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Indian origin, Jaidev Dasgupta, a scientist, entrepreneur and author, has joined the Massachusetts Medical Society to lead a project related to physician burnout. “Several studies have shown that physician burnout is reaching epidemic levels in the US,” Dasgupta said. “More than 50% physicians in training and practicing feel emotionally exhausted,...

Indian origin physician, Dr. Purvi Parikh, a pediatric allergist and immunologist for adults and children had recently traveled to Zambia as part of the United Nations Foundation’s vaccine initiative Shot@life. She is a passionate advocate for the public health committed to good health care policy. She is a clinical instructor...

Indian-Americans had made enormous strides in the politics as they invested and had put on their campaign shoes and vigorously promoted their political candidates and policies. Indians had a political breakthrough with the success of their efforts became apparent when on Nov. 8 general election five Indian-American candidates were...

The World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES International) and the Wider Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES India) had organised an event titled "Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge", where the importance of Vedic culture in the contemporary world was discussed. Vedic culture is still relevant and is gradually becoming more...

American President-elect Donald Trump had thanked the Hindu-Americans for their support in his election, saying he that “great with Hindus”, a community he had earlier said he loved and wooed at an election rally in New Jersey. “We have a lot of people here tonight from the (sic) India.” He...

Savita Vaidhyanathan, a Cupertino resident for more than 20 years, an Indian-American woman has been elected as the new mayor of Apple city, Californian city Cupertino, the worldwide headquarters of Apple. She was sworn in, in the last week in a ceremony attended by her mother who had been...

Hari Karne, 32 from Hyderabad, an Indian-origin immigration manager of an outsourcing company has been found guilty in an H1-B tech visa fraud case. He had admitted before Federal Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark, New Jersey, that he had conspired to obstruct the investigation into a scheme to get...

Dr. Veena N. Rao of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) was awarded $32,565 from the It’s The Journey charity, the producer of Atlanta’s 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer. This will aid her pioneering in the research on what drives the growth of aggressive triple negative breast cancer. Dr. Veena N. Rao...

The Atlanta chapter of SEWA USA has held its annual fund-raising gala banquet at Tadka Banquet hall, Alpharetta. Mr and Mrs T R Reddy, founders and owners of the Powerline Inc. Augusta, had graced the event as the chief guests. Consul D.V Singh, and many other dignitaries of Atlanta had...

Indian origin, PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi has joined American President-elect Donald Trump's Strategic and Policy Forum, that will assist the President-elect in implementing his economic agenda. Indra Nooyi, 61, is the only Indian-American executive in the 19-member President's Strategic and Policy Forum. India to become defense partner of US "America has the...