BEIJING (TIP): North Korea’s authorities have opened the border town of Sinuiju to Western tourists, Chinesebased travel agencies said, despite international tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear test in February. The move opens up the possibility of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to advance the US beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than […]
“So to the indifferent inquirer who asks why Memorial Day is still kept up we may answer, it celebrates and solemnly reaffirms from year to year a national act of enthusiasm and faith. It embodies […]
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): Renowned dancerchoreographer Leela Samson led a Bharata Natyam troupe of eight talented dancers from Kalakshetra (Chennai) in presenting Spanda (Vibration) on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Metea Valley High School in […]
MILWAUKI (TIP): On February 1, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin sentenced Arvind Ahuja, a Milwaukee neurosurgeon, to serve three years of probation and to pay a fine of $350,000 […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): India‘s Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, on an official visit to the United States, continued dialogue in to another day on May 21 with senior US Government leaders including Secretary for Homeland Security […]
CAMBRIDGE, MA (TIP): Grassroots Indigenous rights heroes too often go unrecognized. Yet their efforts to promote the rights of their peoples and protect their traditions, languages, and resources are critical to cultural survival. On April […]
The devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, killing at least 24 people including eight children, is one of the worst human tragedies in America in recent years . When disaster strikes, sometimes you can’t […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik’s family. When he was about 6, his mother began challenging Sathwik and his older brother, Karthik, to her version of hide-and-seek – using an atlas. […]
SARATOGA, CA (TIP): An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge a cell phone in less than 20 seconds. Eesha Khare from Saratoga in California was awarded the Young Scientist […]
THE GALLERY OF CROOKS AND ROGUES NEW YORK (TIP): Shady politicians and their backroom deals cost taxpayers at least $49,710,630.64 – enough cash to build two schools, bankroll the New York Islanders or pay for […]
Vijay Goradia of Houston was named by Houston Technology the Honoree of the Year for his entrepreneurial drive that has resulted in his company, Vinmar International Inc, a 34 year-old petrochemicals marketing group, to become […]
Commissioner Terrance Holliday, Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs; Executive Director Patrick Gualtieri, of United War Veterans Council; Lt. Col. Arthur Woods, U.S. Marine Corps; and retired Army Captain James Van Thach (L-R) and his companion, […]
The South Asian American Women’s Alliance (SAAWA) honored talented women at its second annual gala on May 19. The SAAWA President Dr. Anila Midha announced the awards to 5 women for their outstanding services to […]
BRIDGEWATER, NJ (TIP): The Deputy Speaker of New Jersey Assembly Upendra Chivukula conferred the title Sangeetha Samrat on eminent Carnatic musician Padma Shri Sudha Raghunathan for her contribution to Indian music and also for taking […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Sonia Gandhi is the ninth most powerful woman in the world, followed by Indra Nooyi at number 10 in the 10 ‘most powerful women in the world’ list compiled by Forbes. The […]
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