by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 20, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
Asif Mahmood has been unanimously elected chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom for the 2026-27 term, placing the physician and human rights advocate at the head of the bipartisan federal commission. USCIRF announced the election on...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 19, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
OpenAI has promoted Uday Ruddaraju to Chief Technology Officer of Compute, placing the Indian-origin technology executive in charge of the infrastructure that supports the company’s artificial intelligence models and products. Ruddaraju announced the new role in...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 16, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
Manoj Mishra, professor of biology and founding director of the Cancer Research Center at Alabama State University, has joined the Career Development Core Committee of the American Association of Immunologists. Mishra began a two-year term on July 1, 2026. The...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 14, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
PJ Randhawa, an investigative reporter with NBC Chicago, has received Northeastern Illinois University’s 2026 Distinguished Alumna Award, the highest honor the university presents to a graduate. The university announced the recipients on July 14, following an...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 11, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
The Khosla family, including Indian American venture capitalist and Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla, has reached an agreement to buy the Seattle Seahawks from the Estate of Paul G. Allen. The Seahawks announced the sale agreement on July 11, 2026, stating...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 9, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
Asha Sharma, executive vice president and chief executive officer of Xbox at Microsoft, has been named an external leader of a new Federal Reserve task force focused on productivity and jobs. The Federal Reserve announced the appointment on July 9, 2026, as part of a...
