In a significant act of giving back to his alma mater, Anant Yardi, an Indian-origin entrepreneur and graduate of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, has pledged $8 million to the institute, matching an earlier contribution and taking his total donation to approximately $16 million. The funds will support artificial intelligence research and campus infrastructure development. […]
An Indian-origin 20-year-old third-year business student, Bhuvana Chilukuri, said artificial intelligence-driven recruitment made job hunting feel impersonal and harsh as she applied for more than 100 jobs and was rejected for every one ahead of graduating from Queen Mary University in London this summer.“It’s robotic. It’s brutal,” Bhuvana Chilukuri told BBC and added, “There are […]
Indian-origin woman speaks against H-1B hatred at Frisco City Council meeting. As the Frisco council meetings have turned into a place to spout anger against H-1B and the Indian community, an Indian-origin resident who has been living in Texas since 2016 spoke against the narrative, which she said is based on misinformation. Neha Suratran, the […]
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi lost the Democratic primary for Illinois Senate to Lt Gov Juliana Stratton but conceded gracefully as he joked that, unlike Donald Trump, he was not going to question the outcome. In his concession speech, he said it was not the result he expected but he is an immigrant with 29 letters in […]
An Indian-origin Sikh restaurant owner in west London has alleged that the Metropolitan Police “repeatedly refused” to help his family despite serious threats, hours after he was detained and later released following a tense confrontation outside his restaurant.Harman Singh Kapoor, owner of Rangrez, claimed in a social media post that his “outburst” was driven by […]
Filmmaker Alexandre Singh won an Oscar in the category of best live action short film for the French-language drama ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva’ at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15.His film, co-directed with long-time creative partner Natalie Musteata, shared the honour in a rare tie with ‘The Singers’ by Sam A. Davis and Jack […]
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has created a new generation of founders building powerful tools with remarkably small teams. One of them is Aman Gottumukkala, an Indian-origin software engineer who recently announced that he is joining xAI to work on advanced coding AI systems. Gottumukkala gained attention after founding Firebender, an AI coding assistant […]
The British Columbia Police issued a country-wide arrest warrant against 24-year-old Amarbir Singh as he emerged as the main accused in the murder of a 28-year-old woman, Navdeep Kaur. Kaur disappeared in 2024 and her remains were found after five months. Singh and Kaur were in a relationship. Police said a timeline of events leading […]
Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani defended Donald Trump aide Laura Loomer’s take on ‘Islamophobia’ and said “feraing any ideology that calls for your murder” is normal and not phobia. Motwani said she had a face-to-face encounter with a young man distributing Qurans who told her on her face that he would have to kill […]
Indian-origin restaurateur Harman Singh Kapoor has been arrested days after he announced that he is shutting down his 16-year-old restaurant Rangrez in the UK because of threats by Pakistanis and a lack of support from the police.Replying to one of the tweets, Kapoor confirmed his arrest. Without telling the exact reason behind his arrest, Kapoor […]
