Dr. Karishma Reddy, an Indian-American doctor, faces racist comments for wearing a bindi in a video, prompting her to address anti-Indian abuse and misconceptions about Hinduism, receiving widespread support for her calm response.
Sunita and Brij Agarwal, an Indian-American couple, donated $5.5 million to St Luke's Foundation in Texas but prefer to keep their philanthropy private, focusing on education and health.
Abraham George, the first Indian-American chairperson of the Texas Republican Party, lost his re-election bid to D’rinda Randall. His defeat was met with cheers from both MAGA supporters, who celebrated the ousting of an individual of Indian origin, and the Indian-American community, who accused him of ignoring racism faced by Indians in Texas.
Indian-American engineer Vibhav Altekar, CTO of Saronic Technologies, developed a drone boat used in a US military rescue near the Strait of Hormuz. Altekar's background includes research at UC Davis and UCSF, and roles at Intel and Twitter.
A US Army Apache helicopter crew was rescued near the Strait of Hormuz by the Corsair drone boat, developed by Texas-based Saronic Technologies. This marks the first US rescue operation conducted by an autonomous surface vessel.
A new study by the National Foundation for American Policy shows Indian founders started 96 billion-dollar startups in the US, the highest number globally. Immigrants founded 59% of America's billion-dollar startups.
Indian-American CEO Srini Madala, who founded three startups in the US after arriving in 1986, stated he would not come to the US now if he were 25. The sentiment reflects changing perceptions of the American Dream among successful immigrants.
Indian-American Tesh Jennings, a rancher in New Mexico, goes viral for debunking stereotypes that all Indians in the US code, facing both hate and appreciation online.
But Vivek’s rise, if things go according to plan he might become the third Indian-origin governor of an American state after Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley, is not just a litmus test of an Indian-American’s success story in US politics. It is a test of how far the MAGA tent will accommodate a brown non-Christian man and also how far an Indian-American can go in Trump’s America.
Chirayu Rana, a 35-year-old Indian-American financier, left Bregal Sagemount on April 2, 2026, weeks before filing a lawsuit accusing JPMorgan executive Lorna Hajdini of sexual misconduct. The lawsuit alleged drugging and coercion. Hajdini's lawyers denied the allegations, and JPMorgan's internal review found no evidence to support the claims. Rana's professional background includes Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Houlihan Lokey, Carlyle Group, and JPMorgan's leveraged finance team.
Trump posted a 4-page transcription from conservative podcaster Michael Savage criticizing birthright citizenship and accusing Indian-Americans in tech of systemic bias in employment, claiming they don't hire white native Americans and lack English proficiency. The post described countries like India as "hellhole." Congressman Ami Bera, the longest-serving Indian-American in Congress, responded calling the remarks "offensive, ignorant and beneath the dignity of the office." India's foreign ministry called the post "obviously uninformed, inappropriate & in poor taste," while the Hindu American Foundation labeled it a "hateful, racist screed."
