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Breaking News
No change in policy on Jammu and Kashmir, says U.S.
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States on Wednesday, Feb 10, said that there is no change in its policy on Jammu and Kashmir. “I want to be very clear there has been no change in U.S. […]
Frontpage News
First Indian-Origin Sikh Female Cop Honored by Scotland Yard
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. […]
Education
Four-year-old Indian- Origin British Sikh girl joins Mensa club of high IQ kids
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). […]
Frontpage News
Indian American Ashwani K. Jain to run for Maryland governor
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. […]
Frontpage News
Indian-origin Punjabi taxi driver’s son makes it to Australia T20I team
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 […]
Frontpage News
Indian American Community must remain politically engaged: Frank Islam
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 […]
Coronavirus
Indian American NYC Health Commissioner tests COVID positive
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, […]
Frontpage News
Indian Americans Protest after another Mahatma Gandhi Statue is Vandalized
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 […]
Biden Administration
Indian-Origin Raj Panjabi is Global Coordinator for Biden’s Malaria Initiative
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 […]
Biden Administration
Indian American Lawmaker Re-Elected Chairman of Subcommittee on Asia Pacific
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 […]
Biden Administration
Indian American gets Top Job in US Homeland Security Department
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 […]
Frontpage News
Indian American Congressman Condemns Vandalization Of Gandhi Statue
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, […]
Biden Administration
Indian American Bhavya Lal Appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA
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 […]
Business & Economics
Indian American Baiju Bhatt is the latest billionaire
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. […]
Frontpage News
Indian American artist Sujata Tibrewala’s painting “Bloody Immigrant” depicts Deb Haaland
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 […]
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Breaking News
US Coronavirus deaths surpass 450K; daily toll continues to be high
50,000 new fatalities in the last two weeks alone WASHINGTON (TIP): Coronavirus deaths in the United States surpassed 450,000 on Thursday, February 4, and daily deaths remain stubbornly high at more than 3,000 a day, […]
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United States
Biden keeps out Democrats with RSS links
Obama administration staffer Sonal Shah as well as Amit Jani, who worked on the Biden campaign team have so far been excluded NEW YORK (TIP): As strategists parse the nearly 20 Indian-Americans appointed in the […]
Misc
Trump wrote a ‘generous’ letter before departing White House: Biden
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 […]
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Breaking News
Two British Sikhs in UK charged with street fight with swords and knives
LONDON (TIP): Two British Sikh men have been charged following what Scotland Yard described as a large altercation involving swords and knives in Southall, west London. Sukwir Singh, 22, and Lakha Singh, 29, both residents […]
Breaking News
Indian-Origin Woman Killed by Suspected Drunk Driver in UK
Nirpal Shergill LONDON (TIP): Scotland Yard launched an appeal on Thursday, Jan 21 for witnesses and anyone with dash-cam footage to come forward as it named a 61-year-old Indian-origin woman as the victim of a fatal […]
Breaking News
Indian American Rohit Chopra Named Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President-elect Joe Biden today named Indian American Rohit Chopra as the head of a federal agency tasked with protecting the interests of consumers financials. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr Chopra will succeed […]