A SPLENDROUS LOTUS WITH FOUR SUPERB PETALS For over 200 years, Western scholars have struggled to understand Hinduism, a faith whose followers seemed (to outsiders) to arbitrarily worship any one of a dozen Gods as […]
THESSALONIKI (TIP): A massive evacuation has begun in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki so experts can defuse a 500-pound unexploded World War II bomb. An estimated 75,000 people are being evacuated in a nearly […]
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Washington: An Indian-origin philanthropist, Mohini Jain, has made a grant of USD 1.5 million to University of California (UC) Davis to advance studies in Jainism. Mohini Jain, a retired teacher, gave the gift which will establish the […]
As many as 27 US lawmakers will be visiting India this month in what Indian Ambassador Navtej Sarna regards as “a very important milestone” that is demonstrative of the high degree of American interest in […]
Donald Trump’s executive order on #TravelBAN may have left the US and the world shocked, but India’s richest businessman believes the new US president may be good for the world’s fastest-growing major economy. “Actually, Trump might […]
MAKASSAR (TIP): Indonesian authorities raided convenience stores and seized condoms in a major city to stop teenagers having casual sex on Valentine’s Day, an official said, the latest crackdown on the holiday in the Muslim-majority […]
Attendees will get a first-hand look at the Fall/Winter 2017 collections. Mac Duggal’s designs have been previously covered by prestigious publications including WWD, Elle, and Seventeen, coveted by A-list celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Khloe […]
A prominent Hindu organization in local communities across Texas, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) hosted a celebration of Indian American Culture at the historic Texas State Capitol in Austin on February 1. The celebration was sponsored […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Ms. Neeta Bhushan arrived on, 23rd January 2017 and assumed charge as Consul General of India, Chicago. Mrs. Neeta Bhushan joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1994. As a career diplomat, her overseas […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Shalabh Kumar “Shally”, the man behind Hindu Republican Coalition which supported Trump in his presidential campaign, is believed to be biding his time to get a position in Trump administration. Now that he […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): It was a double bonanza for Indian academics at #PurdueUniversity, Indiana. Indian American Karthik Kannan, a Professor at Purdue’s Krannert School of Management, was named to the 2017-18 class of Jefferson Science Fellows, […]
KPMG in India announced the election of Arun M. Kumar as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the firm for a five-year term, beginning February 5, 2017. Arun Kumar succeeds Richard Rekhy, who led the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Emmy-nominated host of the reality TV show Top Chef will be speaking at MOP Vaishnav College in Nungamakkam, Chennai, around 11 a.m., on February 14th, her news media statement read. She […]
NEW YORK (TIP):Dr. Ram Raju, former president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, is joining Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider in the state of New York. Raju, who in November stepped down from […]
International Model/Actor – Prakash Patil was nominated as Mr. USA from USA at United Nations Pageant World finals and brought home the winning title the “MR. United Nations 2016”. The Pageant was held in Knutsford […]
HOUSTON, TX (TIP) Houston India conference is hosting first of the series conference on March 24 – 25 in Houston. The Houston India conference is designed to bring various constituencies that have an interest in […]
WASHINGTON (TIP) – Since his election in November, President Trump has challenged Beijing over several issues and, most controversially, upended decades of diplomatic protocol by questioning the longstanding US policy towards Taiwan. In the call, […]
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP) – US is getting ready to crack down on the number of foreign workers brought into the country with L-1 visas over the course of this year, meaning that Indian IT companies […]
MISSOURI CITY (TIP): Shreya Bhadriraju, an Indian-American teen is among 60 students in the US who have been nominated for the 2017 Presidential Scholars program for exemplifying academic and artistic excellence. A student of Elkins […]
President Donald Trump’s executive orders are ill-conceived and deeply flawed. They speak volumes of the style of governing of a man who won his race to the White House more as a populist that as […]
Mutual hostility between two nations that have in the past shared a common heritage, culture and history is self-defeating. A united subcontinent can be a formidable force. Can two poor nations so situated afford to be […]
His hardline policies go against the West’s political, economic philosophy Phobia: There is a mix of anger, frustration, and a sense of foreboding “The areas of particular concern include his protectionist economic agenda; threat to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Rajya Sabha witnessed, February 9, repeated adjournments and was unable to function as the Opposition raised objections to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks made against Dr. Manmohan Singh a day earlier. […]
A US federal appeals court early Sunday rejected a request by the Department of Justice to immediately reinstate President Donald Trump travel ban. Twice bitten but not shy Trump took to his favorite Twitter to express […]
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