HI INDIA NEWS DESK JERSEY CITY, NJ- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy appointed Indian American physician Nimisha Shukla to the State Board of Medical Examiners. New Jersey's Board of Medical Examiners is responsible for protecting…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Known in the Silicon Valley as a technology wizard, Umang Gupta passed away in his San Francisco Bay Area home in San Mateo on April 19. The first Indian to take a software company to NASDAQ…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK CHICAGO, IL-As Indian Americans continue to excel in academics in the United States, here comes another affirmation. Six Indian Americans are amongst 180 Guggenheim Fellows for 2022. The fellowships awarded across…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK WASHINGTON, DC - Shanti Sethi, a woman Navy veteran has been appointed defense advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris. Sethi will also have the title of executive secretary. Sethi, retired with the rank of captain…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK NEW YORK, ,NY-Indian American Dilip Chauhan who was appointed Trade, Investment, and Innovation in the New York City Mayor’s Office for International Affairs in January said in a statement that said he will work to…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK WASHINGTON, DC- President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American diplomat Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen as his envoy to Mali. Korhonen currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary and the Executive Director of the…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Renowned Indian American surgeon Dr Anil Nanda has been removed from his post as the head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Rutgers Medical College in NJ. Nanda was removed amid allegations…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK QUEENS, NY- Two Sikh men were attacked and robbed in the Richmond Hill neighborhood in Queens, NY on Tuesday morning. The attack comes just a few days later after an elderly Sikh man Nirmal Singh was attacked in the same…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK PHILADELPHIA, PA -In an extremely racist comment, Amy Wax, law professor at the University of Pennsylvania made distasteful remarks about Indians. Speaking on national conservative talk show, Wax told political…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK QUEENS, NY- In a disturbing incident, Nirmal Singh, a Sikh elderly in his 70s was punched and assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Richmond Hills in Queens on Sunday. Disturbing images where the elderly…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK Indian American producer Joseph Patel who won an Oscar for Summer of Soul proudly announced: “This will please my mother. I'm the first Patel ever to win an Oscar. So, I am very proud of that” Patel who produced the…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK NEW YORK, NY- An Indian American ophthalmologist based in New York has been sentenced to 96 months in prison. Ameet Goyal MD was involved in a healthcare fraud scheme that involved fraudulently obtaining government…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK Shree Saini who represented the United States at the Miss World 2021 has gone on to become the first runner-up. The event was held in Puerto Rico on March 17. Shree Saini hails from Ludhiana, Punjab. She moved to…

According to the Justice Department press release, these medical professionals provided prescription drugs to those with no medical need. According to court documents and evidence presented at the trial, the scheme involved doctors refusing…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK CHICAGO, IL - Megha Bhattacharya who was most recently the communications assistant for Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has joined the White House as a Press Assistant. Bhattacharya announced her departure on Twitter…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK CHICAGO, IL - A host of Indian American have made it to the semifinals list of 2022 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony to be held on June 13 at Lyric Opera in Chicago. In the Outstanding…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK JERSEY CITY, NJ- Democrat Raj Mukherji who represents Jersey City in the New Jersey state assembly announced his run for the state Senate in the 32nd district next year. Mukherji has won endorsements from Gov.…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK NEW YORK, NY- New York Senator Kevin Thomas will be leading a delegation trip to the UAE this week. Thomas, who was born in Dubai, would be attending the global cultural exchange at Expo 2020 Dubai. The…