Dr. Nirali Shah to Lead Pediatric Gene Therapy at University of Maryland, Bringing Two Decades of CAR T-Cell Research
publicUKTwo Sikh Women MPs, Satvir Kaur And Harpreet Uppal, Promoted To UK Government Frontbench In Burnham Reshuffle
The daughters of Punjabi immigrant families — one who ran a saree shop in Southampton, the other with roots in Huddersfield's Sikh community — now hold ministerial and whip roles as Indian-origin representation in the Labour government reaches a new high
From Marketing Zen to TIME100: How Shama Hyder Became One of the Diaspora's Most Recognised Digital Voices
The Indian-American founder of Zen Media has been named to TIME's 2026 Creators list, capping a journey that began with a marketing agency launched at 23 and a lifelong instinct for spotting where influence was headed next
Seven Names, One Trillion-Dollar Signal: Indian-American Women Now Steering Wall Street's Biggest Wallets
Barron's 2026 list of the 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance features seven Indian-American executives — and Neesha Hathi's new role atop a $12 trillion Schwab platform this July puts an exclamation point on just how far this influence now reaches
“Most people tell me, ‘Not really.’ That convinced me the first step isn't asking people for votes. It's making it easier for people to understand what's happening, share their ideas and become part…”— Reena Gupta
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publicUSADr. Nirali Shah to Lead Pediatric Gene Therapy at University of Maryland, Bringing Two Decades of CAR T-Cell Research
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The physician-scientist, who built her career at the National Cancer Institute pioneering cellular immunotherapies for children's cancers, adds a new role in translational research leadership
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publicUSAThe Woman Who Got Two Million Girls Back Into School: Inside Safeena Husain's Educate Girls Mission
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From a childhood marked by poverty and interrupted schooling to founding one of India's most decorated education non-profits, Safeena Husain has helped over two million out-of-school girls in rural India return to the classroom. She was named to TIME's 2026 Women of the Year list for her work.
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publicINDKruti Patel Goyal, Etsy CEO: The Indian-Origin Leader Who Built Depop, Returned to Etsy, and Took the Top Chair
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She joined Etsy in 2011. She became its first Head of Marketplace Integrity. Then Chief Product Officer. Then CEO of Depop. Then President and Chief Growth Officer. Then, on January 1, 2026, CEO of Etsy itself. The career arc is not a story about being in the right place at the right time. It is a story about being the right person, built over fourteen years of doing the work at every level of the same organisation.
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publicUSAFrom Delhi to Pleasanton: Reena Gupta's Bid to Rebuild Civic Engagement, One Conversation at a Time
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The California entrepreneur and mother of two is running for Pleasanton City Council on an unusual premise: asking residents what her priorities should be, rather than telling them
Read Full StorypublicUKTwo Sikh Women MPs, Satvir Kaur And Harpreet Uppal, Promoted To UK Government Frontbench In Burnham Reshuffle
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The daughters of Punjabi immigrant families — one who ran a saree shop in Southampton, the other with roots in Huddersfield's Sikh community — now hold ministerial and whip roles as Indian-origin representation in the Labour government reaches a new high
Read Full StoryFrom Marketing Zen to TIME100: How Shama Hyder Became One of the Diaspora's Most Recognised Digital Voices
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The Indian-American founder of Zen Media has been named to TIME's 2026 Creators list, capping a journey that began with a marketing agency launched at 23 and a lifelong instinct for spotting where influence was headed next
Read Full StorySeven Names, One Trillion-Dollar Signal: Indian-American Women Now Steering Wall Street's Biggest Wallets
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Barron's 2026 list of the 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance features seven Indian-American executives — and Neesha Hathi's new role atop a $12 trillion Schwab platform this July puts an exclamation point on just how far this influence now reaches
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publicUSAInvestigative Journalist PJ Randhawa Wins Northeastern Illinois University's Highest Alumni Honor
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The Sikh-Canadian-American reporter, whose consumer investigations for NBC 5 Responds have recovered more than $1 million for Chicago-area viewers, received the Distinguished Alumna Award just months after becoming a U.S. citizen
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From Chief of Staff to Indra Nooyi to the NAAAP Stage: Simi Shah's Next Chapter as a Leadership Keynote
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The Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and founder of South Asian Trailblazers will headline the 39th annual NAAAP Leadership Convention in Philadelphia, bringing her storytelling-as-strategy philosophy to a national stage
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publicUSAFrom Kidney Doctor to Fortune 500 CEO: The Reshma Kewalramani Story
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Dr. Reshma Kewalramani became the first female CEO of a major US biotech company when she took the helm of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2020. A Mumbai-born nephrologist turned Fortune 500 leader, she was named to TIME's 2026 Women of the Year list for reshaping what's possible in life sciences leadership.
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publicUSAThe $5 Coat to the Corner Office: How Anu Aiyengar Became Wall Street's Top M&A Dealmaker
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Anu Aiyengar grew up in Kerala, arrived in America as a teenager, and now runs J.P. Morgan's global mergers and acquisitions business — the only woman and only person of color to ever hold that position on Wall Street. Named to Barron's 2026 list of the most influential women in US finance.
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publicINDAsha Sharma's Xbox Reset, a Vow to Return to Growth in 2027
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Despite investing over $20 billion in content and hardware over five years, Xbox annual revenue declined by nearly half a billion dollars. Operating margins are three to ten times lower than comparable businesses. In a typical year, Xbox lost 64 cents for every dollar invested in its game studios.
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