TDF DC Chapter - Bathukamma Sambaralu 2024

TDF DC Chapter – Bathukamma Sambaralu 2024

Women attend the Bathukamma festival organised by the Telangana Development Forum in Toronto. Telugus in Canada mark BathukammaDC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, OCT. 9Telangana’s Bathukam- ma festival was celebrat- ed in Toronto in a grand affair as hundreds of Tel- ugu families came togeth- er. Organised by the Telangana Development Forum (TDF) and the cul- tural group […]

PM Starts Auction Of More Than 600 Mementos

PM Starts Auction Of More Than 600 Mementos

The start of an online auction showcasing more than 600 keepsakes and gifts that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been given was announced on Thursday. The auction will include an amazing collection that was given to Prime Minister Modi and includes exquisite sculptures, traditional art, local artifacts, indigenous crafts, and sports memorabilia from the 2024 […]

The Tasveer Film Festival seeks to promote social change via the potency of storytelling from South Asia

The Tasveer Film Festival seeks to promote social change via the potency of storytelling from South Asia

Next month, the much awaited 19th edition of the festival will open North America’s first-ever global film market for Indian filmmakers. The much awaited Tasveer Film Festival & Market (TFFM) is set to take place next month. The film “Wakhri,” directed by Iram Parveen Bilal and centered around a Pakistani widow who becomes an overnight […]

Pragya Misra is the first employee hired by OpenAI in India.

Pragya Misra is the first employee hired by OpenAI in India.

As the nation’s elections take place that will determine AI regulations, OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, has appointed Pragya Misra as the head of government relations, marking the hiring of its first employee in India, according to Bloomberg.  According to a Bloomberg report, a company backed by Microsoft Corporation has appointed Pragya Misra to […]

Indian American Uma Amuluru Named Boeing’s Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President

Indian American Uma Amuluru Named Boeing’s Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President

She was an associate counsel in the Obama White House before becoming vice president and general counsel for the company’s Defence, Space, and Security division. As of April 1, Uma Amuluru, a former Obama White House Counsel, will serve as both the Chief Human Resources Officer and executive vice president of Boeing, the company announced […]

Ten Indian American Early-Career Scholars Among 126 Annual Sloan Research Fellows

Ten Indian American Early-Career Scholars Among 126 Annual Sloan Research Fellows

The winners receive $75,000, which may be spent over a two-year term on any expense supportive of their research. Ten Indian American early-career scholars are among this year’s Sloan Research Fellows. The 126 Fellows from the 2024 cohort are “drawn from a diverse range of 53 institutions across the U.S. and Canada, including large public […]

Global Resonance: Sikh Organizations Rally Behind Farmers’ Protest

The American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC) and the Sikh Coordination Committee East Coast (SCCEC) are two Sikh organisations that are actively supporting the current farmers’ protest in India. They support paying farmers a fair price, legalising the Minimum Support Price (MSP), and holding those responsible for injustices—such as the Lakhimpur Kheri incident—accountable. Their unity highlights […]

A Techie Eyes the Hill: Virginia State Senator-elect Suhas Subramanyam Announces U.S. Congress Bid

A Techie Eyes the Hill: Virginia State Senator-elect Suhas Subramanyam Announces U.S. Congress Bid

The 37-year-old Indian American who has represented eastern Loudoun in the House of Delegates for the past four years says he is eager to address political dysfunction and extremism. Suhas Subramanyam, a Virginia Delegate and state Senator-elect, is running for U.S. Congress from Virginia’s 10th Congressional District to replace Rep. Jennifer Wexton, who will retire […]