President Trump may have big policy plans for 2018, but political distractions are likely to shadow prospects of big legislative achievements. WASHINGTON (TIP) White House officials said Trump wants to rein in the threat from […]
Prakash M Swamy MORGANTOWN (TIP): Dr. Rahul Gupta, State Health Officer and Commissioner for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health, has been named as “West Virginian of the […]
Prabhjot Singh JABALPUR (TIP): Olympic gold medalist Alexi Singh Grewal has always been in news headlines. Now he has set a new precedent. He married Jabalpur-based Manjit Kaur, a Botanist, to become the first-ever Olympic […]
“The fundraising effort in the name of setting up a Tamil Chair is a ruse that exemplifies Harvard’s habitual exploitation of indigenous people. This is an egregious example akin to a burglar asking you to […]
Of course, the principle of “sovereign equality” is one of the fundamental pillars of the United Nations system. However, the growing trend among four of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council […]
By Prof. Indrajit S Saluja Eye Foundation of America is dedicated to the elimination of avoidable blindness in children worldwide, and, in India. Dr. VK Raju, an internationally reputed ophthalmologist, is founder and president of the […]
“After more than three decades, Congress under President Trump, finally passed much-needed and long-overdue tax relief for millions of individuals, families and businesses. While the new tax bill is still not perfect, but it will […]
Within three years, however, the BJP is huffing and puffing, tired of its own baggage of successes, whereas the much pilloried and humbled Congress is seen as rejuvenating like a fallen Arnold ‘Terminator’ Schwarzenegger being […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Jewish Federation of the Berkshires is offering free Chair Yoga to the community “for Flexibility, Mobility and Peace of Mind” in Pittsfield (Massachusetts) on January 8. Announcement says: “Yoga is good for […]
LUBBOCK, TX (TIP): Indian American educator Dr. Sukanth Misra has been appointed as the new Vice Provost for the Office of International Affairs at Texas Tech University. Misra has replaced Ambassador Tibor Nagy, who was […]
Lawmakers, professionals criticize Proposal as harmful for America The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. It is typically […]
DALLAS, TX (TIP): Sherin Mathews, the 3-year-old Indian girl whose body was found in a culvert in Dallas, died of “homicidal violence”, according to her autopsy report. According to the police official who spoke to […]
LONG BRANCH, NJ (TIP): NJ Senator-elect Vin Gopal, Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling and Assemblywoman Joann Downey were joined today, January 5, by Senator Menendez, Congressman Frank Pallone, Governor-Elect Phil Murphy and members of the shore community […]
Harinder Panaser, President, Global Haryana Chamber of Commerce, and CEO, Harman Wellness Professionals Inc characterized victories of Indian Americans, like Vin Gopal and Ravi Bhalla, who has been elected Mayor of Hoboken, as indicative of […]
By Mabel Pais Members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra with the Montclair State University Singers and a quartet of vocal soloists performed Handel’s Messiah December 15 and 17 in Princeton and Newark, respectively. […]
By Mabel Pais New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Sci-Fi Spectacular: Music from Star Wars, Star Trek and Beyond Star Trek: The Next Generation and the 4 feature films that followed, will be presented by […]
Srujal Parikh is President and Daxa Amin, Secretary EDISON, NJ (TIP): Federation of Indian Associations NY/NJ/CT held a General Body meeting at Royal Albert’s Palace, December 28th, 2017. In the absence of President Andy Bhatia, […]
JUNK, the Play Ayad Akhtar, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Disgraced, has now returned to Broadway with his play JUNK. He had long wanted to write “a very big play about finance” he confesses. He […]
Guyanese American’s 30-year unlawful imprisonment a systemic evil “An unjust law is no law at all…Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”- Martin Luther King Jr. The evil and injustice that plague our judicial […]
Countries ‘benefiting’ from China’s ‘largesse’ will end in a debt burden “Unable to repay its debts to China, Sri Lanka has been forced to convert Chinese investments into equity in Hambantota, giving the Chinese partial […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Petrodollars have dominated the global energy markets for more than 40 years. But now, China is looking to change that by replacing the word dollars for yuan. Nations, of course, have tried […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Chinese cities of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei will allow visitors from 53 countries to visit the region, without having to obtain a visa, for a six-day stay. The measure will be […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): For the 10th year in a row, Americans have named former US president Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as the man and woman they admire most, according to a recent Gallup poll published […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Alabama circuit judge on Thursday, December 28, rejected Republican Roy Moore’s request to halt the certification, arguing the court did not have jurisdiction. Meanwhile, officials from the secretary of state’s office dismissed […]
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