Month: September 2015
From the Hounded Schoolboy to a National Hero
Ahmed Mohamed, 14-year-old student at Irving Independent School District in Irving, Texas, was arrested on Monday, September 14, after he wanted to show his teacher the digital clock he’d made from a pencil case. The 14-year-old’s day ended not […]
Dallas Sep 18 Newspaper E-Edition
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SOFIA VERGARA TO INVITE 400 GUESTS ON HER WEDDING
Actress Sofia Vergara says her nuptials with Joe Manganiello will be a private affair with 400 guests present on the occasion. “We’re very excited. We kind of keep it like a little private but it’s kind […]
KIDMAN WINS PRAISE AFTER PREMIERE OF PHOTOGRAPH 51
Nicole Kidman was unanimously acclaimed on Tuesday by British critics after the premiere of her play ‘Photograph 51’, which brought her back to the London stage after 17 years. The Oscar-winning actress plays British scientist Rosalind Franklin, […]
Sania Mirza Wins US Open doubles title
Top seeds Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza beat Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova to win the U.S. Open doubles title on Sunday, September 13, 2015 and cap off a perfect visit to Flushing Meadows, New York. […]
Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Another major crisis is unfolding in Europe. Still struggling to find solutions for the Eurozone and Ukrainian crises, The European elite was hardly prepared to face a serious refugee and migration challenge. The problem has […]
Chanda Kochhar & 2 Indian Americans Selected For Asia Game Changer Awards
NEW YORK: ICICI bank CEO Chanda Kochhar is among three Indians selected for this year’s Asia Game Changer awards given by Asia Society to honour “true leaders making a positive contribution to the future of Asia.” […]
Anupam Kher makes his mark in US
Actor Anupam Kher, was presented a “Certificate of Recognition” by the California legislature for his dedicated efforts towards helping the community, which was displaced from the Kashmir valley due to militancy 25 years ago. Humbled […]
Indian American Scientist Uses Sound Waves to Control Brain Cells
In a first, researchers from Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California, led by an Indian-American researcher, have for the first time developed a way to selectively and noninvasively activate brain, heart, muscle and other cells using ultrasonic […]
Indian-American Teen Gets ‘Champions of Change’ Award: White House
Swetha Prabhakaran, an Indian American teen entrepreneur and founder CEO of Everybody Code Now!, will receive the prestigious ‘Champions of Change’ award at the White House for empowering the community by imparting Internet coding through […]
Clinton’s lead over Sanders thins even as her edge over GOP shrinks
WASHINGTON (TIP): A new CNN/ORC poll has found that Hillary Clinton‘s lead in the race for the Democratic nomination has fallen to just 10 points, and at the same time, her advantage against the top […]
American Gets 13 Years In Jail For Hate Crime Against Elderly Sikh
An American man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges of hate crime, for brutally hitting an 82-year-old Sikh with a steel rod outside a gurdwara in the US state of California […]
Long Island Restaurateur Harendra Singh Arrested on Multiple Criminal Charges
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): In what could be seen as a decisive action by FBI against Harendra Singh, a prominent Long Island restaurateur, FBI agents arrested him on multiple criminal charges at dawn Wednesday, September […]
Bihar Elections Announced: Model Code of Conduct comes in to Force
NEW DELHI (TIP): The great Bihar Battle is on. The Election Commission on Wednesday, September 9, announced the dates for Bihar assembly polls. The five-phase election will be held in October-November; the first phase will […]
Iran Deal Survives GOP Threat | Senate Dems vote 58 to 42
WASHINGTON (TIP): Dealing a decisive defeat to Republicans’ attempts to derail the controversial Iran deal, Senate Democrats on Thursday, September 10, successfully blocked a measure meant to kill President Barack Obama‘s nuclear deal with Iran […]
INOC Felicitates Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Prof. P.J. Kurien
NEW YORK (TIP): Prof. P J Kurien, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha was honored by the Indian National Overseas and its Kerala Chapter OICC(Overseas Indian Cultural Congress) at a reception given in Flushing, New York, […]
Indian American Roopal Patel named Fashion Director of Saks Fifth Avenue
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Just in time for the kickoff of New York Fashion Week on Thursday, September 10, Roopal Patel has been named the fashion director of Saks Fifth Avenue, effective immediately. In her […]
