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10 South Asians accused of scamming more than $1 million in New York City travel agency scheme
NEW YORK (TIP): Ten people have been arrested in what prosecutors call a commercial travel scam in which the suspects used stolen credit cards to purchase airline tickets for customers of online travel agencies. Manhattan […]
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India Association of Long Island (IALI ) to soon have a home
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (TIP): At the Annual General Body Meeting of India Association of Long Island (IALI) on December 14, 2014, the association President Satnam Parhar laid down his vision of buying a small […]
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NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito speaks with Ethnic and Community Media
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): At a Dec. 11 roundtable with ethnic, community and independent journalists, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced the launch of an initiative to strengthen the Council’s outreach efforts to diverse media across New […]
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Discovery of naked murder victim in Brooklyn
Discovery of naked murder victim in Brooklyn leads cops to crack love-triangle double homicide, arrest cuckolded husband NEW YORK (TIP): The stabbing death of a man whose naked body was found outside of a Brooklyn […]
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US sues former MoneyGram exec, seeks $1 million civil penalty
NEW YORK (TIP): US authorities said on Thursday they had sued a former chief compliance officer of money-transfer firm MoneyGram International, seeking to collect a $1 million civil penalty from him for failing to stop […]
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BOLLA CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF ENTERPRISE
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): 25 years, since 1989, and Bolla has grown from just five employees to almost 500. Bolla has grown from just one gas station in Brooklyn to many locations throughout the region: […]
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Sant Chatwal escapes Jail Term; Praises Justice System
NEW YORK (TIP): It may appear to be a miracle that a man who only seven months ago, in April, 2014, to be precise, was said to be getting “up to 25 years in prison”, […]
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Queens Top U.S. Tourism Destination: Lonely Planet’s Annual Survey
Acclaimed as a Melting Pot with Great Restaurants, Art, Beaches NEW YORK (TIP): Next stop…Queens! The world’s most diverse county was selected as the best tourism destination in the United States for 2015 by Lonely […]
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Free WiFi across the five Boroughs
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): LinkNYC’s proposal to put high speed WiFi kiosks throughout the City will not by itself eliminate the digital divide, but marks an important step toward bridging that gap. Just as the […]
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Congressman Crowley applauds Confirmation of Richard Verma as U.S. Ambassador to India
WASHINGTON (TIP): Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx),Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans applauded December 11, the U.S. Senate‘s confirmation of Richard Verma as […]
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UN DECLARES JUNE 21 AS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted on December 11, by acclamation draft Resolution A/69/L.17 with a record number of 175 countries cosponsoring it. The Resolution establishes the International […]
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Indian Americans Targeted in Spate of Home Invasions
NEW JERSEY (TIP): Indian-American residents of Middlesex County, New Jersey, are frightened and frustrated after a spate of home invasion robberies targeting their community has cast a pall on Diwali, a week-long Hindu celebration full […]
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Nassau County Executive Mangano Commends Long Island Cares
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano along with Eldia Gonzalez Director of Nassau County’s Coordinated Agency for Spanish Americans (CASA) presented a citation to representatives of Long Island Cares, Inc. for the […]
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AAPI NJ Honors Three during Annual Health Summit
NEWARK NJ (TIP): Three prominent Indian American physicians were honored for their achievements in the field of medicine and for their contributions to the larger society during the annual meeting Health summit of American Association […]
Education
This, the NY City Department of Education!
Comptroller audit reveals thousands of computers and tablets lost and unused at the Department of Education Unopened Computers and Tablets sit in boxes, some since 2011 NEW YORK CITY (TIP): More than 1,800 computers were […]
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GOPIO lines up Events in conjunction with PBD 2015 and Vibrant Gujarat
NEW YORK (TIP): The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) will be holding a diaspora conference and banquet on 10th January, 2015 in Ahmedabad, India in conjunction with the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas […]
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Aligarh Alumni Association of Washington DC organizes 40th Anniversary Mushaira
Dr. Syed Amir and Dr. Zafar Iqbal WASHINGTON (TIP): The tradition of Mushairas, organized by the Aligarh Alumni Association of Washington DC (AAA), was started in 1975 initially with local poets from North America. The […]
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SCARLETT JOHANSSON MARRIES ROMAIN DAURIAC SECRETLY
Scarlett Johansson has reportedly married French journalist RomainDauriac in a secret ceremony just after the birth of their daughter, Rose. The actress, who was recently seen wearing a gold ring on her wedding finger, is […]
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