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Savi Tech CEO among 40 Technology Pioneers
New York: Vikram Verma, co-founder and chief executive officer of Savi Technology, has been named as one of the 40 'Technology Pioneers for 2003' by the World Economic Forum.
'Religious discrimination more in US than India'
New York: Indian IT major Wipro's chairman Azim Premji has complained of profiling every time he went to an airport in the US to catch a flight because of being a Muslim, but said that he does not find himself discriminated against due to his religion in India.
Three Indians make it to US state legislatures
New York: At least three Indian-Americans have been elected to state legislatures in the just-concluded American midterm polls, but none of the community members, including Ayesha F Nariman, could make it to the US Congress.
Memorial for Asian warriors opened in London
London: A memorial for millions of Asians, including Indians, who fought for Britain in the two World Wars was on November 6 inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II.
NFAI honours five Indo-Americans at Detroit convention
The National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA) has been recognising outstanding and meritorious accomplishments by individuals of Indian origin since its inception in 1980. The 12th biennial convention held recently in Detroit recognised five Indian Americans at the awards banquet for their outstanding contributions in their chosen field or activity as follows:
Sex trafficking: $ 100 mn suit filed against US Indian
Silicon Valley: Nine young Indian women have filed a $ 100 million lawsuit against a wealthy Indian-American landlord and restaurateur and his two sons for allegedly smuggling them into the country and forcing them to have sex and provide cheap labour.
Saudi to ban expatriate taxi drivers in 6 months
Dubai: Saudi Arabia has decided to ban expatriates, including Indians, from driving taxis within six months, in a move to provide employment opportunities to Saudi nationals in the oil-rich kingdom.
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