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Year: 2016
Indian Americans
Ambassador Arun Singh Inaugurates Curtain Raiser for 34th Annual AAPI Convention
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Ambassador Arun Singh, India‘s envoy to the United States, inaugurated the curtain raiser for the 34th annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) during a solemn […]
Indian Americans
University of Penn Team Wins 2016 Y-Prize Contest
NEW YORK (TIP): The University of Pennsylvania recently announced that the student team ‘Fermento’ of the Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science won the Grand Prize at the 2016 Y-Prize Competition. […]
Indian Americans
Hicksville Middle School team reaches Robotics competition finals
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Hicksville Middle School’s Meteorites robotics created last year has made tremendous progress, reaching the finals in the FIRST LEGO Robotics Competition. The South Asian dominated team comprises: Somya Mehta, Sejal Gupta, Rishika […]
Americas
President Obama sets another presidency record -To visit Cuba
WASHINGTON(TIP): President Barack Obama will become the first sitting U.S. President to visit Cuba in 88 years, when he visits Havana, Cuba in March as part of a broader trip to Latin America. He will […]
Indian Americans
Mrs. Riva Ganguly Das to succeed Dnyaneshwar Mulay as Consul General of India in New York
NEW YORK (TIP): Mrs. Riva Ganguli Das, presently Ambassador to Romania, Albania and Maldova has been named to succeed Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M Mulay who has been moved to External Affairs Ministry where he will head […]
Indian Americans
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Keeping God out of Politics
My father’s words jumped at me when I read the phrase, “outward professions of faith.” He was a mayor as well as a respected uncle of the town, and everyone came to him with their […]
India
QUOTA CAULDRON: INTERNET SERVICES BLOCKED IN JHAJJAR, ROHTAK
Officials said mobile internet services have been blocked in Jhajjar and Rohtak in the Jat heartland which saw violence on Thursday when protesters clashed and pelted stones on police trying to evict them after imposition […]
Business & Economics
Indian-American Neel Kashkari Calls For Breaking Up Big Banks
WASHINGTON: Noting that the biggest banks continue to pose a significant risk to the US economy, Indian- American top federal bank official Neel Kashkari has called for breaking them into smaller ones. “I believe the […]
Politics
Indian American Nikki Haley Endorses Marco Rubio
WASHINGTON: Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has endorsed Marco Rubio which will give a major boost to the Florida Senator’s presidential ambition ahead of the state’s pivotal Republican primary. “I wanted somebody with fight. […]
Indian Americans
United States
Number of Indians seeking asylum in the United States rising
JALANDHAR: In a surprising and unexplained trend, there has been a sudden rise in the number of Indian citizens seeking asylum in the US in 2015 compared to the two previous years. The figures were […]
Business & Economics
Make in India week starts in Mumbai
The ‘Make in India‘ (MII) Week, touted as the largest business expo hosted by the country, was inaugurated in Mumbai by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, Feb 13, in the presence of heads of state, a […]
Indian Americans
3 Indian-Americans Could Be US Supreme Court Judge Nominees
WASHINGTON: Three Indian-American legal luminaries may be among the possible candidates whom US President Barack Obama could nominate as a Supreme Court judge following the sudden death of conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia. Within hours of […]
Europe
History made as Catholic Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill embrace to bridge the ‘Great Schism’
With a hug and an exclamation of “Finally,” Pope Francis met Friday with Patriarch Kirill in the first ever meeting between a pontiff and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a historic development in the 1,000-year […]
Asia
Entertainment
Anoushka loses the Grammy race, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar Win Big at 2016 Grammys
It was a clean sweep for rapper Kendrick Lamar at the 58th Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb 15, when he bagged five trophies for his album, To Pimp a Butterfly. Singer Taylor Swift was honoured […]
Indian Americans
Ishaan Patel, An Indian American Student, Honored For His Charity Work
A 13-year-old Indian-American boy has been honoured here in the US for his efforts to improve access to education for underprivileged students in America and around the world through his charity organisation. Ishaan Patel, founder […]
India
India’s All-Female Peacekeeping Unit, a Inspiration For All | Ban Ki-Moon
UNITED NATIONS: Hailing India‘s women peacekeeping unit in Liberia as an inspiration for all, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said that their conduct has served as an example of how women can help the world body in […]
Indian Americans
Team led by an Indian-origin scientist discover New semiconducting material for faster computers, smartphones
WASHINGTON: A team led by an Indian-origin scientist in US has discovered a new kind of 2D semiconducting material for electronics that opens the door for much speedier computers and smartphones that consume a lot less power. The semiconductor, […]
Indian Americans
Scientists, including an Indian American have developed a computer model to predict right-size heart valves
Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed computer simulations to determine if a pulmonary valve will fit an individual’s heart, even before the surgery takes place. Children born with a certain congenital heart defect often […]
Other News
Other News
What are Gravitational waves
The detection of spacetime ripples produced by a cataclysmic collision of two black holes is the first major discovery of the new field of gravitational-wave astronomy. In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have said that they […]
Middle East
Oil Prices may rise as Top oil producers agree to freeze output
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Venezuela are ready to freeze oil production at January’s level if other producers do the same. The agreement came after a meeting in Doha on Tuesday. Oil prices have dropped […]