WASHINGTON: Dr Amar Gopal Bose, an Indian-American acoustics technology pioneer, has been been inducted into the prestigious National Inventors Hall of Fame for his contributions as a "world-class inventor".

NEW YORK: Thursday, March 6, nearly 100 Indian H2B guest workers celebrated with song and dance after breaking an 18-month chain of human trafficking that stretched from Mumbai to Pascagoula, Mississippi. After reporting themselves to the Department of Justice as victims of trafficking and demanding federal prosecution of Signal International, the Gulf Coast marine construction company where they worked, the workers marched to the company’s main gates bearing signs that read, "Dignity."

NEW YORK: Launched in 2006 by Cartier and the Women's Forum in partnership with McKinsey and INSEAD management school, the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards are an annual international recognition for innovative female entrepreneurs.

SEATTLE, WA: In a victory for the Sikh community of Washington State, the Department of Licensing issued revised guidelines to its employees regarding religious headgear, late last month. United Sikhs and the Sikh community have applauded Governor Christine Gregoire's Office and the Department of Licensing for their swift action in rectifying this issue.

SILICON VALLEY: An Indian-American man has been awarded USD 40.1 million as compensation in the US after a malfunctioning machine burnt his heart, forcing him to go for a transplant.