ITHACA, NY (TIP): A senior undergraduate student at Cornell University has been getting threats after sharing her conservative views on TV last year. In an essay posted on The College Fix, Neetu Chandak said that her comments on “Fox […]
LONDON (TIP): Indian actor Twinkle Khanna met Malala Yousafzai at Oxford University while promoting her husband Akshay Kumar’s upcoming movie ‘Pad Man’. The two ladies posed with other students and faculty members of the prestigious […]
LONDON (TIP): A London-based Indian origin woman faces extradition to India for her involvement in the murder of a 12-year-old orphan from Gujarat. Arti Dhir was arrested last year after an Interpol alert over the […]
MARYLAND (TIP): The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) and national Trump resistance organization Run For Something have endorsed Indian American educator Samir Paul, who is running for the Maryland House of Delegates from District 16. […]
NEW JERSEY (TIP): A federal court in New Jersey on Friday, January 19, slapped a penalty of $5 million on Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc. and forced the pharmaceutical company to enter consent decree of permanent […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Trump frequently mimics Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accent, according to a report. The Washington Post reported on Sunday, January 21, citing senior administration officials that Trump “has been known to affect […]
The author sees a growing number of overseas Indians is taking part in the electoral process in the countries of their adoption, which, he says is good for them. The Indian diaspora now total 31.2 […]
The author, who was India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from April 2013 to December 2015, takes a close look at the issues before the United Nations, and lists the priorities […]
BENGALURU (TIP): HungerBox, the Growth Story-promoted B2B food-tech company t announced, January 22, the closing of USD $2.5 million in pre-series A funding led by Lionrock Capital and Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder, Infosys. Started in 2016, […]
OTTAWA (TIP): A Sikh man was asked to remove his turban in a club in Canada by a woman, who also threatened to “rip” off the headgear and heckled him with racist remarks, according to […]
LONDON (TIP): UK-based Indian origin steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group is set to make an “unconditional and comprehensive offer” for the assets of two flagship French steel businesses. The offer, to be made […]
LONDON (TIP): Nus Ghani, an Indian origin parliamentarian in the UK, today became the first female Muslim minister to speak from the British Parliament dispatch box. Ms Ghani, born in Birmingham to parents who migrated […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Noted Indian American lawyer Manisha Singh was sworn in to a key administration position in the State Department on January 20th, becoming the in-charge of the US economic diplomacy. Ms. Singh, 45, born […]
Hollywood star Penelope Cruz says she felt a “responsibility” playing Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace in the series ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ . The Academy Awards winner’s comment comes just days after the designer expressed her distaste for the new Ryan Murphy […]
Actress Natalie Portman is reportedly in negotiations to replace Reese Witherspoon as the lead in ‘Pale Blue Dot’, about a successful female astronaut. Reportedly, the makers will now look to find Portman’s male co-star. Witherspoon had left the role […]
Anushka Sharma’s first film, post her marriage to Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, “Pari” will release on Holi, March 2. The film, which is Anushka’s third production under her banner Clean Slate Films, is directed by debutante Prosit Roy. It also […]
Deepika Padukone was spotted shooting for an advertisement in Mumbai, in which she was dressed as a cop – a welcome departure from her ethnic outfits and heavy jewellery during outings and promotions. We loved that too but a […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has reduced the rates on 29 goods and 53 categories of services, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said following the Council’s meeting on Jan 18. Against the backdrop of […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has accepted the resignation of power and irrigation minister Rana Gurjit Singh on Jan 18 following a meeting with AICC president Rahul Gandhi. Rana Gurjit had submitted his resignation to Amarinder a few days ago. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has called for Hafiz Saeed’s prosecution “to the fullest extent of the law,” following Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s remark that no action could be taken against the United Nations-designated terrorist. Abbasi, during an interview to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): More cooperation in cyber security and counterterrorism initiatives and facilitating more investment in India’s infrastructure sector will top Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda when he visits the UAE next month, said an official familiar with the plans on condition of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India Thursday successfully test fired its indigenously built, nuclear-capable missile, Agni-V. It was conducted off a test range from Odisha’s Abdul Kalam island. The intercontinental surface-to-surface ballistic missile has a range of 5,000 km. Confirming […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The four senior judges of Supreme Court who criticised Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra for his administration of the court, including allocation of cases to judges, have recommended the creation of a committee of senior judges that will assign […]
By Ashok Ojha NEW YORK, NY (TIP): As hundreds of Hindi enthusiasts gathered on a chilled Saturday morning to celebrate the International Hindi Day at the Consulate General of India in New York, there were […]
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