UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution July 8 that would have condemned the 1995 massacre of Muslims at Srebrenica during the Bosnian war as a “crime of genocide,” saying that singling out the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The CBI will investigate the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh and more than 40 deaths allegedly linked to the job recruitment scandal, the Supreme Court ruled on July 9. Two days ago, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): ‘Since most of the Diaspora in U.S. shares the ideology, values and principles of the Congress Party, let us recognize the fact that we have a common enemy; it is the right […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The news that the United States has finally decided to amend its regulations to allow the dependent spouses of the specialized H-1B visa holders to work was hailed with jubilation by Indian […]
NEW YORK (TIP): In keeping with its theme, “Building a Better Community, One Step at a Time,” the BAPS Charities 16th annual walkathon was held on Sunday, June 28, 2015 in New York City, NY. […]
NEW YORK (TIP): World’s top percussionist and drummer of Jai Ho & Slumdog Millionnaire Anandan Sivamani jams with 2-time Carnegie Hall vocalist Anurag Harsh & India’s #1 Keyboardist Stephen Devassy at NY’s Lincoln Center in […]
MAYLAND (TIP): This is the first time the Sikhs, under the banner of Sikhs for America, participated very enthusiastically in the 4th of July Parade. The participating Sikhs wore the dupattas and turbans of the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): “Education is the gift that keeps on giving. Education empowers the mind and uplifts the soul. It is a powerful equalizer opening door to all to lift themselves out of poverty. Education is […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Nartanrang Dance Academy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan hosted its annual dance festival on Saturday, June 27th, 2015 at the Hindu Temple Auditorium in Flushing. Titled “Nritya Ranjani 2015: AAJA NACHLE!,” the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): New York City has agreed to pay a total of $332,500 to six Occupy Wall Street protesters who said the police unjustly blasted them with pepper spray four years ago in an episode that […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A New York energy-service company has been zapped for $1.25 million after a state investigation found it made false promises to customers in order to fleece them. HIKO Energy has agreed to […]
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): India Day Parade in Hicksville is scheduled for Sunday, August 9 and Nina Davuluri, the first Miss America (crowned in 2014) of Indian origin, will be the Grand Marshal. This announcement was made by […]
NEW YORK (TIP): During a solemn ceremony, attended by physicians, community leaders and international media personnel, leaders of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic association of medical professionals in […]
THE HAGUE (TIP): The Philippines has appealed to an international tribunal to declare China’s claims to most of the South China Sea illegal, warning the integrity of United Nations’ maritime laws is at stake. In […]
SANTA CRUZ(BOLIVIA) (TIP): Pope Francis on July 9 urged the downtrodden to change the world economic order, denouncing a “new colonialism” by agencies that impose austerity programs and calling for the poor to have the […]
LONDON (TIP): A judge says Britain has been stunned by revelations about child sexual abuse, warning that the true scale of the crime has been underestimated and one in 20 children may have been a […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain’s first Asian woman peer -Baroness Flather – has raised a storm by telling the House of Lords that couples who are getting married should be forced to have a DNA test first […]
RIYADH (TIP) (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabia’s prince Saud al-Faisal, who was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister with 40 years in the post until his retirement this year, has died, the ministry spokesman said July 9. […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A Sikh-American employee at the Walt Disney World in Florida, who was barred from working in view of guests due to his religious appearance, for seven years, has achieved a significant victory, […]
HOUSTON (TIP): Two Ratha Yatras (Hindu Festival of Chariots) have been planned in Houston (Texas) during this month. It is like getting a taste of India and Hinduism without leaving Houston. “Greater Houston Rath Yatra” […]
Bureaucrats have social status and power. They also possess personal knowledge of the rules. So, as a reasonably educated Indian citizen knows, it is pointless to argue with a bureaucrat: one can only plead with […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): More than 80 per cent Indians do not have any medical insurance cover, though they predominantly rely on expensive private healthcare for their medical needs. Almost 86 per cent of rural population […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hackers stole Social Security identification numbers and other highly sensitive data from more than 21 million people, the Obama administration said July 9, acknowledging that the breach of US government computer systems was […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Thursday said a “new day” has dawned for her state as lawmakers voted for removal of the controversial Confederate flag – a symbol of nation’s racist […]
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