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NYC Gala Raises $1.3 Million toward Sankara’s 2030 Vision of One Million Free Eye Surgeries a Year
NEW YORK (TIP): The Sankara Eye Foundation raised $1.3 million at its glittering gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on September 24. More than 300 invitees opened their hearts and wallets as speaker […]
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India US healthcare cooperation set to be taken to a new level: Ambassador Sandhu
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The healthcare cooperation between India and the United States is set to be taken to a new level, New Delhi’s top envoy here said on Tuesday, October 11. The robust and longstanding […]
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GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $2.4 MILLION TO DIVERSIFY PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE
New York State Doubles Investment to Expand Diversity Programs Managed by the Associated Medical Schools of New York and Serving More Than 800 Students About 20 percent of All Medical Students in New York now […]
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IRS sending letters to over 9 million potentially eligible families who did not claim stimulus payments, EITC, Child Tax Credit and other benefits; Free File to stay open until Nov. 17
WASHINGTON , D.C. (TIP): Starting this week, the Internal Revenue Service is sending letters to more than 9 million individuals and families who appear to qualify for a variety of key tax benefits but did […]
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FBAR extension deadline nears for foreign bank and financial account holders
Filers affected by a natural disaster in Puerto Rico, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina may have their FBAR due date further extended. WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): – The Internal Revenue Service today reminds U.S. citizens, […]
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Biden to celebrate Diwali at White House on Oct 24; Trump at Mar a Lago on Oct 21
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden plans to celebrate Diwali at the White House on October 24 while his predecessor Donald Trump is working on celebrating the festival of lights at his Mar-a-Lago resort […]
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IOCUSA Kerala Chapter backs Tharoor
NEW YORK (TIP) The Executive Committee of the Kerala Chapter of the Indian Overseas Congress, USA has convened an Executive Committee meeting on October 12,2022 and unanimously passed the following resolution. IOCUSA Kerala Chapter Resolution: […]
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Dangerous spiral: On Crimea bridge bombing and Russia’s retaliation
Only a compromise through talks can end the hostilities in Ukraine The massive Russian bombing of cities across Ukraine that followed a blast at the Kerch Strait bridge linking the Russian mainland to the Crimean […]
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Curbing hate speech
Need to avoid pick-and-choose action against offenders The Supreme Court has acknowledged that a petitioner may be right in claiming that the ‘entire atmosphere is getting sullied’ due to hate speech against minorities, even as […]
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New Jersey Marks Ground Zero for growing US Resistance to Hindutva
Modi regime’s American support base suffers multiple defeats in Summer of 2022 “Hindu nationalists in the US are contributing to the “alarming trend” of anti-Asian hate crimes in the country. “If we are to confront […]
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U.N. demands Russia reverse Ukraine annexations, India abstains from vote
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The U. N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday, October 12, to condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four Ukrainian regions and demand its immediate reversal, a sign of strong global opposition to […]
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump for testimony on Capitol attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The House Jan. 6 committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump for his testimony about the 2021 Capitol attack. The House Jan. 6 committee voted Thursday, October 13, to subpoena Donald Trump for testimony […]
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India, Pakistan clash over Kashmir at the UN
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): At the United Nations, India dismissed as “frivolous and pointless’’ an attempt by Pakistan to raise the Kashmir issue during the emergency debate on the Ukraine issue. Speaking after the UNGA had […]
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Two Indian Americans, Revathi Advaithi and Bela Bajaria, among Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business
NEW YORK (TIP) : Two Indian American executives, Revathi Advaithi and Bela Bajaria, have made it to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business list for 2022 headed by CVS Health president and CEO Karen Lynch […]
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Indian-origin owned restaurant in Virginia vandalized with racist graffiti
HENRICO COUNTY, VA (TIP): In yet another incident of rising hate crimes against the Indian American community, an Indian restaurant in Henrico County, Virginia was vandalized with vulgar and racist graffiti. The side and back […]
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Indian American Sarah Thankam Mathews among 2022 National Book Awards finalists
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American author Sarah Thankam Mathews has made it to the finals of the 2022 National Book Awards with her debut novel ‘All This Could Be Different.’ The Winners will be announced […]
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Indian Diaspora launches ‘Indo American Votes Matter’ campaign for 2022 election
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): With Indian Americans making about 4.5 million people in the United States, an Indian Diaspora group has launched a campaign to encourage more participation in mid-term election to augment their influence on […]
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Indian American man arrested for killing daughter-in-law over her plans to divorce his son
FRESNO (TIP): A 74-year-old Indian American man has been arrested in Fresno, California, for fatally shooting his daughter-in-law last week at a parking lot of a Walmart in San Jose where she worked. Sital Singh […]
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Indian American Priti Krishtel wins $800,000 McArthur Fellowship
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American health justice lawyer Priti Krishtel has been awarded a McArthur Fellowship for exposing inequities in the patent system to increase access to affordable, life-saving medications on a global scale. “By […]
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Indian American Esha Gadi, Riya Balaji win IPA 2022 Youth Essay Competition
NEW YORK (TIP): Isha Gadi of Warrington, Pennsylvania, and Riya Balaji of San Jose, California, have won this year India Philanthropy Alliance Youth Essay Competition in the high school and middle school categories, respectively. For […]