I.S. Saluja The first week of December witnessed in New York and New Jersey enthusiastic support for agitating farmers in India, and a damning condemnation of Modi government’s anti-farm sector policies. States of New York […]
RICHMOND HILL, NEW YORK (TIP): On November 30, 2020 Council Member Adrienne Adams joined Assembly Member David Weprin, and members of the community to celebrate the co-naming ceremony of Gurdwara Street. The co-naming ceremony celebrated […]
NEW YORK TIP): 15-year-old Indian American Gitanjali Rao, a “brilliant” young scientist and inventor, has been named by TIME magazine as the first-ever ‘Kid of the Year’ for her “astonishing work” using technology to tackle issues […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday, December 4, extended the suspension of federal student loan payments through the end of January, giving Congress and the incoming Biden administration time to impose a longer […]
The legislation eliminates the 7 pc cap for employment-based immigrant visas, a provision that will facilitate removal of the massive backlog of Indian IT professionals in the US WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Senate has unanimously […]
Most of the nearly 600,000 H-1B visa holders in the U.S. are from India and China WASHINGTON (TIP): In a huge relief to tens of thousands of Indian professionals and top American IT firms, a […]
NEW YORK (TIP): New York State has made it easier to renew Driver License online. Almost anyone whose license expired or will expire March through December can renew online and submit their vision test up […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, December 2, that 2020 is set to enter the record books as one of the top three hottest years, and has the […]
Much of the funds were used for purposes other than PPP was meant for, which calls for investigation WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump administration has emphasized PPP loans to small firms, but most of the $522 […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Internal Revenue Service today, December 2, announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning Jan. 1, 2021. The rates will be: Three (3) percent for overpayments [two […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser who was pardoned by the president last week for lying during the Russia investigation, wants Trump to declare martial law and “temporarily suspend the […]
By Ajay Ghosh NEW YORK (TIP): Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Envisioning a Better World by Transforming the Future of Healthcare, authored by Ambassador Pradeep Kapur, a practitioner of Public Policy, and Dr. Joseph Chalil, an […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): There’s movement on the coronavirus stimulus front after all. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is circulating a new relief proposal with hopes of passing it by year’s end. But it will be an […]
By assaulting U.S. democracy in so many ways, Trump has shone a light on its weaknesses. We should seize this moment to strengthen our institutions. That way, if another Trump-like politician (or Trump himself in […]
Apart from the fresh amendments, the Centre must consider a legal guarantee for MSP The Samyukta Kisan Morchgooga, a federation of around 500 farmer organizations, has resolved to intensify its agitation against three farm laws […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President elect Joe Biden has named Indian American Neera Tanden to head the powerful White House Office of Management and Budget. Tanden, 50, who currently heads left leaning think tank Centre for American […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian origin Republican politician Nikki Haley has slammed President-elect Joe Biden’s immigration policy as an “insult” to legal immigrants and called his choice of Neera Tanden as budget director “deeply concerning.” “Biden’s immigration […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American Ajit Pai has announced his intent to leave Federal Communications Commission on January 20, the day Joe Biden takes oath as the 46th President of the US. As Chairman of FCC, Pai […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Former US Ambassador to India Richard Verma has joined leading financial services company Mastercard as its executive vice-president for global public policy and regulatory affairs. In this capacity, Richard Verma will oversee the company’s […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President-elect Joe Biden has selected two former Obama administration officials for senior roles to help fight COVID-19, including the appointment of Jeff Zients as White House coronavirus coordinator, media reported on Thursday, December […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have formed a Presidential Inaugural Committee with Indian-American Maju Varghese as executive director to plan the festivities surrounding their swearing-in on Jan. 20. Varghese, who […]
By Mabel Pais DEAR SANTA DIR: Dana Nachman l USA l 2020 l Doc/Family l 1h 24m “DEAR SANTA,” from veteran documentarian and producer Dana Nachman. She is one of the great directors who are […]
By Mabel Pais LEADING THROUGH CRISES: GOV. MURPHY ON NJ, THE PANDEMIC, & THE WAY FORWARD Halfway through his first term as New Jersey’s governor, Phil Murphy was confronted by a crisis of extraordinary magnitude: […]
“Keralites cannot be fooled any longer by these frequent denunciations of corruption and graft by one party and presenting themselves as righteous. They see through most of these characters, except a few with integrity, for […]
Dec 7: Ganesha says though activities seen pretty well lined up when the day begins, plans can begin to fall apart. It will help to put aside habitual or narrow ways of reacting and instead […]
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