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MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES LARGEST EVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION IN CITY’S HISTORY
New Tenant Anti-Harassment Unit will be dedicated to responding to tenant complaints of harassment in buildings across the city NEW YORK CITY(TIP): Mayor de Blasio announced, July 19, that his administration financed 32,116 affordable homes […]
World
Celebration of National “Bastille” Day 2018 in France
NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian Diaspora Council International (IDC) congratulates the people of France on the 229th anniversary of Bastille Day, the La Fête Nationale, commemorating the day in 1789 when crowds stormed the Bastille, […]
United States
Hicksville Attorney from Colombia Isabel C. Mira joins the law firm of Pegalis & Erickson, LLC
NEW HYDE PARK, NY(TIP): The law firm of Pegalis & Erickson, LLCC announced, July19, that attorney Isabel C. Mira has joined the Firm. Ms. Mira has been a distinguished advocate for plaintiffs’ rights for more than […]
United States
Indian Consulate with Shradhaa Foundation Celebrates Vijay Diwas
NEW YORK CITY(TIP): Indian Consulate along with Shradhaa Foundation celebrated the Vijay Diwas at Indian Consulate in NY on 18thJuly 2018. It is the first time an event of this nature has been celebrated. The […]
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NJ Native M.D. Returns After Success With Houston Texans, Rockets, Astros and Dynamo
By Mabel Pais “(What) makes me most excited about going to work everyday is that I have the ability to truly help people get back to the activities and things that they love to do […]
United States
Over 400,000 people living in ‘modern slavery’ in US, report finds
The report, by the Global Slavery Index, also estimates 40.3 million globally, with most victims living in Asia, North Korea topping the list. WASHINGTON(TIP): More than 400,000 people could be living in “modern slavery” in […]
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Weekly Horoscope July 23-29, 2018
By Bejan Daruwalla Aries: Ganesha says there is a semblance of stability. You have emerged from the maze of the mind. You realize that a lot of time has been wasted in your shenanigans and […]
United States
DETAINED INDIAN IMMIGRANTS BEING TREATED LIKE CRIMINALS: TURBANS OF SIKHS TAKEN AWAY IN US JAIL
(TIP): The detained Indian immigrants, mostly Sikhs, seeking asylum in the US are being treated like criminals with their turbans taken away in a federal prison in Oregon after getting caught up in the Trump […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Pilot among 3 dead in mid-air collision
WASHINGTON(TIP): An Indian American is one among two other persons after two small planes collided mid-air in the US state of Florida, aviation authorities said. Nisha Sejwal, 19, was killed in the accident on July […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Devotees Donate INR 13.5 Crore to Tirupati Temple
TIRUPATI(TIP): Indian American Ika Ravi and Guthikonda Srinivas, who hail from Andhra Pradesh, donated INR 13.5 money to the temple ‘Hundi’ and various trusts run by Tirupathi temple authorities. Mr Ravi, Founder CEO of Rx Advance, […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Sabrina Singh is key player to offensive communication strategy of the Democratic party
WASHINGTON(TIP): Sabrina Singh joined the Democratic National Committee (DNC) last year as its spokeswoman and deputy communications director. She alleged that the ruling Republican party has “created a toxic environment” and is struggling with telling the […]
Indian Americans
INDIAN ORIGIN YOGA CHAMPION NAMED ‘BRITISH INDIAN OF THE YEAR’
LONDON(TIP): Indian-origin schoolboy who is the under-11 UK national yoga champion has been named the British Indian of the Year for his achievements in the field. Ishwar Sharma, 8, has won a string of titles […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin Banker Found Dead In UAE
ABU DHABI(TIP): An Indian- origin banker working in UAE has been found dead, a week after he went missing, a media report said on July 18. Jabar KP hails from Kerala. He stayed in Abu […]
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Decoding Trump’s attack on Europe
His incendiary tour of the continent seeks to reverse the gains Europe has achieved over the last 70 years. “Mr. Trump’s blistering attack on European states for not meeting their military spending obligations is misplaced. […]
Sports News
FIFA was Russia’s coming out party
Moscow splurged over $11 bn to make the FIFA World Cup an event to make the ‘planet’ change its outlook about Russia. It worked, leading the FIFA chief to say, “ the whole world fell […]
United States
Trump – Putin Rocky Summit
Donald Trump did enough, and more, to mess up his meeting with Vladimir Putin A summit between the leaders of the world’s strongest nuclear powers, which fought the Cold War for decades, is an opportunity […]
World
Two Indian-origin candidates in race for London Mayoral Election
LONDON(TIP): Two Indian-origin individuals are among 10 shortlisted by Britain’s ruling Conservative party as prospective candidates to run for London Mayor in 2020 against Labour’s Pakistan-origin Sadiq Khan. Lucknow-born businesswoman Ruby McGregor-Smith joins the race […]
United States
3 Fort Worth bank employees shot during attempted robbery
FORT WORTH, TEXAS(TIP): Three employees were shot during an attempted bank robbery in the Arlington Heights neighborhood of Fort Worth Thursday, July 19 morning. Fort Worth Police Department’s Officer Chris Britt said it happened around […]
India
Doyen of Hindi poetry Gopal Das Neeraj dies at 93
NEW DELHI(TIP): Doyen of Hindi poetry Gopal Das Neeraj passed away on Thursday, July 19 evening at the AIIMS trauma center here. He was 93. A Padma Bhushan awardee, Neeraj had suffered a head injury […]
India
Ganga in extremely bad state, says NGT
Says work done not adequate, regular monitoring required Fact file 2,525 km Total length of Ganga 800 tanneries’ dump in it Rs 20,000 crore to clean it from 2015-2020 Rs 7,304.64 […]
India
Rs 1,484 crore ($223.06 million) spent on PM Modi’s foreign travel since 2014, RS told
NEW DELHI(TIP): An expenditure of Rs 1,484 ($223.06 million) crore was incurred on chartered flights, maintenance of aircraft and hotline facilities during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to 84 countries since June 2014, according to […]
United States
Trump takes U-turn, now blames Putin for 2016 US poll meddling
WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump said, July 19, he holds his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin personally responsible for the alleged meddling into the 2016 presidential elections, as he went into damage-control mode to douse a […]
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