Indian-American physician named co-chair of Biden's Covid task-force

Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy on Monday was named one of the three co-chairs of the COVID-19 task-force that will guide President-elect Joe Biden on dealing with the coronavirus......

US allows 'game-changer' saliva-based Covid test

The United States health watchdog has authorised the emergency use of a new and expensive saliva based laboratory diagnostic test for COVID-19 that could be a game changer in the diagnosis of the......

Biden unveils health team; names Vivek Murthy as surgeon general

United States President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his health team on Monday, naming Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy as his Surgeon......

2 Indian Americans in Class of White House Fellows

Two Indian Americans, Pat Basu of Naperville, Illinois, and Sunny Ramchandani of Rowland Heights, California, were among the 2010-2011 Class of White House Fellows, announced by the White House on......

Bill Clinton to speak at PanIIT global meet

William Jefferson 'Bill' Clinton, founder of the William J Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, will speak at the Seventh Annual PanIIT Global Conference 2009 to be held in......

Save lives, fight air pollution

The alarming level of air pollution in Indian cities, highlighted in reports from academia across the world and global agencies, has at last woken up people who matter in India. What has struck......

13 cities in India among world's most polluted

India has the highest rate of death caused by chronic respiratory diseases anywhere in the world. Image: High air pollution cuts most Indian lives by 3 years. Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters......

Mittal, Agarwal are Forbes' philanthropy heroes

Indian telecom czar Sunil Mittal and NRI businessman Anil Agarwal are among the four Indians featuring in the list of '48 Heroes of Philanthropy' compiled by business publication Forbes. The other......