NRI physician to be adviser to US health secy

Indian American physician Dr Sampat Shivangi has been nominated the adviser to the US Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O Levin, the Bush administration announced on Thursday.Shivangi,......

Ellis Island Medal for Bobby Jindal, two others

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, eminent Indian American community leader Sampat Shivangi and retired radiologist Dr Dhiraj H Shah have been selected for the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of......

Indian American Richard Verma sworn in as US ambassador to India

Indian-American Richard Rahul Verma has been sworn in as the United States ambassador to India by Secretary of State John Kerry. Forty-six-year-old Verma is the first ever Indian-American to be the......

Jindal, Haley not on list of speakers at GOP convention

The two leading Indian-Americans in the Republican party -- Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley -- are not on the list of speakers at the Republican National Convention which would culminate on Thursday......