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Volume 10 Issue 34 | New York | Sep 02
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New York
Other News
The latest App for Devotional Music on-the-go – SAREGAMA SHAKTI
NEW YORK (TIP): Saregama Shakti, the latest app from the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group owned music label Saregama offers a large collection of devotional music on demand to provide users across the world with a medium […]
United States
Legislator Solages to Host Inwood/ Back to School Day Saturday August 27th at the Five Towns Community Center
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Legislator Carrie Solages to Co-Host Inwood Day in conjunction with a Back to School Community Celebration that will feature a Backpack Giveaway in partnership with the key sponsorships of Green Acres Mall […]
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Volume 10 Issue 33 | New York | Aug 26
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Education
EB-5 Investor Program Better Alternative than F-1 Student Visa for Indian Nationals Pursuing Entry into U.S. for Higher Education
(New York, NY – August 25, 2016) Western Energy Regional Center, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)-approved EB-5 Regional Center, will host informational seminars in Mumbai, Pune and New Delhi, India, in October to […]
Business & Economics
Former RBI Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan Named Senior Fellow At Yale Institute
NEW YORK: Top economist and RBI’s former deputy governor Rakesh Mohan has been named senior fellow at the prestigious Yale University’s institute for global affairs. Mr Mohan will join the 2016-2017 class of 15 Senior […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Stepmom charged with 9-year-old’s murder
NYC: An Indian-origin woman faces 25 years to life in prison in the NYC for strangling her 9-year-old step-daughter to death as federal prosecutors charged her with murder and her ex-husband for obstructing the investigation. Arjun Shamdai […]
United States
Man charged with shooting dead US Imam and friend
NEW YORK (TIP): New York Police said late on Monday, August 15, that Oscar Morel, 35, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder over the deaths of Imam Maulana Akonjee, 55, and Thara Uddin, […]
United States
Launch of “The Garden of Love- Light Poems of Sri Chinmoy”
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Breadth and depth, newness and eternity will color this year’s Sri Chinmoy Poetry Festival, to be held Saturday, August 20, at 8 p.m. at the Sri Chinmoy Aspiration-Ground Meditation Garden in […]
United States
A.R. Rahman honored with “Tamil Ratna Award”
NEW YORK (TIP): New York based America Tamil Sangam presented its highest honor -Tamil Ratna Award – on maestro AR Rahman at the United Nations General Assembly Hall on Monday, August 15, thehistoric day of […]
United States
Former Union Home Minister Shinde Inaugurates Maharashtra Chapter of INOC, USA
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Sushil Kumar Shinde, a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and a former Minister of Home Affairs of India formally inaugurated the Maharashtra Chapter of INOC, USA on Aug. 16, 2016, at […]
United States
Naked Trump statues draw dozens of onlookers in US cities
NEW YORK (TIP): An artists’ collective took credit for exposing Donald Trump to unflattering scrutiny on August 18, saying it was responsible for a life-sized nude statue of the Republican presidential candidate that turned up […]
Featured
Enthusiasm Marks Celebrations of India’s 70th Independence Day
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The 70th Independence Day of India was celebrated with great enthusiasm with parades, flag hoisting and music concerts at a number of places all over the Tri-State area of New York, […]
E-Edition
Volume 10 Issue 32 | New York | Aug 19
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Indian Americans
Jenifer Rajkumar hopes to find a place in N.Y. State Assembly
Jennifer Rajkumar, an attorney at Sanford Heisler Kimpel LLP and a district leader on the West Side, New York, is hoping to win a seat to the New York State Assembly. The young Indian American, who […]
Indian Americans
Muslim mother sues US school for ‘terrorist’ confession
New York, Aug 18: A Muslim mother of Pakistani origin has sued a New York school for $25 million claiming her disabled son was forced to sign a confession saying he was part of the […]
Education
Borough President Diaz allocates over $5.5 million to Bronx Education projects
NEW YORK (TIP): Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announce, August 4 that his office is providing more than $5.6 million in capital funds to 59 education projects all over the borough as part of […]
Indian Americans
Indian Jewish American Kesha Ram Falls Short in Vermont Lt. Gov. Primary Election
NEW YORK(TIP): Kesha Ram, D-Vt., the great great granddaughter of Ganga Ram, an Indian civil engineer known for building a network of health infrastructures in both India and Pakistan before partition, lost the race for […]
Featured
India’s Independence Day belongs to all Indians and all people who wish India well
As an American proud of my Indian ancestry, and my name unchanged, I am more than merely delighted that these United States and India have found a durable rhythmic tune, geopolitical and strategic in nature, bound […]
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Volume 10 Issue 31 | New York | Aug 12
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Volume 10 Issue 30 | New York | Aug 05
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CHECKERS RESTAURANT OPENS IN JAMAICA
JAMAICA, NEW YORK – Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Jamaica) joined partners Bhupider Singh and Manjit Singh of Flushing, as well as General Manager Monica Singh for a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Engineer Jatin Upadhyay leads Sewer and Water Main Project in New York
BROOKLYN, NY (TIP): An Indian American Jatin Upadhyay is DDC Engineer-in Charge of a project to expand storm sewers and increase drainage capacity on parts of West 21st Street and Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island […]
United States
James O’Neill to succeed Bill Bratton as NYPD Commissioner
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is stepping down as the city’s top cop and will be replaced by Chief of Department James P O’Neill in September, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday, August […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Digital Expert ‘Sree Sreenivasan’ gets NYC’s Top Digital Job
New York City (TIP): Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that he will appoint Sree Sreenivasan, an eminent Indian American digital media expert, the former Chief Digital Officer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Columbia University, […]