Indian-American
Indian Americans’ hegemony in Spelling Bee contests
July 22, 2021
At the recently concluded finals of the National Spelling Bee contest 2021, Zaila Avant-Grande, stunned her Indian rivals and went on to become the first African-American to win the contest in 96 years. Avant-Garde beat 10 other rivals in the finals, nine of whom were Indian-Amer...
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Swati Mohan: From Star Trek to mission Mars
February 22, 2021
As NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, after seven months in space, it was Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan who confirmed the mission’s success. “Touchdown confirmed! Perseverance is safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking the signs o...
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Indian origin Sonia Syngal named new CEO of Gap Inc
March 11, 2020
Indian-American Sonia Syngal became the new CEO for America’s largest apparel retailer Gap Inc. She is the highest ranked Indian-American female CEO of a Fortune 500 company after Indra Nooyi stepped down as PepsiCo head in 2018.
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Indian-American among NASA graduates eyeing Moon and Mars mission
January 17, 2020
An Indian-American astronaut among the eleven graduates of NASA Artemis programme who might go to the moon or explore the lands of Mars.
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India diaspora largest in the world at 17.5 million, says UN
September 28, 2019
Indian diaspora comprises 6.4 pc of the total global migrant population with United Arab Emirates (UAE) being the top destination of Indian migrants followed by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Oman.
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Indian-American Govind Nanda moving up in US tennis
July 16, 2019
The Wimbledon boy’s doubles saw Indian-American player Govind Nanda and his Canadian partner Liam Draxl playing against the top-seeded Czech pair of Jonas Forejtek and Jiri Lehecka at the finals on July 14 and were placed at second position.
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Indian-Americans in eight co-champions of National Spell Bee
June 18, 2019
Indian-Americans have been winning every Scripps National Spelling Bee since 2008.
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Indian-American researchers in Goldwater scholarship 2019
May 29, 2019
More than 40 Indian-American students have been selected as Barry Goldwater Scholars this year.
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University of Houston renames building after Indian-American couple
May 7, 2019
A building at University of Houston has been renamed after an Indian-American couple in recognition of their contribution to aid research projects, faculty and students at the university.
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Indian-Americans in the Guggenheim fellowship 2019 list
April 18, 2019
Two Indian-Americans have been named among the 168 fellows as the recipient of Guggenheim fellowship this year.
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Indian-American Sikh receives Rosa Parks Trailblazer award
January 30, 2019
Indian-American philanthropist and entrepreneur, Gurinder Singh Khalsa, has been presented with the prestigious Rosa Parks Trailblazer award for his campaign that forced US authorities to change their policy towards turban (headgear of the Sikh community).
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Indian-American appointed for a key role in the US state department
January 22, 2018
With her new role as the assistant secretary of state for economic and business affairs, Manisha Singh has become the highest-ranking Indian-American official in the US state department.
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