The President’s Commission on White House Fellows has selected two Indian Americans, Padmini Pillai and Nalini Tata, for the 2024-2025 class. “This year’s Fellows advanced through a highly competitive selection …
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US and India Sign MoU to ‘Expand and Diversify Critical Minerals Supply Chains’
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readOn October 3, 2024, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo and India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to “expand and diversify …
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Executive Receives Healthcare Leadership Award
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 3 minutes readPublisher and CEO of South Asian Herald, and President of IQVIA Government Solutions Inc., Nandini Selvam received the “Healthcare Leadership Award,” from Montgomery County Executive, Marc Elrich, during the 3rd …
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Seattle Unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s Bust on his 155th Birth Anniversary
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readOn October 2, 2024, a bust of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled at the iconic Seattle Center to mark his 155thbirth anniversary. This is the first Gandhi bust installation in the …
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Rep. Ro Khanna Introduces Bill to Help Families and Child Care Workers
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readIndian American Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), co-Chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Affordable Child Care Caucus, introduced the Child Care for America Act, on October 1, 2024, aiming to reduce child …
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Foreign Minister Jaishankar Credits India’s “People Factor” in its Emerging Global Relations
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readIndia’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted that the “diaspora aspect of India’s foreign policy has been far more prominent than it was in the earlier era,” while crediting India’s “people …
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India’s Foreign Minister Meets with US Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce in Washington DC
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met on October 1, 2024, at the State Department in Washington DC to review the state of the …
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World leaders express support for India’s bid to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 3 minutes readAt the recently concluded 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York, world leaders expressed strong support for reforming the UN Security Council (UNSC), advocating for the …
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Indian Consulate in New York hosts a roundtable on Technology and Climate Action
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readThe Consulate General of India (CGI) in New York hosted a roundtable on “India-US Partnership on Technology and Finance for Climate Action,” on September 26, 2024, at CGI, New York. …
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GOPIO and AAUC collaborate for the 2024 Asian American Unity Summit in the Nation’s Capital
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readThe Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) International, in collaboration with eight other local and national Asian American organizations, co-hosted the 2024 National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and …