Category: National Briefs US

The 74th Republic Day of India was celebrated in the Consulate General of India, New York with a flag hoisting ceremony on Thursday, January 26th, 2023.   Consul General Randhir […]

Tanishq, an Indian jewelry brand, launched its first store in the United States on January 18, 2023. Senator Robert Menendez, Senior United States senator from New Jersey and Randhir Jaiswal, Consul General of India in New York, along […]

Hyderabad-born Aruna Miller made history by becoming the first Indian-American politician to be elected as the lieutenant governor of the US state of Maryland.  Miller was sworn in as the […]

Indian Americans who constitute about one percent of the US population pay about six percent of the taxes, Congressman Rich McCormick told his Congressional colleagues on Thursday noting that this […]

Indian-American city commissioner Usha Reddi took oath as a senator in the US state of Kansas, replacing current Manhattan Senator Tom Hawk, who announced his retirement last month. Reddi, who […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has appointed an Indian-American as top technology policy advisor.  A.C. Charania becomes NASA’s new chief technologist, serving as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson […]

An Indian-American man in Texas faces capital murder charges for allegedly stabbing his nine-year-old son to death, police said.  Subramanian Ponnazhakan, 39, of McKinney, is in police custody at a […]

Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh has been sworn in as a Harris County judge, becoming the first female Sikh judge in the US.  Singh was born and raised in Houston and […]

Microsoft CEO Satyendra Nadella met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and lauded India’s digital transformation and pledged full support to help India realize its “Digital India” vision. “Thank […]