Members of the Global Organization People of Indian Origin-Metro Washington (GOPIO) condemn recent savage and despicable attacks on civilians today in Paris, France. More than 150 people are reported to have been killed. We deprecate these […]
First light the candle on the hour at 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00, then say a prayer for the victims and their families as well as the perpetrators. We have to tackle this issue head on, […]
Scopus Consulting Group and Orian Engineers, two companies based in Silicon Valley and owned by an Indian-American Kishore Kumar have been ordered to pay fines of $103,000 to the federal government. Along with this, the […]
WASHINGTON: Padma Shri awardee Indian-American Ashok Mago has been appointed as a member of Board of Regents of the University of North Texas in the US. Dallas-based Mr Mago was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott […]
WASHINGTON: Indian-Americans, who have a combined annual income of a whopping USD 67.4 billion, can play a key role in philanthropy activities in India that could dwarf official US foreign aid to India by 10 times, […]
WOODBRIDGE. NJ (TIP): A New Jersey software entrepreneur has launched a global initiative to train high-school students in Microsoft technologies that can help them jumpstart a career in information technology. “The biggest challenge currently facing […]
Nov 07: Bollywood actor Anupam Kher today led a march to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to counter the protests by writers, artistes and others against “rising intolerance”,voicing concern over the “wrong projection” of India by those […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The race for Bihar’s top job was too close to call with exit polls divided on November 5 on who will win a fierce battle for one of India’s most politically crucial […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Justice T S Thakur will take over as the next Chief Justice of India on December 2. He will succeed Justice H L Dattu, who will demit office next month. Justice Thakur, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Long-absconding underworld don Chhota Rajan was brought to Delhi early on Nov 6 morning from Indonesia by a joint team headed by CBI officials for facing trial in various criminal cases registered […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Narain Kataria, a well known figure in the Indian American community, passed away peacefully in his sleep, sometime on November 2 night. He was 85. He is credited with championing the cause […]
The recent killings of Mohammad Akhlaq, Noman and Zahid Ahmad Bhatt on the claim that they were slaughtering cows is not only an attack on the right to life, livelihood and diverse food cultures but an […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee on Nov 5 launched Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India’, a joint initiative of country’s top educational institutes, aimed at developing a roadmap for research to solve major […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): The Gujarat high court on Nov 5 made a strong pitch for a uniform civil code and called for the abolition of polygamy in Muslim society in India as it’s a “heinously patriarchal” […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court of India on November 5 decided to seek the views of the general public, academicians and lawyers across the country on how to reform the ‘opaque’ judges-selecting-judges collegium system, […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP) : Pakistan on Friday said that it was concerned over “rise of extremism” in India and targeting of prominent Pakistani personalities and artists in the country. “Pakistan is concerned at the recent rise […]
As we prepare to celebrate the festival of lights which signifies victory of good over evil, my thoughts go to India and our people there. I have seen the good times and the bad times that […]
New Delhi Nov 5: Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, whose concert in Mumbai was called off after resistance from the Shiv Sena, canceled all his future performances in India, saying he won’t return to India until […]
‘When you start off as a child playing tennis, you dream of being No. 1 in the world. I feel honored to be No. 1… she (Hingis) really helped me get there.” — Sania Mirza NEW […]
LAHORE: Pakistan’s Punjab province government has enhanced the security of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed following a home department alert that a “foreign intelligence agency” may make an attempt on JuD chief’s life. “We have […]
The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center will honor six Indian Americans for outstanding achievement in their field of specialization or for their service to the society. The awardees were selected by a committee […]
LONDON (TIP): With Indian PM Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to UK slated this November, Britain has said it will negotiate with New Delhi “on every opportunity” to pack off Indian prisoners serving time in their […]
LONDON (TIP): UK is all set to overtake France by 2030 and Germany by 2047 to become Europe’s most populous country if current population trends continue. Britain’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed on Thursday […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The World Bank has maintained its growth forecast for the Indian economy for the current fiscal year and expects it to expand by 7.5% in 2015-16. It has backed implementation of three […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg today hosted a luncheon meeting with political and industry leaders to discuss various matters, including the controversial issue of net neutrality and zero-rating. Those present at […]
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