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Month: June 2018
United States
Interview : 4th International Day of Yoga
The Fourth International Day of Yoga is just a few days away. Since June 21, 2015, when International Day of Yoga was first celebrated, IDY celebrations have multiplied, spreading over a couple of days. This […]
United States
Interview: 4th International Day of Yoga
The Fourth International Day of Yoga is just a few days away. Since June 21, 2015, when International Day of Yoga was first celebrated, IDY celebrations have multiplied, spreading over a couple of days. This […]
Other News
Weekly Horoscope June 18 – June 24, 2018
By Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla www.bejandaruwalla.com Aries: Ganesha says you rope in your associates in your dealings and this proves to be a good move. The attention also shifts from the work front to home and […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Neel Gonuguntla among The Dallas Business Journal 2018 Women in Business Awards honorees
The 30 honorees, including US India Chamber of Commerce President, Neel Gonuguntla represent a variety of industries and roles DALLAS(TIP): The Dallas Business Journal has announced the honorees for its 11th annual Women in Business […]
Indian Americans
Indian origin New Zealand based Radio Jockey dares Akal Takht Jathedar to open debate
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Akal Takht on Thursday, June 14, excommunicated New Zealand-based Harnek Singh Neki for “derogatory” remarks on Sikh Gurus and for distorting Gurbani while hosting a radio talk show. The “hukamnama (edict)” by the […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American woman to become CFO of US carmaker General Motors
NEW YORK(TIP): Dhivya Suryadevara, currently the vice president of corporate finance, will succeed Chuck Stevens, the GM’s present CFO, on September 1, the company said in a statement. Chennai-born Suryadevara, 39, has been GM’s vice […]
Indian Americans
Gujarat NRI shot dead near his store
ATLANTA(TIP): A man from Vadodara, Gujarat, settled in the US was shot dead in Atlanta on June 9 evening. Forty-eight-year-old Harikrishna alias Harish Mistry was shot thrice by an African-American man near his store at about […]
Indian Americans
Indian American named finalist for Sammies People’s Choice Award
NEW YORK(TIP): Parimal Kopardekar, a NASA senior technologist for Air Transportation System, has been selected as a finalist, among 12, for the 2018 Sammies People’s Choice Award by the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America […]
United States
Agents raid Texas ‘stash house’ and find 62 undocumented immigrants, says border patrol
DALLAS(TIP): Agents found and arrested 62 undocumented immigrants hidden inside a home in Laredo, Texas Tuesday, June 12, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The immigrants were processed and found to be from Mexico, […]
United States
A Tent City to house Migrant Kids
It will have 450 beds; Kids will sleep in tents BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS(TIP): The Trump administration has selected Tornillo, Texas, for the construction of tents to house the overflow of immigrant children, many of whom have […]
Featured
Dinesh D’Souza, Once Ousted from Job for Adultery, Now Pardoned by President Trump
“Let me put in my two cents worth: Donald Trump issued the pardon because he wants Dinesh D’Souza out there, continuing his favorite job of spewing anti-Obama venom”, says the author. First, a clarification: The pardon […]
Featured
An improbable friendship
“Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have stunned the world. They may yet surprise us by pulling off a détente.” “With Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim, it is difficult to predict how the process will unfold […]
Featured
Trump-Kim summit – Can the virus of informal summits proliferate?
Practitioners of old-style diplomacy are yet to catch their breath after the curtains had come down on the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore. No black-suited diplomat sat across the table to thrust and parry, no preparatory […]
Other News
Theater : Half Time, the Musical-From Paper Mill Playhouse
By Mabel Pais “(It’s an) uplifting musical (with) lovable characters, an emotional heart, rousing tunes and some astonishing dance moves performed by a multi-talented, multi-generational company” – Mark S. Hoebee, Artistic Director “Age doesn’t matter […]
Other News
Mukhis bereaved
Kaka ji, Shri Yudhishter Lal Mukhi passed away, June 14 at 11:43 am. Anthesti (Funeral) Saturday, 11:00 to 1:00 pm, at Maloney Funeral Home, Ronkonkoma, NY. Shanti Sabha/ Chautha – Sunday, 4:00 to 6:00 pm […]
Americas
200% rise in invites to Indians for Canadian permanent residency
Canada has emerged as a coveted destination for India’s diaspora NEW YORK(TIP): Indians appear gung-ho about Canada’s Express Entry program which invites top ranked candidates — under the country’s point-based immigration system — to take […]
India
Deserter ‘NRI husbands’ may soon lose assets, passports
NEW DELHI(TIP): Rattled by the growing complaints of desertion of women by their NRI husbands, government is considering changes in the law to enable confiscation of an absconding NRI husband’s share of joint property and […]
India
Salman Khan among 5 Bollywood stars sued for ‘million-dollar breach’ in US
The Chicago-based Vibrant Media Group in its lawsuit against the Bollywood artists, their agents alleged ‘breach of contract’. NEW YORK(TIP): Superstar Salman Khan and a host of other Bollywood artists including Katrina Kaif, Sonakshi Sinha, […]
United States
New York attorney general sues Trump Foundation for ‘illegal conduct’
The lawsuit seeks $2.8 million in restitution and additional penalties NEW YORK(TIP): New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood sued President Donald Trump and his charitable foundation on Thursday, June 14 alleging that the president and […]
India
Nirav Modi got Mallya-like stay permit to stay in UK?
NEW DELHI(TIP): India has asked the UK to clarify whether fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi has permission to stay indefinitely in that country even as the Enforcement Directorate plans to file extradition requests with multiple countries […]
United States
Half of Americans back Trump’s handling of North Korea: Poll
WASHINGTON(TIP): According to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday, June 13, just over half of all Americans say they approve of how President Donald Trump has handled North Korea, but only a quarter think that […]
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Indian Americans
Indian origin schoolgirl achieves top score on Mensa IQ test, beats Einstein, Hawking
SURREY(TIP): Snnehal Vijay, a schoolgirl aged 11 just has achieved the highest possible score in a Mensa IQ test, even surpassing that of famed scientists Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. The student, from Stanwell, Surrey, […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin Tommy Thomas to be Malaysia’s New Attorney General
KUALA LUMPUR(TIP): Indian origin Tommy Thomas, a top ethnic lawyer was appointed Malaysia’s new Attorney General on June 5thby the King, who appealed to Malaysians not to “create religious or racial conflict” over the decision, amid […]