Indian American New York Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar is dropping her campaign for city comptroller to challenge incumbent Jumaane Williams for the role of New York City public advocate, to “better help a city in crisis.”Read More
Kush Desai, a former Indian American journalist, who helped the Trump campaign as Deputy Battleground States & Pennsylvania Communications Director at the Republican National Committee, has been appointed as Deputy Press Secretary at the White House.Read More
The Indian short film ‘Anuja’ has made waves by securing a nomination in the Best Short Film (Live Action) category at the prestigious 97th Academy Awards, marking Indian cinema’s growing presence on the world Read More
Thirteen Indian American students are among top 40 finalists in the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), America’s longest-running science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition for high school seniors.Read More
Amish Doshi, who immigrated to Queens from India as a child, has become the first South Asian man to serve as a Civil Court judge in the New York City’s largest borough, home to Read More
Ten Indian Americans are among the 2025 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards, recognizing exceptional talent in the culinary and food media industries.Read More
Indian American executive Rajat Chabba has been named as Senior Director of Innovation and Partnerships at William Davidson Institute (WDI), an independent, non-profit research and educational organization at the University of Michigan.Read More
Sindhu Srinivas, an Indian American professor at the Perelman School of Medicine, has been appointed Executive Director of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s (HUP)-Cedar Avenue public health campus delivering healthcare in Read More
Priyamvada Natarajan, an Indian American astrophysicist at Yale has won the prestigious 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics for her path-breaking research focused on the invisible universe, including the nature of dark matter and understanding the Read More
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has declined to create a separate category prohibiting caste-based discrimination saying caste is already covered by its Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment.Read More