Misc
Poetry Corner – The Journey
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 […]
United States
Equifax Says Cyberattack May Have Affected 143 Million Customers
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 […]
United States
Comptroller Maragos: Living Wage Audits Recover $1.1M for Underpaid Employees since 2007
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 […]
United States
Consulate General of India, New York – Special Consular Services
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 […]
United States
Rahul Gandhi has the thought process of Nehru
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 […]
United States
Fierce Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida
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 […]
United States
Juster Nominated as US Envoy to India
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 […]
United States
US tech giants vow to defend ‘Dreamers’
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 […]
United States
After DACA Repeal Trump says he has ‘great love for young immigrants’
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 […]
India
Ambassador Hardeep S Puri is appointed a Minister in Modi’s Rejigged Cabinet
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 […]
United States
Chairman Crowley Pushes for Health Care Protections, Immigrant Rights in Government Funding Bill
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 […]
Featured
Decoding BJP after Baba’s conviction
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 […]
Featured
Of Donald Modi & Narendra Trump
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 […]
E-Edition
United States
Work Visa to Green Card route getting tougher from October 1
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 […]
Featured
Viceroy’s House – Featured Article By Mabel Pais
“It’s been the most satisfying thing I’ve ever done” “History is written by the victors” “My intention is to examine how someone like me can look at new historical evidence and explore an alternative historical […]
United States
DACA decision taken for safer, fairer, and legal immigration system, Says White House
WASHINGTON (TIP): Faced with the very real possibility of a potential immediate shutdown of the entire DACA program by a federal court, President Trump took the responsible and constitutional step of announcing that the administration […]
United States
SAALT Slams President Trump’s Decision to Terminate DACA
NEW YORK (TIP): South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), a national civil rights and racial justice organization, slammed President Trump’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the latest in a […]
United States
Hindu Americans Urge Congress to Enact Comprehensive Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON (TIP): Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation called upon Congress for the swift passage of compassionate and comprehensive immigration reform, and called the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by […]
United States
Bill Gates Disappointed with Trump’s decision to end DACA
NEW YORK (TP): Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates expressed his disappointment on Donald Trump’s decision to end the DACA program and expressed hope that Congress will quickly pass a permanent fix so that hundreds of people […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Democrat congressional candidate Aruna Miller endorsed by Emily’s List
MARYLAND (TIP): Aruna Miller, an Indian-American politician and a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 15 in Montgomery County, Maryland, picked up the endorsement of the women’s political group Emily’s List in […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Professor Included in All-star Team of Rising Researchers
BOSTON (TIP): New Chemical Engineering Professor Ashish Kulkarni of University of Massachusetts at Amherst recently has been included among the so-called “Talented 12”, an international “dream team” of rising all-stars in chemistry, as chosen by […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Returns to New York after solo flight around the world
BUFFALO, NY (TIP): Ravinder K. Bansal, a retired entrepreneur of Indian origin, who embarked on a solo flight around the world to raise money for a hospital in Haryana, has completed a six-week tour after […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Vas Narasimhan appointed CEO of Novartis
BASEL, SWITZERLAND (TIP): The Board of Directors of Novartis has appointed Indian American Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan, M.D., Global Head of Drug Development and Chief Medical Officer, as CEO of Novartis, effective February 1, 2018. Dr. […]
Indian Americans
Parents travel from India to US to help son beat wife
TAMPA, FL (TIP): An Indian woman in Florida was rescued on Sept 2 after the authorities received a call from India that she was beaten and held against her will by her husband and his […]