AGRA (TIP): Terming the Taj Mahal as “India’s gem”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Oct 26 that the Mughal-era monument is “an integral part of our culture” and the government is committed to its conservation. […]
PM Narendra Modi hailed GST as consumer-friendly, whereas Cong vice-president Rahul Gandhi blamed it for unleashing ‘a tsunami of tax terrorism’ NEW DELHI (TIP): The government and the main opposition squared off over the Goods and Services Tax […]
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (TIP): To strengthen maritime security, India and the United States have agreed to implement the programme for Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC), the Pentagon has said. A decision in this regard was taken […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Patidar leader Hardik Patel said on Thursday that he would support the Congress in the Gujarat assembly elections, providing a shot in the arm for the opposition party aiming to wrest power from the Bharatiya Janata Party which has ruled the state for […]
MOHALI (TIP): An unemployed youth, hailing from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested on October 26 for allegedly killing veteran journalist K J Singh and his nonagenarian mother Gurcharan Kaur last month, police said. The accused, Gaurav Kumar, had an argument with Singh, who then slapped him. […]
The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF), which supports research and international activities of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), has named Arun Gosain, MD, the Foundation’s president. “It is truly an honor to serve […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump nominated Indian American Rohit Chopra, a Senior Fellow at the Consumer Federation of America, to serve as a Federal Trade Commissioner. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the country’s primary […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian origin Democratic State Senate hopeful Manka Dhingra has picked up the endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden, her campaign announced last week. “I am proud to endorse Manka Dhingra to represent […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal welcomed the decisions by U.S. District Court Judges Derrick Watson of Hawaii and Theodore D. Chuang of Maryland to temporarily block the Trump administration’s Muslim Ban 3.0 from […]
After deadly fires raged in California and across the West, Indian American Senator Kamala D. Harris joined a bipartisan group of senators and pressed Senate Leaders Mitch McConnell and Charles E. Schumer in a letter […]
MORGANTOWN, WV (TIP): Morgantown resident Indian American ophthalmologist Dr. V.K. Raju was recently honored with a lifetime achievement award Dr. V.K. Raju was bestowed the honor – the President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement- during the […]
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): The proposed Nassau County 2018 budget increases expenditures to $2.97 million (net of interfunds), or 1.1%, but contains approximately $120.0 million of risks, on both a Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) basis […]
NEW YORK (TIP): New York Times carried a report, October 25, on the replacement of metro card with a “modern way to pay transit fares”. It said, “First there were little paper tickets that cost […]
Nirpal Shergill in London LONDON (TIP): The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, October 24, condemned a decision by India’s judiciary to proceed with a criminal defamation complaint against The Wire and issue an injunction […]
Contact Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla: +91 8141234275 Aries: Ganesha says this is the time for action and you are never one to run away from the good fight! In fact, you love hard work and the desire […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan is visiting New York from 24 to 28 October 2017. He will meet and interact with senior business leaders and investors in New York […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center (http://keralacenterny.com) will honor six Indian American Malayalees for their outstanding achievements in their field of specialization or for their service to the society at […]
The resources at the Centre’s disposal are generated by the people. Modi is not a monarch to distribute largesse at his sweet will. “One has also to remember that unlike China, India is a multiparty […]
Hinduism can reasonably be seen as a long religious tradition that stretched back 3,500 years to the Vedic period and has encompassed many ways of life over the centuries. But much about ancient Hindu traditions, […]
“Even faraway from our land our efforts and fortunes were inextricably linked to our country and our identity as Indians.Our minds thought for our country and our heart beats for our motherland. We eagerly waited […]
America’s Opioid Crisis “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer […]
The deputy prime minister is the main casualty, after being found to have held dual citizenship when he ran for election. CANBERRA (TIP): Australia’s conservative government has lost its majority after the deputy prime minister […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Election Commission (EC) on Oct 25 set the stage for the electoral showdown in Gujarat between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, its principal challenger. According to the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): “The American public expects — and deserves — its Government to provide as much access as possible to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records (records) so that the people may finally be […]
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