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Indian Consulate says Happy Holidays
NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian Consulate in New York, in the last few years, ever since Ambassador Prabhu Dayal took over as Consul General, has become a cultural center for the Indian American community. Over […]
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Liu delivers State of the City address
Calls for higher minimum wage of $11.50 Proposes small biz economic stimulus plan, elimination of corporate welfare; Outlines innovative educational policies NEW YORK, NY (TIP): New York City Comptroller John C. Liu reported December 20 […]
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1984 Violence against Sikhs in India: Sikhs For Justice submits Genocide Petition to Obama Administration
NEW YORK (TIP): “A Petition has been tabled before Obama Administration urging to recognize the organized violence perpetrated against Sikhs during November 1984 as “Genocide”. With more than 46000 signatures (29,000 online and 17000 on […]
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Brooklyn’s Mayans pretty sure world won’t end today
NEW YORK (TIP): If the world is ending Friday, as many earthlings say the ancient Mayans predicted, there were no signs of panic, prophesying or much else out of the ordinary on Thursday on the […]
Business & Economics
Delhi gangrape: NYPD and London might offer some solutions
Indian laws against rape are amongst some of the toughest in the world. Owing to regular interpretation of Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the victim’s word is now considered substantive proof to […]
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UBS to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Libor Charges
NEW YORK (TIP): UBS AG became the second bank to settle accusations that it tried to rig benchmark interest rates, agreeing to pay roughly $1.5 billion in a deal with authorities in multiple countries that […]
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US Counsel Who Advised Immunity For ISI Backed Drone Strikes
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US government legal counsel who advised the Department of Justice to seek immunity for the Pakistani spy agency ISI and two of its former chiefs in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack turns […]
Europe
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Time Magazine names Obama 2012 Person of the Year
NEW YORK (TIP): “We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes,” Time managing editor Richard Stengel said in announcing its choice. “And Obama is both the symbol and in some ways the […]
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DELHI GANG RAPE: Protests outside Rashtrapati Bhavan
NEW DELHI (TIP): A large number of women activists and students today marched towards Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against the gang rape of a young girl in a moving bus and demand stringent action against […]
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Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar dies at 92: World Pays Tribute
NEW YORK (TIP): Ravi Shankar, popularly known as Pandit Ravi Shankar, the revered master of the sitar who introduced Indian music to much of the Western world, died Tuesday, December11 in San Diego. He was […]
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PBD 2013 at Kochi
NEW YORK (TIP): The eleventh edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is being held at Kochi, Kerala from 7th January to 9th January, 2013 in partnership with Kerala State Government, says a press release issued by […]
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Break In Midtown Mystery Slay: Cops Grill ‘Person Of Interest’
NEW YORK (TIP): The NYPD pulled a person of interest in for questioning Wednesday, December 12 as the manhunt intensified for the ice-cold killer who gunned down a young father on a busy Manhattan street […]
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Maid Settle Sex-Assault Lawsuit
NEW YORK (TIP): Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid who had accused him of sexual assault have settled the lawsuit she had filed against him for an undisclosed sum. Justice Douglas McKeon […]
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Hanukkah Celebrated at the Indian Consulate
NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian Consulate held a reception to celebrate Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish celebration. Hanukkah also known as Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, […]
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INOC AP Chapter Accords Warm Reception To Visiting Andhra Pradesh Minister K. Lakshaminarayana
NEW YORK (TIP): Farmers and farming policy makers in Andhra Pradesh will benefit from the expertise of American researchers and educators in near future. K. Lakshminarayana, AP’s Minister of Agriculture, recently signed memos of understanding […]
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Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar Adds Another Jewel To Her Crown!
NEW YORK (TIP): Lata Mangeshkar’s voice is a gift from God! What she does with it is her gift to the world. She was born to sing and has always maintained that she will continue […]
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UN Secretary General Unveils the Aakash2 Tablet at the United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): On the occasion of India‘s Presidency of the UN Security Council, the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York hosted a special event to unveil and launch the world’s […]
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Malawi appoints Bobby K. Kalotee ‘Liaison Envoy’
NEW YORK (TIP): President Joyce Banda of the Republic of Malawi has appointed a prominent Indian American Bobby K. Kalotee as Malawi’s “Liaison Envoy” to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. President said Bobby will be the […]
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Passion and Adventure Propelled Bobby Kalotee to Success
New York based businessman and philanthropist Bobby Kalotee has lately been in the news for his appointment by Government of Malawi as Liaison Envoy to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. His charity work in Malawi did […]
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