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Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed, but years of negotiations still to come
WELLINGTON (TIP): The Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the world’s biggest multinational trade deals, was signed by 12 member nations on Thursday in New Zealand, but the massive trade pact will still require years of tough […]
Americas
Europe
Hong Kong top, London second, Rio climbs but Kiev falls
LONDON (TIP): London has leap-frogged Bangkok and Singapore to be named the second most visited city in the world. Nearly 17.4 million foreigners visited the UK capital in 2014, an increase of 3.6 per cent […]
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America’s exploding gun violence issue
The recent attack on the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, CO, that claimed three lives and wounded nine, highlights yet again the enormity of the gun violence problem in the US. Gun running, with the […]
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India, APEC and the US
The major focus during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Manila, Philippines on November 18th and 19th would be on the Paris terror attacks though it is a trade promotion group that does not delve […]
United States
Indian Americans
Indian American Dr. Neel Kanase hits Amazon Best-Seller lists with The Soul of Success Volume 2
AMARILLO, TX (TIP): Dr. Neel Kanase recently joined a select group of business experts and entrepreneurs from around the world along with Best-Selling Author® Jack Canfield originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series […]
United States
Border chaos: 3-year wait for deportation hearings, just 1 in 6 minors show up
WASHINGTON (TIP): A new report on the utter chaos in immigration courts finds that the average wait time for adult illegals to get a deportation hearing has reached a whopping 1,071 days and that 86 […]
United States
California to become sixth US state to allow euthanasia
LOS ANGELES (TIP): California is set to become the sixth American state to approve euthanasia, a controversial issue in the United States fueled by the recent suicide of a woman suffering from terminal cancer. “This […]
Europe
World’s largest children’s museum displays Hindu Lord Ganesh
INDIANAPOLIS (TIP): The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (CMI), said to be world’s largest children’s museum, in partnership with National Geographic, is displaying a statue of Hindu Lord Ganesh in its current Sacred Journeys exhibition. This […]
United States
AT&T forecasts earnings, sales growth following DirecTV deal
DALLAS (TIP): AT&T Inc. forecast annual growth in profit and revenue through 2018 after buying DirecTV and two Mexican wireless companies. Earnings per share excluding some items will be $2.62 to $2.68 this year, Dallas-based […]
Business & Economics
IMF DOWNGRADES 2015 OUTLOOK FOR GLOBAL GROWTH TO 3.3%
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US economy’s stumble at the start of 2015 is dragging down the world’s growth prospects, the International Monetary Fund said on July 9. The IMF forecasts 3.3 per cent global growth this […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans Preet Bharara & Rakesh Khurana honored with Carnegie’s ‘Great Immigrant’ award
NEW YORK (TIP): The Carnegie Corporation has announced the 2015 “Great Immigrant”: The Pride of America” awardees. These are the individuals who have helped advance and enlighten our society, culture, and economy. Preet Bharara, U.S. […]
Business & Economics
Business leaders urge G20 to push digital economy, e-commerce
ISTANBUL (TIP): An influential group of business leaders have urged the G20 to improve the global trade system for the emerging digital economy as well as focus on reforms to ensure strong and sustainable growth. […]
India
US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION BLOCKED MAGGI IMPORT IN JANUARY
NEW DELHI (TIP): Nestle may have secured a clean chit for Maggi from the Singapore food regulator, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), considered the world’s strictest regulator, had refused import of the […]
Europe
Mexico supreme court opens door to gay marriage nationwide
MEXICO CITY (TIP): Mexico’s supreme court has ruled it is unconstitutional for Mexican states to bar same-sex marriages. But the court’s ruling is considered a “jurisprudential thesis” and does not invalidate any state laws, meaning […]
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United States
China and India Immigrants Becoming US Citizens at High Rate
For the first time in decades, the number of immigrants coming to the United States from China and India outnumbers those coming from Mexico. It’s a historic shift that has caught the attention of service providers across […]
United States
Bomb Threats | 5 U.S. Flights Targeted
At least five flights were targeted by phoned-in bomb threats Tuesday, June 2, government sources told NBC News. The threats weren’t considered credible. Four of the five flights — among them one from San Diego to […]
United States
Nebraska abolishes death penalty in landmark override vote
LINCOLN (TIP): Nebraska abolished the death penalty on May 27 in a landmark veto-override vote backed by an unusual coalition of conservatives who oppose capital punishment. Senators in the one-house Legislature voted 30-19 to override […]
Indian Americans
Aide of Indian-American Kamala Harris Arrested
WASHINGTON: Three people including an aide of Indian-American Attorney General of California Kamala Harris have been arrested on charges of running a rogue police force. Brandon Kiel, an aide of 50-year-old Harris, who worked as […]
United States
The Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight watch online or on HBO now
Floyd Mayweather faces Manny Pacquiao in the “fight of the century” tonight on pay-per-view, with the main card broadcast beginning at 9 pm EST / 6 pm PST from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in […]
Europe
Indian Americans
Sim Bhullar makes history as the first Indian American to play in the NBA
Sacramento Kings’ Sim Bhullar became the first person of Indian descent to play in an NBA game. The Indian American makes history when he appeared in the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves for only 16 seconds […]