POLITICS & POLICY
LUCKNOW (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi staged a dharna at the Lucknow airport on Wednesday, February 3, alleging that police did not let his supporters reach there. According to Chaudhary Charan Singh […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The confirmation hearing of Indian American political consultant Neera Tanden, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden as his budget director, would be held next week on February 9, a Senate panel […]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday, January 29, spoke to newly appointed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during which they expressed commitment to consolidate and expand the India-US strategic partnership and reiterated commitment […]
I.S. Saluja Supervisor Don Clavin and the Town Board recognized the holiday as an important celebration of freedom in the world’s most populous democracy and thanked the Indian-American community for their contributions to America’s largest […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Pandemic forced a scale down of the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. Here, too, because of the severity of Covid-19 and the CDC and New York State guidelines, the Republic celebrations […]
America has a new administration. Like all other immigrant communities, Indian community, too, has certain concerns and issues. Over the years, we have seen Indians in America climbing the social, economic, professional and political ladder, […]
The farmers have created their own imaginary Stalingrad, exhilarated in defiance, unyielding in defense of their land — and they have worked out a morally-uplifting narrative, with heroes, martyrs and joyful sacrifices. They have displayed […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American lawmakers Pramila Jayapal and Raja Krishnamoorthi have been named to key congressional committees on budget and the COVID-19 pandemic by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. While Congresswoman Ms Jayapal, 55, was named to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Reversing his predecessor Donald Trump’s policy, President Joe Biden on Monday, January 25, re-imposed a ban on travelers from Europe and Brazil. The White House also barred those from South Africa from entering […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Biden-Harris administration has included two more Indian Americans with extensive experience in UN affairs in the leadership team of the US mission to the UN. Sohini Chatterjee, an expert on global development, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): An upstate New York man shot and killed his 14-year-old daughter and his mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself Wednesday, January 20, according to police and news reports. Bhupinder Singh, 57, […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An emotional Lady Gaga performed a dramatic version of the U.S. national anthem, Garth Brooks sang a cappella, and Tom Hanks hosted a star-studded nighttime celebration to cap President Joe Biden’s inauguration on […]
Biden signed 15 executive reversing some of the key policies of his predecessor Trump WASHINGTON (TIP): With President Joe Biden signing nearly two dozen executive actions, fulfilling major campaign promises and addressing the challenges of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu attended the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Capitol, January 20. “We look forward to working with President […]
Nirpal Shergill LONDON (TIP): Scotland Yard launched an appeal on Thursday, Jan 21 for witnesses and anyone with dash-cam footage to come forward as it named a 61-year-old Indian-origin woman as the victim of a fatal […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President-elect Joe Biden today named Indian American Rohit Chopra as the head of a federal agency tasked with protecting the interests of consumers financials. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr Chopra will succeed […]
DUBAI (TIP): A Dubai-based 15-year-old Indian – origin girl has launched a campaign, which helped in the recycling of 25 tons of electronic waste in the Gulf nation, according to a media report on Friday. Riva […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Incoming First Lady Jill Biden has named Indian American Garima Verma as her digital director and Michael LaRosa press secretary, the Biden transition team said here. Biden also announced additional members to the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American lawmakers hailed the leadership of US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, expressing confidence that the two leaders will heal the country, courageously face challenges and build back better. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Just before the historic inauguration, US President-elect Joe Biden has either nominated or named at least 20 Indian Americans, including 13 women, to key positions in his administration, a new record in itself for […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Joe Biden has named Indian-American health policy expert Vidur Sharma as testing advisor in his COVID-19 Response Team, as the US President-elect laid out his ambitious goal to intensify vaccinations across the country to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP):An Indian American who quit her State Department job denouncing the Trump administration’s alleged racial and sexist bias in 2018 has been tapped by President-elect Joe Biden to be his Under Secretary for Civilian […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American Sameera Fazili to a key White House position related to economy. Sameera Fazili has been named as Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House, the […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Too afraid to fly due to Covid-19 pandemic, an Indian American man hid out for three months in a secured area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport until his weekend arrest. Aditya Singh, 36, […]
TORONTO (TIP): Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has made a former astronaut his new foreign minister in a Cabinet reshuffle sparked by the sudden resignation of high-profile Indian-origin Canadian Sikh minister Navdeep Bains. He is unlikely […]
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