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Interfaith America Founder, President Eboo Patel Receives Stubblefield Institute Civility Award for Community Service

Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith America, a Chicago-based international nonprofit that aims to…

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Known as Father of Economic Reforms, Dies at 92

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform…

Three Indian Americans Among 36 Marshall Scholars Heading to the U.K. For Graduate Studies

Three Indian Americans — Tej Patel, Pratyush Seshadri and Sridatta Teerdhala — are among 36…

International Students Enrolled in U.S. Universities Advised to Return Before Trump’s Inauguration

A growing number of U.S. colleges are advising foreign students to return to campus before…

Ustad of Percussion: Family Confirms the Death of Tabla Legend Zakir Hussain at San Fransisco Hospital 

Tabla maestro and five-time Grammy Award winner Zakir Hussain has died, his family confirmed. The…

Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain is Critical in San Francisco Hospital. Earlier Reports Incorrectly Declared Him Dead

There have been conflicting reports about Zakir Hussain since this morning, following the 73-year-old tabla…

Five Indian Americans Among 1,500 Individuals Pardoned by President Biden 

At least five Indian Americans are among the 1,500 individuals whose sentences were commuted by…

Bela Bajaria, Nirmala Sitharaman in Forbes’ Annual Ranking of ‘World’s Most Powerful Women’

Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria is the only Indian American in Forbes’  ‘World’s Most…

Suspended Student Prahlad Iyengar Accuses MIT of ‘Weaponizing Disciplinary System to Persecute’ Him

Prahlad Iyengar, an Indian American student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been suspended…

Former New Jersey Transportation Commissioner Kris Kolluri Named President and CEO of NJ Transit

Kris Kolluri, former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation will serve as president…

Hundreds Gather in Washington, D.C. to March Against Genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh

Hundreds of Hindus from the Bangladeshi diaspora gathered in Washington, D.C. today (Dec. 9) to…

Trailblazers: Two Indian Americans, Three From India in BBC’s 100 Inspiring and Influential Women 

Two Indian Americans — NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams and 20-year-old AI expert Sneha Revanur…