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From NY’s Broadway : The Parisian Woman (Play)
By Mabel Pais “It was really after the 2016 election, that Beau (Willimon, playwright) went in and changed the political surround. And, what it did because the stakes of the world got higher, it just really […]
Featured
NiravGate: Another Case of Organized Loot
India’s biggest lender, State Bank of India has reported 1,069 loan fraud cases in the last five financial years but has not disclosed the amount. That is the magnitude of “accepted failure” in SBI under […]
United States
Billy Graham: The Most Influential Spiritual Leader of the Modern World
Billy Graham played multiple roles on the world stage as a spiritual leader. He was the most admired religious leader in the world. He was considered to be America’s pastor and a pastor to US […]
Misc
Liberating India’s best colleges: HRD minister Javadekar just announced the most far reaching reforms in higher education
By Arvind Panagariya and B Venkatesh Kumar With approximately one year left before voting for the next Lok Sabha elections begins, you would expect the government to be seized by populism. Not the Modi government. […]
United States
Ashok Vyas launches ‘Dialogue Generation Square’ – a Bridge Across Generations
The first videographed discussion took place at a senior center in New York By Mukund Mehta, President, Indo-American Senior Center, New York NEW YORK (TIP): Ashok Vyas, President of Insight for Creativity LLC — dedicated […]
United States
Students Launch a Movement from Town Hall to Washington “Never Again”
NRA: Guns are the problem, do something SUNRISE, FLORIDA (TIP): Survivors of the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, took center stage, Feb 21, at a town hall hosted by CNN as […]
United States
School officer waited outside building for 4 minutes as killings happened, Sheriff Israel says
TALLAHASSEE (TIP): A Marjory Stoneman Douglas school resource officer has been suspended without pay after Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said video shows him taking up a defensive position during the shooting but never entering […]
United States
Special Counsel Mueller Files New Charges against Manafort and Gates
WASHINGTON (TIP): Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed, February 22, new fraud and money-laundering charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates. In the 37-page indictment, prosecutors describe a “scheme” in […]
India
Trudeau’s India visit mired in controversy over dinner invite to “convicted Khalistani terrorist”
NEW DELHI (TIP): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s India visit kicked off with rather a cold reception by government of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has been very warm to visiting heads of state […]
United States
US Women’s Hockey Team Beats Canada 3-2 for Gold at PyeongChang Olympics
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA (TIP): US Women’s Hockey team gave a shock to the fancied Canadians by winning the Gold in a thrilling penalty shootout 3 to 2. Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, the sixth U.S. shooter in a […]
United States
Students, Parents, Teachers Implore President Trump to Ensure School Safety
Trump mulls arming teachers, increasing age for gun purchases WASHINGTON (TIP): A week after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in which 17 students were killed, President Donald Trump hosted a […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin Canada’s Defense Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan Says He Faced Discrimination In Canadian Military
New Delhi (TIP): Indian origin Canada’s Defense Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan said he “faced discrimination” in that country’s military because he “looked different”. Sajjan, who moved to Canada as a young boy, said this in […]
Indian Americans
Indian American student to build a primary health clinic in Uttar Pradesh village
MARYLAND (TIP): An Indian American student at Towson University is leading an effort to build a primary health clinic in a remote village in Uttar Pradesh. Mohammad Siddiqi, 21, is helping to build a clinic […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin Sikh Man’s Turban Pulled Out Outside UK Parliament
LONDON (TIP) : An Indian Origin Sikh man’s turban was pulled out by a white man shouting “Muslim go back” in an apparent racist attack outside the UK parliament, according to a media report. Ravneet Singh, […]
Indian Americans
Indian American from California adopts village in Telangana
CALIFORNIA (TIP): Indian American Annapareddy Appi Reddy from California has adopted the remote Dondapadu village in Suryapet district as a part of Digithon Digital Village initiated by the Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA). Till a […]
World
World Sikh Organization Of Canada Not Happy With Quebec’s Top Court Decision Against Kirpan Ban
TORONTO (TIP): A Canadian court has upheld the right of Quebec’s national assembly to prohibit people from entering the building with a kirpan, an article of faith for the Sikhs, media reports said. Two members of […]
Indian Americans
Indian American NUMC surgeon from Long Island walks free of all criminal charges
LONG ISLAND (TIP) : Indian American surgeon Dr. Venkatesh Sasthakonar has been cleared of all criminal charges by a judge in Nassau County, Long Island, according to news reports. The well-known surgeon was accused by […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Executive at Ford dismissed with immediate effect over ‘Inappropriate Behavior’
MICHIGAN (TIP): Ford Motor Company announced on Feb. 21 that Raj Nair, the executive vice president and president, North America, is departing from the company effective immediately. The announcement follows an internal investigation that was […]
United States
AAPI’s 36th annual Convention & Scientific Assembly to be held at Columbus Convention Center, OH, July 4-8, 2018
COLUMBUS, OH (TIP): “The 36th Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) will be held at the at Columbus Convention Center, OH July 4-8, 2018,” Dr. Gautam […]
Sports News
“Double” Olympians in limelight
PyeongChang (TIP): One of the toughest things in sports is to be an Olympian. On an average, every four years only 5,000 to 7,000 sportsmen and women qualify to be Olympians and less than 1 […]
United States
Evangelist Reverend Billy Graham dies at 99 on February 21st
NORTH CAROLINA (TIP): The Rev. Billy Graham, counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, has died at age 99. Graham died on February 21st morning at his home in Montreat, […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Vandana Jhingan removed from Illinois Republican primary ballot in Illinois
Illinois (TIP): Indian American Vandana Jhingan, the Republican Hindu Coalition-backed candidate , has been removed from the official list of Republican primary ballot in Illinois’ 8th Congressional District. Jhingan was one of the two Indian […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin Woman Found Dead In Her Home in England
LONDON (TIP): An Indian origin woman was found murdered in her Wolverhampton home, in the West Midlands region of England , after what is suspected to be a burglary gone wrong. Sarbjit Kaur’s body was discovered […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin Men Jailed In Singapore For Having Sex With Minor
Offenders convicted of having sexual intercourse with a minor below 14 years old can be jailed for up to 20 years and fined or caned. SINGAPORE (TIP): Three Indian Origin men have been jailed in Singapore […]