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President-elect Joe Biden has won Arizona, NBC News projects
NEW YORK (TIP): Arizona’s 11 Electoral College votes bring Biden’s lead to 290-217 and put further pressure on President Donald Trump, who has yet to concede the election.NBC News projected Biden the overall winner on […]
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Avenue in Richmond Hill to be named Guru Nanak Way in honor of the First Master of the Sikhs
NEW YORK (TIP): New York City has decided to name 97 Avenue between Lefferts and 117 Street in Richmond Hill, NY as Guru Nanak Way. The commemoration ceremony will take place on November 30, the […]
United States
Biden reassures US allies in calls with leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia
NEW YORK (TIP): In their first calls with Joe Biden since the U.S. election, the leaders of Japan, South Korea and Australia on Thursday reaffirmed plans to form close ties with the president-elect to tackle […]
Coronavirus
NYC TEST & TRACE CORPS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ETTA SALON TO PROVIDE MOBILE COVID-19 TESTING IN BROOKLYN
NEW YORK (TIP): As the City continues to expand testing capacity to ensure all New Yorkers get tested for COVID-19 often, the NYC Test & Trace Corps announced, November 12, a partnership with Etta Salon […]
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Indian American
Indian American Doctor feels honored upon being named to Joe Biden’s Covid Advisory Board
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American doctor Atul Gawande who has been included in US President-elect Joe Biden’s newly announced transition coronavirus advisory board on Monday, November 9 said he is grateful and honored to be asked to […]
Indian American
Indian-origin Vivek Murthy to lead Biden Covid panel
WASHINGTON (TIP): While several Indian-Americans, such as Richard Verma, Nisha Biswal, Sonal Shah and Seema Sadanandan, might figure in the new Biden administration to be announced around November 26, an American of the Indian origin […]
Indian American
Indian American Kash Patel named Chief of Staff to Acting US Defense Secretary
WASHINGTON (TIP): (TIP): Indian American Kash Patel has been named as the Chief of Staff to the Acting US Defense Secretary Chris Miller, the Pentagon has announced. The new appointment from the Pentagon comes a day […]
Coronavirus
November on track to be worst month of pandemic so far in US as cases surge
Wednesday marked new record for daily cases with 143,231 new infections and 2,005 deaths NEW YORK (TIP): November is on track to be the worst month of the pandemic so far in the US as […]
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Indian American lawyer becomes first South Asian woman to be elected to New York State Assembly
NEW YORK (TIP) : A 38-year-old Indian-American lawyer has become the first South Asian woman to be elected to the New York State Assembly. Jenifer Rajkumar, a Democrat, defeated her Republican rival Giovanni Perna. “Congratulations to @JeniferRajkumar […]
Indian American
Indian Americans make a splash in yet another election cycle
NEW YORK (TIP): Besides the four member ‘Samosa Caucus’ of Indian American lawmakers re-elected to the US House of Representatives, over a dozen others, including five women have won state level elections scoring a few […]
Indian American
Indian- Origin British Expert on Mission to Fix Diversity Gap for Women in Finance
Nirpal Singh Shergill in London LONDON (TIP): A British-Indian financial expert, recently honored in the Queen’s Birthday Honors List for her work in the field of inclusion and diversity, says she is on a mission to […]
Breaking News
Biden addresses the nation as he moves steadily closer to victory
Leads in Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania Results may take a few days to come I.S. Saluja NEW YORK (TIP): Joe Biden on Friday, November 6 evening maintained his lead over Trump in the battleground […]
Breaking News
White House chief of staff tests positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK (TIP): White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a CNN report.CNN reports, quoting sources that Meadows told people after the election that he had coronavirus, but […]
United States
Trump Jr criticizes Nikki Haley for ‘sitting on the sidelines’ on prez’s vote counting fraud claims
NEW YORK (TIP): In an apparent attack on popular Indian-American Republican politician Nikki Haley, Donald Trump Jr has accused that “2024 GOP hopefuls” are “sitting on the sidelines” and not speaking out against the “fraud” […]
United States
Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg mocks Trump in his own words
“So ridiculous. Donald must work on his anger management problem, then go to a good old-fashioned movie with a friend! Chill, Donald, Chill.” WASHINGTON (TIP): Amid ongoing tensions over the results of the US presidential […]
United States
Indian Embassy issues Public Notice Regarding New Outsourcing Service Provider
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Indian Embassy in Washington in a press release said that they are adding information in continuation of their Press Release of 9 October, 2020 regarding change of outsourcing service provider for Visa, […]
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Biden vows to rejoin Paris Climate Agreement
NEW YORK (TIP): On November 4, the US formally withdrew from the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has pledged that his administration would rejoin the historic Paris Agreement on […]
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Tirlok Malik finds a novel way to transmit his message of peace and universal brotherhood
NEW YORK (TIP): Emmy nominated Filmmaker , Actor and Happy Life yoga speaker Tirlok Malik went to cast his vote in the US election 2020, in Manhattan New York dressed as a character from Indian […]
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Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene
NEW YORK (TIP): President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there’s one place he wants to determine the outcome of the presidential election: the US Supreme Court. But he may have a difficult time ever getting […]
Coronavirus
US sets new world record as single-day COVID-19 cases surpass 110,000
The US has set a new world record as its single-day COVID-19 cases topped over 110,000 on Thursday. A total of 117,988 new cases and 1,135 new deaths were recorded on Thursday, according to data […]