WASHINGTON (TIP): House Republicans were shell shocked on Thursday, October 8, when California Representative Kevin McCarthy, the favorite to succeed retiring House Speaker John Boehner, dropped out of the race in a surprise that adds […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The family of a 55-year-old Indian woman, working as a domestic help in Saudi Arabia, has alleged her right hand was chopped off by her employer, with external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Association of Indians in America, NY Chapter (AIA-NY) hosted its 28th Annual Deepavali Festival at the South Street Seaport on Sunday October 4th from 12 noon till 7pm, culminating with […]
Indian-American yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is not entitled to copyright protection over yoga poses and breathing exercises he uses in hot rooms developed by him, a US appeals court has ruled. In an order by […]
Two Indian-American teenagers — Rajan Vivek from Arizona and Prasanna Krishnamoorthy from Delaware featured in the prestigious 3-D Space Container Challenge held by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). The challenge asked young minds to make an innovative container that will make life […]
A Dubai-based Indian student will represent the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the World Education Games (WEG) – a contest in literacy, math and science, a media report said. Maathangi Anirudh, 11, from the Millennium School, […]
HOUSTON (TIP): One person was dead and another wounded after a shooting at a student housing complex at a Texas university Friday, October 9, police said. University spokesman Kendrick Callis said the shooting was reported […]
An Indian-origin convenience store owner has been robbed at gunpoint by three unidentified hooded men in the US state of Virginia. The three men wearing dark cloths entered the Du Drop store in Madison Heights […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (TIP): Share and Care Foundation (SCF) held its 33rd Annual Gala on Sunday, October 4th at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. The sold-out show packed 1,800 people into the theatre […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The founder of the global News Corp media empire, Rupert Murdoch, issued an apology on Thursday after he faced social media backlash following his suggestion that President Barack Obama isn’t a “real […]
NEW YORK (TIP): It is come one, come all at the 27th Diwali Mela of Jackson Heights Merchants’ Association on Sunday, October 11th. In a talk I had , October 8th evening, JHMA President Shiv […]
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced, October 5, the appointment of Mr. Dilip Chauhan as Director of South East/Asian Community Affairs. Mr. Chauhan will be responsible for monitoring and enhancing minority and […]
NEW YORK (TIP): U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Wednesday, October 7 defended his efforts to publicize his office’s public-corruption cases, saying it is his “obligation” to discourage public officials from committing similar crimes. Bharara, the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO-New York), South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) and the Kerala Center organized an immigration seminar looking at the changing rules and updates for 2015 on […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Committee to Protect Journalists, October 8, called on authorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to thoroughly investigate the shooting death of journalist Hemant Yadav, determine a motive, and bring […]
QUEENS, NY – Borough President Melinda Katz will hold a regular meeting of the Queens Parent Advisory Board on Wednesday, October 21 at 6:00 PM at Queens Borough Hall (Borough President’s 2nd Floor Conference Room), […]
NEW YORK (TIP): “In a sign of growing number of devotees of Brahmrishi Sri Guruvanand Swami, an estimated 2,000 people packed the Colden Auditorium in Queens College, Flushing on Oct 4 for the Divya Darshan […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced, October 8 that the kindergarten application process will begin earlier in order to make the application process easier for families. Families will be able to apply to kindergarten […]
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is exploring a possible civilian nuclear deal with Pakistan ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Washington later this month, if media reports are to be believed. One of Washington’s well-briefed columnists, David […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), de Blasio Administration officials, community leaders, and invited guests celebrated the accomplishments of the first cohort of MOIA’s Fellowship for Immigrant Women Leaders in a ceremony […]
NEW YORK: Eminent journalists and media experts from the US, Canada, India, Australia and the UAE will hold an International Media Conference organised by the Indo-American Press Club (IAPC) from Oct 9 through 12 at the […]
A 45-year-old Indian American was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in California, prompting police to announce a USD 10,000 reward money for information leading to the arrest of the killer. SF Gate reported earlier today, Oct 8, […]
NEW YORK: Indian American group GOPIO have called for a campaign on immigration issues affecting the Indian diaspora including use of H-1B visa by technology companies from India and growing backlog of family visas. An immigration […]
Two Philadelphia Indian-Americans men admitted their roles in a conspiracy to extort victims to load prepaid debit cards with funds that were stolen as part of the scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Two […]
NEW YORK: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), a US based advocacy group, has strongly condemned the anti-minority violence in India, in the form of a mob lynching of a Muslim man and his son […]
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