Rama Raju Mantena, Indian American pharma tycoon, gains spotlight as his daughter’s star-studded Udaipur wedding captivates global media.
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Andrea Drepaul, Kavita Parekh, Priyanka Shailendra and Gayatri Everitt Bajpai win grants for projects narrating untold South Asian stories
Indian American professor to hold chair honoring late biotech leader John C. Martin to further liver disease research
Aruna B. Balasubramanian, Shubham Bansal, Anil A. S. Cacodcar, and Anirvin Puttur to study at Oxford University
BBC Director General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness resign amid backlash over Panorama’s misleading edit of Trump’s 2021 speech.
Winning the lieutenant governor’s race, Indian American state senator becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the US
Senator Ghazala Hashmi makes history as the first Muslim American woman elected to statewide office in the U.S. with her Virginia win.
Raj is known for her studies of dietary acculturation patterns of Asian Indian immigrants in the United States
Agra-born development strategist to lead policy forum’s collaborations in India and related global initiatives
Attariwala leads Advancing Justice’s national advocacy efforts to address and prevent hate-based violence and discrimination
Indian American Mercer sophomores selected for program aiming to cultivate leaders committed to positive social change
Indian American researcher also gets postdoctoral fellowship for her research on pancreatic cancer
“I focus on startups solving real, everyday problems with simple, practical solutions,” says Indian American entrepreneur and philanthropist Sandesh Sharda, who joins the startup reality show Ideabaaz as a judge.
Furhan Ahmad opens up on his life as an NYC firefighter and what fuels his courage to serve every day.
Ritesh Agarwal, Kamal Choudhary, Siddhartha Das, Karthik Duraisamy, Shambhu Ghimire, Padmini Rangamani, Aaswath P. Raman, Sumanta Tewari, Neelima Sehgal among winners
If elected, Shah would be the first member of New Jersey’s growing South Asian community to represent the state in Congress
Trump defends his role in defusing the India-Pakistan conflict through tariff threats while expressing frustration over missing the Nobel Peace Prize, highlighting his transactional approach to diplomacy.
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first soccer player to reach billionaire status with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion, driven by record earnings, endorsements, and investments.
At 15, Indian American entrepreneur started working at chain restaurant Friendly’s —22 years later, he bought the company
Elon Musk becomes the first person to surpass $500 billion net worth, driving innovation through Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and other ventures shaping technology, energy, and space exploration.
In a deeply engaging podcast conversation hosted by Sanjay Puri and John, astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan opened up about her remarkable journey
Oracle founder Larry Ellison pledges to donate 95% of his $373 billion wealth, focusing on long-term, impact-driven philanthropy through science, healthcare, climate, and AI innovation.
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani hails SEBI’s dismissal of Hindenburg allegations as a powerful validation of transparency, resilience, and India’s global-scale infrastructure ambitions.
The first Indian-born president of a university in the Association of American Universities is UB’s longest-serving president
In 2006, Goyle became the first Indian American elected to the Kansas State Legislature