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Mayor de Blasio to spell out national liberal goals in Washington May 12
NEW YORK (TIP): Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to travel to Washington next week to roll out a series of national liberal goals, while continuing to hold off on an endorsement of his former boss […]
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Anjali Mehta of Princeton, NJ receives Fulbright Award
PRINCETON, NJ (TIP): Anjali Mehta, resident of Princeton, NJ of American University in Washington, DC has been offered a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to Brazil for an English Teaching Assistantship, the United States Department […]
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City bans ‘unfair’ credit screenings of job seekers
NEW YORK (TIP): Employers in the city soon won’t be able to use credit checks to screen job applicants. Under a bill signed into law Wednesday, May 6, by Mayor de Blasio, businesses will be […]
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Bratton says policing ‘in a crisis’ at tribute to slain NYPD cop
NEW YORK (TIP): Slain cop Brian Moore was honored during a touching tribute to fallen NYPD officers in Times Square on Wednesday, May 6 afternoon. The event, which fell a few days before the start […]
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More Upstate Republicans Abandon the besieged Dean Skelos
NEW YORK (TIP): Upstate Republicans continued to abandon support for Dean Skelos staying on as majority leader, with Monroe County Chairman Bill Reilich announcing in a statement that he could no longer support the Nassau […]
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Vaisakhi 5 K Sikh Run 2015 a great attraction
RICHMOND HILL, NY (TIP): After months of planning, and weeks of heightened public anticipation, the Vaisakhi 5K Run 2015 took place at Forest Park in Woodhaven, NY last Sunday, April 26, 2015 with flying colors. […]
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NCDC Chairman Jay S. Jacobs wants Skelos to step down as Senate Majority Leader
NEW YORK (TIP): In a statement released to the press, May 7, NCDC Chairman Jay S. Jacobs said: “The charges against Dean Skelos are as disturbing as they are surprising. Under our system of justice, […]
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Complaints about shady job agencies which often target immigrants, triple in NYC, report finds
NEW YORK (TIP): Complaints about shady job agencies – which often target low-wage immigrants – have nearly tripled in the city, a new report found. Grievances made to the city Department of Consumer Affairs spiked […]
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Demand to Suspend all Contracts or enact a ‘Voluntary Procurement Disclosure Policy’
After Kevan Abrahams and Democratic Minority Legislative Caucus called for Moratorium on voting for any more County Contracts on Monday, May 4 called for a Public Hearing on the AbTech Contact last week and filed […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Woman Shot at, Critical After Attempted Robbery in US
NEW YORK: An Indian-origin Gujarati woman working at a gas station in the US state of South Carolina has been shot in the face and left critically injured in an attempted armed robbery. Mradulaben Patel was […]
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App Launched in California to record possible police misconduct
A California civil liberties group launched a mobile application on April 30, that will let bystanders record cell phone videos of possible cases of police misconduct and then quickly save the footage to the organization’s […]
Business & Economics
Roswell Park spinoff, Indian pharma company start joint venture in New York
A major Indian pharmaceutical company is forming a joint venture with a startup life-sciences company in Buffalo that grew out of research conducted at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. AMI Organics, which has two manufacturing sites […]
Business & Economics
Winter freezes US economy in first quarter
WASHINGTON (TIP): US economic growth braked more sharply than expected in the first quarter as harsh weather dampened consumer spending and energy companies struggling with low prices slashed spending, but there are signs activity is […]
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International Yoga Day
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The Play ‘Nirbhaya’ shocks and sends viewers in to soul searching
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The electrifying new off-Broadway production Nirbhaya is currently in preview performances at The Lynn Redgrave Theater for two weeks. Written and directed by internationally acclaimed Yaël Faber of South Africa, in […]
Business & Economics
Unborn Children and their Constitutional Rights
A 33-year-old Indian-American woman Purvi Patel has recently been sentenced to 30 years in prison in Indiana for feticide and child maltreatment. The verdict makes Patel the first woman in the U.S. to be charged, convicted and […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Intellectuals Forum demands imprisonment for Moin Siddiqui
NEW YORK (TIP) : The Indian American Intellectuals Forum has demanded the immediate arrest and imprisonment of Mulla Moin Siddiqui, President of All India Faizan-e-Madina Council, a radical Islamist organization who has announced a Fatwa […]
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Series of Yoga Events in US – 100 Cities to have Yogathon powered by OVBI
NEW YORK (TIP): Ahead of the first International Day of Yoga on June 21, Indian Consulates and Embassy in Washington in the United States started a series of curtain-raiser events to raise awareness about the […]
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Air India operates additional flights, carries relief material free of cost to Kathmandu
NEW YORK (TIP): “Air Indians along with the people of India grieve for the families in Nepal, India, Tibet and Bangladesh affected by the earthquake in Nepal, April 25”, stated Rishikant Singh, Air India Regional […]
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The Sikh community parade in Manhattan
The Sikh community took out an impressive parade in Manhattan, Saturday, April 25. The parade is taken out annually to celebrate the creation of Khalsa (birthday of the Sikhs). The Tenth Master of the Sikhs Guru […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Scientist Sangeeta Bhatia Wins 250,000 Dollars Heinz Award
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American scientist Sangeeta Bhatia at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed artificial human microlivers for drug testing and has won a prestigious 250,000 dollars Heinz award for her work in tissue engineering […]
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7-Eleven franchisee gets 7 years in worker exploitation conspiracy
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): Farrukh Baig was sentenced Monday, April 27, 2015, to more than 7 years in prison for exploiting undocumented immigrant workers at 7-Eleven stores he ran on Long Island and in Virginia. […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Woman makes ’20 Women to Watch in 2015′ list
Indian American philanthropist Sarva Rajendra has been named in Loudoun Business Journal’s ‘20 Women to Watch in 2015’ list, and was chosen as one of four women on the cover of their 100 Women issue. […]
Other News
Four Indian Origin Students named Morehead Scholars for Class of 2019
NEW YORK (TIP): The Morehead-Cain Foundation is home of the first merit scholarship program in the United States recently announced the names of the 59 new Morehead-Cain scholars who will attend the University of North […]