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  • At IIT Bay Area Alumni annual conference, resilience and reinvention were the buzz words
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  • Intelligence on Nijjar’s killing provided by Five Eyes ally: Report
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At IIT Bay Area Alumni annual conference, resilience and reinvention were the buzz words

Is the leak to CBC News about human and signals intelligence in Nijjar killing a subtle warning to India?

India, US to participate in 19th edition of joint military exercise

Intelligence on Nijjar’s killing provided by Five Eyes ally: Report

No place for hate in Canada, says country’s Public Safety Dept on online threats to Hindus

  1. At IIT Bay Area Alumni annual conference, resilience and reinvention were the buzz words
  2. Is the leak to CBC News about human and signals intelligence in Nijjar killing a subtle warning to India?
  3. India, US to participate in 19th edition of joint military exercise
  4. Intelligence on Nijjar’s killing provided by Five Eyes ally: Report
  5. No place for hate in Canada, says country’s Public Safety Dept on online threats to Hindus

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At IIT Bay Area Alumni annual conference, resilience and reinvention were the buzz words

September 22, 2023 indica

With Resilience & Reinvention: Thriving Through Turbulent Times as the theme, the Indian Institute of Technology Bay Area Alumni (IITBAA) conference on September 16 in Santa Clara turned out to be a vibrant engagement not only for the former students, but also startups and aspiring entrepreneurs from various American states. And just as significant was artificial intelligence, and its impact on business.

    India, US to…

    The Indian Army will be participating in the 19th edition of a joint military exercise with the United States for ‘Yudh Abhyas 2023’ in Alaska.…

    Intelligence on Nijjar’s…

    Intelligence provided by an ally from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and communication intercepts between Indian officials that led Ottawa to hold New Delhi responsible…

    No place for…

    Canada on Friday said there is no place for hate in the country amid circulation of an online video in which Hindu Canadians are told…

    Families in India…

    With India warning its citizens to “exercise utmost caution” while in Canada amid escalation of the diplomatic row between the two countries, the families of…

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Indian American aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy wants to expand ties with India, to achieve “economic independence” from China

September 21, 2023 indica

Indian American entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy said on Thursday that he would be looking forward to expanding relations with countries like India, as he rolled out his trade policy aimed at achieving “economic independence” from China. Ramaswamy (38) cited India, Israel, Brazil and Chile as countries he wants to build trade relations with in order to cut financial ties with China, as per a report by New York Post.

    Nvidia CEO Jensen…

    India is on the cusp of a huge opportunity as AI pervades all sectors across the world, according to Jensen Huang, president and CEO, Nvidia,…

    Infosys, Nvidia partner…

    Indian tech major Infosys and graphics chip giant Nvidia on Wednesday announced to expand their strategic collaboration with the aim to help enterprises worldwide drive…

    Rathi Murthy, Expedia’s…

    Rathi Murthy, Chief Technology Officer and President of Expedia Product & Technology says when the pandemic hit and the company started receiving unprecedented volumes of…

    Oracle brings generative…

    Cloud major Oracle has announced new capabilities that combine the power of generative AI and voice to help providers focus more on patient engagement, building…

    FTC Chair Lina…

    Lina Khan, the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), was reportedly among thousands of guests staying at one of the MGM hotels in…

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Is the leak to CBC News about human and signals intelligence in Nijjar killing a subtle warning to India?

September 22, 2023 indica

The leak to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) News that Ottawa has human and signals intelligence implicating India in the killing of the Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar is clearly meant to be a less than subtle warning to New Delhi not to escalate bilateral tensions.

