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California major target for cyber-criminals: Kamala Harris
SACRAMENTO (TIP): California has become a major U.S. target of cyber crimes committed by outlaw groups with ties to Eastern Europe, China and Africa, according to a report by state Attorney General Kamala Harris released […]

13 tons of pot sends 19 people, including lawyer, to prison
McALLEN, TX (TIP): Nineteen men and women, including a South Texas lawyer and his father, have been sentenced for participating in a drug trafficking ring involving 13½ tons of marijuana. Lawyer Jose Luis Palacios Jr. […]

Two Indian-origin men get prestigious award in US
NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian-origin men are among this year’s prestigious Heinz Awards recipients in the US. Abraham Verghese, a professor at Stanford University Medical School, and Sanjeev Arora, a computer scientist, of Albuquerque in […]


Arizona governor Jan Brewer vetoes religious freedom bill
PHOENIX (TIP): Governor Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders […]

VENEZUELA PROTESTS ESCALATE AS STUDENTS, SECURITY FORCES CLASH
CARACAS (TIP): Venezuelan security forces and demonstrators faced off in streets blocked by burning barricades in several provincial cities on February 20 as protests escalated against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government. At least five people […]

Texas ranks No. 2 for human trafficking crime
DALLAS (TIP): The National Human Trafficking Resource Center has released its 2013 data and it may or may not come as a surprise to you that Texas ranks No. 2 in number of calls placed […]

US court upholds approval of BP oil spill settlement
NEW ORLEANS (TIP): Over BP’s objections, a federal appeals court on January 10 upheld a judge’s approval of the company’s multibillion-dollar settlement with lawyers for businesses and residents who claim the massive 2010 oil spill […]


Same-sex marriage now legal in Utah & New Mexico
S. Saluja SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (TIP): A federal judge, on December 20, struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying the law “conflicts with the United States Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and […]

Let us Know Texas – The State
Texas, the second most populous (after California) and the second -largest state (after Alaska) in the United States of America, has had a checkered history which all residents need to know. A state of immigrants, […]

Mexico finds stolen radioactive material amid dirty bomb fear
VIENNA/MEXICO CITY (TIP): Mexican police have found dangerous radioactive medical material stolen by thieves that the United Nations said could provide an ingredient for a “dirty bomb,” the country’s national nuclear safety commission CNSNS said […]

Nadal to return to Buenos Aires event after nine years
BUENOS AIRES (TIP): World number one Rafael Nadal will play in the Buenos Aires ATP tournament in February for the first time since 2005, the Spaniard said on December 3. The tournament to be held […]

New York Life Makes Significant Gains
Life Insurance Sales in Third Quarter up by 10%; Sales of Annuities and Mutual Funds also very Strong; Second Consecutive Year of 8% Rise in Dividend Payout; 2014 Payout Climbs $109 Million NEW YORK (TIP): […]

Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion law
DALLAS (TIP): A sharply divided Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 19 allowed Texas to continue enforcing abortion restrictions that opponents say have led more than a third of the state’s clinics to stop providing abortions. […]



Sam Kannappan elected to NCEES
HOUSTON (TIP): The 92nd Annual Meeting of National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) held in San Antonio, Texas recently has elected Sam Kannappan, a noted Indian-American community activist of Houston, Texas as […]

Sanjay Gupta backs medical marijuana, apologizes for previous views
NEW YORK (TIP): One of America’s most prominent doctors says he has shifted his stance in support of medical marijuana. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent at CNN and a CBS News contributing medical correspondent, […]

Six-fold increase in Green cards for Indians
NEW YORK (TIP): Indians chasing the American dream have reason to cheer. In 2012, as many as 35,472 Indians with H- 1B visas got green cards, up from 6,000 in 2011 – accounting for more […]

Halliburton Agrees To Plead Guilty In Spill, Said US
NEW ORLEANS: Halliburton Energy Services has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the 2010 Gulf oil spill, the Department of Justice said on July 25. Federal officials said in a news […]

