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Indian Americans, Adobe chief Shantanu Narayen and former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy were among the 38 immigrants honored with the ‘Great Immigrants’ annual award, on July 4, for their exceptional role in helping advance the country’s society, culture and economy. Murthy, 39, was born in the UK and is...

Priti Pandya-Patel an Indian American and Egyptian American Mina Kolta, will be running to represent the Republicans in the race for two, three-year terms on the Freeholder Board in Middlesex County. Pandya-Patel has been in the healthcare industry for more than 25 years, as clinician, administrator, provider and businesswoman. Jainism Solution...

The South Asian Bar Association of North America (SABA North America), will be hosting its 14th Annual Convention on July 13-15 in Washington, D.C.The program includes the first “Lobby Day” on Capitol Hill including a welcome reception to the members of Congress, as well as two days of continuing...

Indian Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das, the Consul General of India in New York, has been named as the new Director General of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).Das had assumed the office in New York just over a year ago, in March of 2016, succeeding Dnyaneshwar Mulay. Das has joined...

Two Indian origin Chicago-area businessmen have been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged accounting fraud. The charges include the information technology company Quadrant 4 System Corp (QFOR) where they served formerly as top executives. The fraud scheme had allegedly misled the investors and allowed the two...

Founder of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti, Jain Acharya Lokesh Muni has addressed the JAINA Convention 2017 in Edison, N.J., held on June 30 to July 4. The Convention was organised by the Jain federation of North America and was attended by more than 5,000 people. Acharya Lokesh Muni, in his speech...

A traditional event known as “Vanabhojanalu” was organized by the Chicago Andhra Association depicting the taste of Andhra’s heritage cuisine and culture were celebrated in an outdoor garden picnic on June 18. More than 500 people from their home-states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, attended the event. Story of Sen....

Senator Kamala Harris, who has posted several immigrant stories in previous weeks, has posted an entry on the Facebook, about her Indian-American mother. “I wanted to share one last story today for immigrant heritage month – my own. My mother, Shyamala Harris arrived at the University of California-Berkeley from India...

A Jain humanitarian organization, is implementing some unique projects, a university for women aspiring to monkhood with four years of study; a concerted effort to help Nepal, a Hindu nation on India’s northern border, to build a better life for its citizens. The organization, Veerayatan, derives its name from the...

Dilip Desai has made the state of Texas proud by winning the silver medal in the Table Tennis Men’s Doubles. He was representing Texas in the 2017 National Senior Games aka Senior Olympics, held in Birmingham, AL. Dilip, from Sugar Land and his partner Don Weems has faced a stiff...