US Surgeon General Vivek H Murthy, India Abroad Person of the Year 2014

The India Abroad Person of the Year Awards, held at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City on Friday June 12, honoured 14 achievers in seven categories. Image: US Surgeon......

Why this leader deserves her success

Indra Nooyi's selection to lead PepsiCo is a cause for celebration not only for Indian Americans, but for all communities. There are many reasons for this. She is an Indian woman who immigrated to......

Indra Nooyi is India Abroad Person of the Year

Indra Nooyi, CEO and chairperson-designate of PepsiCo, the world's second largest beverages company, was chosen as the India Abroad Person of the Year 2006, on March 23 at a gala event held at the......

Vanita: Sworn to justice

In the late 1970s, a child aged five was with her family in a restaurant Britain when some skinheads walked in.The taunts began -- 'Go home Pakis!' the group yelled at the peacefully dining family.......

'We wish Rajat well in these trying times'

Leading IIT alumni in the United States, including former chairmen and CEOs of Fortune 500 multinational conglomerates like Raj L Gupta, expressed sadness over the Greek-like tragic fall of Rajat......

IIT Mumbai alum gifts $1 million to Cornell

Rajiv L 'Raj' Gupta, erstwhile chairman and CEO of the global specialty materials giant Rohm & Haas – where he worked for 38 years in three continents -- has endowed a gift of $1 million to......

Financial crisis: How to stop the panic

The world's governments are shocked and dismayed by their inability to stop the increasingly grave financial crisis. Nothing they have attempted has gotten lending flowing normally. Profitable......

Rohm & Hass CEO Raj Gupta on deal with Dow

Raj Gupta, chairman and CEO of the US-based chemical giant Rohm & Haas, says he will not be part of Dow Chemical once Dow acquires Rohm & Hass for $18.8 billion. Rohm & Hass is a Philadelphia-based......