Despite living in the shadow of the pandemic life went on with more milestones achieved, new paths trodden for Indian Americans as a community. Here's a quick look on some significant events from the past year that'll have a lot of bearing on the future.... Growing clout of Indian Americans in Biden administration Through the year...
A total of109 youths took Diksha in the Diksha Mahotsav of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in Vadodara, Gujarat at the hands of Guru Mahant Swami Maharaj and left worldly life to become monks. All those who chose monkhood for the rest of their lives took a 3-year training at Sant Talim Kendra of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha at Sarangpur (Gujarat). Out...
New York City will ring in 2022 in Times Square as planned despite record numbers of Covid-19 infections in the city and around the nation, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. We want to show that we're moving forward, and we want to show the world that New York City is fighting our way through this, de...
Amid surging Covid-19 cases in the US, American tennis legend Jimmy Connors has asked the government to allow Covaxin vaccine shots for use in the country. The star player called on the Biden government and the country’s regulatory authority to recognize India’s indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine for its vaccination program. Connors urged the US government to allow Covaxin “get...
Indian American Shrina Kurani, an engineer and leader in the clean energy and sustainable business sectors, launched NFTs – short for non-fungible token to raise funds for her campaign. In short, a NFT is a unique, collectible digital item that is sold or exchanged over the internet. The campaign will release NFTs to provide supporters...
Many people played varying degrees of crucial roles in the signing and legislating of the landmark civil nuclear deal that changed the trajectory of the India-US relationship. US senator Harry Reid, the once powerful Democrat who passed away on Tuesday, played an incomparable part in it. “There would have been no civil nuclear deal without senator...
As New York continues to see a surge in COVID cases, over a dozen new state-run testing sites opened their doors Wednesday, half of which are located in the New York City area. The new sites were aimed at providing additional testing options to New Yorkers in areas of high need, including spots across New...
After Pramila Jayapal, the first Indian-American woman to serve in the US House of Representatives, took on Elon Musk for not paying enough taxes and bragging about it, while Republican Senator Ted Cruz has also criticized the Tesla CEO for "looting" the country. In a tweet, Jayapal said: "Elon Musk made $36 billion in one...
The American Telugu Association (ATA) has facilitated a $20 million investment in Indian startups by organizing business seminars since 2014. According to the association, which is working to promote the Telugu community in the US, they have been conducting business seminars in Hyderabad once every two years. These business seminars encouraged multiple companies to move into...
