A grand Hindi Kavi Sammelan was organized by Akhil Vishwa Hindi Samiti on Saturday, March 22 at Hindu Center in Flushing,New York. Acclaimed poets from Tri State area regaled the 200 strong audience with their […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): In a new embarrassment for the US Secret Service, three agents were sent home from Amsterdam for drunkenness, after one was found passed out in a hotel hallway. The agents were in The […]
Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan was in New York to give a performance at the UN. Present among others at the concert were Nirmal K. Mattoo and his wife Augustina. The Mattoos who have known […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday, March 23, said the US is committed to deepen ties with Pakistan as both the countries have stakes in each other’s success and in ensuring regional […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, was found guilty of terrorismrelated charges on Wednesday following a three-week trial that offered an unusually intimate portrait of al Qaida’s former leader […]
India Association of Long Island (IALI), four decades old and going strong is one of the oldest and largest Associations representing Indians on Long Island. The association recently celebrated the Festival of Colors – Holi […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A key congressional committee passed a legislation of new financial assistance to Ukraine, by reducing a small portion of US aid given to Pakistan under the Kerry-Lugar-Berman bill. The $10 million taken from […]
KARACHI (tip): Bilawal Bhutto, the chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party, has claimed he received threats from the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. “Received threat letter from LEJ. Will hold Punjab govt responsible 4 LEJ attacks if Sharif […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a brave decision marking the reclamation of foreign policy from narrow political interests, India abstained from voting on a USsponsored resolution on human rights situation in Sri Lanka. While India had […]
KATHMANDU (tip): Nepal is considering banning foreign climbers from scaling Mount Everest alone in a bid to reduce accidents on the world’s highest peak, an industry official said March 26 Solo climbers would be forced […]
KABUL (ITIP): Taliban militants staged a gun and suicide attack on an Afghan election commission office in Kabul on March 23, killing two police officers, with less than a fortnight to go before the presidential […]
Modi has made some stray remarks on foreign affairs, but they should be seen more as obiter dicta rather than a considered judgment. Little interest has been shown domestically about possible new orientations in foreign […]
According to Credit Suisse, there can be four scenarios post elections, Narendra Modi led NDA government with 2-3 allies; Narendra Modi led NDA government with 5-6 allies; other leader led NDA government with 8-10 allies […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Eleven Indian- Americans feature in Forbes magazine’s annual list of 100 best venture investors with the “Midas” touch, who made savvy investments in start- ups and then sold off their stakes to […]
DUBAI (TIP): An Indian couple in the UAE has sought help to raise 240,000 dirhams ($65,342) to cover their newborn baby’s medical expenses. The baby girl, born prematurely at 27 weeks Jan 8, is currently […]
DUBAI (TIP): An Indian was stranded for five days at Abu Dhabi airport as he forgot his passport in the plane while transiting for another flight to Saudi Arabia, according to a media report on […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American businessman and two Chicago based organisations will pay $15 million to settle charges of raising $158 million dollars from close to 300 investors as part of an immigration scam. The US […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): India centre of Sikh American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) has started inviting applications from young entrepreneurs to develop digital apps for social development and make a difference in the lives of people, said […]
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-origin pediatrician in the US has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running scheme operated by a diagnostic firm. Surender Gorukanti, 46, of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): With the Supreme Court proposing the suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from IPL 7 over the spot-fixing and betting scandal, India’s biggest and hottest sports property and BCCI’s most […]
NEW YORK (TIP): More than 6 million people have signed up for Obamacare, as a crush of people raced to get health insurance before the March 31 deadline. President Obama announced the milestone Thursday, March […]
GLEN COVE, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced on March 27 the 2014 Children’s Summer Workshops at Garvies Point Museum and Preserve. The workshops include hands-on activities for children ages 5 – […]
DHAKA (TIP): Has there ever been an occasion when a World Cup match involving India been reduced to a side show? In the wake of the damning interim order of the Supreme Court on N […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Senate Co-Leader Dean Skelos (R-Long Island) and Sen. Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn) said they would not support expanding a proposed education investment tax credit to help fund scholarships for the college kids of […]
Lucknow the capital of Uttar Pradesh, extends along the banks of the river Gomti.The creator of Lucknow as it is today was Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula.The city became known as a centre for Urdu poetry and courtly […]
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