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President sends greetings on Diwali
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama greeted Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across the globe on the occasion of Diwali, saying the flame of the diya reminds that light will ultimately triumph over darkness. “The […]
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Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio – A Champion of the American Dream
ATale of Two Cities” was a Great Uniter of anger and despair, and promised change one could believe in. BdB’s real-life family vouched for Bill’s sincerity, as only a person who doesn’t look down on […]
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Democrats in Power in New York City
Bill de Blasio is Mayor – Elect; Letitia James is elected public advocate; Scott Stringer is chosen to be comptroller NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Bill de Blasio crushed his opponent Joe Lhota by a wide […]
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Former Pakistan PM, officials deny US drone collusion
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistani officials and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on October 23 denied a report that they had approved US drone strikes on the country’s soil.Washington Post on october 21 quoted leaked secret […]
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John Kerry warns that another budget gridlock will damage US leadership
WASHINGTON (TIP): America’s top diplomat warned on October 23 that the United States could suffer more lasting damage to its influence abroad if the next round of budget talks in a few months lead to […]
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Automatic budget cuts could hit Pentagon harder this year
WASHINGTON (TIP): Months after the US military was hit with a $37 billion budget cut that threw it into turmoil and confusion, the Pentagon is headed into the new fiscal year facing a similar threat […]
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Obama asks Sharif why trial of 26/11 accused has not started
WASHINGTON (TIP): Backing India‘s concerns over the slow pace of progress in the 26/11 case in Pakistan, US President Barack Obama, October 24, asked the visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif why the trial of […]
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Back from the Brink
The financial markets worldwide felt relieved after the US Congress reached an agreement shortly before the deadline was to expire on Wednesday. A debt default would have raised the cost of borrowings for the US. […]
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Bobby Jindal forms group to win ‘war of ideas’
WASHINGTON (TIP): Louisiana’s Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, plans to create a policy-focused nonprofit group to help Republicans shed their image as “the party of no.” The group called “America […]
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Obama meets Indian-American Miss America, Nina Davuluri
WASHINGTON (TIP): Despite tough ongoing negotiations to reopen the government and avoid a US debt default, President Barack Obama found time to meet Miss America, Nina Davuluri, the first Indian- American to win the coveted […]
Business & Economics
THE POLITICS OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
With the government having lurched into its first shutdown since the 1990s, many commentators are focusing on the potential ill effects that it might have for Republicans. Almost all of these analyses use the shutdowns […]
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The Pivot under Pressure
It’s not just the canceled trip. Other factors are limiting the ability of the U.S. to focus on the Asia-Pacific. Senior U.S. administration officials have been at pains in recent weeks to demonstrate how Washington’s […]
Pakistan
Pakistan’s new envoy to US was once expelled from India
WASHINGTON (TIP): Pakistan has appointed as its ambassador to the United States an envoy who was once expelled from New Delhi for “indulging in activities incompatible with his official status.” Typically, that’s officialese for spying, […]
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Obama, Republicans continue talks after White House meeting
WASHINGTON (TIP): Republicans offered a plan to President Barack Obama on Thursday that would postpone a possible US default in a sign the two sides may be moving to end the standoff that has shuttered […]
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India
US COURT ISSUES SUMMONS TO MANMOHAN SINGH
JALANDHAR (TIP): Weeks after securing a summons from a US court against Congress president Sonia Gandhi for protecting perpetrators of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, rights group Sikhs For Justice has now obtained another summons from […]
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End of Euphoria
“What prompts Obama to bracket Manmohan Singh with Hassanal Bolkiah is not difficult to fathom – simply put, both are potential buyers of American products” says the author. For a prime minister who got branded […]
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