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Indian American is Miss America - for the first time

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 11:56

24-year-old, Nina Davuluri has become the first person of Indian descent to be crowned Miss America.

Indian-American woman arrested for plotting husband`s murder

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 22:16

A 34-year-old Indian-American woman has been arrested in the US for allegedly trying to hire assailants to kill her husband.

Indian-American named judge in California

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 12:22

A leading Indian American lawyer, Sunil R Kulkarni, has become the first South Asian American state judge in Northern California with his appointment to Santa Clara County Superior Court.

Nikki Haley locks herself out in her robe

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 12:58

South Carolina`s Indian American Governor Nikki Haley created a bit of spicy news as she locked herself out of the governor`s mansion in her robe and in a display of transparency posted it on Facebook.

Indian American named for top US environmental award

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 21:50

An Indian American professor of biological and agricultural engineering has been recognised for lifetime achievement by a top US environmental and water resources institute.

Indian American announces bid to run for mayor in US city

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 19:35

Chennai-born Indian American Suja Lowenthal has announced her bid to run for Mayor of Long Beach, which is the second largest city in Los Angeles County of California in US.

Obama nominates Indian-American as point person for South Asia

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 18:35

On the eve of Vice President Joe Biden`s visit to India, President Barack Obama has nominated Nisha Desai Biswal, an accomplished Indian-American administrator, as America`s new point person for South Asia.

Diwali stamp effort gains momentum in US

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 16:05

Three US lawmakers have urged the US Postal Service to issue a postage stamp on Diwali - the Indian festival of lights.

Six Indian-American kids` culinary skills feted at White House

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 15:46

Selected from over 13,000 contestants nationwide, the six Indian Americans probably constituted the largest number of kids from any ethnic group.

Indian gets $100,000 for selling winning lottery

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 13:32

An Indian-American beer shop owner in Pennsylvania will get a whopping USD 100,000 for selling a USD 131.5 million-winning lottery ticket.

Chuck Hagel apologises to NRI professor for Taliban joke

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 20:10

The US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has apologised to an Indian American professor for jokingly asking him if he was a member of the Taliban during a university event in Nebraska early this week.

Indian-origin Srinivasan sworn-in as top US court judge

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 11:53

Indian-American legal luminary Sri Srinivasan on Monday was sworn in as a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the second most powerful court in the United States after the Supreme Court.