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International Day of Yoga- 2017 Program
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2017 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award
NEW YORK, N.Y. (TIP): The 16th annual Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Awards Dinner Gala will be held on June 20th at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. This year the top Pinnacle Awardee […]
United States
South Asian Spelling Bee Announces Chicago & Seattle winners
NEW YORK (TIP): Continuing its quest for the best speller in the community, the 2017 South Asian Spelling Bee (www.SouthAsianSpellingBee.com) traveled to Illinois and Washington with stops in Chicago and Seattle. With a huge turnout […]
United States
In Kansas, SAALT demands a response to hate crimes
KANSAS (TIP): On June 6, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), a national South Asian racial justice and civil rights organization, participated in a critical hate crimes forum facilitated by the US Department of Justice […]
United States
Bollywood Actor Arjun Rampal celebrates rights of children in style, enthralls New Yorkers at CRY Gala
Bidisha Roy NEW YORK CITY (TIP): On June 9, over a hundred Indian Americans gathered at the Taj Pierre Hotel in Manhattan for the annual CRY America Charity gala event to celebrate the rights of […]
United States
New Initiative for Senior Citizen NRIs: Holy Pilgrimage to India
NEW YORK (TIP): RE (live) INDIA, a luxury travel portal for senior citizen NRIs (non-resident Indians) living in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Europe, Africa & Australia, has been launched by O’Harani, in partnership with Rising […]
Indian Americans
Prior to upcoming visit by PM Modi, USINPAC does outreach with the Trump Administration
WASHINGTON (TIP): As part of its ongoing strategic dialogue at Capitol Hill, The US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) held a meeting with members of the Trump-Pence administration. Key participants at the dialogue were Raju […]
Indian Americans
Consulate General of India, Chicago, in Association with 100 Community Organizations, will Host 3rd Edition of International Yoga Day
NAPERVILLE, CHICAGO (TIP): Consulate General of India in Chicago, in collaboration with the City of Naperville, is all set to host 3rd edition of International Yoga Day on 24th June 2017 (Saturday) at Naperville Yard, […]
United States
Embassy of India celebrates Baisakhi
WASHINGTON (TIP): Embassy of India, Washington DC celebrated Baisakhi on June 3 in the 350th Birth Anniversary year of Guru Gobind Singh ji. The event was attended by around 250 Indian American community members from […]
Indian Americans
Indian man arrested in Pittsburgh after row over onions
OAKLAND, PITTSBURGH (TIP): Yuba Raj Sharma, an Indian-origin man has been arrested in Oakland, Pittsburgh after he went on a violent, naked rampage, threatening to shoot staffers at an Indian eatery. According to the complaint, […]
Indian Americans
Indian American former CEO faces SEC suit in California
SACRAMENTO, CA (TIP): An Indian American former CEO of Systems America Inc., has been charged for violating federal security rules by allegedly misrepresenting facts about his company and engaging in manipulative penny stock trades to […]
Indian Americans
Indian origin Sameer Hasmukh in critical condition after being shot in Atlanta
ATLANTA (TIP): In yet another incident of shooting of an Indian origin man in the US, a 24-year-old man from Sundher village in Patan, Gujarat, Sameer Hasmukh Patel, was shot at in a departmental store […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American entrepreneur latest self- made billionaire in Chicago
Highlights: Rishi Shah came with a USD 600 million infusion of venture capital into Outcome Health Rishi Shah's Outcome Health is now valued at $5.6 billion The company took in more than […]
Featured
Interview – International Day of Yoga at the United Nations: June 21, 2017
On December 11 in 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21st as the International Day of Yoga. The declaration came after the call for the adoption of June 21st as International Day of Yoga by Indian […]
Indian Americans
AAPI’s 35th annual convention at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, June 21-25, 2017
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): “It’s very great joy that I want to invite you all to be part of the 35th annual American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) Convention 2017 to be held at brand new […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion suffers racially insensitive remarks
Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Hindu Congressman Tulsi Gabbard lash out at the anchors for playing into stereotypes WASHINGTON (TIP): Alisyn Camerota, host of CNN’s New Day, made a racially insensitive remark to a 12-year-old guest who had […]
Indian Americans
After 30th June 2017, PIO Cards will not be valid for travel to India
After 30th June, please don’t travel to India with a PIO card. You will be denied entry. Please don’t inconvenience yourselves. Either convert your PIO to OCI or apply for a Visa”, said India’s Consul General in New York Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das. The Consul General appealed […]
Indian Americans
We are working to take the Third International Day of Yoga celebrations to New Heights – Consul General Riva Ganguly Das
After the overwhelming success of last two years International Day of Yoga celebrations, the Consulate General of India in New York is all set to make it larger in the third year.The Consulate General of India, […]
Indian Americans
New Jersey Hindu temple consecrating unique Krishna statue with 19-day rituals
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Shri Krishna Vrundavana Hindu temple in Edison is organizing “Shri Krishna Pratishtapana and Brahma Kalashothsava” from May 28 to June 15; involving ancient rituals, philosophical symposiums and festivities around the consecration of uniquely created Saligrama Krishna statue. It took six months […]
Americas
Indian-Americans shine at Intel science fair in the US
WASHINGTON (TIP): While four Indian- Americans received top awards in various categories, an Indian boy has won the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the US in environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides. Prashant Ranganathan, a 12th grader from Jamshedpur, alongwith over 20 high […]
Indian Americans
Chicago celebrates Punjabi culture and heritagewith colorful treat, fun and frolic at Rangla Punjab
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): The most awaited cultural program of the year, Rangla Punjab, 2017 organized by the Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago was celebrated with a lot of zeal and fanfare by participants of all […]
Entertainment
85 South Asian films screened at the 17th NYIFF
NEW YORK (TIP): The 17th annual New York Indian Film Festival is a celebration of off-the-track movies produced in South Asia. Launched on April 30 with the screening of ‘Lipstick under my Burkha’, a story […]
Entertainment
The 17th New York Film Festival in Pictures
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is the oldest, most prestigious film festival screening premieres of feature, documentary and short films made from, of, and about the Indian subcontinent in the Independent, arthouse, alternate […]
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Sikhs Take out an Impressive Parade in New York City
NEW YORK (TIP): Despite some showers, Sikh men, women and children in thousands thronged New York City to participate in the annual Sikh Day Parade, April 22. It is a day of the birth of […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Medical fraternity praises contribution of its member, former US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
NEW YORK (TIP): “On behalf of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), I want to applaud the many contributions and initiatives of Dr. Vivek Murthy, our AAPI member, in the healthcare sector […]