Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington, DC yesterday on an official three-day visit to the United States
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Sirisha Bandla becomes third Indian-origin woman to fly into space
Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into space when she joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed suborbital test flight from New Mexico.
Indian-American Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest-ever chess grandmaster
US youngest Chess Grandmaster: Indian-origin Abhimanyu Mishra of New Jersey has become the youngest chess grandmaster in history. The 12-year-old player scored his third GM norm in Budapest, having already crossed the required 2500 Elo rating barrier.
ZEE5 set to launch streaming services in USA on June 22
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd announced the launch of its OTT platform ZEE5 in the United States on June 22 in a statement.
Two Indian origin journalists among Pulitzer Prize winners for 2021
Two Indian origin journalists are among the winners of the Pulitzer Prizes for the year 2021. Megha Rajagopalan, a journalist working for BuzzFeed News, and Neil Bedi from Tampa Bay Times have bagged these awards under the international reporting and local reporting categories respectively.
One in two Indian Americans faces discrimination, mostly owing to skin colour: Study
Survey is based on a poll of 1,200 Indian Americans — including citizens, Green Card holders and Non-Resident Indians — in September of 2020, in the run up to the November election during trump presidency.
PM Modi thanks US V-P Kamala Harris, Indian diaspora for their help during India’s second COVID wave
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanks Indian-origin Vice President of the United States of America Kamala Harris, Indian diaspora for making COVID vaccines available to India.
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.
Unsung heroes: NRI Sweta Rai’s documentary highlights stellar efforts of Indian-origin doctors during the pandemic
NRI filmmaker Sweta Rai’s lockdown documentary is a efforts of Indian-origin doctors during the pandemic.
Nikki Haley calls for greater Indian diaspora presence in US politics
Indian-origin Republican leader Nikki Haley said she wants the four million strong Indian diaspora to get more involved in American politics and run for government and public offices in larger numbers.
