At the age of 22, most people are still trying to complete university, secure their first stable job, or decide what they actually want to do in life. That is why the story of Surya Midha has attracted so much global attention. The Indian-origin entrepreneur reportedly became one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after […]
Inside crowded Mexican wrestling arenas filled with roaring fans, flashing masks, and flying body slams, one masked fighter carried a secret far more unusual than his opponents realised. Known in the ring as Fray Tormenta, the man behind the red-and-yellow mask was actually a Catholic priest. During the day, he preached sermons and cared for […]
Before Jessica Watson became one of the most recognised teenage sailors in the world, her dream nearly collapsed in the middle of the ocean. During the very first night of a sea trial before her historic voyage officially began, her 34-foot yacht, Ella’s Pink Lady, collided with a massive 63,000-ton bulk carrier, as reported by […]
There are movies that become such cultural icons that they reverberate through the ages. Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction is one of them, leaving a cultural imprint so big that you can just quote the movie’s lines without context. And the most popular meme from that, which any fan can quote out of memory, is Ezekiel […]
Indian-origin Randeep Dhillon wants to ‘Make Affordable California Again’. Dr Randeep S Dhillon is one of the lesser-known Republican candidates for the California Governor election primary who wants to make the state affordable. As he released his campaign videos ahead of the primary in June, he got trolled for his English and MAGA on social […]
Rini Sampath, an Indian-origin professional, has made history by becoming the first South Asian candidate to secure a place on the mayoral ballot in Washington, DC.Sampath was born in Theni in Tamil Nadu. She moved to the United States at the age of seven with her family. She has lived in Washington, DC, for over […]
Rudrojas had a rough couple of weeks as he did not know how to say ‘no’ to a $300,000 offer. “That’s a lot of money,” he said to Business Insider as he recounted how he built an AI tool to help farmers analyze crop health and why he did not want the tool to become […]
After nearly two decades in the United States, a well-settled life in California and a high-paying career in Big Tech, the decision to return to India in 2023 marked a clear shift from stability to building something from scratch.Nithin Hassan, who left his role at Meta, moved back to Bengaluru to focus on building consumer […]
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. […]
A 2021 post by Indian-origin entrepreneur Ankur Nagpal is at the center of a major controversy as an investigative report flagged his post as visa abuse. Nagpal wrote that if anyone was trying to immigrate to the US on an O-1 visa and needs some references, they can reach out to Nagpal and he would […]
