Europe
Month: April 2013
Europe
NATO helicopter kills four Afghan police officers, police say
GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): Gunfire from a helicopter operated by NATO forces killed four Afghan police officers in the eastern province of Ghazni, a district police chief said on Thursday. Civilian casualties are a source of […]
Europe
Taliban kill 44 in attack on Afghan court: Officials
HERAT (TIP): Taliban militants stormed an Afghan court on Wednesday, killing at least 44 people in a bid to free insurgents standing trial, officials said, in the deadliest attack for more than a year. It […]
Indian Americans
IAF Honors Four Indian American Women
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian American Forum gave away Outstanding Women’s Achievements Award to four women in celebration of Women’s History Month. The IAF Second Annual gala to honor the four was held […]
United States
Meet The Acting Consul General Of India In New York
Dr. Devyani Khobragade is the current acting Consul General at the Indian Consulate in New York. Between the Finance Minister’s impending visit, the arrival of the next Consul General and many other obligations, she graciously […]
United States
Hotelier Vikram Chatwal arrested in US for drug possession; Released on Bond
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal was arrested earlier this week at an airport in Florida for allegedly carrying a large stash of drugs, including cocaine and heroine, a celebrity website reported. A spokeswoman […]
India
TCS employee from Andhra Pradesh missing in United States
GUNTUR (TIP): An NRI software engineer from Guntur, P Sarath Kumar, who settled down in the United States, went missing since Sunday after his visit to the Niagara Falls. The 33-year-old went to the Niagara […]
United States
Approval rating of Bobby Jindal drops to 38%: US poll
WASHINGTON (TIP): Amid speculation over a 2016 presidential bid by Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal, his approval rating has dropped to a low 38 per cent. According to a latest poll released on Tuesday, Jindal […]
Europe
Two die in shooting at Canada day care centre
GATINEAU (TIP): A man has shot dead another man at a day care centre in Quebec then killed himself, and the 53 children present were evacuated unharmed. Police said some may have watched the killings. […]
Europe
Indonesia hit by 7.2 magnitude earthquake
JAYAPURA (TIP): A 7.2 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning […]
United States
Richmond Hill Punjabi Merchants Association holds maiden meeting
NEW YORK (TIP): The recently constituted Richmond Hill Merchants Association held its maiden meeting last week at Royal Indian Palace Restaurant. Speaking at the meeting, the Association Chairman, Jaswinder Johal of Apna Bazar described creation […]
United States
United States
US man indicted for racially motivated assault on Sikh man
WASHINGTON (TIP): A federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted a man in Washington state on a federal hate crime charge relating to a racially motivated assault of a 50-year-old Sikh man. Jamie W Larson […]
United States
Jackson Heights Merchants Association New Committee Members Announced
NEW YORK (TIP): The Jackson Heights Merchants Association (JHMA) announced the names of the new committee members including the President, Vice Presidents and Chairman. The new Executive was announced at a dinner held at Jackson […]
United States
52% of Americans want marijuana legalized
NEW YORK (TIP): For the first time in more than four decades of surveys in the United States on marijuana use, a majority of Americans have lent support to legalizing the drug that has been […]
Featured
BJP announces core team; Modi returns to Board
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 31 announced its new Parliamentary Board and as speculated, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was reinducted into the panel after a gap of six years. […]
Featured
Thane Building Collapse
Death toll climbs to 62 THANE (TIP): The death toll in the sevenstorey building collapse has mounted to 62 even as rescuers continued to scour the site for more bodies and survivors, the disaster control […]