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Indian Americans Join ‘Justice For Trayvon Martin’ Vigil
NEWARK, NJ (TIP): Indian American community joined the history making nationwide vigil of “Justice for Trayvon Martin”, led by the National Action Network [NAN] of Rev. Al Sharpton. Thousands participated at the New Jersey vigil, […]
United States
New York Life Agent Mahendra Parekh Recognized As Leader Protecting Lives
SADDLE BROOK, NJ (TIP): New York Life Agent Mahendra Parekh from the New Jersey General Office was recently recognized for assisting the greatest number of policyholders with exceptional life insurance coverage in the New Jersey/New […]
United States
Tata Business Support Services Partners With Club Vantage Agora
NEW YORK (TIP): Tata Business Support Services Limited (TBSS), a Tata Sons Group in Hyderabad, has entered into strategic partnership with Cleveland, Ohio-based CLUB VA (Vantage Agora) Enterprise, a social platform. According to the MoU, […]
United States
Ethnic-Based Violence Highlights Need For Greater Dialogue: UN OFFICIAL
NEW YORK (TIP): Deeply concerned about the increasing number of acts of violence worldwide based on ethnicity and religion, a senior United Nations official has called for addressing the root causes of such violence and […]
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Europe
Helen Marshall Signs The Steel Beam To Mark The Topping Off Of New Boys And Girls Club Of Metro Queens
Steel beam (top) is raised to mark the topping off of new Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens on Atlantic Avenue in Richmond Hill, Friday, July 12th. Queens Borough President Helen Marshall signed the […]
Europe
Queens Borough President Celebrates Completion Of The Renovation Of Flushing Town Hall’s Garden And Portico
On Thursday, July 11, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall helped celebrate the completion of the renovation of Flushing Town Hall’s garden and portico. The $2 million renovation project was funded by her office and by […]
Europe
Sikhs Observe The Death Anniversary Of Sant Baba Prem Singh
Sikhs of the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut organized in Queens, a day long memorial function for Sant Baba Prem Singh, a saintly figure who was a great social reformer. Sikhs […]
United States
Nassau County In Highest Debt Ever: Tom Suozzi
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): A former Nassau County Commissioner Jim Reeds writes on his Facebook wall: “A war of words — and websites — between County Executive Ed Mangano and Democratic nominee Tom Suozzi’s campaigns heated […]
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United States
Rajat Gupta Fined $13.9 Million For Insider Trading
NEW YORK (TIP): Last October, US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff sentenced the 64-year-old Rajat Gupta to a two-year prison term and a fine of $5 million in the criminal case after a jury had […]
United States
MoneyGram Hosts Iftar
MoneyGram Iftar Food Trucks hit New York, New Jersey and Chicago and serve free Iftar to the community NEW YORK (TIP): During the last two weekends in Ramadan, MoneyGram branded food trucks will give out […]
United States
Edison Based Filmmaker Hosts Screening Of The Hindi Short Film ‘Back Up’
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Mise Ee Scene held a private media screening of their short Hindi film ‘Back Up’ on Wednesday July 17th at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City, followed by an […]
Business & Economics
They Thought Bullets Would Silence Us…
On Friday, July 12, the United Nations Assembly listened spellbound to 16-year-old Malala, who was shot by the Talibans in Pakistan for attending school. Malala urged the governments to ensure free and compulsory education. Excerpts […]
United States
Governor Cuomo Announces Texting-While-Driving Crackdown
ALBANY, NY (TIP): Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on July 3 the start of a new summer crackdown by the New York State Police on distracted driving. The up to $1 million effort will consist […]
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United States
FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILS IN NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK (TIP): A freight train hauling garbage has derailed in New York City. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says service on a line of the Metro-North Railroad has been suspended. MTA spokeswoman Marjorie Anders says […]
United States
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Countdown For The Second India Day Parade Of Long Island Begins
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): The preparations for the second India Day Parade of Long Island (IDP) scheduled for August 11 seemed to be shaping up well for the 66th anniversary of India’s Independence with the kick […]
United States
Man Plays Guitar For 6 Hours While Undergoing Brain Surgery
NEW YORK (TIP): Brave or bizarre? A US man found a a novel way to help doctors perform a complex brain surgery on him – by playing his guitar! Actor-musician Brad Carter strummed his one-of-a-kind […]
United States
Lawyer Says Teenage US Terror Suspect Autistic
BAY SHORE (TIP): A young New York man caught boarding a plane on his way to Yemen to fight with an al- Qaida affiliate is a teenager who was diagnosed with autism and didn’t understand […]
Business & Economics
Could Taliban Talks Lead To Partition Of Afghanistan?
The big question for the Afghans is: what happens in the long term? What will Kabul require to maintain the Afghan form of security and peace after the US/NATO troops leave, or will Afghanistan willy-nilly […]