SAN FRANCISCO (Diya TV) — Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion. The Tesla chief will take the social media company private. Twitter’s board unanimously approved the acquisition. The deal is expected to close sometime in 2022, although that will hinge on approvals from both regulators and shareholders. It’s unclear what happens to Twitter’s Indian American CEO Parag Agrawal but for now he will lead the company.

In a tragic incident, Indian high school student Clinten Ajit drowned in a New Jersey pond after the 18-year-old went into the frigid water to retrieve a ball for children playing nearby. Authorities say it appears to be an accident.

Singer song writer Raveena Aurora is the first Indian American to ever perform at the Coachella music festival. The R&B sensation was raised in Queens New York and a lot of her music videos are often a tribute to her rich Indian heritage.