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Aug 11, 2023 | 
newindiaabroad.com | Mehak Luthra |Vikal Samdariya
Ashwin Rangan, the SVP of Engineering and chief information officer (CIO) of the Los Angeles-based non-profit, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) received the Nonprofit/Public Sector ORBIE award for government, education and nonprofit organizations. During a career spanning more than two decades, Rangan has held diverse roles, within a range of organizations, both big and relatively small.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
newindiaabroad.com | Madhu Balaji |Vikal Samdariya
Dr Samit Sunny Roy, a resident at the University of Tennessee, and Dr Rajiv K Singal, a surgeon-in-chief at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto have been nominated to receive the 2023 Humanitarian Grant by the Urology Care Foundation. According to a press statement, the foundation recognizes the efforts of urologists and projects providing patient care and education in underserved areas, either within the United States or worldwide.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
newindiaabroad.com | Yasmin Tinwala |Vikal Samdariya
United States President Joe Biden, on August 9, issued an executive order that will restrict new American technology investments in China in crucial areas of computer chips and demand government authorization for investments in other such industries. The order aims to address the threat to national security by prohibiting American investments in countries of particular concern.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
newindiaabroad.com | Vikal Samdariya |Yasmin Tinwala
The Consulate General of India in Chicago organized its annual flagship event, Kala Utsav, to showcase India’s diverse and rich heritage as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at Naperville’s Yellow Box Theatre in Chicago. The event celebrated diversity and cultural pride through the performances by diverse cultural troupes from across the US Midwest region.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
newindiaabroad.com | Vikal Samdariya |Yasmin Tinwala |Mehak Luthra
Sewa International USA extended assistance to the violence-hit state of Manipur by organizing 11 relief camps in the state to provide support to those affected due to ethnic clashes. In May, ethnoreligious violence erupted in India's north-eastern state of Manipur between the tribal Meitei and Kuki communities.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
newindiaabroad.com | Vikal Samdariya |Yasmin Tinwala |Mehak Luthra
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal along with Reps. Jan Schakowsky Adriano Espaillat and Jimmy Panetta introduced the Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment (WISE) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives to protect immigrant survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and gender-based violence. The proposed bill seeks to empower immigrants to protection under different federal and state laws.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
newindiaabroad.com | Vikal Samdariya |Yasmin Tinwala
In a first, a Congressional delegation from the United States, led by Reps. Ro Khanna and Michael Waltz, the co-chairs of the Caucus on India and Indian Americans, will attend the 77th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi on August 15. The day marks India's independence from the British rule 76 years ago. Reps. Deborah Ross, Kat Cammack, Shri Thanedar and Jasmine Crockett along with Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans members Reps.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
newindiaabroad.com | Vikal Samdariya |Yasmin Tinwala
In a significant development in the bilateral US-India trade relationship, both countries mutually resolved two major trade disputes that were contested before the World Trade Organization (WTO). According to an official release by the WTO, both sides mutually agreed to withdraw the disputes after they reached a consensus. In 2018, India filed a case (DS547) before the WTO on certain measures imposed by the US to allegedly adjust imports of steel and aluminium.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
newindiaabroad.com | Vikal Samdariya |Yasmin Tinwala |Supriya Singh
New York-basedTin House publisher named Indian American writers MeghanaMysore and Nitya Guptaas the 2023 Tin House Summer Scholars along with eighteen other writers. A Portland, Oregon residentMysore is a 2022-2023 Steinbeck Fellow in creative writing. A Bread Loaf-Rona Jaffe Scholar in Fiction and a Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference Scholar, she has also received recognition from the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing and The de Groot Foundation, according to her profile.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
newindiaabroad.com | Vikal Samdariya |Yasmin Tinwala |Mehak Luthra
US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) honoured Dr T.V. Nagendra Prasad the outgoing Consul General, San Francisco for his contribution to strengthening US-India relations in a farewell ceremony at the Consulate General of India office in San Francisco. In June, Prasad was promoted as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Kazakhstan by the Government of India.
