WASHINGTON (TIP): A man attempted suicide by firing a bullet to his head but it went through him and fatally struck his girlfriend while leaving him severely wounded, according to US prosecutors. Victor Sibson, 21, from Anchorage, Alaska, has been accused of killing […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Vice Ranking member of the House Budget Committee, lashed out at Trump administration’s latest budget proposal by calling it ‘Cruel.’ “There is only one way to describe the Trump budget – cruel. It pulls […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A bill passed by US House Republicans would cause 23 million people to lose healthcare coverage by 2026 while de-stabilizing health insurance markets in some states and making it hard for sick people to buy […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents the 17th District of California and a member of the House Budget Committee, heavily criticized President Trump’s FY 2018 budget proposal, describing it as one ‘that breaks President Trump’s promise to forgotten Americans.’ “This budget would leave millions of individuals and families at […]
BEIRUT (TIP): Aid deliveries across front lines in war-torn Syria have significantly stepped up, compared to earlier years of the now 6- year-old conflict, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a statement May 25. This […]
ANKARA (TIP): Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile programme, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard as saying. The development is likely to […]
BEIJING (TIP): China has stepped up pressure on Pakistani authorities “to take every necessary measure” to rescue a Chinese couple who were abducted near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province which also houses the Gwadar port. The couple who […]
VATICAN CITY (TIP): US President Donald Trump met Pope Francis at the Vatican on May 24 in a keenly anticipated first face-to-face encounter between two world leaders who have clashed repeatedly on several issues. The private audience with […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Trump on Thursday ordered ”complete review” by the Justice Department of leaks coming out of US government agencies as ties between Washington and London deteriorated sharply over American law enforcement agencies prematurely spilling information to the media on the Manchester […]
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (TIP): The US has sent a navy warship near an artificial island built by China in the disputed South China Sea as part of the first “freedom of navigation” operation under President Donald Trump, prompting Beijing to strongly condemn the “provocative […]
BRUSSELS (TIP): US President Donald Trump met the European Union’s top officials on Thursday in a bid to mend ties with a bloc he deeply alarmed by backing Brexit. Trump arrived for his first ever talks with […]
LONDON (TIP): British police are rushing to uncover a possible terror network thought to have helped Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi in the attack on the Ariana Grande concert on Monday. Greater Manchester Police say two men were arrested overnight […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): As concerns abound in India over Nepal’s decision to join China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR), Nepal has come out strongly to underscore the significance of its ties with India, saying no country can change its geography. While […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Wednesday resigned after a brief stint of nine months, honouring a power sharing understanding reached between his party and the ruling partner Nepali Congress. Prachanda, 62, announced his resignation while […]
KANDAHAR (TIP): At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when militants attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar, the defence ministry said Tuesday, in the latest attack on Western-backed forces. “Last night the enemies of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated outgoing prime minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ for the successful conduct of local elections there. Modi conveyed his felicitations to Prachanda in a phone call last evening, the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan Air Force (PAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, warned on May 24 that any aggression by the enemy, referring to India, will be remembered by their coming generations. Sohail Aman said that PAF was […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) traversing through PoK might create “geo-political tension” in the region by igniting further tensions between India and Pakistan, a UN report has warned. The report released by the UN’s Economic and Social Commission […]
Charter schools are rare on Long Island, just like they are in vast stretches of the rest of New York State. In fact, there are no charter schools from just north of Albany all the way to the Canadian […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): In blow to Trump, US appeals court refuses to reinstate travel ban. In a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, a US appeals court refused on Thursday to reinstate his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Ms. Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank was conferred with the prestigious Woodrow Wilson award for Global Corporate Citizenship in Washington, D.C. on May 10, 2017. She is the first woman from India to receive this […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): A Los Angeles judge has issued an arrest warrant for Bikram Choudhury, the Indian American “hot” yoga guru, after he failed to pay more than $7 million in 2016 to his former lawyer who was the victim in […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu was awarded the Transformative Chief Minister Award by The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) during their annual summit, an honor that has been instituted by the Council to acknowledge excellence in public service and recognize […]
ATHENS (TIP): Greek former prime minister Lucas Papademos was hurt on Thursday when an explosive device went off inside his car in Athens, state agencies said. State news agency ANA said Papademos was undergoing surgery for abdominal and leg injuries at […]
Jared Kushner Under Scrutiny in Russia Probe, Say Officials WASHINGTON (TIP): An NBC News report said, May 25, quoting “multiple US officials” that Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and one of his senior advisers, has come under FBI scrutiny […]
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