WASHINGTON (TIP): The India-US defense trade, which has grown significantly in a short span of time, now stands at USD 21 billion, India’s envoy here has said, asserting that the bilateral military and security ties […]
LONDON (TIP): Scotland Yard has celebrated the 50th anniversary of Karpal Kaur Sandhu joining its ranks as the first South Asian and Sikh female police officer, paving the way for others to follow in her footsteps. […]
LONDON (TIP): A four-year-old Indian -Origin British Sikh girl has become one of the youngest in the UK to be accepted into the elite Mensa membership club of children with a high intelligence quotient (IQ). […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Ashwani K. Jain, a young Indian American who held multiple roles during the Obama administration, plans to seek the Democratic nomination for Maryland governor next year with an expressly generational appeal for votes. […]
MELBOURNE (TIP): Teenaged leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha, son of an Indian-origin taxi driver in Australia, has been named in Australia’s T20 squad for the upcoming five-match series in New Zealand. Sangha, who represented Australia at the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): In the wake of Indian American community’s extraordinary success in the November election, prominent civic leader Frank Islam would like it to redouble it efforts to maintain and increase its participation in […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Dave Chokshi, the Indian American Health Commissioner of New York City, said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and warned that the disease “continues to circulate in our communities, […]
DAVIS, CA (TIP): Indian Americans on Sunday, January 31, held protest against the vandalism of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in California’s Davis and demanded reinstallation of the statue. In a statement by Deputy Chief Paul Doroshov of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-origin Raj Panjabi to lead his Malaria Initiative, which is mainly in African and Asian countries. “After being sworn in this morning, I’m honored to share that I’ve […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congressman Dr. Ami Bera has been re-elected as chairman of a key congressional subcommittee that plays a major role in the policies relating to Asia, Pacific, Central Asia, and non-proliferation. Ami […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian American doctor Dr. Pritesh Gandhi as Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Homeland Security. In this role, Mr. Gandhi serves as principal adviser to the Department […]
Shattila Ekadashi, also famous as Tilda or Sattila Ekadashi, takes place on the 11th day during the Paush Month in the Krishna Paksha. According to the Gregorian calendar, this festival occurs either in the month […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna on Monday, Feb 1, strongly condemned the vandalization of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the US state of California, calling it as a shameful act. The 6-ft tall, […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Bhavya Lal was appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency on Monday. Ms. Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Baiju Bhatt, the Indian American cofounder of the trading unicorn Robinhood, has become the latest Indian American billionaire thanks to the stunning growth of the financial services company in the past year. […]
SAN JOSE, CA (TIP): Back in 1637, there was a massacre in which Pilgrims killed Native Americans and stole their land. And so goes the story of Thanksgiving, where the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government on Thursday, February 4, told Parliament that 382 passports had been revoked or impounded since 2015 in cases pertaining to desertion of Indian women by NRI grooms and 216 women […]
LUCKNOW (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi staged a dharna at the Lucknow airport on Wednesday, February 3, alleging that police did not let his supporters reach there. According to Chaudhary Charan Singh […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The confirmation hearing of Indian American political consultant Neera Tanden, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden as his budget director, would be held next week on February 9, a Senate panel […]
Legal Indian immigrants welcome the move WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Joe Biden has signed three executive orders that he said would lead to a “fair, orderly and humane” legal immigration system and also undo his […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Biden-Harris administration has included two more Indian Americans with extensive experience in UN affairs in the leadership team of the US mission to the UN. Sohini Chatterjee, an expert on global development, […]
Says because it was private, “I will not talk about it until I talk to him” WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Joe Biden has said his predecessor Donald Trump has left him a “very generous” letter […]
There are no doubt problems that will need to be overcome, such as those relating to bilateral trade and restrictions on H1B visas which adversely impact Indian professionals and Indian software companies. Biden may not […]
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