Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP); An organization dedicated to increasing charitable investments for underserved AAPI communities recently recognised 25 Leaders including five Indian Americans who are taking important actions every day to lift up communities around the […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nine-year-old Indian American little chef Shreya Patel is among the young winners of Michelle Obama’s “healthy lunchtime challenge” and was among the 55 young cooks who had dinner at The White House over the July 4th weekend (Friday, 10th) with the first lady […]
Nearly a decade after its inception, The Jaipur Literature Festival, the world’s largest free literary festival is heading to Boulder, Colorado on Sept. 18-20 to host their first-ever U.S. event for three days of books, ideas, performance art, dialogue and […]
The Dalai Lama celebrated his 80th birthday last weekend in Southern California, with hundreds of well-wishers attending a three-day Global Compassion Summit to mark the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s big day, with events being held at Anaheim’s […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Republican Presidential Field, already crowded with 14 hopefuls, got another in Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin who kicked off his campaign with a video announcement July 13. And, there are more […]
South Carolina’s Indian American governor Nikki Haley’s decisive action in getting the slavery-era Confederate flag removed from the statehouse grounds has increased speculation about her as a potential Republican vice presidential nominee. David Beasley, the […]
Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams is among four astronauts who have been selected by NASA for commercial flights to the International Space Station (ISS) from US soil. They will work closely with company-led teams to […]
An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to 71 months in a federal prison and ordered to repay over $2.2 million for health insurance fraud, the Federal Bureau of investigation announced on Friday. Dr. Dipak Desai, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): American TV network CNN’s Indian-origin medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta is under scrutiny after it emerged that a child he had operated upon during the earthquake in Nepal had been wrongly identified by […]
Judge Lisa Gorcycae held the children in contempt of court, saying they would be detained throughout the summer. She said the children, aged between nine and 14, had been “brainwashed” by their mother, according to NBC […]
Katherine Archuleta said she would step down on Friday to help the department “move beyond the current challenges”. Authorities suspect that Chinese-based hackers targeted the computer systems of the OPM, which acts as the personnel […]
NEW YORK (TIP): ‘Since most of the Diaspora in U.S. shares the ideology, values and principles of the Congress Party, let us recognize the fact that we have a common enemy; it is the right […]
CHICAGO (TIP): A US court has sentenced the former Indian American head of a Chicago investment firm to six years in prison for stealing more than $9 million in a Ponzi scheme, a media report […]
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American has been jailed for more than 14 years and fined USD one million for running a massive extortion ring from India-based call centers in which he and his co-conspirators impersonated […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The news that the United States has finally decided to amend its regulations to allow the dependent spouses of the specialized H-1B visa holders to work was hailed with jubilation by Indian […]
NEW YORK (TIP): In keeping with its theme, “Building a Better Community, One Step at a Time,” the BAPS Charities 16th annual walkathon was held on Sunday, June 28, 2015 in New York City, NY. […]
NEW YORK (TIP): World’s top percussionist and drummer of Jai Ho & Slumdog Millionnaire Anandan Sivamani jams with 2-time Carnegie Hall vocalist Anurag Harsh & India’s #1 Keyboardist Stephen Devassy at NY’s Lincoln Center in […]
MAYLAND (TIP): This is the first time the Sikhs, under the banner of Sikhs for America, participated very enthusiastically in the 4th of July Parade. The participating Sikhs wore the dupattas and turbans of the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): “Education is the gift that keeps on giving. Education empowers the mind and uplifts the soul. It is a powerful equalizer opening door to all to lift themselves out of poverty. Education is […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Nartanrang Dance Academy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan hosted its annual dance festival on Saturday, June 27th, 2015 at the Hindu Temple Auditorium in Flushing. Titled “Nritya Ranjani 2015: AAJA NACHLE!,” the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): New York City has agreed to pay a total of $332,500 to six Occupy Wall Street protesters who said the police unjustly blasted them with pepper spray four years ago in an episode that […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A New York energy-service company has been zapped for $1.25 million after a state investigation found it made false promises to customers in order to fleece them. HIKO Energy has agreed to […]
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): India Day Parade in Hicksville is scheduled for Sunday, August 9 and Nina Davuluri, the first Miss America (crowned in 2014) of Indian origin, will be the Grand Marshal. This announcement was made by […]
NEW YORK (TIP): During a solemn ceremony, attended by physicians, community leaders and international media personnel, leaders of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic association of medical professionals in […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A Sikh-American employee at the Walt Disney World in Florida, who was barred from working in view of guests due to his religious appearance, for seven years, has achieved a significant victory, […]
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