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Indian American Technology Expert Venkat Kotla Appointed CTO of Cybersecurity Firm Securonix 
Indian American Motel Owner Shot Dead by Homeless Trespasser in Newport, North Carolina
Mindy Kaling and Bela Bajaria in The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘2023 Women in Entertainment Power 100’
Nida Allam Takes Over  as Chair of Durham County Board of Commissioners Becoming the Youngest Chair in North Carolina
Indian American Venture Capitalist Deven Parekh Nominated to Development Finance Corporation Board of Directors
Former Pakistani American Police Officer Sentenced to 27 Years for Kidnapping and Extortion
New Jersey Woman Sues Edison Mayor Sam Joshi  for ‘Great Pain’ and Job Loss Due to Car Accident 
California Assemblymember Ash Kalra Named Chair of Judiciary Committee
‘Ghee Happy’: Pixar’s Veteran Animator Sanjay Patel Lunches Animated Preschool Series 
President Biden Appoints Indian American Shakuntla L. Bhaya to the Council of Administrative Conference
Jagateshwar ‘Jag’ Bains Becomes First Sikh and Indian American to Win 25th Season of ‘Big Brother’
‘The Most Hated Man On the Internet’ Ajit Pai Elected to the Board of Trustees of America’s Public Television Stations