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Topic: Indian American

Indian-origin high school student from US becomes first person to sequence angelfish DNA

Indeever Madireddy, a senior student from a leading private school in Silicon Valley, successfully sequenced the genome of freshwater angelfish after his pet fish died.

4 anti-India, anti-Hindu incidents in US in a month, Indian Americans say Hinduphobia on rise

Data on crimes against Hindus still in nascent stage, says community leader, though Hindu-phobic rhetoric in traditional and social media have seen exponential spike.

‘Documented’ Indian-American woman says she will be forced to leave US in eight months

Athulya Rajakumar from Washington State told Senators that over 5,000 documented dreamers face deportation every year in the absence of reforms in US immigration system.

‘Misguided’: Professors at US university want ‘caste’ removed from anti-discrimination policy

In an open letter, more than 80 professors at California State University demanded that the addition of caste as a protected category in university policy be removed .

Biden looks to appoint 4 Indian-Americans as advisory members to AANHPI community panel

The Commission will advise the US President on ways to advance opportunity among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community and address anti-Asian xenophobia.

Biden nominates Indian American Ravi Chaudhary to key post in Pentagon

A former Air Force officer, Chaudhary has been nominated for the position of the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Energy and the Environment.

Rashad Hussain — Indian-American & first Muslim nominated as US’ religious rights ambassador

US President Joe Biden has nominated Hussain, the son of Indian immigrants from Bihar, as the US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom but it still needs approval from the Senate. 

US Senate confirms Indian-American Seema Nanda as solicitor for labour department

Nanda also served in the Labour department under the Obama Administration and her office now will play a central role in fighting Covid, climate change and other legal challenges.

Indian-American health policy expert Meena Seshamani appointed US Center for Medicare director

Sheshamani, 43, will lead the Centre's efforts in serving the people 65 or older, people with disabilities and people with End-Stage Renal Disease that rely on Medicare coverage.

1 out of 2 Indian Americans faces discrimination, most due to skin colour, US survey finds

The survey was conducted from 1-20 Sept 2020 — in the final year of former US President Donald Trump's term and right in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.

On Camera

‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.