    Exciting presence of…

    Europa, one of Jupiter’s likely 95 moons often regarded as the most promising place for life apart from Earth, became even more so with the…

    Justin Trudeau goes…

    By Mayank Chhaya- In leveling the explosive charge of the Indian government’s complicity in the killing of the Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on…
    Justin Trudeau has gone for broke in alleging India’s role in a Sikh Separatist’s murder

    Justin Trudeau has…

    By Mayank Chhaya- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going for broke in making the explosive claims in his country’s parliament about India’s alleged involvement…

    Justice Markandey Katju:…

    Justice Markandey Katju writes: The Chief Justice failed in his effort to vacate the stay order, and the case has been adjourned to 3rd October.…

    Vivek Ramaswamy’s flagrantly…

    Perhaps just about now those Indian Americans in Silicon Valley and of Republican persuasion who have exulted over Vivek Ramaswamy's techbro brio may begin to…

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Indian American appointed chairperson of federal Investment Capital Advisory Committee

September 3, 2023 indica

The federal Investment Capital Advisory Committee (ICAC) has an Indian American as its chairperson. Formed to increase the access of small businesses and startups to investment capital, the ICAC consists of members with diverse perspectives, experiences, and occupational backgrounds in and related to the U.S. private investment industry.

    A universe that…

    It is a good thing that the universe has no anthropomorphic hang-ups about its age because it is now calculated to be twice as old…

    Twice Emmy-nominated costume…

    Costume designer Sonu Mishra was nominated for two consecutive Primetime Emmys for her work in the hugely celebrated National Geographic series Genius Einstein and Genius…

    CloudDefense.AI appoints Indian…

    CloudDefense.AI, a leading Cloud Native Application Protection Platform provider in California, has appointed a cybersecurity expert from Gujarat, India, as the new Chief Information Security…

    TuneCore hires Indian-origin…

    TuneCore, a global platform for independent musicians – owned by Paris-based Believe, has hired a former Spotify executive as the Vice President, International, to drive…

Health & Wellness

US govt announces $600 mn in Covid tests manufacture

September 20, 2023 indica

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced an investment of $600 million in the manufacture of new at-home Covid-19 tests and will deliver the tests for free to households across the country. The critical investments in 12 US manufacturers in seven states “will strengthen our nation’s production levels of domestic at-home Covid-19 rapid tests and help mitigate the spread of the virus”, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement.

    Indians embrace body…

    Indians are less likely to embrace their body image, the key to boosting life satisfaction, finds a large international study, involving participants from 65 countries.

    Indian-origin scientist develops…

    Researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist in the US have harnessed the biological concept for application in artificial intelligence (AI) to develop the first artificial,…

    US starts clinical…

    The US has started the phase 1 clinical trial of a new investigational universal flu vaccine candidate, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced.

    We have an…

    Dr Lloyd B. Minor, Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine, believes that we have an extraordinary decade of AI ahead of us. He…

State of the Art

How a California-based non-profit is helping survivors of domestic violence

September 20, 2023 indica

The 31st annual gala of Narika, a non-profit organization that focuses on rescuing survivors of domestic violence and helping them achieve a life of dignity with economic and financial independence, was recently held in San Jose, California. At the gala, Narika expressed appreciation to its supporters and benefactors and also launched a fundraiser on September 10. The non-profit was founded in 1992 by a group of immigrant women to help survivors of domestic violence in the local communities of the Bay Area.

    South Asian Literature…

    Featuring over 60 artists and authors from across the globe the South Asian Literature and Art (SALA) festival will be held in Menlo College, Atherton.…

    GOPIO-Metro Washington hosts…

    The Metro Washington, DC, chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin hosted the Fifteenth Annual Mushaira-Kavi Sammelan 2023 at the Central Library…

    Indian American physician…

    A book by Indian American cancer physician and researcher Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee has been longlisted for the prestigious £50,000 pound Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction…

    Louisville Mayor proclaims…

    While a political slugfest has erupted in India over comments made on Sanatan Dharma by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, the mayor of…

Videos

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora September 18, 2023

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora September 18, 2023

September 18, 2023

Kshama Sawant, other Seattle leaders call for action after cop mocks Indian student Jaanhavi Kandula’s death We have an extraordinary decade of AI ahead in healthcare: Stanford Dean Lloyd Minor at EPPICON 23 ‘AI will revolutionize diagnostics’: Medtech expert Mir Imran at EPPICON 23 This is how AI will revolutionize healthcare around the world: Dr […]

Canada and Justin Trudeau’s Khalistan Problem

September 12, 2023

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared to have a less than edifying visit to New Delhi to attend the high-profile G20 summit with his government’s indulgent handling of the often unvarnished and aggressive pro-Khalistan groups.

