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Indian-American Ritu Kalra named Harvard’s CFO, VP finance

VeenaJune 8, 2023

by VeenaJune 8, 202302174

New York, June 8 (IANS) Ritu Kalra, an Indian-American investment banking and financial management expert, has been named Harvard University’s vice president for finance and chief

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Governor Kemp declares May 2023 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Georgia

VeenaApril 28, 2023April 28, 2023

by VeenaApril 28, 2023April 28, 202303960

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Atlanta, GA, April 28, 2023: Through efforts initiated by the Asian/Pacific American Council of Georgia (APAC), Governor Brian Kemp issued a Proclamation

Business

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury to take over as CEO of Grammarly

VeenaMarch 21, 2023March 23, 2023

by VeenaMarch 21, 2023March 23, 202302985

NRI Pulse Staff Report Indian-American Rahul Roy-Chowdhury will take over as the new CEO of Grammarly on May 1. Announcing this on his blog, current

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US says India is its number one priority in reducing visa wait times

VeenaFebruary 24, 2023February 24, 2023

by VeenaFebruary 24, 2023February 24, 202303470

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE “India is the number one priority that we are facing right now. We are absolutely committed to getting out of this situation.

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In a first, Indian-American named President of Harvard Law Review

VeenaFebruary 6, 2023February 6, 2023

by VeenaFebruary 6, 2023February 6, 202302472

New York, Feb 6 (IANS) The Harvard Law Review has elected Apsara Iyer as its 137th president, making her the first Indian-American woman to head the

Bollywood

Wah Wah Ambaniji: Reliance tycoons Mukesh-Nita shake a leg at son’s betrothal

VeenaJanuary 20, 2023January 20, 2023

by VeenaJanuary 20, 2023January 20, 202302805

Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) Billionaire tycoon Reliance Industries Ltd. Chairman Mukesh Ambani, along with his wife Nita, let their hair down briefly to shake a leg

Features

Modi flags off world’s longest river cruise that covers 27 rivers across five states

VeenaJanuary 17, 2023January 17, 2023

by VeenaJanuary 17, 2023January 17, 202303927

BY MAHADEV DESAICover photo credit: Antara Cruises India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off MV Ganga Vilas and also inaugurated the Tent City in Varanasi,

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Former Theranos president Ramesh Balwani sentenced to almost 13 years

VeenaDecember 8, 2022December 8, 2022

by VeenaDecember 8, 2022December 8, 202202328

New York, Dec 8 (IANS) Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, former president of the US-based blood-testing company Theranos, has been sentenced to almost 13 years in prison after

Perspective

Will there be 2 Indian-American women running for US President?

VeenaNovember 25, 2022November 25, 2022

by VeenaNovember 25, 2022November 25, 202203317

BY ARUL LOUIS Will there be two women of Indian origin vying for the US presidential nominations from two opposing parties? That’s in the realm

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Indian biologist gets UN’s 2022 Champions of the Earth award

VeenaNovember 22, 2022November 22, 2022

by VeenaNovember 22, 2022November 22, 202201899

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Purnima Devi Barman, a conservation biologist known for initiating an all-female grassroots conservation movement from Assam for saving the greater adjutant,