NEW YORK (TIP): Indians chasing the American dream have reason to cheer. In 2012, as many as 35,472 Indians with H- 1B visas got green cards, up from 6,000 in 2011 – accounting for more […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Indus American Bank, a New Jersey based community bank, plans to add glitz and glamour to the New York India Day Parade with its colorful float. The 33rd annual parade is a […]
JAMMU (TIP):In a deadly crossborder attack, five Indian Army personnel were killed and a sixth was injured by a group which the government said comprised “20 heavily armed terrorists along with persons dressed in Pakistan […]
BULAWAYO (TIP): India have had little to complain about on this tour. The series was sealed at the earliest possible opportunity, and their other target of trying out some fringe players is also working well. […]
Andhra Pradesh Tourism has always been the frontrunner in attracting greatest number of tourists, inland and foreign, as it boasts of a naturally, ecologically, culturally and religiously rich and diverse variety of tourist destinations that […]
KOLKATA (TIP): The lower interest rate cycle in India, which began in April last year, has probably lasted as long as the recent Australian first innings at Lords. As the rupee crumbles and a desperate […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Thanks to the weakness of the rupee and the slide in the stock market for six consecutive sessions, India is on the brink of losing the elite tag of a trillion-dollar stock market. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister P Chidambaram indicated that the government may increase customs duty on luxury goods as well as those that can be manufactured locally as part of a fresh assault against non-essential […]
HYDERABAD (TIP): The Congress bosses are on the horns of a dilemma: They can’t decide whether to ask the state government to sponsor and get a resolution passed in favour of Telangana in the state […]
How sand mafia framed IAS officer Durga NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian Administrative Service office Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended for demolishing a mosque, thereby “disturbing” communal harmony “Arrey, Madamji, who gives their own land to […]
MUMBAI (TIP): India has signed a master partnership agreement to become a full-fledged partner of the $1.5-billion five-member international Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) project. On completion, the Hawaii-situated TMT is said to “become the most […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Early this week, the Delhi police filed a charge sheet that stated Dawood Ibrahim masterminded the IPL match-fixing scam. This seems a civil effort on the part of the Delhi police when […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): India-born Mamnoon Hussain, a close aide of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was on August 1 elected as the 12th President of Pakistan and will replace incumbent Asif Ali Zardari in September. Hussain emerged […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The British government on August 1 appointed Kumar Iyer, an Indian-origin official, as director general for UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in India. This is a new top level post and has […]
Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting: OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN (TIP): Gurvinder Singh approached his father’s open coffin with one thought: “Please, god, it’s not my dad.” As he stepped closer, he realized the man was indeed the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The influential Indian American doctor’s community on Tuesday, July 30th, announced to hold their “Global Healthcare Summit” in Ahmedabad next January for bringing affordable world class healthcare for Indians. “The Association of American […]
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Ghazal singer Anup Jalota recently performed at Edison Hotel in Edison, NJ to help raise funds for the benefit of the victims of Uttarakhand Floods. An amount of $7,500 was raised during […]
With its disproportionate economic gains, the US model is not for India. Industrialization at the cost of environment is not sustainable. Inclusive social growth will be elusive if natural resources are viewed from the prism […]
Those opposing Justice Katju’s suggestion of minimum qualifications for journalists are out of touch with reality, argues the author. Some years ago, the journalism entrance test at a career development institute in Mumbai had this […]
Every year the number of India Day Parades being organized in NY & NJ is increasing. The oldest organizer is FIA followed by IBA and then OTIBA. The latest entrant to this Band wagon is […]
Keep economy above politics Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has emphasized the need for a political consensus on reforms. “Reforms”, he says, “don’t happen just because there is a professional consensus. They happen when the political […]
California-based Inder Singh, chairman of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) considers the Gadar movement as an important milestone in the history of India’s struggle for freedom WASHINGTON (TIP): Hailing the contribution […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Kannada Koota’s 40th anniversary celebration – considered a landmark in the history of Kannada Koota in New York – was held for the first time in Long Island, New York at the […]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh, National General Secretary, Anant Kumar and National Spokesperson, Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi addressed India-America Chamber of Commerce in an in-depth analysis of “What will BJP do to Jumpstart the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will participate in the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) in New York in the month of September but the highlight of his visit will be his bilateral meeting with […]
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