DOJ reviews a TCS-linked Massachusetts tech job posting seeking an H-1B worker, raising questions about immigration status, discrimination
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani opposes RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s Madison Square Garden event, citing concerns over an exclusionary vision of India
California lawmakers recognize Diwali 2026 and honor the Indian American community, highlighting the cultural and spiritual significance.
India needs leaders who can answer difficult questions, and demonstrate democratic confidence beyond controlled political messaging.
Sanjay Shete and Palaniraja Thandapanin named 2026 Andrew Sabin Family Fellows for cancer research
Drs. Shikhar and Kristin Saxena gift $99.3 million to support healthcare center set to open in 2027.
New Micron Research Labs to advance the memory and compute breakthroughs that will define the AI era.
Noted Indian American educator returns to UTA to guide School of Social Work during period of growth.
Indian American researcher is bridging fundamental biochemistry and medical research with her work on protein modification systems.
Award-Winning Indian American PBS News Hour Special Correspondent will also serve as a professor of the practice.
Former IBM and AMP executive and NeST Group founder recognized as Rep. Suhas Subramanyam highlights growing Indian American political influence and the importance of U.S.-India ties
In the news
Immigration
Opinion
India needs leaders who can answer difficult questions, and demonstrate democratic confidence beyond controlled political messaging.
The Review
Philadelphia’s Bitcoin skeptics overlook financial institutions embracing crypto, shows how institution trust shape city’s view of innovation
Learning machines
AI is reshaping how society judges authenticity, effort, and belonging, revealing the psychological and social functions behind shame.
Trumpiana
Friends or foes, the Don doesn’t let old grouses go under grass
Startups
Y Combinator partner Gupta faces backlash over his H-1B hiring comments, sparking a debate over America First, DEI and immigrant workers
Reach Capital has closed $265M Fund V to invest in early-stage AI startups focused on learning, health, work with plans to back 50 companies
San Francisco-based startup Kita raised $4.5M in seed funding led by BoxGroup and Y Combinator to expand its AI-powered lending technology
Pranitha Patil builds $2.5 billion AI-powered health company Function focused on preventive healthcare and personalized insights
Politics
Immigrant merchants face rising sanitation fines after filing lawsuit against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s public grocery initiative.
Geopolitics
Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ for US agencies as tensions with Canada escalate over trade and tariffs.
Community
Three Indian students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were killed in a car crash on Interstate 95 in Florida while reportedly traveling to work.
Policy
FDA approves daraxonrasib, the first targeted pill for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering patients longer survival and fewer side effects.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Nvidia reportedly plans to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, strengthening its AI ecosystem and expanding its cloud computing ambitions
Spacetech
Cognition CEO Scott Wu has denied a report that SpaceX approached the AI coding startup about an acquisition, saying the company is not for sale.
The entrepreneur and philanthropist discusses four decades of giving, grassroots leadership and his belief that human dignity begins with self-reliance.
Environment
Stevens Indian American professor to help address soil and water degradation in Jharkhand with Birla Institute of Technology.
Health
FDA approves daraxonrasib, the first targeted pill for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering patients longer survival and fewer side effects.
Economy
The prices of toilet paper and other commodities have surged amid trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada.
Education
Three Indian students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were killed in a car crash on Interstate 95 in Florida while reportedly traveling to work.

