Indian American Karthik Nemmani is the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee winner
May 31, 201811th year in a row an Indian American has emerged victorious in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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11 Indian Americans in the Spelling Bee primetime Final
May 31, 2018Sixteen spellers remain in contention.
Last time someone other than an Indian American won Spelling Bee was 4,016 days ago
May 29, 2018Since then the United States has had three presidents, the country’s national debt more than doubled.
10 Indian Americans on the Forbes billionaires list
March 6, 2018IndiGo founder Rakesh Gangwal is the wealthiest Indian American with a net worth of $3.3 billion.
Hindustan Times journalist Gulam Jeelani selected as second Islam-Driesman AFPP Fellow
February 8, 2018The fellowship was established by the Indian American philanthropist and his wife last year.
How a deadly conflict over coffee with humans in India is forcing elephants into cages
August 31, 2017Interview with Thomas Grant, producer of the new documentary Elephant in the Coffee.
CAF America launches diaspora fund to raise money for groups, causes in Bangladesh
August 27, 2017Through the online initiative, one can give as little as $25.
Indian American lawmakers slam Trump transgender ban
August 25, 2017Bera, Khanna, Krishnamoorthi and Jayapal denounce the presidential directive signed Friday.
Equality, level-playing field remain dreams for actors of color
July 9, 2017Exit of Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park from the CBS drama “Hawaii Five-O” highlight Hollywood inequalities.
Indian basketball player Satnam Singh to play in Las Vegas Summer League
July 7, 2017The 21-year-old center plays for the Texas Legends, a G-League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks.
Baywatch a box office flop, met with disappointing Memorial Day weekend returns
May 31, 2017The film managed to reel in a meager $28.5 million over the course of five days in over 3,400 theaters against a budget of $69 million.
Hasan Minhaj sets the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner ablaze
April 30, 2017The Indian American comedian Hasan Minhaj roasts Trump, who skipped the event.
Vikram Jaryal fifth Indian American, or Indian killed in US convenience store robberies in 2 years
April 8, 2017Convenience stores and gas stations are hotspots for burglars.
Spelling Bee changes rules to avoid crowning co-champions
April 4, 20172017 Scripps National Spelling Bee will be held from Mary 30 to June 1; Winners of past 9 Bees, including last three joint winners, were Indian Americans.
Superwoman Lilly Singh’s ‘How to be a Bawse’ tour to start in New York on Mar 27
March 25, 2017The YouTube sensation to tour 31 cities, including 8 in the US and 3 in India, to promote her first book.
South Asians in Sports to host panel discussion in New York on March 16
March 14, 2017Prominent South Asians in US sports industry to speak.
Harnish Patel fourth Indian American killed in South Carolina in 23 months
March 4, 2017He also becomes the fifth Indian American convenient store owner or attendant killed in the country since April 2005.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni to promote new book in India
January 9, 2017Author of Before We Visit the Goddess to Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai.
Kunal Nayyar ‘assists’ NBA champion and friend Tristan Thompson
January 7, 2017The Big Bang Theorist and comedian exhorts his million plus Twitter followers to vote for the Cavs star and help him make an NBA All-Star.
Film ‘SOLD’ comes out digitally January 10, ahead of Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 3, 2017The award-winning film, based on a novel by Patricia McCormick, will be available on In Demand, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Xbox and Vimeo.
Indian American child prodigy Tiara Abraham, 10, releases debut album
December 17, 2016The gifted youngster’s CD, Winter Nightingale, contains classic carols and rare holiday songs in six languages.
Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman Foundation to fund fellowship for Indian journalist
December 14, 2016The Fellow will spend six months in Missouri School of Journalism and a US newsroom.
Indiaspora to host gala, conference on January 3 to celebrate Indian American congressional gains
December 8, 2016The daylong event to honor five from the community elected to 115th Congress.
New Yorker Momina Mustehsan takes South Asia by storm with ‘Afreen’
September 18, 2016The 24-year-old’s song has become the highest viewed Coke Studio video.
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Kamala Harris discusses Washington and Senate affairs in ‘The Late Show’
She also added that the United States Senate has only 22 women representatives out of 100, which itself is a historic number.