Sonali Nijhawan has been named Director of AmeriCorps State and National while Sri Preston Kulkarni has been appointed the new Chief of External Affairs at AmeriCorps.
Tag: Indian-American
Farmers protests: Tensions running high among Indian diaspora as India, US governments condemn destruction of Gandhi statue in US
The ongoing farmers’ protests in India have seen an escalation in the past few days, with international celebrities and Indian diaspora groups taking sides on the issue.
US President Biden appoints Indian-American Dr Raj Panjabi to lead malaria initiative
United States President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-origin Dr Raj Panjabi to lead his Malaria Initiative.
Indo-US think tank USIBC sends recommendations to strengthen US-India ties to Biden administration
The US-India Business Council (USIBC) gave a slew of ideas to the new Biden Administration to strengthen the India-US partnership.
Biden administration appoints two Indian-American women to key posts in UN Mission
The Biden administration has appointed two Indian-American experts — Sohini Chatterjee and Aditi Gorur — to key diplomatic positions at the US Mission to the United Nations.
Indian-American filmmaker Sweta Rai’s pandemic documentary on Oscars shortlist
Indian-American filmmaker Sweta Rai’s feature-length documentary film, ‘A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland,’ has been shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Awards race, according to media reports from Los-Angeles.
US Vice-President Kamala Harris gets second vaccine shot, urges Americans to do the same
United States Vice-President Kamala Harris received the second COVID-19 vaccine dose on camera yesterday.
Indian-American man arrested after living undetected in Chicago airport for three months
A 36-year-old Indian-origin man was arrested in the Chicago airport where he had been living undetected for the past three months reportedly because he was too scared to fly due to the coronavirus pandemic, US authorities said.
Kamala Harris to get COVID-19 vaccine shot
United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff will receive the COVID-19 vaccine today in Washington DC, the Biden transition team confirmed.
Ro Khanna is new Democrat vice-chair of US Congress’ India caucus
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, who was recently elected for a third consecutive term from the Congressional district representing Silicon Valley in California, has been named as the Democratic Vice Chair of the Congressional India Caucus.
