Indian-American elected as top US national academy

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 12:09

Indian-American Subra Suresh, currently president of Carnegie Mellon University, has been elected as a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM), becoming the only current university president to be elected to all three national academies.

Indian-American couple arrested for ex-wife`s murder

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 23:32

An Indian-American couple has been arrested for the weekend murder of the man`s former wife, also a person of Indian origin, in a Washington suburb.

Indian-American charged with murder of school friend

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 21:13

A 24-year-old Indian-American has been charged with the murder of his high school friend in the US state of Maryland after a night of drinking and birthday celebration turned into a tragic jealous rage.

Obama names Indian-American to key trade job

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 13:32

US President Barack Obama has named yet another Indian American, Kerala University physics graduate Arun M. Kumar, to lead the trade promotion arm of the US Commerce Department charged with helping US companies succeed in markets around the world.

Watched by PM`s wife, Indian-American joins top US court

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 13:00

Trailblazer Chandigarh-born legal luminary Sri Srinivasan made history as he became the first Indian American to be sworn in as a judge of what is often called the second most powerful court of the US.

Barack Obama nominates Indian-American as US district court judge

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 07:34

US President Barack Obama has nominated an Indian-American attorney from Chicago to a key judiciary post in Illinois.

Indian American creates quilt depicting US flag

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 14:19

An Indian American physician has created a unique quilt depicting the US national flag which has the signatures of governors of all 50 American states.

New Miss America puts Indian-American community into spotlight

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 21:38

As hateful racial tweets greeting newly crowned Miss America Nina Davuluri, put the Indian-American community into the spotlight, the first woman of Indian descent to win the title herself was unfazed.

Indian-American pleads guilty of tax fraud in US

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 09:11

An Indian-American has pleaded guilty of tax fraud by concealing his check-cashing activities from his tax return preparers.

US Navy Yard shooting: Vishnu Pandit lived the American Dream

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 07:59

Indian-American defence contractor Vishnu Pandit was shot dead during the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard.

Miss America Nina Davuluri`s huge accomplishment: US lawmaker

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 13:28

Davuluri yesterday became the first Indian-American to have ever won the prestigious beauty pageant.

Racist tweets dog Indian-American Miss America Nina Davuluri

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 09:29

Moments after making history as the first Indian American to be crowned Miss America, the 24-year-old Miss New York Nina Davuluri faced a barrage of racist tweets on the Internet.