Authorities of Hounslow town in England paid tributes to former mayor Sardar Sham Singh Jassar, who worked as a civil servant for more than 30 years.
Indian-origin employment minister, Priti Patel, becomes the highest-ranking woman, taking the third place slot.
US Vice-President Joe Biden will not seek the presidency, he announced in a surprise appearance at the White House on Wednesday.
Former Miss Austria Ena Kadic died on Tuesday after falling off the side of a mountain the previous day while she was jogging.
President Barack Obama gave a shout-out to an Indian-American kid who recently made history by becoming the first person to earn a second Global Finalist award in the 2015 Google Science Fair.
Hardeep Saini, former principal of Golden Hillock School, is accused of not taking appropriate steps when a teacher at Golden Hillock School told Muslim students that their religion is the "true religion" and people from other faiths were "ignorant".