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Indian American killed during vacation in Hawaii

April 19, 2021 indica

An Indian-American man from Pittsburg was recently murdered in Hawaii, when on vacation, and one of his college friends is the alleged suspect.

India’s former PM…

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- With the rampant rise of positive cases across India, India’s former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had written a letter of concern…

Lockdowns return, vaccines…

Lockdowns returned to several parts of India on Monday and the government announced that all above age 18 would be eligible for vaccines from May…

J&J Covid-19 vaccine…

The Covid-19 vaccine from J&J, put on hold by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 13…

Indianapolis shooting: Sikh…

The Sikh community was shaken by late Thursday night, April 16, by a mass shooting at the FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis that killed eight people…

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Adar Poonawalla urged Biden to reverse his decision on the raw material ban

April 17, 2021 indica

Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla has urged US President Joe Biden to lift the export ban on critical raw materials required for the production of COVID-19 vaccines.

Citibank plans to…

United States banking giant Citigroup has decided to step out of the consumer banking business in India and 12 other nations as part of a…

Future of jobs…

Skills are currency and you can make money if you have skill, according to Karl Mehta, founder and CEO at EdCast, who will chair a…

VC Connect and…

Harvard Medical School Professor and world-renowned surgeon, Dr. Atul Gawande has said (in a TED talk) that while it is apparent that even the best…

This is India’s…

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- The CEO of an American multinational professional services company has said that India has all the opportunities and capabilities to bounce out…

Corona in India

April 18, 2021 indica

Most of the talk nowadays in the Indian media, whether print, TV, or social media, is of the corona.

Nehru’s magnanimity

Justice Markandey Katju- A lawyer friend of mine told me this story when I was a lawyer in Allahabad High Court. This friend, who was…

Maulana Azad (1888-1958)

The great Italian poet and philosopher Dante ( 1265-1321 ) wrote " Segui Il tuo corso e lascia dir le gente " ( Follow your…

OCI rules have…

The lawsuit filed by 80 Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders in India's Supreme Court highlights the concerns of the diaspora over the restrictions…

I know why…

On April 10, 2021, more than 100 senior business leaders joined a “rapid response call” to “explore non-partisan actions business leaders could take to defend…

Indian American appointed as head of NY-based nonprofit

April 15, 2021 indica

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- An Indian American has been named as the Executive Director of a New York-based non-profit organization that supports initiatives to improve access to high-quality education for disadvantaged children in India. “The Akanksha Education Fund is thrilled to announce that Sejal Desai, of Dallas, Texas, will be the new Executive Director of the […]

Fareed Zakaria gives…

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Padma Shri honored Fatma Zakaria, the former journalist and renowned educationist, passed away in Aurangabad due to complications relating to COVID-19 on…

Indian American doctor…

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- A Chicago-based Indian American doctor and former president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), had run for the…

Indian American runs…

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- A prominent Indian American businessman is all set to run for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Puneet Ahluwalia is…

Indian American named…

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, March 30, nominated a diverse group of individuals for the country’s top judicial positions. Among this…

J&J Covid-19 vaccine could return

April 19, 2021 indica

The Covid-19 vaccine from J&J, put on hold by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 13 after reports of blood clots in six recipients, might return.

Adar Poonawalla urged…

Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla has urged US President Joe Biden to lift the export ban on critical raw materials required…

Indian-origin scientist spots…

A team of US scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, has identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes…

Coronavirus mutations ‘may…

Virologist Shahid Jameel said it was plausible that increased infectious potential of mutant viruses is a strong reason for the Covid surge in India.

California sets open…

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced at a press conference that the state is ready to fully reopen its economy by June 15 if vaccine and…

Revived by AI, Ajanta cave painting’s ‘future-leap’ on Svalbard Isle

April 18, 2021 indica

When India was grappling with the Covid-19 crest in mid-2020, an ancient treasure of Maharashtra was quietly catapulted into the ‘future world history, but the epochal event went virtually unnoticed in the country.

Begum Akhtar, Barrister…

Just as there have been many Urdu poets but Mirza Ghalib ( 1797-1869 ) is universally regarded a shade above everyone else, so also there…

Indian American Congressman,…

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- During his time, Dr. BR Ambedkar was a force to reckon with. He stood for what’s right and he stood his ground…

US President, first-lady…

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- People across India are all in high spirits with the celebration of the New Year in accordance with Hindu Calendar. In fact,…

5-year-old Indian American…

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- A 5-year-old Indian-American child has stunned the world by winning international acclaim for reading 36 books nonstop for over an hour. Kiara…