Indian Americans
Indian Americans
Indian American Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah lays off 870 people
NEW YORK (TIP): E-commerce company Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah has fired 870 people, or 5 per cent of the company’s global workforce, as the growth he anticipated has not materialized this year. In a memo, […]
Indian Americans
Indian American teenager invents software tool to spot elephant poachers
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American teenager has invented a low-cost tool to spot elephant poachers with machine-learning-driven software that analyzes movement patterns in thermal infrared videos of humans and elephants. Anika Puri, the 17-year-old […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Maryland University professor built ‘surveillance machine’ for Chinese big tech
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): An Indian American professor at University of Maryland (UMD) allegedly built a machine-learning software “useful for surveillance” as part of a six-figure research grant from Chinese tech giant Alibaba, according to a […]
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China in the dock: UN report establishes crimes against Uyghurs
The long-awaited United Nations report that accuses Beijing of serious human rights violations in its mass detention of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in the far-western region of Xinjiang is a powerful indictment of […]
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Congress conundrum: On announcement of poll schedule
The organizational polls must stir its workers to life if the party is to survive Amid turmoil and uncertainty, the Congress has announced the schedule for the election of a new president. Senior leaders are […]
United States
Indian American racially abused by compatriot in California
SACRAMENTO (TIP): An Indian American man has been racially abused by a compatriot in the US state of California who hurled racist slurs that he is a “dirty Hindu” and a “disgusting dog,” days after […]
United States
AAPI to have a special celebration of the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic medical organization in the United States, plans to honor India with a special celebration of the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence […]
United States
29-Year-old Indian American woman hiker swept away by flash flood in Utah found dead
SACRAMENTO (TIP): A 29-year-old Indian-American woman hiker, who got swept away in a flash flood last week at the Zion National Park in the US state of Utah, has been found dead, according to a […]
United States
NIAASC HOLDS ITS 33RD CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO ON MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH
CHICAGO (TIP): National Indo-American Association for Senior Citizens (NIAASC) held its 33rd Conference on 26th Aug 2022 in Naperville, Chicago in collaboration with Metropolitan Asian Family Services (MAFS) on Mental, Physical and SpiritualHealth. The conference […]
United States
IAS India 76th Independence Day Celebrations – Parade at California State Capitol & Celebrations
SACRAMENTO (TIP): About three thousand people from the Greater Sacramento area and further away in the California-USA, attended to witness the Indian Independence Day celebrations organized by the Indian Association of Sacramento (IAS). After 2 […]
Perspective
How ‘being in news’ is an advantage to Trump
“These developments have come as an unexpected bonanza, allowing Trump to dominate the ‘screen near you.’ If Trump is indicted, the Congressional ‘referral’ to the Justice Department would allow him to linger on the ‘screen’, […]
NY/NJ/CT
Indian American family installs Amitabh Bachchan’s statue outside their home
EDISON, NJ (TIP): To express their love and admiration for Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, an Indian American family has come up with an out-of-the-box idea and installed a life-size statue of their “God” outside their […]
NY/NJ/CT
Long Island faces severe drought
Dry summer has made drought conditions worse across the Island LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): Drought conditions in New York keep getting worse, and now all of Long Island has been classified as being in a […]
NY/NJ/CT
Governor Hochul announces $6.5 million to support Insurance innovation for climate technology solutions
NEW YORK (TIP): Governor Kathy Hochul, on September 1, announced $6.5 million to support Insurance Innovation for Climate-Technology Solutions, a new program focused on the research and development of new insurance policies and products that […]
Breaking News
FIA India Day Parade generates huge enthusiasm for celebrating 75th anniversary of India’s Independence
FIA enters Guinness Book of World Records NEW YORK (TIP): FIA India Day Parade, held after a gap of two years, generated huge enthusiasm among the Indian American community. Thousands converged to take part in […]
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Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj launches Kiran Bedi’s book ”Fearless Governance” in New York
GARDEN CITY, NY (TIP); Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, launched “Fearless Governance,” a book authored by Kiran Bedi, a former governor of Puducherry, at a select gathering here on September […]
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Dr. V. K. Raju inducted as Morgantown Rotary Club President
MORGANTOWN, WV (TIP):Eminent ophthalmologist and President of Eye Foundation of America Dr. V. K. Raju was recently inducted as 22-23 president of Morgantown Rotary Club. Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends […]
Breaking News
Supreme Court questions Gujarat government on Teesta Setalvad custody
NEW DELHI (TIP): Social activist Teesta Setalvad has been in custody for over two months and, as a woman, is entitled to “favorable treatment” under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the Supreme Court prima […]
Breaking News
Biden warns Trumpism is a threat to democracy
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden sounded an alarm about what he views as extremist threats to the nation’s democracy from the restive forces of Trumpism. President Joe Biden sounded an alarm on Thursday, September […]
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World
Rishi Sunak takes time out of campaign for Janmashtami temple visit in UK
London (TIP): Britain’s prime ministerial candidate, Rishi Sunak, took some time out of a hectic campaign schedule to make a visit to a Hare Krishna temple on the outskirts of London to celebrate Janmashtami. Sunak, […]
World
Sunken World War 2 German warships emerge amid low water levels of Danube river in Serbia
Prahovo (Serbia) (TIP): Europe’s worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during […]
World
No Tube: London subway hit by strike day after rail walkout
London (TIP): A strike by London Underground workers brought the British capital’s transit network to a grinding halt on August 19, a day after a nationwide walkout by railway staff. Another rail strike is scheduled […]
World
China jails Canadian tycoon for 13 years for finance crimes
Beijing (TIP): A Chinese-born Canadian tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong in 2017 was sentenced on August 19 to 13 years in prison for a multibillion-dollar string of financial offences and his company was fined […]