WASHINGTON(TIP): Indian American Neomi Rao has been nominated by US President Donald Trump to fill Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s seat on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. Trump, during Diwali celebrations at the Roosevelt Room of the […]
LONDON(TIP): Two Indian-origin Ministers on Thursday, November 15 resigned their positions in protest at the draft withdrawal agreement passed by the British Cabinet, while a Pakistani-origin politician resigned from his role as trade envoy to […]
By Mabel Pais “Music has connected the world and is the common expression of every human being” – Maestro Amjad Ali Khan “…the finest living exponent of the sarod” – The Guardian Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali […]
Record number of women win; Four Indian Americans re-elected to House WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump has described the midterm election results as a “tremendous success” even as opposition Democrats wrested the House of Representatives […]
WASHINGTON DC. (TIP): The National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA), an organization of several Indian American groups, will host a three-day conference in Tysons, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC, from November 16 to […]
By I.S. Saluja “At the very end of every struggle comes a precious reward that is worth all your blood, sweat and tears.” ― Edmond Mbiaka Ranju Batra, Chair of Diwali Stamp Project, now also […]
Over $175,000 raised at the gala for treatment of cancer for patients in India UNIONDALE, NY(TIP): The Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation (NDMF), hosted close to 400 people at the Marriott, Long Island for their 37th […]
LONDON(TIP): New York based well-known community leader and philanthropist Peter Bheddah received the prestigious Bharat Samman Award at the 30th annual NRI Pravasi Divas on October 26 for being a successful businessman turned outstanding humanitarian […]
Sri Kulkarni’s innovative midterms strategy: campaigning in 16 languages. When Democrat Sri Kulkarni started campaigning in the deep-red Texas district once represented by Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, consultants told him not to even […]
Institution’s Highest Honor Awarded to Couple for Contributions to Global Literacy HOUSTON(TIP): Asia Society Texas Center presented its annual Roy M. Huffington Award to Dr. Marie and Mr. Vijay Goradia at The Houstonian on October […]
NEW YORK(TIP): South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS’) 2018 Gala, “Food for Health” was held on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Utsav restaurant. Access to fresh and nutritious food is a basic necessity, not […]
MAHWA, NJ (TIP): India Heritage Center, the Museum of the Indian Journey to the United States of America, is committed to capturing, promoting and preserving the individual and collective experience of the Indian diaspora to […]
NEW YORK(TIP): The week of October 6 -13, 2018, has a special significance in the 30-year history of “Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation (EVF)”. In this week, ‘Ekal’ (as it is popularly known), hosted three fund-raising glittering […]
LONDON(TIP): Indian-origin former bank employee who has been jailed was ordered on October 21 by the court to forfeit 62,000 pounds by a UK court for his role in a money laundering scam to help […]
LONDON(TIP): An Indian-origin ringleader is one of the 16 men jailed for a combined period of over 200 years for being part of a grooming gang which sexually abused vulnerable young girls in the West […]
MELBOURNE (TIP): Indian- origin Sikh man running for the city council in Australia has been racially targeted by a man in a truck shouting racial slurs at a life-sized cut-out made from one of his […]
NEW YORK(TIP): Indian Americans have been named in the Time magazine’s 2018 list of the 50 most influential people whose work is transforming healthcare in the US. The three Indian Americans included in the list […]
HOUSTON, TX(TIP): Indian American Minal Patel Davis has been honored with a Presidential award by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for her extraordinary contribution towards combatting human trafficking in Houston. Davis, Special Advisor on […]
BOSTON (TIP): Indian American entrepreneur Venkat Srinivasan has launched a $100 million venture capital firm to promote startups working in the area of artificial intelligence. The launch of Innospark Ventures comes more than a year after […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump has designated Indian-American Neil Chatterjee as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), charged with overseeing America’s power grid and deciding on multibillion-dollar energy projects. Chatterjee, who is FERC […]
CBS 60 MINUTES ANCHOR LESLIE STAHL (see video on internet) travelled to India to interview IIT students and the faculty, to get first hand impression. She came to the conclusion that a degree from IIT […]
MELVILLE, NY(TIP): On November 8th, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Melville, New York will be celebrating the Diwali Festival. The Annakut Thaal will be held at 10:30am, with Murti Darshan from 11am to 7pm, […]
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