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Indian American CEOs applaud Trump’s apprenticeship program
WASHINGTON (TIP): Appreciation is flowing in from different quarters for President Donald Trump – one of the rare instances since the presidential victory – after his proposal for the ambitious apprenticeship program aimed at enabling job-skills to the workforce. The top CEOs […]
World
Son of an Indian Immigrant is set to be Ireland’s new leader
Leo Varadkar, the son of an Indian immigrant, is set to be Ireland’s Prime Minister after he won an internal contest to lead the Centre-right Fine Gael, the senior coalition partner in the Republic’s minority government. The outspoken Mr. […]
Americas
Trump hails deals worth ‘billions’ with Vietnam
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump talked trade with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a White House visit on May 31 and welcomed the signing of business deals worth billions of dollars and the jobs they would create. […]
India
Modi, Putin discuss strategic ties; ink nuclear pact
Modi to meet Trump on June 26 ST PETERSBURG (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on June 1 and the two countries concluded a much awaited agreement to build the last two […]
India
India’s GDP takes a hit by 1.3 per cent
Congress leader Chidambaram says figures prove Cong right on note ban NEW DELHI (TIP): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said, June 1, the new GDP growth figures had proved the Congress and the opposition right about the consequences of demonetization with the […]
Americas
TRUMP PULLS US OUT OF PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD
● Speaks of negotiations to re-enter green pact on terms fair to US ● Many States and Cities pledge to abide by Paris climate accord Donald Trump on Thursday, June 1, withdrew the US from the […]
Americas
Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Terms Trump’s Budget as ‘Cruel’
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Vice Ranking member of the House Budget Committee, lashed out at Trump administration‘s latest budget proposal by calling it ‘Cruel.’ “There is only one way to describe the Trump budget – cruel. It pulls […]
Americas
WHY GOP SENATORS ARE SELLING OUT THEIR OWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HELP NYC CHARTERS
Charter schools are rare on Long Island, just like they are in vast stretches of the rest of New York State. In fact, there are no charter schools from just north of Albany all the way to the Canadian […]
Americas
Chandrababu Naidu honored with Transformative Chief Minister Award at Silicon Valley Summit
WASHINGTON (TIP): Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu was awarded the Transformative Chief Minister Award by The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) during their annual summit, an honor that has been instituted by the Council to acknowledge excellence in public service and recognize […]
Business & Economics
Gold edges lower after biggest rally since Brexit vote
LONDON (TIP): Gold eased on Thursday as a bounce in the dollar prompted some buyers to cash in gains after its biggest one-day rally in nearly a year, though uncertainty over the outlook for the Trump presidency underpinned the metal near two-week […]
Americas
Trump Sends Nafta Renegotiation Notice to Congress
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump administration gave Congress official notice on Thursday that it plans to renegotiate Nafta, but provided only the vaguest of hints about modest changes President Trump would seek to an agreement that he has called “the […]
World
Business & Economics
Wipro sacks at least 600 employees after performance appraisal
NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s third largest software services firm Wipro is learnt to have fired hundreds of employees as part of its annual “performance appraisal”. According to sources, Wipro has shown the door to […]
Business & Economics
Foreign Tech Workers On Edge As Donald Trump Cracks Down On H-1B Visa Program That Feeds Silicon Valley
The U.S. administration began to deliver on President Donald Trump‘s campaign promise to crack down on a work visa program that channels thousands of skilled overseas workers to companies across the technology industry. Fed up […]
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Is Economic Despair What’s Killing Middle-Aged White Americans?
Two Princeton economists elaborate on their work exploring rising mortality rates among certain demographics Two years ago, the Princeton economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton published an alarming revelation: Middle-aged white Americans without a college […]
Americas
Chided by Donald Trump, Ford scraps Mexico factory, adds Michigan jobs
FLAT ROCK (TIP): Ford Motor has scrapped a planned Mexican car factory and added 700 jobs in Michigan following criticism by Donald Trump, as the US president-elect turned his attention toward rival General Motors Co […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Donald Trump Proposes 35 Percent Tax on Companies Outsourcing Production
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Nov. 5 that he will impose a 35 percent tax on U.S. companies that lay off workers while outsourcing their production to other countries. Trump revealed his proposal at […]
Education
Business & Economics
Raymonds to downsize,cut close to 10,000 jobs in 3 years
CHENNAI (TIP): Apparel giant Raymonds to cut about 10,000 jobs in its manufacturing centres in the next three years, replacing them with robots and technology, said Sanjay Behl, CEO, Raymonds. Speaking at an event at […]
Education
NYC’s new education plans aim to diversify more classrooms, restore failing schools
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The nation’s largest public school system roars back to life Thursday as more than a million New York City kids return to class. As families and students scramble to get ready […]
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