A book by Indian-American cancer physician and researcher Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee has been longlisted for the prestigious 50,000 pound Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in London. The judging panel described the 53-year-old Rhodes scholar's work as his “most spectacular book yet".
Registering a landslide victory in Singapore's presidential election, Tamil-origin economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that his win was a vote of confidence in the city-state's future and vowed to build a 'future of optimism'. Tharman received a resounding mandate with a whopping 70.4 per cent votes in a three-way contest to elect the city-state's ninth President on Friday.
An Indian-American scientist is hoping to become the first woman to skydive from the stratosphere at an altitude of 42.5 km above the Earth, and shatter four records. Swati Varshney is one of the three candidates selected by the Hera Project of Rising United that seeks to empower women in science and technology, the organisation has announced.
Indian-American lawyer Varoon Modak has been tapped to serve as senior counsel for ballot access for the Biden-Harris 2024 re-election campaign. In his new role, Modak will oversee the campaign efforts to cement President Joe Biden's place on the ballot in all 57 states and territories and lead the campaign's delegate selection process.
According to Nalinikanth Kotagiri, an associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the UC James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, imaging has the potential to identify specific lung infections in real time -- instead of taking two to three days.
The category highlights offices that have established both formal policies and informal cultures that enhance the work-life fit and professional development of their staff. Presented by the Congressional Management Foundation, this is Khanna’s second Democracy Award, with his office winning the same honour in the “Constituent Service” category in 2019.
