MANILA (TIP): US defence secretary Ash Carter will visit a US aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea on April 15, a move bound to anger China, which has been increasingly asserting its territorial […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed concern over the hike in visa fee by the US, saying it is “discriminatory” and largely affects Indian IT professionals. Mr. Jaitley, who is on an official […]
GWADAR (TIP): Pakistan’s army chief accused longtime regional rival India of seeking to undermine his country’s $46 billion project to build an economic corridor to transport goods from China’s western regions through the Pakistani deepwater […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Calling for “fundamental change” in Albany, Micah Lasher announced that he would run in the Democratic Primary to succeed Adriano Espaillat and represent the 31st State Senate District, which runs from Chelsea […]
QUEENS, NY (TIP): The Clinton Democratic Club introduced its members to the 2016-2017 Executive Board and Board of Trustees on Wednesday, April 6 at Trattoria 35 in Bayside, Queens. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz conducted […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): To honor India’s oldest serving soldier, Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh – who turned 97 on Thursday, April 14, – the crucial Air Force base at Panagarh in West Bengal […]
EULESS, TX (TIP): Sikh-Americans in Euless and the surrounding cities will be marking their annual Vaisakhi festival in a different way this year on April 17th. The program will take place at the location of […]
HOUSTON (TIP): Mayor Sylvester Turner said Friday, April 15 he’s found a way to save more than a thousand city jobs with his new budget. Turner’s budget will cut 90 jobs, but he says it […]
HOUSTON (TIP): Samskriti & Anjali Center for Performing Arts Houston hosted, March 18, a farewell dinner in honor of Consul General Harish and Mrs. Nandita Parvathaneni, and a special Kuchipudi classical dance performance by their […]
It was miraculous. But it was almost no trick at all IF you saw him Turn vice into virtue; Slander into truth; Impotence into abstinence; Arrogance into humility; Plunder into philanthropy; Thievery into honor; Blasphemy […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan received at least $13 billion from the US since the September 11, 2001 attacks for logistic and other support in the war against terrorism, the country’s parliament was told. This was stated […]
THIMPHU (TIP): Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate tried their hand at Bhutan’s national sport of archery on April 14 as they began their first visit to the tiny Himalayan kingdom in a whirl […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh celebrated the Bengali New Year with tens of thousands of people joining the Pohela Boishakh festivities across the country, defying threats of fundamentalist Muslim groups. Amid tight security, festivities began with the […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Sushila Karki became the first female acting Chief Justice of Nepal’s Supreme Court on April 13, ending the male domination of top posts in the judiciary. The Himalayan nation, though still a deeply […]
The U.S. Army granted three observant Sikh American soldiers religious accommodation April 8, permitting them to serve with their articles of faith intact. The recent enlistees had sued the Army and the Pentagon to get an answer […]
An Indian American couple has been found dead April 12 in a bedroom inside their home, in what police have said is a murder-suicide. Southlake police said the man fatally shot his wife before killing himself. […]
The Republican Party and the “conservative establishment” do not disagree with Trump’s racism, xenophobia, prejudice and bigotry toward Hispanic and Latino immigrants, non-whites, Muslims and women. They are just embarrassed and aghast that Donald Trump […]
Yesterday, April 14, we did Baba Saheb. And did him copiously. The Prime Minister was at some place in Madhya Pradesh, leading the charge, converting the occasion, with his by now familiar flamboyance, into yet another […]
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s visit had promised more than it delivered. Or so it appears from the publicly released outcomes of his visit. At the last moment, India appears to have hung back from inking […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American student at the Yale University is among 30 recipients of a prestigious fellowship aimed at supporting graduate students who have demonstrated “creativity” and “originality” in their lives. Durga Thakral is among […]
WASHINGTON(TIP) : President Barack Obama today, April 14, 2016 appointed Indian American MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga as a member of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, a key administration post tasked with working towards internet safety. Mr. […]
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) announced the full lineup last night for their 16th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian […]
Consulate General of India, New York starts accepting applications for 35th ‘Know India Programme’ (K.I.P). Guidelines and application form for K.I.P may be accessed through Ministry of External Affairs website: http://www.mea.gov.in/know-india-programme.htm Local enquiries about K.I.P may be sent […]
UNITED NATIONS, NY (TIP): A special event to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was organized by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations on April 13 at United Nations […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): With Pakistan announcing that the bilateral peace process with India has been “suspended”, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that the offer of his “good offices” to help resolve the conflict […]
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