Indian architect and educator Balkrishna Doshi is 2018 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize
CHICAGO (TIP): Legendary Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi won the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which honors a living architect who has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. […]
Uplift Humanity and Zee TV to host event SHAKTI in New York City on April 14
New York (TIP): Uplift Humanity and Zee TV are organizing the event SHAKTI in New York City on April 14 at Manhattan’s Distilled Lounge to celebrate the organization’s success in providing education to 1,000 children […]
Love jihad row: Supreme Court restores Hadiya’s marriage
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court (SC) on March 8 restored the marriage between Akhila aka Hadiya and Shafin Jahan – a couple at the centre of a ‘love jihad’ row – but made it clear that the NIA […]
Sufi singer Pyare Lal Wadali dies of cardiac arrest
AMRITSAR (TIP): Ustad Pyarelal Wadali, younger brother of Ustad Puran Chand Wadali died in Amritsar on March 9 morning. He was 75. He breathed his last at Fortis Escorts Hospital in Amritsar where he was admitted on Thursday. Wadali Brothers, who hail from a […]
Chandrababu Naidu’ TDP exits Modi govt but not NDA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP), led by N Chandrababu Naidu, on March 8 pulled out of the Narendra Modi government, with two of its minister in the Union Cabinet tendering their resignations. TDP’s exit from the Narendra […]
IALI Celebrates Rang Birangi Holi – the festival of colors in traditional style
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): India Association of Long Island (IALI) celebrated Holi at Cotillion Restaurant on Friday March 2, 2018. This Holi function was organized by the IALI’s Women’s Forum group which is chaired by Mrs. Veena […]
AAPI to donate funds towards Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America
CHICAGO,IL (TIP): “American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the most dynamic and ethnic organization representing more than 100,000 physicians of Indian origin, while officially launching a campaign against Leukemia and Lymphomas, is donating […]
Dromm, Asian American Service Providers and Advocates Host 8th Annual Lunar New Year Celebration in Elmhurst, Queens
ELMHURST NY (TIP): NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm and co-sponsors EmblemHealth, MetroPlus and the Coalition for Chinese Children and Families (CACF) ushered in the Year of the Dog at the 8th Annual Lunar New Year […]
Air India announces flights to Israel over Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK (TIP): Saudi Arabia has given Air India approval to fly through its airspace on flights between Israel and India, an airlines spokesperson tells The Times of Israel. The agreement would shorten the current […]
Dr. Jagdish Gupta-led new Executive Committee 2018 of AAPI-QLI inaugurated
(Long Island, NY – February 28, 2018) During a solemn ceremony that was attended by over 250 physicians and community leaders, Dr. Jagdish Gupta and his new executive committee members assumed charge of AAPIQLI (American […]
Trump denies adult star affair allegation
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump has denied accusations by a porn star that he had sexual encounters with her, the White House said on Thursday, March 8, a day after she sued him to […]
Trump’s economic adviser quits over tariffs
Gary Cohn, architect of tax reforms, differed with President on trade policies WASHINGTON (TIP): Gary Cohn, the top economic adviser to US President Donald Trump and a voice for Wall Street in the White House, […]
Florida passes Bill to restrict guns, minimum age to buy firearms raised to 21
MIAMI (TIP): The US state of Florida, scene of America’s latest school shooting, has passed Bill that raises the minimum age to buy firearms to 21 while funding a program that allows some teachers and […]
United States Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi urges Chicagoans to vote for Illinois primary election
“As I have said many times, if you don’t have a seat at the table, then you are on the menu. Registering to vote and voting ensures at your voice is heard and you have […]
Trump announces new trade tariff plans, Faces Opposition within and without
WASHINGTON (TIP): Republicans on Capitol Hill reacted angrily to President Donald Trump‘s announcement Thursday, March 8, that he is going forward with new tariffs on steel and aluminum, arguing that the move will harm the […]
Former Nassau County Executive Mangano’s Trial to begin on schedule
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY (TIP): Newsday reported March 8 that despite a late turnover of text messages recovered from the star witness against former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, […]
US Navy veteran pleads guilty to killing Indian techie in Kansas
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US Navy veteran, on March 7, pleaded guilty to the murder of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in a racially motivated hate crime at a bar in Kansas City last year that raised […]
Trump agrees to meet North Korea’s Kim
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by May, a top South Korean official announced on Friday, March 9, even as the White House said the two […]
Trump’s warning shot: Protectionism can unleash a global trade war
US President Donald Trump appeared to be at his wits’ end when he made a rash comment after his chief economic adviser Gary Cohn put in his papers: “Will be making a decision soon on […]
