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Mangano, Linda, Venditto Trial: Harendra Singh Testifies
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Restaurateur Harendra Singh said he saw his long-time friend Mangano as a “connection” that would help his businesses flourish. Singh has pleaded guilty to bribing Mangano. The prosecution established that Singh helped […]
World
UK snaps diplomatic ties with Russia: 23 Russian officials told to leave in a week
British PM May says Moscow behind murderous bid LONDON (TIP): British Prime Minister Theresa May, on March 14, held Russia responsible for the nerve agent attack against a former Russian spy and his daughter as […]
United States
Trump has decided to remove his national security adviser, says Washington Post
Trump has complained that H.R. McMaster, a three-star Army general, is too rigid and that his briefings go on too long and seem irrelevant, the Post reported. WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. President Donald Trump has decided […]
United States
Mueller subpoenas Trump Organization documents in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (TIP): Special counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for business documents, CNN reported, quoting a source, on March 15. The New York Times, which first reported the development, said the subpoena included […]
United States
Trump ousts Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replaces him with Mike Pompeo
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Trump has removed Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and replaced him with current CIA Director Mike Pompeo, after months of speculation surrounding Tillerson’s role in the Trump administration, a fact Tillerson […]
United States
Rang Darpan: Celebration of Creativity and Harmony in Hindi
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Insight for Creativity attained another milestone in the journey of its creative and constructive offerings by organizing a unique literary and cultural evening with the Indian Consulate in New York. It […]
Featured
The French Connections
The Macron visit underlined the growing strategic convergence that draws India and France together “The slew of bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding signed, the detailed ‘joint statement’ and accompanying ‘vision statements’ on cooperation in […]
Misc
Star scientist Hawking joins the stars
Perhaps by now, Stephen Hawking, who spent a lifetime studying physics and cosmology, has already unlocked the mysteries of the universe. That is, if we go by the theory of God’s existence and the common […]
Featured
Rex Tillerson sacking: Rexit and beyond
More proof that propriety, protocol, punditry no longer hold sway in the U.S. administration Even by his standards for unexpected diktats, U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to fire his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, and […]
United States
Mohajirs welcome India’s statement in UN Human rights session: Nadeem Nusrat
WASHINGTON DC (TIP): Mohajirs have welcomed India’s statement in United Nations human rights session on state atrocities committed by Pakistan in Sindh, Baluchistan and KPK. This was said in a statement sent to The Indian […]
United States
Upset Hindus seek apology as Brooklyn’s Etsy sells Ganesh Flip Flops after removing Ganesh Toilet Seat
NEW YORK (TIP): Upset Hindus are urging Brooklyn (New York) headquartered e-commerce company Etsy, Inc. for immediate withdrawal of flip-flops carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh; calling it highly inappropriate. In July last, Etsy […]
United States
Hindus commend Emory University for Ramayana exhibition curated by students
ATLANTA (TIP): “Tell the Whole Story from Beginning to End:” The Ramayana in Indian Painting— exhibition has been launched at Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University (Carlos Museum), which will continue till May 20. […]
United States
Trump Sets Nov 11 as date for Military Parade
No Heavy Tanks, but heavy air component WASHINGTON (TIP): President Trump is believed to have decided on the date of his Parade. It is Nov 11 or Veteran’s Day. However, according to a Pentagon memo, […]
United States
AAPI Legislative Day on April 12th
WASHINGTON DC (TIP): The growing influence of doctors of Indian heritage is evident, as increasingly physicians of Indian origin hold critical positions in the healthcare, academic, research and administrative positions across the nation. With their […]
United States
Eminent Women deliver Message on International Woman’s Day celebration at Indian Consulate in New York
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): A grand program for Woman’s Empowerment was planned by the FIA at Indian Consulate, New York on March 8. Five prominent women addressed more than 100 guests. Women from social, economic, […]
United States
Miss World Manushi Chillar presents South Asian Empowerment Awards
NEW YORK (TIP): At a glittering ceremony held at Leonards in Great Neck, New York, Twelve South Asian women who have achieved extraordinary success against insurmountable odds received honors from current Miss World Manushi Chillar. […]
Misc
Indian Overseas Congress, USA condemns vandalizing of statues in India
NEW YORK (TIP): The IOC Vice Chairman George Abraham, in a statement to The Indian Panorama said that the Indian Overseas Congress strongly condemned the vandalizing of statues in India. “We strongly condemn the widespread […]
Misc
Police gun down hit-and-run driver who fatally struck man amid rage-filled crime spree
Mohammed Jaffer NASSAU COUNTY, NY (TIP): A hit-and-run driver who killed a Brooklyn pedestrian Monday, March 5, was later fatally shot in a bizarre confrontation with police on Long Island, authorities said. The fatal shooting […]
Misc
Man kills his 1-year-old daughter, stepdad and half-brother in Brooklyn home before shooting himself
Mohammed Jaffer BROOKLYN, NY (TIP): A festering family feud ended in a Brooklyn bloodbath, with a deranged gunman executing his 1-year-old daughter, stepdad and half-brother before turning the gun on himself. The bodies of Terrance […]
Misc
60-year-old dies after man he met for rendezvous bashed him in the head with dumbbell
Mohammed Jaffer NEW YORK CITY (TIP): A Brooklyn man was bludgeoned to death with a dumbbell Wednesday, March 14, by a man he tried to put the moves on, police said. Clifford Williams, 60, met […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Senator Vin Gopal introduces Firearms Restrictions Bill Package
Bills concern those convicted of animal cruelty, safe storage of firearms, and seizure of firearms from those considered a threat. TRENTON, NJ (TIP): Senator Vin Gopal introduced, March 7, three pieces of legislation to better […]
United States
OFFICIALS TO MTA: RESTORE ORIGINAL “FREEDOM TICKET” PLAN
Elected Say Eliminating Proposed Discounted LIRR Fare Between Southeast Queens and Penn Station Renders Freedom Ticket Pilot “Inferior” and “Set Up For Failure” QUEENS, NY (TIP): In advance of the upcoming Board Meeting of the […]
United States
New York State Catholic Conference Blocks Access to Justice for Sex Abuse Survivors
Testifies at budget hearing on Child Victims Act, opposes look-back window for survivors A February 15 Quinnipiac poll finds that 90% of New Yorkers support the Child Victims Act NEW YORK (TIP): The New York […]
United States
Uplift Humanity Celebrates Transforming the Lives of Over 1,000 Juveniles & Orphans in India
The organization is hosting SHAKTI, a soiree in New York City on April 14th NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Uplift Humanity, founded in 2010, is a New York-based organization whose mission is to use disruptive […]