepted during a federal corruption investigation. The source of the letters

WASHINGTON, DC -From the by lanes of Patna to the corridors of global diplomacy, Dr Anjani K. Sinha has charted an inspiring journey. The Delhi University alumnus and orthopedic surgeon has officially begun his tenure as the US Ambassador to Singapore. “I am deeply honored to represent the US in Singapore, a friend

PICTURE CREDIT Sonia Raman X Account India-West News Desk SEATTLE, WA — Sonia Raman, assistant coach for the New York Liberty, has agreed to a multiyear deal to lead the Seattle Storm, ESPN reported — marking a historic moment as she becomes

PICTURE CREDIT- DALITDIVA.COM India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Tamil Nadu government announced on October 22 that the 2025 Vaikom Award will be conferred on California-based activist and author Thenmozhi Soundararajan. The award, which carries a cash prize of ₹5 lakh,

India-West News Desk NEW ORLEANS, LA — Dr. C. Bob Basu has taken office as president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the world’s largest association of board-certified plastic surgeons. His one-year term began on October 12 during the