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Stocks plunge, Market Jittery
NEW YORK (TIP) July 31 was a day of plunging stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average had its worst daily drop since February. At one point it was down more than 300 points. The slide […]
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Senior journalist Aziz Haniffa Lauds Role of Ethnic Media in Promoting India-US Ties
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Aziz Haniffa, Managing Editor and Chief Diplomatic and Political Correspondent of America’s most widely read South Asian newspaper India Abroad, talked about the “Role of Ethnic Media in Promoting India-US Ties” […]
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Indian Americans
Indian-American CEO Convicted For Paying Kickbacks
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American CEO of two publicly-traded companies has been convicted on charges of paying kickbacks in return for purchases of his companies stock. Shailesh Shah, 48, of California pleaded guilty before US […]
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Hema Malini launches Literature & Film Club
“Brajdham” to raise funds for development of her constituency -Mathura Legendary film artist and Member of Parliament of India Hema Malini and Consul General Dnyaneshwar M Mulay launched, July 16, the “Club FilLit”, a club […]
Indian Americans
INDIAN AMERICAN WOMAN FOUND DROWNED IN A HOUSE SWIMMING POOL IN LONG ISLAND
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): An Indian American woman was found dead in Long Island, New York over the weekend, the victim of an apparent drowning that happened in a backyard swimming pool. The woman was […]
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AMSTERDAM NEWS ENDORSES JOHN LIU FOR STATE SENATE
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Amsterdam News, the oldest and largest African American newspaper in print in the United States and the first publication to issue an endorsement in this year’s race for Senate District 11, […]
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Elaine Stritch, brash stage legend, dies at the age of 89
NEW YORK: Elaine Stritch, the brash theatre performer, whose gravely, gin-laced voice and impeccable comic timing made her a Broadway legend, has died. She was 89. Joseph Rosenthal, Stritch’s longtime attorney, said the actress died […]
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Actress jailed for 18 years after mailing ricin-spiked letters to US president, NY mayor
WASHINGTON (TIP) : An actress and former beauty queen who sent ricin-laced letters to US President Barack Obama and the New York City mayor has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Shannon Guess Richardson […]
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American who hijacked jet to Cuba in the 1980s gets 20 years in prison
MIAMI(TIP): An American who returned from Cuba decades after hijacking a jetliner to the communist island was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in US prison but will be eligible for early release on parole, […]
Indian Americans
Society of Indian American Engineers and Architects Hudson River Cruise is a big draw
I.S. Saluja: NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Society of Indian American Engineers and Architects (SIAEA) organized their annual Hudson River Cruise July 12. The cruise is a much waited for event for the SIAEA members and […]
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IACC organizes Roundtable on Corporate governance development in India
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): “The Chamber of Commerce tries to make the right things happen. What needs to happen in India is the growth of corporations that take their corporate governance seriously, so that the […]
United States
US SENTENCES BRITISH MEN OVER TALIBAN SUPPORT
NEW YORK (TIP): A US judge sentenced two British men to a combined total of 20.5 years in prison on Wednesday for conspiring to provide and for providing equipment and personnel to the Taliban.Computer engineer […]
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Gov. Cuomo Brokers Deal to Avert LIRR Strike
Commuters heave a Sigh of Relief I.S. Saluja: NEW YORK (TIP): The MTA and LIRR unions signed a sixand-a-half year agreement with 17 percent wage hikes on Thursday, July 17, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo brokered […]
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James dethrones Jordan as most popular US athlete – poll
NEW YORK (TIP): LeBron James has overtaken Michael Jordan as the United States’ most popular athlete, according to a Harris poll. Almost from the moment James exploded onto the NBA scene as the number one […]
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Indian-American Neel Sethi to play Mowgli in Disney’s ‘Jungle Book’
NEW YORK (TIP): A ten year old New York Indian American boy, Neel Sethi, has been picked from among thousands of auditions to play Mowgli in what will be his first foray into acting, Disney […]
United States
The Nartanrang Dance Academy’s Nritya Ranjani captivates
NEW YORK (TIP): The Nartanrang Dance Academy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan held its annual dance production, Nritya Ranjani, at the Hindu Temple Auditorium in Queens, New York, on Sunday, June 22nd, 2014. Choreographer and director […]
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Kerala is the model for inclusive development and governance – K.C. JOSEPH
NEW YORK (TIP): ‘Kerala is the real model for inclusive development and governance that has applied the philosophy of Congress party of uplifting the poor and aiding the minorities and the backward sections of the […]
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AICC Franchise Expo to be held on Sunday, September 21st 2014
Financial incentives announced for small businesses NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce (AICC) , a New Jersey based representative body of Indian owned businesses, will offer interest free loans to winners of […]
United States
Liu and others call on MTA to avert transit Shutdown
“The time for excuses and blame games is over. Commuters deserve a resolution now.” QUEENS, NY (TIP): At a press conference, July 10, at the Bayside LIRR station, Democratic State Senate candidate and former City […]
India
POOR MONSOON THREATENS FIRST DROUGHT IN FIVE YEARS
New Delhi (TIP): Weak rainfall in India since the start last month of the monsoon season, crucial to the country’s agricultural earnings, has raised concerns of a first drought in five years, although weather experts […]
Business & Economics
SAHARA GETS RS 4,860 CRORE TAX DEMAND
NEW DELHI (TIP): The income tax department on July 3 raised an interim demand of Rs 4,860 crore on the Sahara group even as it is busy selling off assets and mopping up bank accounts […]
Business & Economics
US economy adds 2,88,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate falls to 6.1%
New York (TIP): The US economy accelerated in June, with employers adding 2, 88,000 jobs, well above the rate of hiring recorded in the first five months of 2014 and another sign that growth is […]
United States
Public-Private partnership in Nassau County’s Wastewater Treatment plants
Mangano says $233 Million in guaranteed savings MINEOLA, NY (TIP): To better safeguard the environment, strengthen the quality of life in surrounding communities, improve facilities management and save taxpayers a minimum of $233.1 million, Nassau […]
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