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Status Quo in Israel
The re-election of Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu after his Likud Party secured the first place with 30 out of the 120 seats in the 2015 Israeli legislative elections came as a bit of a surprise. […]
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United States
India Association of Long Island (IALI) celebrates Holi, the Festival of Colors
HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK (TIP): India Association of Long Island (IALI) celebrated the Indian festival of colors- Holi on Sunday March 8, 2015. The event, which had an overwhelming turnout of more than 200 guests, was […]
United States
Reforming the Credit Reporting Industry
NEW YORK (TIP): Thanks to a settlement with the Attorney General, the three leading national credit reporting agencies will now improve credit report accuracy; increase fairness in resolving consumer disputes of credit report errors; […]
United States
MTA DIGS IN TO POCKETS OF RIDERS
NEW YORK (TIP): A sweeping price hike that covers subway, bus, rail fares and tolls, takes effect on Sunday, March 22. A monthly Metro Card price will go up from $112 to$116.50, a single trip […]
United States
International Hindi Conference on April 3 to 5, 2015
NEW YORK (TIP): The International Hindi Conference 2015 being held from April 3 to 5 at Rutgers University, New Jersey will focus on subject- The Expanding World of Hindi: Possibilities and Challenges. According to information […]
United States
NYC homeless shelters see record high number of children in 2014
NEW YORK (TIP): A record-high 42,000 kids slept in a city homeless shelter last year – including 1 in 17 of New York’s black children, a report has found. Overall, one in 43 city children […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Vijay Kumar named dean of Penn Engineering College
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American expert, known for his groundbreaking work on autonomous robots, has been named dean of a prestigious US university in Pennsylvania. Vijay Kumar has been named dean of Penn Engineering, effective […]
United States
A Fundraiser for Kiran Bedi’s G30 for India Vision Foundation
NEW YORK (TIP): The spirit of giving back to the community continued in the inspirational presence of Dr. Kiran Bedi, founder of India Vision Foundation at the Grand Gala Night under the overall motivational leadership […]
United States
First ‘Red Bangle Award’ bestowed on Kayce Jennings and the film ‘Girl Rising’
NEW YORK (TIP): Women’s Education Project (WEP) honored Kayce Freed Jennings of The Documentary Group and the film Girl Rising with WEP’s first Red Bangle Award. The ceremony was held on March 16 at the […]
United States
IRS Comes knocking – Construction Companies are jittery
NEW YORK (TIP): Internal Revenue Service officials are reported to have raided, March 18, the business premises and home of a prominent Indian American construction contractor in Queens. The raid has sent tremors of fear […]
Indian Americans
World record in academics established by Indian American Joshua Chari
The 16-year-old is scheduled to receive gubernatorial honors Thursday for completing much of his undergraduate studies and pocketing eight — yes, eight — associate degrees along the way. How’d he do it? Chari is one […]
United States
Indian Consulate’s Community Outreach to Boston
NEW YORK (TIP): As part of the Indian Consulate’s Community Outreach program for the New England area, Indian delegates met Ms. Amy Hariani of US India Business Council members, US Dept. of Commerce Director Mr. […]
United States
Russian military threat – U.S. admiral raises alarm
Washington (TIP) – The ability of the U.S. and Canadian military to defend North America could be jeopardized by stepped up Russian military activity, according to the commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Adm. […]
Other News
India’s does its first hand transplant at AIMS
India’s first hand transplant was carried out successfully at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, on January 13, 2015 though several have been performed globally over the last decade. The milestone has already been lauded […]
Other News
PocketSurfer smartphones starting at Rs. 1,999 or $33
Akash tablet maker DataWind is back with another product which will be the most affordable smartphone starting at just Rs 1,999 in collaboration with Reliance Communications. The new range of PocketSurfer smartphones is powered with […]
India
BJP’s Amit Shah threatens PDP over Kashmir issue – Alliance in deep waters
BJP chief Amit Shah said that his party would not compromise on national interest and could end its alliance with PDP, if “Kashmir issue” is not solved. “People of this country have blessed us like […]
Other News
India advance to 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers after draw with Nepal
India advanced to the qualifiers of the 2018 Fifa World Cup and the 2019 Asian Cup with a goalless draw against Nepal in the second leg of the pre-qualifiers in Kathmandu on Tuesday. India had […]
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United States
Asian American Coalition of Chicago honors Dr. Amarjit Singh
The Asian American Coalition of Chicago honored Indian Americans Dr. Amarjit Singh, and Anukool Vasudevan, at their 32nd Conference on Business And Networking and Annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at […]
Business & Economics
e-commerce firm “THE FIND” founded by Indian Americans acquired by Facebook
Facebook had been in-talks with ‘The Find’ for the past few weeks and the deal was finally done this week for an undisclosed amount. e-commerce firm “TheFind” was co-founded in 2006 by Indian American CEO Siva […]
United States
Passenger yells ‘jihad’ – United flight turns back as precaution
United Airlines flight made a U-turn in the sky after a passenger ran toward the cockpit screaming “jihad, jihad,” according to a government official with direct knowledge of the incident. There is nothing, so far, […]
Europe
Russia’s Northern Fleet on ‘full alert’ – NATO exercises near Russian Border
U.S. and several Eastern European NATO countries conduct a series of military exercises near Russia’s border while Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his Northern Fleet “to full alert in a snap combat readiness exercise” […]
Education
Indian-American Renu Khator to head US Higher Education council ACE
Dallas (TIP) : Indian American Renu Khator, Chancellor of University of Houston System and also President of University of Houston, will be the new Chair of American Council on Education (ACE) which is the most influential higher […]
United States
Indian student found dead after Sikh temple service in California
California (TIP) 16th March: Randhir Kaur, 37, an Indian woman studying dentistry at a California college was found shot dead in her apartment just hours after attending prayer services at a Sikh temple, (Gurdawara Shaib in El […]
United States
Thruway Authority probed in call-girl scandal
ALBANY New York — Exclusive story by CNN Crime – State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office has opened a criminal investigation into the state Thruway Authority — including a possible call-girl scandal, the Daily News […]
United States
U.S. Border Patrol: Arrests of sex offenders crossing Texas border spike
AUSTIN (TIP): U.S. Border Patrol agents in one part of Texas have noticed a disturbing trend: a spike in sex offenders trying to sneak in to the country illegally. KRGV-TV said just in the past […]