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India approves Tejas fighter jets deal worth Rs 48,000 crore
New Delhi (TIP): The PM Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday cleared indigenous defence deal worth Rs 48,000 crores to strengthen Indian Air Force’s fleet of LCA-Tejas fighter jets, Defence Minister Rajnath […]
World
EU farmers could get cash to curb emissions from belching livestock
Brussels (TIP): Farmers should get European Union funding to reduce methane emissions from livestock or increase organic farmland, the European Commission said on Thursday, under plans to make agriculture greener. The EU is nearing the […]
World
Rare Tintin comic book art set to sell for millions in Paris
Paris (TIP): Not even the coronavirus can get in the way of intrepid Belgian reporter and comic book legend Tintin. Comic book lovers and tourists alike can catch a socially distanced glimpse of a Tintin […]
NY/NJ/CT
The Indian American Action Group seeks to promote community
NEW YORK (TIP) New York based The Indian American Action Group (IAAG) is a bipartisan movement launched by a group of visionary Indian Americans. These individuals have achieved positions of leadership across a broad range […]
Opinions
BJP’s new power orderTweaked hierarchy gives it full control, reducing RSS’s interventions
The BJP took advantage of its commanding position to minimize the presence of the RSS pracharaks in Nadda’s team and overturned an arrangement ostensibly cast in stone. An organizational restructuring in the BJP is rarely […]
Indian Americans
4 Indian Americans and FIA honored with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
The Federation of Indian Associations of New York, New Jersey & Connecticut (FIA-Tristate) and four individual Indian Americans have been conferred 2021 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA), the highest honor for overseas Indians. The awards […]
Indian Americans
Indian-Origin Minister in UK Cabinet Appointed President of UN Climate Summit
Nirpal Singh Shergill LONDON (TIP): Alok Sharma, one of the Indian-origin ministers in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, on Friday, January 8, relinquished his role as Business Secretary in a mini-reshuffle to take sole charge […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans Neha Gupta and Reema Shah Named by Joe Biden to Office of White House Counsel
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday, January 11, named two Indian Americans – Neha Gupta and Reema Shah – to the Office of the White House Counsel. Ms Shah, who had served on the […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Sabrina Singh Named White House Deputy Press Secretary
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Sabrina Singh has been named as the White House Deputy Press Secretary in the upcoming Joe Biden administration in the US. Ms Singh was Press Secretary to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Lawmaker Ro Khanna Sees Two challenges before America after Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (TIP): In the aftermath of the Capital riot by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, Indian American lawmaker Ro Khanna believes America faces two challenges on the economic and cultural fronts to rebuild faith in democracy. […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Tests Positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said on Tuesday, January 12 , that she has tested positive for coronavirus after being locked down in a secured room at the US Capitol where several Republican lawmakers […]
Opinions
Supreme Court order has confirmed farmers’ fears
ON GUARD: The farmers have been suspicious of being pushed into mediation that they never asked for or consented to. A committee is only as good as its members. It is no secret that the […]
Women
Food Corner-Rajasthani lamb curry (laal maas)
Ingredients Garlic 8 cloves, roughly chopped, Ginger 5cm piece, roughly chopped, Lamb shoulder 750g, excess fat trimmed, cut into bite-sized pieces (see cook’s notes), Kashmiri chilli powder or mild chilli powder 1½ tsp, Whole dried […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin frontline workers, artists in UK on the New Year’s Honors List
The majority of awards are for the contributions people have made in their communities, with 14.2 pc of recipients coming from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background LONDON (TIP): Indian-origin frontline workers, academics, actors […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Gitanjali Rao named Faces of Democracy’s 100th face
NEW YORK (TIP): Time magazine’s first ever ’Kid of the Year’, Indian American scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao has been named by Germany based Faces of Democracy initiative as its ‘100th face of democracy’. The […]
Indian Americans
Indian -American Raj Iyer to be Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer: Iyer’s ranking is equivalent to three-star general
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American Raj Iyer will take over as the Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer, a new position established in July 2020. Dr Iyer will be the highest ranking Indian-American civilian at the Pentagon equivalent in […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Vijay Shaker Nominated by Donald Trump for the position of Associate Judge
Washington (TIP): US President Donald Trump has nominated Indian American advocate Vijay Shanker for the position of Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. In a communiqué to the Senate on Sunday, Trump […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Niraj Antani sworn-in as Ohio State Senator
COLUMBUS, OH (TIP): Indian American Republican Niraj Antani, who was elected to the Ohio state Senate from the 6th District, was sworn-in on Monday, January 4. The lawmaker, who served as a State Representative from […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Vanita Gupta named associate attorney general
Biden says she is ‘proud daughter’ of immigrants from India. WASHINGTON (TIP): Vanita Gupta is one of the most respected civil rights lawyers in America and a “proud daughter” of immigrants from India who has […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Groups Condemn Attack on US Capitol
“The violent attack on the United States Capitol was disgusting. This act of sedition, stoked by Donald Trump, is a threat to our country and to every American’s rights and wellbeing. It must not be […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Muslim Council asks Modi to stop persecution of Muslims
WASHINGTON (TIP): Alleging that persecution of Muslims in India has “increased beyond one’s imagination,” a leading advocacy organization of Indian Muslims in the US has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the violence and […]
Frontpage News
US modifies H-1B visa selection process; gives priority to wages, skill level
The next H-1B visa filing season is slated to start on April 1 WASHINGTON (TIP): The outgoing Trump administration on Friday modified the selection process for the H-1B visa, giving priority to salary and skills […]
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Indian Americans
Indian Americans in the incoming Biden administration
Jaskiran Saluja NEW YORK (TIP): Joe Biden-Kamala Harris team has nominated a number of Indian Americans to positions in their administration. It is a common knowledge that Indian Americans have excelled in every field. They […]