WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): Akhil Rekulapelli, a 13 year-old eighth grader from northern Virginia’s Loudoun County, is the winner of the 2014 National Geographic Bee. Rekulapelli emerged as the victor of the Bee’s 26th annual iteration […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged the Security Council to consider what action it should take to force compliance with its demands that millions of besieged Syrians who have been denied […]
The United States may have indicted a group of Chinese army officials for cyberespionage, but the FBI has a problem of its own: weed. The bureau is struggling to hire young hackers because its longstanding […]
Zafar Iqbal WASHINGTON (TIP):Raj K. Goyal received the prestigious Middleton Award at the National Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Research Week on Wednesday, May 22, 2014 for his life time contribution to advancing the field […]
CHICAGO (TIP): US President Barack Obama on May 22 urged Democrats to vote in November elections, saying the chance to pass immigration reform is at risk if Republicans gain control of both houses of Congress. […]
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The bipartisan American Sikh Congressional Caucus announced, May 22, the appointment of Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA- 03) and Patrick Meehan (R-PA-07) as co-chairs of the Caucus. They will serve as leaders of […]
FREMONT (TIP): Ishan Shah is the first Indian American ever to be appointed to Ohlone College’s board. Shah, 21, a Mission San Jose High graduate and former Ohlone student, bested two other finalists to nab […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has welcomed Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi’s invitation to leaders of Pakistan and other SAARC nations for his swearing-in ceremony on Monday, May 26, commenting that increased engagement with Islamabad is […]
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): At least nine Indian companies have landed on a spot on Forbes Magazine’s 2014 list of the Most Innovative Growth Companies, which ranks privately listed firms in terms of not just how […]
TIP Reporter ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (TIP): Lion Mahesh Chitnis became the first person of South Asian origin to be elected a Governor of Lions district 16-J. He was elected by unanimous vote at the recently […]
Does India’s new prime minister actually have a foreign policy? Despite an impressive mandate, he (Modi) will have to work with an established bureaucracy and political partners in India and abroad. But India’s next leader […]
50,000+ Member Union Plans Major Effort to Back Liu NEW YORK (TIP): Citing his lifelong commitment to fighting for working families, the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO (HTC) announced, May 22, its […]
NEW YORK (TIP): RANA Convention Committee has announced early bird registration date to 31st May, 2014. A RANA press release has called upon those wishing to attend “to take this opportunity to register as earliest […]
EDISON, NJ(TIP):The Edison Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2014 Edison Outstanding Award recipients who will be honored on June 3 at a Cocktail Reception. President Barbara C. Roos stated, ” The Edison Chamber of […]
TIP Reporter EDISON, NJ (TIP): The Wells Fargo group held a South Asian media luncheon on May 16th in Edison, NJ to launch’Wells Fargo works for small Business’, a broad initiative to deliver resources, guidance […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Dinesh D’Souza, an Indian-American conservative commentator and author who shot to fame with a highly critical 2012 documentary of US President Barack Obama, has pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance law. […]
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): With a broad progressive coalition, and widespread support based on a record of delivering real results, former City Comptroller and Councilman John Liu, May 22, announced the launch of his campaign […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Shalabh Kumar, Chairman Indian American Advisory Council of House of Republican Conference of US Parliament & NIAPPI expressed grave concern over the US Immigration Reform Bill S-744 as a prominent NRI based […]
‘India’s Improbable Democracy: its Resilience and Pitfalls’ Harjap Singh Aujla NEW YORK (TIP): The Consulate General of India, on May 21, presented yet another lecture in the Media India 2014 LectureSeries. Ashutosh Varshney, Professor of […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A senior official from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced Wednesday, May 21, the arrest of 71 individuals for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children in […]
The party has increased vote shares in states that are not its strongholds NEW DELHI (TIP): Announcing the BJP’s historic victory, party president Rajanth Singh quoted former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s famous lines, “Andhera […]
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): Peter Bheddah, a prominent philanthropist of New York, was honored, on May 8, with the Humanitarian of the Year Award at the 2014 INNkeeper’s Ballat the Uniondale Marriott in Long Island. […]
NEW YORK (TIP): New York State honored Indu Jaiswal during women of distinction, honoring women in New York State Senate on May 13, 2014. New York State Senator Kemp Hanon nominated Indu for the award. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US federal judge on May 16 temporarily blocked the military from force-feeding a Syrian prisoner on hunger striker at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. It was the first time a judge ordered […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A single daily pill may help prevent HIV. And in America, gay men who have lost countless loved ones to AIDS can’t stop fighting about it. Much of the debate has played out […]
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