iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate the prominent Indian American Rohit Chopra, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member, to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), according to people familiar with the decision. Chopra, whose consumer advocacy views align with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, had been considered a top candidate […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- One more Indian American joins the long list of a diverse team that President-elect Joe Biden has been putting together for his new administration. Uzra Zeya, has been nominated to be Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, on Saturday, January 16. Zeya, formerly a part of Trump’s administration in […]
Vishnu Makhijani(IANS)- Just how did the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California become one of this country’s most effective power players? Through the human touch, by turning defeat into victory and most of all, by doing things her way, a timely biography of Kamala Harris, the US Vice President-elect says. “Harris entered the (Democratic) […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- On Friday, January 15, amidst a host of the new announcements US President-elect Joe Biden named another Kashmir-born to his team. Sameera Fazili, an Indian-American economist has been appointed as the Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House. The National Economic Council coordinates the economic policy-making process and provides economic […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Another Indian-American appointed to US President-elect Biden’s team to fight against the pandemic. On Friday, January 15, Biden named Vidur Sharma as a testing advisor in his COVID-19 Response Team, as the US President-elect laid out his ambitious goal to intensify vaccinations across the country to tackle the spread of the deadly […]
Energy and climate change expert Sonia Aggarwal was named on Thursday by President-elect Joe Biden as senior adviser for climate policy and innovation.
Arul Louis(IANS)- A media strategist, Garima Verma, has been named the digital director for Jill Biden, who will become the First Lady next week. Making the announcement about Verma and other additions to her staff, President-elect Joe Biden’ wife Jill Biden said, “Together, we will work to open the White House in new, inclusive and […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- A prominent Indian-American executive of a multinational chemical company has been appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to its Houston branch’s board of directors. Bhavesh ‘Bob’ V Patel, 53, CEO of Houston-based LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals, and refining companies, will be serving as a board of directors […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- An Indian-origin professor from Stanford University has been awarded a prestigious mathematics prize – Infosys Prize in Mathematical Sciences. Sourav Chatterjee, a world-renowned mathematician, and a professor of mathematics and statistics at Stanford University’s School of Humanities and Sciences. Now for his contribution to mathematics, the Infosys Science Foundation, awarded Chatterjee the […]
RITU JHA- In 2003 he distributed 300 boxes of Dosa batters, and today he distributes 80,000 and growing. Yes, this is a story about an Indian-American man about whom many Indian households might not be aware, but his brand has made its mark in Indian kitchens in the US. Sharing his journey, Mani Krishnan – […]
