TOKYO (TIP): Chinese authorities have detained 35 Japanese nationals in the southeastern province of Fujian for alleged fraud, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in what was probably one of the worst cases of telephone scams targeting the elderly. Phone-based […]
LONDON (TIP): The British government on July 13 published a draft law that would formally put an end to Britain’s membership of the European Union, as a top official warned the country was unprepared for Brexit in less than two years’ […]
The template for the Censor Board was set a few months after the BJP stormed to power in Delhi. So, it should be no surprise that Amartya Sen, one of the earliest critics of the […]
“Come July 20, 2017, Modi will have his own President. That would make a qualitative difference to the nature of choices available to the Prime Minister in dealing with friends and foes. Though Pranab Mukherjee […]
“Obsessed with Pakistan, India has grossly neglected the real adversary. In point-to-point skirmishes and standoffs, battle- hardened Indian soldiers will deter, if not defeat, the PLA. However, across a broad front spectrum in an unlikely […]
The shopkeeper snubs the minister for showing lack of manners NEW YORK (TIP): Video of Canadian defense minister Harjit Singh Sajjan caught littering by a Punjabi shop owner in Osoyoos, Canada, has gone viral on […]
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): Punjab Sports and Cultural Club continued its annual tradition of celebrating the game of Kabaddi along with sumptuous food and cultural programs. On Sunday, July 2nd, 2017, the club organized another very […]
NEW YORK (TIP): LCR Capital Partners, a renowned U.S. private investment firm and EB-5 regional center operator, will be hosting an Investor Day at the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at the Surf Club in […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director at the ACLU, has been named the founding director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. In May, Columbia and the John S. and James […]
PARIS (TIP): Dr Pradeep V Mahajan, Chairman and Managing Director of StemRx Bioscience Solutions Pvt Ltd received the Paris appreciation award, 2017 for Excellence in stem cell therapy. The award was given by Robby Wells. […]
ATLANTA, GA (TIP): His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, the current spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, joined devotees and well-wishers in celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Atlanta, GA […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Sunita Kumar, an Indian American Brooklyn based pharmacy owner/operator has been charged with defrauding Medicare and Medicaid programs of approximately $9 Million. Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American researcher has invented a dryer that could easily dry clothes even without heat. Viral Patel along with his team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have invented a dryer […]
JERSEY CITY, NJ (TIP): Jersey City Ward C committeewoman Rekha Nandwani became the second official candidate on June 30 for Jersey City Council race. Rich Boggiano, 73, the Jersey City Ward C councilman, was the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American student Madhuri Molleti of Madison has won the 2017 National Geographic Mundo Explorer Competition and embarked on a travel to Iceland. DIRECTV and Nat Geo Mundo recently announced the 2017 winner […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Renowned economist Kaushik Basu, the C. Marks Professor of International Studies and professor of economics in the College of Arts and Sciences in Cornell University, began his three-year term as president of the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): On July 10, 2017, the U.S. Senate confirmed Neomi Rao, associate professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, an […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (TIP): On July 1, Debasish “Deba” Dutta – a respected Indian American academic and an experienced higher education administrator who has spearheaded change at three top national research universities – began serving […]
Sandeep Chakravorty to replace Riva Ganguly Das as Consul General NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Sandeep Chakravorty, India’s current Ambassador to Peru will be the next Consul General of India in New York, according to information […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a smart headlight system for the first time that can help drivers see through heavy rain or snowfall and safely navigate roads during stormy nights. The system invented by researchers […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists, including those of Indian origin, have developed a new battery-less cell phone for the first time, which consumes almost zero power and runs by harvesting energy from ambient radio signals or light. The team also made Skype calls […]
LONDON (TIP): For the first time, scientists have detected large quantities of methanol molecules around Saturn’s moon Enceladus, a finding that has significant implications for the search for alien life. Enceladus has peaked scientists’ interest since water rich plumes […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): Oil prices fell by more than 1 percent early on Friday, with U.S. crude futures dipping below $45 per barrel as news of a rise in U.S. production added to earlier reports that OPEC output was also on […]
HAMBURG (TIP): As the world debates use of big data and analytics to improve financial inclusion, India’s Aadhaar system has come in for praise by a global body on financial reforms for expanding banking reach and lesser use of cash. In a progress […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Modi government’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) is “very, very imperfect” and cannot be called “one nation, one tax” as it has seven or more rates, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said. The Congress will press for […]
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