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  Indian-Americans to hold events in US to commemorate Kashmiri Pandit exodus

  World | January 20, 2020 6:55 IST

  Indian-Americans will hold events in over three dozen cities and towns across the US to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus to recognise the resilience of the community.

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  Autopsy of Indian-American woman, found dead in car trunk, fails to find cause her death

  World | January 19, 2020 7:34 IST

  An autopsy has failed to determine the cause of death of a missing Indian-American woman whose body was later found in the trunk of her car in Chicago, authorities said.

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  Indian-Americans hold rallies in support of CAA, NRC in US

  World | December 25, 2019 13:55 IST

  A large number of Indian-Americans have come out in support of the amended citizenship law and the proposed National Register of Citizens, holding rallies in several US cities to "dispel misinformation and myths" surrounding the contentious law, the organisers of the demonstrations have said.

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  Indian-American named 1st woman Chief Technology Officer of US' communications commission

  Business | December 22, 2019 6:44 IST

  The FCC regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and US territories.

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  Trump picks Indian-American computer scientist to lead National Science Foundation

  World | December 20, 2019 13:03 IST

  US President Donald Trump has picked Indian-American computer scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead the prestigious National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a US government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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  Indian-Americans' startup secures additional USD 10M investment for global rapid growth

  World | December 16, 2019 6:40 IST

  Houston-based startup company Riversand, owned by two Indian-Americans, has secured an additional investment of USD 10 million from Crestline Investors to continue its product innovation as a technology leader in the space and fund growth initiatives.

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  Indian-American student sexually assaulted, strangulated to death in Chicago campus parking garage

  World | November 26, 2019 18:53 IST

  Ruth George, originally hailing from Hyderabad and an honours student at the University of Illinois, was found dead in the back seat of a family-owned vehicle on Saturday.

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  Hyderabad student sexually assaulted, strangulated to death in Chicago

  World | November 26, 2019 7:56 IST

  A 19-year-old Indian-American student was sexually assaulted and then strangulated to death in Chicago, police said about a brutal murder that has shocked the community in the United States. Ruth George, originally hailing from Hyderabad and an honours student at the University of Illinois was found dead in the back seat of a family-owned vehicle in a campus garage on Saturday.

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  Indra Nooyi inducted into National Portrait Gallery

  World | November 18, 2019 9:30 IST

  Indian American and former Pepsico head Indra Nooyi was on Sunday inducted into the prestigious Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery along with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in recognition of their accomplishments, impacting America’s shared history, development and culture

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  Indian-American 1st Muslim woman in Virginia Senate

  World | November 07, 2019 13:29 IST

    Hashmi was born in India and emigrated to the US as a child with her family. She is also a former director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning at Reynolds Community College.

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  Indian-Americans support dual citizenship: survey

  India | September 19, 2019 9:25 IST

  The survey has been compiled by Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) USA and was conducted ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to a crowd of 50,000 Indian-Americans in Houston over the weekend.

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  8 Indian-Americans arrested for distributing millions of opioid pills imported from India

  India | September 13, 2019 15:05 IST

  The eight accused, who were arrested on Thursday, primarily operated out of a warehouse in Queens, a New York City borough, where they repackaged the pills and mailed them to customers throughout the US, according to the Justice Department.  

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  Indian-American adoptive father of Sherin Mathews sentenced to life

  World | June 27, 2019 6:31 IST

  Wesley Mathews, the Indian-American foster father of three-year-old Sherin Mathews, was sentenced to life in prison by a judge in Dallas on Wednesday for the death of the Indian toddler in 2017.

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  Indian-Americans welcome Jaishankar's appointment as India's External Affairs Minister

  World | June 03, 2019 10:13 IST

  "Houston was the first city he visited when he was appointed India's Ambassador to the US in 2013," Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH) Founding Secretary/Executive Director Jagdip Ahluwalia said.

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  Moment of pride: University of Houston renames building after Indian-American couple

  World | May 05, 2019 10:21 IST

  A university release stated the Durga D and Sushila Agrawal Engineering Research Building has been named to recognise a transformational gift that the Agrawals have made.

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  Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi appointed to key US House committee

  World | January 17, 2019 11:33 IST

  Krishnamoorthi was born into a Tamil-speaking family in New Delhi. His family moved to Buffalo, New York when he was three months old.

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  Indian-American arrested in Silicon Valley over H1B visa fraud

  World | November 03, 2018 8:39 IST

    Kishore Kumar Kavuru was arrested on Friday morning and produced before the US Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen. He was later released on bond.

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  Trump nominates Indian-American law professor to agency on privacy and civil liberties

  World | August 08, 2018 10:22 IST

  Aditya Bamzai has been nominated by Trump to be a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for the remainder of a six-year term expiring January 29, 2020.

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  Indian-American wins Spelling Bee contest

  World | June 01, 2018 11:26 IST

  Thursday night emerged the top speller from a record-shattering 515 contestants at 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee

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  Indian-American teen arrested a year after he strangled his mother

  World | March 21, 2017 9:51 IST

  17-year-old Indian-American boy Arnav Uppalapati was arrested by Cary police in North Carolina on Friday in connection with killing his mother in 2015.