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora September 11 2023

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora September 11, 2023

September 11, 2023

California’s landmark bill SB 403 heads to Gov Newsom’s desk to be enacted into law A fascinating insight into “India, that is Bharat” from the 1940s Constitution debates India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor a potential counter to China’s Belt and Road Initiative Groundwater depletion rates in India could triple by 2080 as climate warms: Study President […]

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora September 4, 2023

September 4, 2023

California Assembly passes landmark Caste Discrimination Bill SB 403 Thenmozhi Soundarrajan on SB 403: Caste is present in the US, and we very much need an anti-discrimination law Nikki Haley and the politics of age Partha Chakraborty Op-Ed: Vivek Ramaswamy missed a messianic moment Employment-based green card backlog in US reaches new high – 1.8 […]

Doubling the age of the universe

August 29, 2023

The universe could well be nearly twice as old as the widely accepted 13.797 billion years. That extraordinary contention in a recent paper by University of Ottawa Professor Rajendra Gupta has the potential to upend much of what we have come to accept about the age of the universe.

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora August 28, 2023

August 28, 2023

India’s lunar lander Vikram now sits near the Moon’s beguiling and splendorous South Pole Elon Musk roots for Indian American candidate Vivek Ramaswamy again, calls him “increasingly compelling” Republican debate: Indian American Nikki Haley calls for respectful approach to abortion A standoff between a brash Vivek Ramaswamy and a circumspect Nikki Haley in first Republican […]

Twice Emmy-nominated costume designer Sonu Mishra on fabrics and fashion

August 28, 2023

Costume designer Sonu Mishra was nominated for two consecutive Primetime Emmys for her work in the hugely celebrated National Geographic series Genius Einstein and Genius Picasso respectively in 2017 and 2018.

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora August 21, 2023

August 21, 2023

Harry Sidhu admits to obstructing FBI probe into failed stadium sale, leaking confidential information California’s anti-caste discrimination bill SB403 passes Appropriations Committee ICAI and Indian mission in San Francisco host India’s DGFT delegation in Vegas Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna awarded for best workplace environment Indian American lawyer Varoon Modak named ballot access counsel in […]

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora August 14, 2023

August 14, 2023

Sikh Coalition files suit against Global Medical Response for wrongful termination of paramedic Tech entrepreneur Nitin Seth: Prime Minister Modi understands tech really well India-born college student first Republican to enter US Senate race in Wisconsin No charges against Sikh store employee who thrashed shoplifter in US Imran Khan’s political future in jeopardy after conviction […]

Imran Khan’s political future in jeopardy after conviction

August 8, 2023

By Mayank Chhaya- Political fortunes of both former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf party or PTI hang in the balance following his conviction on graft charges and subsequent incarceration. However, his party leaders and lawyers are hopeful of vacating his conviction and releasing him after they filed a petition challenging the verdict […]

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora August 7, 2023

August 8, 2023

Indian American doctor Dharmesh Patel may walk free in 2 years if treated for mental health diversion Mughal-e-Azam set to enthral audiences in California Omens seem ominous for Trump Fourth Indian American, Shiva Ayyadurai, enters 2024 US presidential race Indian American Shohini Sinha named FBI’s Special Agent in Charge in Salt Lake City Are we […]

Are we alone in the universe? Potentially not.

August 5, 2023

By Mayank Chhaya- Are we alone in the universe? That ultimate profound question may have an answer closer at hand than ever before and likely to be no, we are not alone. Professor Avi Loeb, a prominent Harvard astrophysicist, says humanity has never been so close to scientifically valid proof that life on Earth and […]

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