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Month: September 2022
Indian Americans
Indian-origin Britain’s home secretary Suella Braverman wins first Queen Elizabeth II award
LONDON (TIP): Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been named winner of the first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award at a ceremony in London. The 42-year-old barrister, who was appointed to […]
Indian Americans
Indian American doctor-economist wins 16th Doshi Bridgebuilder Award
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Indian American doctor-economist Jay Bhattacharya has received the 16th Doshi Bridgebuilder Award in recognition of his consequential research focusing on the economics of health care around the world. When the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Indian Americans
Four Indian American teens receive Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
BOULDER, CO (TIP): Four Indian American teens have received the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, a national award recognizing inspiring, public-spirited young people. Two others received honorary awards. Established in 2001 by author T.A. […]
Indian Americans
5 Indian Americans amongst 80 to address Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit
NEW YORK (TIP): Five Indian Americans are among nearly 80 preeminent women in business, along with select leaders in government, philanthropy, education, sports, and the arts, who will speak at the 2022 Fortune Most Powerful […]
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Medical fraternity opposes the Wrongful Death Liability Expansion Bill; urges Governor Hochul to veto the Bill
BROOKLYN, NY (TIP): The Medical Society of the County of Kings (MSCK) and The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) held a joint legislative meeting at Brooklyn Borough Hall on September15, 2022. […]
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Indian American Uber Eats delivery person stabbed
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American Uber Eats delivery person has been stabbed several times in an attack in the US by a career criminal with more than 100 arrests on his rap sheet, according […]
Perspective
Neighborhood outreach critical for India
“Significantly, a humiliating economic blockade by India in 2015 pushed Nepal to join the BRI in 2016. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh followed suit, all wanting to reduce dependence on India and diversifying their economic options. […]
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Ashok Gehlot opts out of race for Congress chief
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a dramatic turn of events on Thursday, September 29, Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot walked out of the party presidential race and chose to stay as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan amid […]
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Rajasthan crisis
Self-destructive Congress triggers needless chaos The political crisis in Rajasthan, one of the mere two states ruled solo by the Congress (the other being Chhattisgarh), has demonstrated yet again the grand old party’s tendency to […]
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All women entitled to safe, legal abortion, says Supreme Court of India
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a significant ruling on reproductive rights of women, the Supreme Court held on Thursday, September 29 that all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy […]
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Hurricane Ian causes massive devastation in Florida with people trapped and 2.5 million without power
Ian’s tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 415 miles, drenching much of Florida and southeastern Atlantic coast TALLAHASSEE (TIP): Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, destroying […]
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Hurricane Ian victims in Florida qualify for tax relief; October 17 deadline, other dates extended to Feb. 15
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Hurricane Ian victims throughout Florida now have until Feb. 15, 2023, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. The IRS […]
United States
EFA Publishes How to Live Like Gandhi for Gandhi’s 153rd Birthday on Oct. 2
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (TIP): The Eye Foundation of America is proud to announce its publication of How to Live Like Gandhi: Life’s Little Rules by Dr. Narinder Kapur in celebration of the 153rd birthday of Mahatma […]
United States
IRS introduces an Executive Column “A Closer Look”that covers a variety of timely issues of interest to taxpayers and the tax community
NEW YORK (TIP): The IRS, on September 29, published the latest executive column, “A Closer Look,” which features Darren Guillot, Small Business/Self-Employed Deputy Commissioner, discussing the use of voice and chat bots to improve the […]
United States
North American Punjabi Association condemns Sikh student’s detention in US over kirpan
CHARLOTTE (TIP): The United States-based North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has strongly condemned the incident in which a Sikh student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was allegedly detained on the campus for […]
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MENG AND WASSERMAN SCHULTZ URGE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO FOOD BANKS THAT PROVIDE KOSHER AND HALAL FOOD
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), on September 29, called on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack to ensure equitable distribution of the recently announced $2 billion in […]
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CM Gehlot’s loyalists challenge Congress High Command
A big challenge for Government’s survival in Rajasthan JAIPUR (TIP): Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s big ‘No’ to contest the Congress President election, and Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s prerogative to decide the continuation of Gehlot as CM […]