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Prosecution presents witnesses against Indian American
The prosecution in Indian American doctor Jayant Patel's trial on March 20, presented evidence to establish that the surgeon, dubbed as 'Dr Death' in Melbourne, conducted an unnecessary colon removal operation on a patient who later died.
The allegations of manslaughter are related to the botched surgeries during Patel's time as director of surgery at Brisbane's Bundaberg ...
Indian American- Islam A. Siddiqui picked up by Obama
The Obama Administration has appointed a graduate from the Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University in Pantnagar as the US’s key negotiator on issues relating to agriculture.
Islam A. Siddiqui has been appointed Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the US Trade Representative and is expected to play a central role in the stalled negotiations over the ...
NRI economist Raj Patel hailed as messiah
A British economist of Indian origin has been left perplexed after being hailed by a cult as its 'chosen one' who it believes was hiding in the Himalayas for 2,000 years.NRI banker Seetharaman is 'International Indian of the Year'
R Seetharaman, chief executive officer of Doha Bank Group, has been honored with the International Indian of the Year award for his Contribution and achievements in the international banking sector in Doha on Saturday.
The award also recognizes Seetharaman's contribution in the field of global economics and also supporting the cause to address global warming and ...
Lord Paul to give up "non-dom" status
Leading industrialist and Labour peer Swraj Paul on March 9, 2010 said he had decided to give up his “non-domicile” status which exempted him from paying British taxes on his overseas businesses. The decision, announced in an interview to the New Statesman, would increase pressure on the Tories, who have been embroiled in a damaging political row over the tax status of ...
Nooyi among Asia's 8 top power women
Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi figure in CNN's list of eight of Asia's top power women.Taking a "look at the key women who are shaping Asia's political and economic landscape" on the occasion of 100th International Women's Day, the CNN's list is headed by China's "Paper Queen" Zhang Yin.
Indra Nooyi, in the second place, "lords over ...
Indian-American professor wins $500,000 US science award
Indian-American computer scientist Subhash Khot, most well known for his "Unique Games Conjecture", has received the prestigious National Science Foundation's (NSF) $500,000 Alan T. Waterman Award. The award is given annually to an outstanding young researcher in any field of science and engineering supported by the NSF. The honour includes a grant of $500,000 ...
NRI Sridhar’s Bloom Box
K R Sridhar, a former scientist at NASA is the man behind the Bloom Box, a box of fuel cells that converts hydrogen and oxygen in to electricity.
It was none other than California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who along with former Secretary of State Colin Powell attended the launch ceremony of Bloom Box at eBay’s headquarters in California.
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S.M Basheer elected as the new President of KKMA- DK Branch
Dakshina Kannada branch of Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association (KKMA), the largest charitable organization of Indians nationals in Kuwait chose S.M Basheer as new president for its DK Branch for next two-year term (2010 – 2012) in a general body meeting under the supervision of Muneer Kodi on 19th February.
General Secretary of DK Branch B.M Iqbal delivered the ...
NRI scribe in UK helped Haiti victims in a novel way
Glamorous and enterprising Indian-origin British journalist Inderdeep Bains recently offered a date with herself as a prize to help raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
A chief reporter at the Slough and Windsor Observer, Bains, 26, agreed to being the top prize for the charity drive, with the proviso that male readers donate a minimum of 20 pounds each.
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Indian-American Rashad Hussain named as Special Envoy to Islamic world
An Indian-American Muslim who is a product of the liberal, syncretic cultures of India and the United States has been appointed Washington’s special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), much to the delight of Indian-Muslims who see this as vindication of their plural and moderate ethos by the Obama administration.
The White House on Friday ...
Party boy Vikram back from rehab
Career socialite and NRI hotelier Vikram Chatwal, known for his fast ways with the rich and famous across the world, who was undergoing a rehabilitation programme at Maseena Hospital, Byculla, a few months ago, has been discharged and is off home to America. “He was being treated for alcoholism and not drug abuse as was reported in the media earlier,” said a source ...
Dr. Mahaveer Mehta, A Well Known Dermatologist from Dubai, Receives Prestigious 'Hind Rattan Award
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Dr. Mahaveer Mehta, the famous Dermatologist settled in Dubai, received the very prestigious 'HIND RATTAN AWARD' this week in New Delhi on Indian Republic Day, January 26, 2010. Hind Rattan was presented at a ceremony in connection with the yearly International Congress of Non Resident Indians by Honorable Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public ...
Indian community feels honored with the apointment of Poonam Alaigh
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New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie has named an Indian American doctor, Poonam Alaigh, as the commissioner of the state Health and Senior Services Department, a cabinet post.
Alaigh, 45, has a multifaceted background in health care administration and delivery, including clinical practice, hospital practice, hospital administration, managed care, ...
Indian American Chopra and his junior Kundra Revolutionize IT in US Government
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Two Indian Americans, brought in by US President Barack Obama to the White House, have brought a cyber revolution to US Government by breaking down barriers between the federal government and the American people. Obama’s Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra (35) and his Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra(38) have made the government accessible to US citizens ...
Gujarati woman aims for House, history in US
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She’s young, she just moved into the district and she is taking on an established and popular House Democrat in a primary bid she concedes is a huge gamble. She’s also a hedge fund lawyer, and proud of it.
All that may not exactly excite liberal primary voters. But Reshma Saujani, 34, of Gujarati origin has won the backing of some prominent ...
Indian American Publisher to Receive High Civilian Honor
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Indian American physician, philanthropist and publisher, Dr. Sudhir M. Parikh, has been named a recipient of the 2010 Padma Shri award. The New Jersey-based doctor made the President of India's honorees' list released on Jan. 25th, the eve of the country's 60th Republic Day.
The Padma Shri is given to distinguished Indians and people of Indian origin, who have ...
Prominent Indian-American Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
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Indian-American Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, known to most as 'Venki', was born in 1952 in Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu.57-year-old, Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan earned his B.Sc in Physics in 1971 from M S University in Baroda, Gujarat.He later migrated to the US to continue his studies where he later got settled and attained US citizenship. In 1976, ...
