Every year, the prestigious Nobel Prize is given to honour those who have made outstanding contribution in the fields of science, literature and social service. Between 1901 and 2014, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize […]
Indian-American yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is not entitled to copyright protection over yoga poses and breathing exercises he uses in hot rooms developed by him, a US appeals court has ruled. In an order by […]
Two Indian-American teenagers — Rajan Vivek from Arizona and Prasanna Krishnamoorthy from Delaware featured in the prestigious 3-D Space Container Challenge held by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). The challenge asked young minds to make an innovative container that will make life […]
A Dubai-based Indian student will represent the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the World Education Games (WEG) – a contest in literacy, math and science, a media report said. Maathangi Anirudh, 11, from the Millennium School, […]
HOUSTON (TIP): One person was dead and another wounded after a shooting at a student housing complex at a Texas university Friday, October 9, police said. University spokesman Kendrick Callis said the shooting was reported […]
BEIJING (TIP): China will recruit more civilian personnel for jobs in the PLA, the world’s largest standing army, and the Chinese People’s Armed Police. The spouses and offspring of military personnel who have fallen in […]
TOKYO (TIP): Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, will supply full contracted volumes of crude oil to at least two Asian term buyers in November, unchanged from October, industry sources familiar with the matter […]
An Indian-origin convenience store owner has been robbed at gunpoint by three unidentified hooded men in the US state of Virginia. The three men wearing dark cloths entered the Du Drop store in Madison Heights […]
GUATEMALA CITY (TIP): Rescuers have recovered 221 bodies from the remains of a village near the Guatemalan capital that was buried under a landslide one week ago, an emergency official said Oct 8. About 150 […]
Inside Mattel’s headquarters just south of Los Angeles International Air port, Christine Kim grabs a shield and fires a plastic disc from it across a conference room. “I’m going to be playing with all my boys, […]
NAWADA/BEGUSARAI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 8 broke his silence on the murder of a Muslim man in Dadri, near Delhi, over rumours that his family was consuming beef, by delivering a strong […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (TIP): Share and Care Foundation (SCF) held its 33rd Annual Gala on Sunday, October 4th at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. The sold-out show packed 1,800 people into the theatre […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Apparently referring to the Dadri lynching episode, President Pranab Mukherjee on October 7 asserted that the core values of India’s civilisation cannot be given the slip. “We cannot allow core values of […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The founder of the global News Corp media empire, Rupert Murdoch, issued an apology on Thursday after he faced social media backlash following his suggestion that President Barack Obama isn’t a “real […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh has crowned a new national champion rat killer after his team eradicated more than 160,000 rodents in the past 12 months, officials said Oon Thursday. Farmer Abdul Khaleq Mirbohor won 20,000 Bangladeshi […]
NEW YORK (TIP): It is come one, come all at the 27th Diwali Mela of Jackson Heights Merchants’ Association on Sunday, October 11th. In a talk I had , October 8th evening, JHMA President Shiv […]
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced, October 5, the appointment of Mr. Dilip Chauhan as Director of South East/Asian Community Affairs. Mr. Chauhan will be responsible for monitoring and enhancing minority and […]
NEW YORK (TIP): U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Wednesday, October 7 defended his efforts to publicize his office’s public-corruption cases, saying it is his “obligation” to discourage public officials from committing similar crimes. Bharara, the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO-New York), South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) and the Kerala Center organized an immigration seminar looking at the changing rules and updates for 2015 on […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Committee to Protect Journalists, October 8, called on authorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to thoroughly investigate the shooting death of journalist Hemant Yadav, determine a motive, and bring […]
QUEENS, NY – Borough President Melinda Katz will hold a regular meeting of the Queens Parent Advisory Board on Wednesday, October 21 at 6:00 PM at Queens Borough Hall (Borough President’s 2nd Floor Conference Room), […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal is mulling airlifting fuel either from Bangladesh or Malaysia and may build a petroleum storage plant near its border with China as the fuel crisis deepened due to continued blockade of land […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration is exploring a possible civilian nuclear deal with Pakistan ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Washington later this month, a Washington Post columnist has reported, citing a sole […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s military has rejected allegations by Afghanistan’s deputy army chief that Pakistani generals were involved in the Taliban’s brief capture of Kunduz and had escaped the city wearing burqas. Taliban fighters seized control […]
On Sept. 28, in a village less than 60 miles from New Delhi, a Hindu priest announced in a local temple (under threat by some hot heads, he claims) that a Muslim family was consuming beef. […]
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