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Prasanna at the Eye Foundation of America fundraiser casts spell with a memorable musical performance
NEW YORK CITY(TIP): The Eye Foundation of America (www.eyefoundationofamerica.org) held a fundraiser, May 23 in Downtown here. Around a hundred well wishers and patrons of the Foundation gathered to support the Foundation which aims at […]
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The Karnataka effect: Mending fences with Advani & allies
BJP president Amit Shah is busy making pilgrimages to places he had rarely bothered to visit while his party logged a steady record of victories in state elections. His first port of call was Matoshree, […]
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The Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago (JSMC) plans grand celebration of the 25th Anniversary of temple
CHICAGO, IL(TIP): A Media conference was held by Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago (JSMC) on Saturday, June 2 at JSMC temple, 435 N Route 59, Bartlett, IL 60103 The Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago (JSMC), […]
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Oregon Memorial Day Parade Honors Bhagat Singh Thind
PORTLAND, OREGON(TIP): This past Memorial Day Weekend several Sikh organizations including Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Sikh Seva Foundation, Ghadar Memorial Foundation, SAVA, and SikhLens, along with the local Sikh community organized a […]
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Month of May is ‘Small Business Month’ in New Jersey: Senate Passes Gopal, Corrado Bill
TRENTON, NJ(TIP): A Resolution sponsored by Senator Vin Gopal and Senator Kristen M. Corrado that would designate the month of May each year as “Small Business Month” in New Jersey advanced from the Senate, June […]
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What are Naunidh?
Sikhs always talk about Naunidh during Ardas “TeghBahadur Simariye ghar *NAUNIDH* aavey dhaey” How many of us even know what the Naunidh are? Read on if you want to know. THE NAUNIDHH ARE THE NINE […]
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Legislator Arnold W. Drucker Celebrates Milestone As County Executive Laura Curran Signs “Tobacco 21” Into Law
MINEOLA, NY(TIP): The Nassau County Legislature on May 23 approved the measure unanimously, which requires buyers of products such as “cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes, chewing tobacco, rolling papers, herbal cigarettes, liquid nicotine and smoking paraphernalia” […]
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Koo introduces Legislation to address Street Vendor Pollution and Sidewalk obstructions
NEW YORK(TIP): Council Member Peter Koo, on June 7, introduced a pair of bills that look to address two major quality of life issues in downtown Flushing and throughout the City of New York – […]
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UN’S 2018 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: BEAT PLASTIC POLLUTION
By Mabel Pais “In 1950, the world’s population of 2.5 billion produced 1.5 million tons of plastic; in 2016, a global population of more than 7 billion people produced over 300 million tons of plastic […]
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Paper Mill Playhouse Hosts Rising Star Awards: 2 Indian American students honored
By Mabel Pais “We are very excited to celebrate excellence in high school musical theater with the students of New Jersey” – Mark S. Hoebee, Paper Mill Playhouse’s Producing Artistic Director “We consistently hear from […]
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BROADWAY’S MUSICAL- ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
By Mabel Pais “Work is a dirty word around here,”– Tully Mars, lead actor ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLEis the Broadway musical for all of us—it’s the People’s Musical Escape to Margaritavilleis the musical comedy getaway featuring […]
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How Congress stunned Akalis in Shahkot
Shahkot by-election in Punjab was caused by the death of an Akali former minister Ajit Singh Kohar. In order to cash in on sympathy wave, the Akali supremo allotted the party ticket to Naib Singh […]
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Five Worst Dictators in the last 100 years- We Are The People Report
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina tops the list NEW YORK (TIP): We Are The People (WRTP) is a human and civil rights organization based in New York, USA. The Organization focuses on immigrant population […]
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International Day of Yoga: A Global Celebration
By Parveen Chopra Yoga has been growing exponentially – and organically – worldwide in the past few decades, but credit goes to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking the initiative to get United Nations […]
United States
Trump’s efforts to scare away Immigrants aren’t working very well
DALLAS, TX(TIP): In the last two months, the Trump administration has mobilized the National Guard to all four Southern border states, implemented a “zero tolerance” policy mandating prosecutions for unauthorized crossings and begun systematically separating […]
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Thousands without power after storms packing high winds, lightning blow through Dallas-Fort Worth
DALLAS (TIP): A line of thunderstorms that darkened skies in Dallas-Fort Worth on Thursday, June 7 evening brought rain and gusty winds to some areas before petering out. Denton County and parts of Collin County […]
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Sikh leader shot dead in Pakistan’s Peshawar
He is survived by two sons, a daughter and wife AMRITSAR(TIP: A prominent Sikh religious leader Charanjit Singh Sagar was shot dead in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province of Pakistan on Tuesday, May […]
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Preet Bharara for NY State Attorney General?
NEW YORK(TIP): Preet Bharara, the former United States attorney in Manhattan who was fired by President Trump, has registered as a Democratic voter in New York for the first time in more than a decade […]
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Indian Consulate, TV Asia host curtain-raiser to mark International Day of Yoga 2018
EDISON, NJ(TIP): The Consulate General of India in New York, TV Asia and the Indian American community hosted a curtain-raiser on May 29 at the TV Asia auditorium in Edison, NJ, to mark the International […]
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President Trump to attend G7 Summit, in part
The two-day meeting will be dominated by the possibility of a trade war – prompted by the US levies of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminum WASHINGTON(TIP): After initial dithering, […]
India
Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee at RSS Headquarters defines India and Patriotism
Says any attempt to define India through religion, intolerance will dilute its existence NAGPUR, INDIA(TIP): Highlighting the pluralistic and secular strengths of “our democracy” former President of India and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday, […]
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Indian American Raj Kohli on a bike ride from NY to DC to protest gun violence
NEW YORK(TIP): A 63-year-old Indian American realtor, Raj Kohli with two artificial knees is on a mission yet again and this time to create awareness about the rising incidents of gun violence in the United […]
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Indian American Nima Kulkarni defeats the Democratic incumbent to be the Kentucky House District 40 Democratic nominee
KENTUCKY (TIP): Indian American Nima Kulkarni took everyone by surprise in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives’ District 40 on May 22, when she defeated Dennis Horlander who has served in the house […]