Shruthi Kumar, an Indian American graduating student at Harvard University, went off script and chastised Harvard over the university’s treatment of students protesting against what they say is a genocide being carried out by Israel in Gaza.
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Viewing India’s Paradigm Shift Through the Right Lens
Partha Chakraborty- A red-carpet welcome extended to Prime Minister Modi by President Biden has caused angst in many a circle in the US. In Op-ed pages, academicians and activists have had a field day hauling Mr. Modi over hot coals by digging up, among others, old accusations of complicity to the communal massacre in the […]
Indian-origin researcher reveals elevated iron levels can trigger retinal degeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, and glaucoma
Ritu Jha- Indian-origin researcher working on neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, glaucoma, and also age-related macular degeneration says there are a lot of diseases nowadays that people are detecting in the eye before the disease can manifest physically, in the brain. The young researcher, Suman Chaudhary[Above photo], is taking a very close look at the human […]
AAPI’s 41st Convention in Philadelphia to feature world-renowned health leaders
The 41st Annual AAPI Convention & Scientific Assembly scheduled to be held from July 6 to 9, 2023 will feature world-renowned leaders in healthcare and academia, who are well known and are sought after around the world for their expertise and knowledge. The annual convention will be attended by 1,500 physicians of Indian origin.
Councilmember Nithya Raman opposes ban on unlawful possession of catalytic converters, blames car manufacturers
Indian American Nithya Raman, a Los Angeles councilwoman, voted against a motion banning the unlawful possession of catalytic converters — a valuable automotive part and instead blamed car manufacturers for making it too easy to steal.
Senate confirms Indian American Radha Iyengar Plumb as deputy under-secretary of defense
The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed Indian American Radha Iyengar Plumb as the deputy under-secretary of defense. The Senate today voted on the confirmation of Executive Calendar 19 Radha Iyengar Plumb, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
Here is to Salim Durrani, a cavalier batsman and lethal bowler
It was as a ten-year-old that I first saw Salim Durrani play at Jamnagar. My brother Manoj and I were taken to watch a friendly game of cricket at the Jamnagar cricket stadium by our eldest brother Trilochan’s friends, Micky Chana and Kartikeya Sarabhai sometime in late 1971 or early 1972.
Jason Ma: How to handle college admission rejections
The current college admissions season is coming to a close, and the decisions started arriving for Class of 2027 freshman applicants. Congratulations to those who have been admitted! This article provides some words of comfort or wisdom for all the applicants who experience their share of college acceptances and denials when regular decisions come out from around mid-March to early April.
Tech industry legend John Chambers to be grand keynote speaker at TiEcon 2023
Former Cisco CEO and tech industry legend John Chambers will be the grand keynote speaker at TiEcon 2023. TiE Silicon Valley, a not-for-profit dedicated to fostering global entrepreneurship, has announced their in-person TiEcon 2023, which will take place on May 3-5.
‘US focusing on Indo-Pacific partner India at the right time’
The US is rightly turning its attention towards its Indo-Pacific partner, India as it is high time the US turns its focus towards the needs of the Global South, writes Akhil Ramesh, a fellow with the Pacific Forum, for a report in US-based The Hill newspaper.
TiE Silicon Valley launches Golden Globe program for young entrepreneurs
With an eye on young entrepreneurs TiE Silicon Valley has launched TiE Golden Globe series that brings inspiring young speakers to discuss their entrepreneurial journey as well as trending and disruptive technologies.
Indian American presidential contender Nikki Haley starts campaign in two key states
Indian American Nikki Haley has kicked off her against-all-odds campaign for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination with visits to two key states portraying herself as a “badass” woman who can get things done, and with a Wall Street fundraiser scheduled for Tuesday.
Bollywood documentary series ‘The Romantics’ to be screened for Harvard students
The Bollywood documentary series ‘The Romantics’, which is a tribute to the legacy of late director-producer Yash Chopra, will be screened for the students of Harvard University.
Indian American Republican Vivek Ramaswamy “strongly considering” 2024 presidential bid
After Nikki Haley, who plans to announce her 2024 presidential bid by February 15, another Indian American Republican looks set to throw his hat in the ring. Millionaire businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, 37, who declared war on “woke” culture with his bestseller ‘Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam’, said he is “strongly considering”.
Mala Gaonkar’s SurgoCap Partners begins trading with $1.8 bn: Largest debut of woman-led hedge fund
An Indian American, Mala Gaonkar, made history by becoming the largest debut of a woman-led hedge fund in the history of the industry. Her firm, SurgoCap Partners, began trading on Tuesday, Jan. 3 with $1.8 billion under management.
President Joe Biden renominates Eric Garcetti as ambassador to India
President Joe Biden has re-nominated Eric Garcetti, the former mayor of Los Angeles, as the next ambassador to India, sending back the nomination to the US Senate whose Foreign Relations Committee, which clears all ambassadorial appointments, had sent it back to the White House a year ago.
Health update: Immune assault on olfactory nerve cells primary cause of smell loss in long Covid
A new health update comes from Duke Univeristy. According to a team of scientists led by Duke Health report, the reason some people do not recover their sense of smell after Covid-19 is due to an ongoing immune assault on olfactory nerve cells and an associated decrease in the number of those cells.
Two Indian Americans in Money magazine’s top 50 changemakers
Two Indian Americans – Rohit Chopra, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Gaurav Sharma of New York-based fintech firm Capitalize – have been recognised for offering “unique perspective on the gaps within our financial systems – and how they’re working to improve the future for everyday consumers”.
Analysis: US universities add policies banning caste discrimination
Analysis: The Ivy League Brown University has become the latest US institution of higher education to take action against caste discrimination, joining California State, Harvard and other universities that have targeted the practice.
5 Indian-Americans selected for Rhodes Scholarship 2023
Five Indian-American students have been selected from a pool of 840 applicants to join the ranks of Rhodes Scholars Class of 2023.
Indian American Assemblymember in California Ash Kalra supports UC academic workers’ strike
Indian American Assemblymember Ash Kalra, a Democrat who is also the chairperson of the State Assembly’s Labor and Employment Committee told indica that he will support University of California (UC) Academic Workers. The University of California university workers are on strike from November 14, impacting over 48,000 academic workers.
No Child Left Behind If Not For Their Skin Color
Partha Chakraborty- “Race for some highly qualified applicants can be the determinative factor,” Seth P. Waxman, lawyer for Harvard University in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc (SFFA)., v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, said in the Oral Argument on Oct 31, “just as being an oboe player in a year in which the Harvard-Radcliffe […]
International students, universities express relief over Trump administration’s reversal on visa rule
Ritu Jha- It was a huge sigh of relief for International students in the US on learning the Trump administration has agreed to take back the blunt and erratic policy announced July 6, which asked the international students to either take on-campus classes or leave the country. The policy outraged not just the students but […]
Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over student visa rules: Report
Two universities, Harvard and MIT, have filed a lawsuit Wednesday to prevent the United States government from enforcing the new student visa rules, according to a report in The Harvard Crimson.
65 US varsities contest Trump’s visa changes
indica News Bureau – Top US Universities like Harvard and MIT have contested the Trump administration’s new stringent visa policy for foreign students in a court. As many as 65 universities have warned that the Department of Homeland Security’s new ‘backdating’ rule will likely result in fewer international students, scholars, and instructors contributing to […]