On Friday, July 12, the United Nations Assembly listened spellbound to 16-year-old Malala, who was shot by the Talibans in Pakistan for attending school. Malala urged the governments to ensure free and compulsory education. Excerpts […]
“It is a sad commentary on politicians”. The nation’s problem is how to reignite the spirit of confidence and idealism. Alas, no political party, even in the states, comes up to that standard. Whether the […]
Presented by Air India, Be ready for fun, food, festivities, laser lights show, fireworks & much more NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Diwali, the Festival of lights is the most significant festival for Asian Indians in […]
Curfew in Ramban district; BSF says fired in self-defense SRINAGAR (TIP): A curfew was imposed in Ramban district around 5.30 pm (India Time) July 18 after widespread protests broke out across the region in protest […]
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY) and representatives of the Indian- American community today presented Ron Stroman, Deputy Postmaster General, with petitions signed by thousands of supporters […]
KOLKATA (TIP): Japanese automobile manufacturer Isuzu Motors’ local subsidiary Isuzu Motors India entered into an agreement with Hindustan Motors (HM) on Friday for contract manufacturing of Isuzu sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and pickup trucks. According […]
Chennai (TIP): The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and US-based institutional investor Northern Lights Capital Group will together bring in $100 million investment in India’s clean energy sector via Nereus Capital. This is the […]
Hyderabad (TIP): The India-Israel free trade agreement, which is close to being concluded, will have far reaching implications on both the countries going beyond trade volumes, according to Alon Ushpiz, Israeli Ambassador to India. Speaking […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) will now be able to enter Indian markets faster and register themselves more quickly with the regulator accepting the recommendations of the Chandrasekhar committee report. While the time required […]
Situated on the banks of the river Cauvery,Tiruchirappalli, the forth largest city in the state was a citadel of the early Cholas which later fell to the Pallavas. But the Pallavas never really managed to […]
HIMPHU (TIP): Irrespective of the results in July 13 election, the new Bhutan government will have to go the extra mile to end suspicion and distrust that cloud its relationship with India. New Delhi is […]
The big question for the Afghans is: what happens in the long term? What will Kabul require to maintain the Afghan form of security and peace after the US/NATO troops leave, or will Afghanistan willy-nilly […]
It is time to see technology as a tool and not an end that defines a new fundamentalist religion through which corporations become the new gods. Technologies are tools for doing or making things They […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Federation of India, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut announced with great fanfare on June 12 that it will celebrate India’s Independence Day on August 18 by organizing ‘India Day Parade’, which the […]
EDISON, NEW JERSEY (TIP): A US federal court has sentenced Indian American Sameer Gupta, to 19 months of imprisonment for concealing more than USD 1.2 million income in various domestic and Indian banks. The sentencing […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American beer shop owner in Pennsylvania will get a whopping $100,000 for selling a $131.5 millionwinning lottery ticket. Gary Patel, 30, who immigrated to the US from India as a teenager, said […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney spoke before the Consul General of India, in New York, July 8 to urge members and leaders in the Indian American communities to continue supporting an effort to get […]
NEW YORK (TIP): India’s Commerce, Industry and Trade Minister Anand Sharma visited New York from 9-10 July, 2013. The Minister was accompanied by S.R. Rao, Commerce Secretary, Rajeev Kher, Additional Secretary, Rajeev Arora, Joint Secretary […]
EDISON, NEW JERSEY (TIP): A US federal court has sentenced Indian American Sameer Gupta, to 19 months of imprisonment for concealing more than USD 1.2 million income in various domestic and Indian banks. The sentencing […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American beer shop owner in Pennsylvania will get a whopping $100,000 for selling a $131.5 millionwinning lottery ticket. Gary Patel, 30, who immigrated to the US from India as a teenager, said […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Over 250 under privileged students from lower strata of the society studying in eighth grade and above were inducted to undergo a one-year program to provide hands on experience on research in […]
PORT-OF-SPAIN (TIP): Leave it to me, he says. I want to take this to the last over. Me against one man. One on one. I know I am better than the last man the other […]
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) hosted, July 11, its 38th Anniversary Leadership Summit, Agenda for Progress , bringing together U.S. and Indian industry and government leaders to chart the way forward in […]
Democrats confident of regaining Nassau County Executive Position LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): If Tom Suozzi wins in the race for the position of Nassau County Executive in November it will be the third time in […]
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