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Mamdani and Musunuru Among Five Indian Americans Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2026

TIME magazine released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2026 on…

Exceptional Four: Indian American Scholars and Writers Named to 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship Class

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has named 223 fellows across 55 disciplines in its…

American Injustice: The Legal Odyssey of Subramanyam ‘Subu’ Vedam

It was three in the morning when Saraswathi Vedam’s phone rang. She had waited more…

A Nation’s Anxieties Find a Zip Code: How a Texas Suburb Became Ground Zero for America’s Anti-Indian Backlash

On the evening of February 3, 2026, the municipal chambers of Frisco, Texas filled beyond…

‘I’m Not His Staffer’: Second Lady Usha Vance Opens Up About Marriage, Politics, and Maintaining Normalcy

Second Lady Usha Vance sat down with NBC News for a rare 30-minute interview ahead…

The Woman Who Built the Largest Voter Protection Operation in History: A Profile of Rachana Desai Martin

It was the morning after Election Day 2000, and 22-year-old Rachana Desai Martin was standing…

Was Suchir Balaji Killed? An Indian Mother Continues Her Lonely Fight Against OpenAI

Before you read on. This is an old story. Or at least, it may feel…

Kash Cowed: Iranian Hackers Breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Email, Publish Photos and Documents Online

Iran-linked hackers successfully breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal Gmail account and published photographs, documents…

India Blocks Release of Oscar-Nominated Gaza Drama ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Amid Deepening Israel Ties

India’s Central Board of Film Certification has blocked the theatrical release of “The Voice of…

How Indian American Founders of Latent Health Are Using AI to Get Life-Saving Medications to Patients Faster

Rishabh Jain and Sriram Somasundaram, co-founders of Latent Health, have built a $600 million AI…

MAGA Kiss of Death: Raja Krishnamoorthi Loses Historic Senate Bid in Upset Illinois Primary

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi’s bid to become the first Indian American senator in Illinois and…

Shantanu Narayen Steps Down as Adobe CEO After 18-Year Tenure That Transformed Software Giant

Shantanu Narayen, the Indian-American executive who transformed Adobe from a boxed-software company into a cloud…