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WORLD PEACE DAY 2019
By Mabel Pais “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” – Nelson Mandela 2019 Theme: “Climate […]
Entertainment
ARLO GUTHRIE’S Unforgettable Concert
By Mabel Pais “….(Arlo’s) concerts are “a magical cornucopia of well-crafted songs, homespun humor, and stories of the past,” – Modern Guitars Magazine The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents “ArloGuthrie– Alice’s Restaurant”Back By Popular […]
Entertainment
NJPAC-WA at GALA Celebrates RAY CHARLES
By Mabel Pais “NJPAC is pushing its way into a new future, and being very imaginative and very intentional about the breadth of its vision and connectivity” – Marcia Wilson Brown, Board President of Women’s […]
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US hostage negotiator is new NSA
WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Sept 18, named his chief hostage negotiator Robert O’Brien as the new National Security Adviser to replace John Bolton, who was fired last week. O’Brien, who has been […]
NY/NJ/CT
JLF at New York: Celebration of books, ideas, and dialogue
Bidisha Roy NEW YORKCITY (TIP): The third edition of JLF New York – Jaipur Literature Festival — described as “the greatest literary show on Earth” — came to New York, presenting a series of conversations and […]
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India’s outreach, engagement at 74th UNGA session to be unprecedented: Amb Akbaruddin
NEW YORK CITY(TIP): India’s engagement and outreach at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, set to begin here next week, is unprecedented and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the world organization will […]
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One dead, five hurt in Washington, DC shooting: Police
WASHINGTON(TIP): Gunfire erupted on the streets of Washington, D.C., on Thursday, September 19 night, not far from the White House. One person was killed, and five others wounded, police said. It was not immediately clear […]
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Hawkish Netanyahu fails to win majority in Israeli Elections
Gantz rejects Netanyahu’s offer for unity govt JERUSALEM (TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to win a ruling majority in an election that produced a virtual tie between his right-wing bloc and a center-left […]
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“Howdy Modi” brings together Indian Americans, Hindu Americans: Tulsi Gabbard
WASHINGTON (TIP): “Howdy Modi” is bringing together Indian Americans and Hindu Americans from across the U.S., Democratic presidential aspirant and the first Hindu woman in the U.S. Congress Tulsi Gabbard said. Ms. Gabbard, 38, on […]
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Prime Minister Modi’s Engagements in New York
NEW YORK(TIP): On his first visit to the US after returning as PM for the second term in May this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will come to New York to attend the United Nations […]
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Trump to Join ‘Howdy Modi’: Delighted for Special Gesture, Says Modi
WASHINGTON(TIP): India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed delight at the news of US President Donald. J. Trump joining the special community program, ‘Howdy Modi’, in Houston, Texas on September 22. Prime Minister said that U.S […]
Editorial Comment
Modi Visit will further Strengthen India-US Ties
Prof. Indrajit S Saluja Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to the US after his party’s landslide victory in elections in last May is being viewed as an affirmation of the friendly relations between the […]
Perspective
Meaning and Impact of Trump-Modi Axis
The author feels confident that Trump-Modi axis and “Close ally” relationship between US and India will blossom for the benefit of both countries and promote world peace and security. “One wonders why Trump goes out […]
Perspective
Modi, Trump at Houston will be all about quid pro quo
Why would Trump travel to Houston? Surely not to only attend the community event with Modi. It will have to be for something far more than this. Though by attending the event, Trump could well […]
India
India-New Jersey: A New Chapter Begins with Governor Phil Murphy’s Visit
Bidisha Roy NEW JERSEY / NEW DELHI(TIP): New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey delegation had action-packed days on their economic development mission to India. Governor Murphy, First Lady Tammy Murphy, Deputy Chief […]
Indian Americans
Indian American SBU Students Chosen for Selective Millennium Fellows Program
NEW YORK(TIP): Two India Americans are among Eleven Stony Brook students among a select group from 69 colleges around the globe chosen for the Millennium Fellowship, a partnership between the Millennium Campus Network and the United Nations […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Obama Aide Named COO of Biden Campaign
WASHINGTON (TIP): Team Biden has hired Maju Varghese, a top Obama White House aide to help run the operational side of the Biden campaign. Varghese has been hired by former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Couple’s Single Largest Donation Opens New Era of Opportunity for Students
CLEARWATER, FL(TIP): Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) new Tampa Bay Regional Campus has debuted in Clearwater, Fla, which was made possible through a generous donation by Drs. Kiran C. and Pallavi Patelof $230 million to NSU – $80 million. The […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans from New York Arrested for Distributing Millions of Opioid Pills Imported from India
NEW YORK(TIP): On Sept 12, a complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging eight defendants of Indian origin, Ezhil Sezhian Kamaldoss, Harpreet Singh, Parthiban Narayanasamy, Baljeet Singh, Deepak Manchanda, Gulab, Mukul Chugh and […]
Indian Americans
Dhruva Jaishankar Named Director of ORF US Initiative
NEW YORK (TIP): Dhruva Jaishankar, the son of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, has been named Observer Research Foundation (ORF) think tank’s Director of its US Initiative. His research has spanned issues such as India-US […]
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India
Indian Police Officer Chhaya Sharma named Asia Game Changers Award Winner by Asia Society New York
NEW YORK(TIP): Indian IPS Officer Chhaya Sharma, the erstwhile DCP South Delhi who cracked the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case, has been named one of the ‘2019 Asia Game Changers’byAsia society New York for ‘solving India’s […]
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CUNY Ethics & Morality Essay Contest: Virtue
Deadline: October 21, 2019 NEW YORK(TIP): Funded by an endowment from the Chynn Family Foundation, this annual award is intended to promote and stimulate thinking by college students at CUNY about the topic of ethics, […]
NY/NJ/CT
Dr Annapoorna Kini, Kanubhai Patel, Dr Tarun Wasil, Chanchal Devi Shah , Vaishali Deshmukh Honored at AIA New York Chapter Deepavali Benefit Gala
WOODBURY, NY(TIP): Association of Indians in America New York Chapter organized their 32ndDeepavali Annual Benefit Fundraising Gala on Saturday, Sept 7, at elegant Crest Hollow Country Club Woodbury. A Thali dance by young dancer, Dr. […]
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Rousing welcome awaits Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Houston
PM to address annual UN General Assembly session on September 27 Modi-Trump meeting , a possibility NEW YORK(TIP): Nine days before the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Houston, the city seems to be […]