NEW DELHI (TIP): A day after Nirmala Sitharaman took over as the country’s first full-time female defence minister, the army on Friday announced that it is giving finishing touches to a proposal for inducting women into the military police. The […]
BAN DURATION Up to 3 months: For unruly physical gestures, verbal harassment, unruly inebriation Up to 6 months: For physically abusive behaviour such as pushing, kicking, hitting,inappropriate touching Minimum 2 years: For lifethreatening behaviour such as assaults, damage to aircraft systems NEW DELHI (TIP): […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): In a letter to President Trump, led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), members of the Washington congressional delegation, including Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Representatives Adam […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): S Shankar professor of English at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, received the prestigious Senior Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award (Teaching and Research) for 2017–18. He will soon head to India where […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House announced Sep 7th, President Trump’s intent to nominate Indian American Manisha Singh of Florida as Assistant Secretary of State, Economic and Business Affairs. When confirmed by the US Senate, Singh […]
HOUSTON (TIP): Four more defendants, including three Indian origin men pleaded guilty, Sept 7 to conspiracy and passport fraud charges during the past month for their roles in liquidating and laundering victim payments generated through […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Extradited gangster Abu Salem was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) court in Mumbai in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Special Judge G A Sanap pronounced the death verdicts on […]
Ambassador Hardeep S Puri, now Minister of State with Independent Charge of Housing and Urban Affairs in the rejigged Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 4 […]
The murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru has set off a wave of protests across the country; the chill that has set in is difficult to miss. It is a fool’s game right now […]
Gauri Lankesh, a prominent Kannada journalist and a vehement critic of communal politics of the BJP government, was gunned down at her doorstep in Rajarajeswari Nagar in Bengaluru by some unknown assailants. She worked as […]
The journey acquaints the traveler, With roads narrow and wide. As they bend and curve; swivel and swirl, They take him places near and far. At times they teach him, The lessons of walking; Rugged […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Various news outlets including New York Times, Washington Post and CNN have reported that Equifax, one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies, has been hacked. Equifax is reported to have […]
Living Wage Law May Need Revisions to Restrict Waivers MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos issued the 2016 Living Wage Law Annual Report highlighting the recovery of over $11K for underpaid employees and […]
New York (TIP): In recognition of special needs and in order to facilitate access of members of the Indian Diaspora, Consulate General of India, New York will be open on Saturday the 16th of September […]
New York (TIP): The true democratization is not simply the right to vote, but it is all about the devolution of power, that is how first Prime Minister Nehru dreamt how India should be. Interestingly, this […]
TAMPA, FL (TIP): Fast and furious large-scale Hurricane Irma is sweeping towards Florida. If the storm reaches its full potential, it could be one of the worst hurricanes in the state’s history. It’s not clear […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House on Friday, Sept 1 announced Kenneth I. Juster, one of the foremost experts on India-US trade relations as the next ambassador to India. He succeeds Richard Verma who relinquished charge […]
NEW YORK (TIP): US tech giants, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, have pledged to stand by their employees after the Trump administration scrapped an amnesty program that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in […]
Widespread condemnation of DACA Repeal WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump has said that he has “great love” for young immigrants who came to America as children and hoped that the Congress would bring in […]
PM Narendra Modi reshuffled his cabinet September 3 and brought in nine new faces. NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi elevated four senior ministers to the cabinet rank as he roped in nine new […]
NEW YORK (TIP) House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) introduced a series of amendments to the government funding bill that would defend middle class families against Republican attempts to undermine vital health care and […]
The BJP has been courting the Babas because it embodies the concept of religious men leading the country rather than its politicians. After the Gurmeet ‘Ram Rahim’ episode, the RSS is in a dilemma and […]
The affinities between Trump and Modi are striking, but none of them bodes well for democracy. NO two persons are exactly alike. But Narendra Modi and Donald Trump resemble each other to such a degree […]
With 2.47 lakh applications, Indians are top H-1B visa applicants till July 2017 NEW YORK (TIP): Heretofore, thousands every year transited to US Green Card through their work visa in the US.. H1 B route […]
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