Indo American News for the South Asian Community

Musharraf remained the longest-serving president of Pakistan

February 5, 2023 indica

Former Pakistan President and military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, who had been living in Dubai since 2016, breathed his last on Sunday, local media reported.

Radar-based NASA-ISRO satellite…

That was S Somanath, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), speaking at the flagging off of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) at…

US shot down…

Fighter jets have shot down the Chinese spy balloon that had been adrift across US airspace for days now. "I ordered them to shoot it…

IIT Hyderabad sets…

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad has established a world-class Raindrop Research Facility (RRF) for simulating atmospheric conditions from the clouds to the ground in order…

Low H-1B visa…

The low annual limit for US H-1B work visa petitions is currently the main problem facing employers trying to secure foreign-born talent, according to a…

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IIT Hyderabad sets up Raindrop Research Facility for precise rainfall prediction

February 4, 2023 indica

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad has established a world-class Raindrop Research Facility (RRF) for simulating atmospheric conditions from the clouds to the ground in order to better predict rainfall. The facility will simulate atmospheric conditions from the clouds to the ground in order to better predict rainfall.

USCIS redesigns Green…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has unveiled new designs to improve the security of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) and Employment…

Shah Rukh Khan’s…

Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan' is in no mood to slow down at the box-office as the action entertainer has raked in ₹634 crore gross…

Gautam Adani after…

A day after deciding not to go-ahead with the fully subscribed Follow-on Public Offer (FPO), Adani Enterprises Ltd chairman Gautam Adani on Thursday said it…

Indian Budget: Relief…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced in the Indian budget new tax slabs for 2023-24, under which no tax would be payable for income…

ChatGPT, LaMDA-based Apprentice Bard, and other AI chatbots will rewire human engagement

February 3, 2023 indica

I see AI chatbots bringing the missing glue to make a phenomenal impact to our day-to-day lives going forward. True AI in action or AI-led automation requires cloud Infrastructure and very good and clean metadata/data and analytics to be truly useful and I think we are at the right confluence of technologies to enable a new future.

Justice Katju: The…

Justice Katju: Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, said that it is part of Pashtun culture that women should be kept at home. Assuming…

Partha Chakraborty: Let…

Partha Chakraborty opines, Since the George Floyd murder we have been in a holding pattern as far as real reform goes. Memphis points to a…

Justice Katju: A…

The bomb blast in a mosque in a high security zone in Peshawar, a city in northwestern Pakistan, on Monday evening, when many people, mainly…

Mohandas Gandhi not…

On the 75th anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi's assassination today, it is only becoming that we liberate him from the shackles of Mahatmahood and view him for…

B.V. Doshi leaves behind irreplaceable void in architecture industry

January 25, 2023 indica

Balakrishna Vithaldas Doshi, who was the first Indian to bag the Pritzker Prize, considered architecture’s highest honor, has passed away leaving behind an irreplaceable void in the architecture industry.

Rajesh Subramaniam, President…

Rajesh Subramaniam, president and CEO of FedEx, has been selected with 12 other exceptional business, civic and cultural leaders from across North America for the…

Indian-American named second-in-command…

Indian-American doctor Nirav D. Shah, who played a pivotal role during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been appointed Principal Deputy Director at the US Centers for…

Indian American PhD…

An Indian American doctoral student of the University of Michigan, Harsh Patel, has been chosen for the fellowship for Membrane Technology to investigate reducing the…

State Farm hires…

Leading auto, home and commercial insurance provider in the US, State Farm, has hired India’s HCLTech, a leading global technology company, for the modernization of…

Dr. Sampat Shivangi shows the way to upgrade India’s healthcare ecosystem

February 4, 2023 indica

India’s healthcare sector can be transformed into a world-class endeavor by the optimum utilization of information technology, medicine, finance, banking, and politics. Dr. Sampat Shivangi, a physician, an influential Indian-American community leader, and a veteran leader of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) while addressing the delegates during the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas in Indore, India on January 9, 2023, spoke on the way forward for healthcare facilities in India and the role of the diaspora in promoting the healthcare ecosystem.

Health Update: ‘Fizzy…

A new health update says higher consumption of ultra-processed foods such as fizzy drinks, mass-produced packaged bread, many ready meals and most breakfast cereals, may…

Health update: Social…

An important health update comes from Chinese researchers this week. According to a recent study published in a journal named JACC: Heart Failure, loneliness and…

AAPI’s Women’s Leadership…

Women achievers were in the spotlight at the recently-concluded Global Healthcare Summit organized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI) in Visakhapatnam,…

India to launch…

On January 26 when India celebrates its Republic Day, Bharat Biotech plans to launch its intranasal Covid-19 vaccine iNCOVACC. Executive chairman of the company, Dr.…

Punjabi American Heritage Society launches book celebrating the journey Pioneer Punjabis of CA

February 2, 2023 indica

A book recounting the trials, tribulations and success stories of the Punjabi immigrants who were the first to immigrate to California was launched recently by the Punjabi American Heritage Society in a book release reception at The California State Library and Courts building.

Shah Rukh Khan’s…

Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan' is in no mood to slow down at the box-office as the action entertainer has raked in ₹634 crore gross…

Mohandas Gandhi not…

On the 75th anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi's assassination today, it is only becoming that we liberate him from the shackles of Mahatmahood and view him for…

Anoushka Shankar to…

Kicking off the proceedings for the 65th annual Grammy Awards, the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will return to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on…

Telugu actor Sharwanand…

One of the last eligible bachelors of Tollywood (Telugu film industry), the multiple award-winning actor Sharwanand got engaged on Thursday. The actor is set to…

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora January 16, 2023

January 16, 2023

California storm devastates all those in its path Will GSP help in US-India trade? Mukesh Aghi says no; other experts differ Minister Piyush Goyal leads key trade relationship discussions with USTR Katherine Tai Indian-American reality show star gets 78 months jail for wire fraud Relief for Johnson & Johnson in India, Bombay High Court allows […]

Javed Akhtar’s Jadunama

January 14, 2023

Mayank Chhaya- As the hugely popular poet, writer and sociocultural observer Javed Akhtar turns 78 on January 17, he does so in the midst of the release of a compilation, snapshots, of his life called Jadunama. Written in Hindi by Arvind Mandloi and translated into English by Rakhshanda Jalil, ‘Jadunama’ or the chronicles of Jadu, […]

Indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora January 9, 2023

January 9, 2023

Indian American doctor in car that drove off cliff faces charges for attempted murder Indian American Murali Srinivasan takes oath as Sunnyvale City Councilmember Wells Fargo sacks Shankar Mishra, who urinated on woman in Air India New York-Delhi flight President Joe Biden renominates Eric Garcetti as ambassador to India INTERVIEW: Anita Manwani, first woman to […]