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First Indian American elected Ash Kalra named chair of California Assembly Judiciary Committee
Parminder Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP): : Ash Kalra, the first Indian American elected to the California State Assembly, has been appointed Chair of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary by Speaker Robert Rivas. “At a time when […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Democratic Lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi featured as Foreign Policy ‘Mastermind’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): : The prestigious Foreign Policy magazine has portrayed Indian American Democratic lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi and Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher as ‘The Masterminds’ of Washington’s getting tough on China Policy. Gallagher and Krishnamoorthi, […]
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Indian American business owner Shivinder Singh running for Yorba Linda City Council
Parminder Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP): : Indian American business owner Shivinder Singh is running for City Council in Yorba Linda in northeastern Orange County, California vowing to prioritize preservation of Yorba Linda’s unique identity and empowering […]
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Indian American man found lifeless in a planter in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (TIP): An investigation is on into the death of a 39-year-old Indian American man whose body was found in a planter in Los Angeles County. The coroner’s office has identified the man as […]
World
Irish Prime Minister says Dublin rioters brought ‘shame’ on Ireland
LONDON (TIP): Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on November 24 that protesters who battled police and looted shops in Dublin after a school knife attack were motivated by “hate” and brought “shame on Ireland”. […]
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South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole 10 years after killing his girlfriend
CAPE TOWN (TIP): Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on November 24, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted […]
Asia
Pakistan court strikes down notification to keep former PM Imran Khan in judicial lockup
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Islamabad High Court on November 21 declared illegal the August 29 notification which had directed jail authorities to keep former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan in “judicial lockup” in the cipher case, […]
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Thailand’s Cabinet approves a marriage equality bill to grant same-sex couples equal rights
BANGKOK (TIP): Thailand’s Cabinet on November 21 approved an amendment to its civil code to allow same-sex marriage, with an expectation for the draft to be submitted to Parliament next month. Karom Polpornklang, a deputy […]
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Bangladesh beauty queen brings ‘dawn of hope’ for trans women
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladeshi trans woman Yasin Ahmed Sokal always wanted the freedom to dress like her sisters, but never in her wildest dreams did she imagine being showered with applause at a beauty pageant in […]
Film Festival
INDIE FILM FEST RETURNS FOR SECOND TIME TO NYC
By Mabel Pais DYLAN K NARANG’s ‘Tapawingo’ Opens Fest Co-Director VINUSHU SUNDARESAN’s ‘The Blind Zone’ Co-Director DANIEL RASHID’s ‘Chauncey’ RAVI STEVE KHAJURIA’s ‘The Pros And Cons Of Killing Yourself’ MICAH KHAN’s ‘The Zombie Wedding’ MOHAMMAD […]
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HONORING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MONTH
By Mabel Pais LAKOTA NATION VS. THE UNITED STATES Directed by Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli Produced by Phil Pinto and Benjamin Hedin ‘LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES’ is a powerful and thought-provoking documentary […]
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Indian American Ajit Pai is the first to be elected to America’s Public Television Stations board
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): : Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai has been elected to a three-year term as an at-large member of the America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) board of trustees, effective Feb […]
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Indian American Author Salman Rushdie gets Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award
NEW YORK (TIP): Noted Indian American author Salman Rushdie has received the first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award, presented by the Vaclav Havel Center in New York. Rushdie made a rare public appearance since he […]
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Indian American Georgia community welcomes incoming Consul General Ramesh Babu with grand reception
ATLANTA, GA (TIP): In a spectacular gathering on November 19th, 2023, the Indian American community in Georgia warmly welcomed the newly appointed Consul General of India in Atlanta, Ramesh Babu. The event, hosted by the […]
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United States
Diaspora panel in US seeks to include extremist Pannun and SFJ on no-fly list
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A diaspora panel in the US has sought to include designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his banned organization Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) on the no-fly list for issuing video messages threatening […]
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Indian American state assembly member Suhas Subramanyam running for Congress from Virginia
VIRGINIA (TIP): Days after winning a seat in Virginia Senate, Indian American state assembly member Suhas Subramanyam has announced his candidacy for US Congress in Virginia’s 10th District. “The Republican leadership in the House has […]
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Haley vows to defund the UN ‘as much as possible’ if elected
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, a former United Nations ambassador, vowed Wednesday to defund the U.N. “as much as possible” if elected to the Oval Office, but she stopped short of saying […]