India
JUDGE HELD OVER RS 22-LAKH BRIBE
NEW DELHI (TIP): A senior civil judge, her husband and a lawyer were arrested here on Thursday on charges of demanding a bribe of Rs 22 lakh from a person to settle a complaint in […]
India
NHRC ISSUES NOTICE TO CBI OVER EX-BUREAUCRAT’S ‘SUICIDE NOTE’
NEW DELHI (TIP): The NHRC issued notice on Thursday to the CBI over the alleged torture of suspended senior bureaucrat BK Bansal and his family that led to their suicide, an official statement said. The […]
India
$5.5m paid to middleman in Embraer deal: CBI sources
NEW DELHI (TIP): A total of $5.5 million was paid as commission to a middleman based abroad in the Embraer deal, the CBI has found in what it considers as a major breakthrough in its […]
Politics
Hoboken train station crash: One dead and dozens hurt in New Jersey
HOBOKEN, NJ (TIP): A woman has been killed and 108 other people injured, some of them critically, after a commuter train crashed into Hoboken railway station in the State of New Jersey, early morning on […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
India ‘launches surgical strikes against militants’ in POK: Uri avenged
NEW DELHI (TIP): Mounting a swift counter-terror operation across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army announced, September 29 that it had neutralized terrorists waiting to infiltrate. The brave military man […]
Politics
Hillary Clinton Wins the First Presidential Debate
NEW YORK (TIP): Democrat Hillary Clinton on September 26, defeated Republican Donald Trump in the first presidential debate, 62% to 27%. Clinton and Trump took to the stage at Hofstra University on Long Island, Monday, […]
Indian Americans
An Invitation to Celebrate Dedication of Diwali Stamp at the Indian Consulate
NEW YORK (TIP): The Diwali Stamp Project, headed by Ranju Batra, in association with the Consulate General of India, New York, is hosting the United States Postal Service (USPS) Inaugural Dedication Ceremony of Diwali Stamp […]
Other News
Predictions For The Month Of October 2016 – Horoscope & Astrology By Bejan Daruwala
Librans in Focus – “Nothing too much, the golden mean, the middle path” is a typical Zoroastrian commandment. It applies very specially to you Librans as balance and poise go with you. From September 8 Jupiter […]
E-Edition
Volume 10 Issue 38 | Dallas | Sep 30
Print Edition ~ Digitally Volume 10 Issue 38 ~ Dallas ~ Sep 30
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Volume 10 Issue 38 | New York | Sep 30
Print Edition ~ Digitally Volume 10 Issue 38 ~ NY ~ Sep 30
COUNTER TERRORISM
India Responds with Surgical Strikes Across Line Of Control in PoK on Terror Camps
In a direct action on rising terror attacks launched from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir, The army has carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan occupied Kashmir to prevent Pakistani terrorists who had “positioned themselves at launch […]
India
#Pakistan a Terror State: Petition In United States Qualifies For Official Response
New York: An online White House petition asking for Pakistan to be declared as a state sponsor of terrorism has crossed 100,000 signatures, thus qualifying to get a response from the Obama administration. Launched by […]
Education
“Pay to Stay” #College #Scam – 2 Indians Charged With Visa Fraud In New Jersey
Two Indians in the US state of New Jersey have been charged with visa fraud for recruiting foreign nationals at a “pay to stay” college where they maintained their clients’ student visa status with full-time […]
United States
Indian origin lawyer behind Huston shootout was a Nazi sympathizer
An Indian-origin lawyer in military style clothing emblazoned with a swastika pointing to his Nazi sympathies went on an early morning shooting rampage on Monday, Sep 26, injuring nine persons in Houston, Texas. The Houston […]
Other News
Indian-American Doctor Charged With $9.5 Million Fraud
WASHINGTON: A 48-year-old Indian-American doctor in Alabama has been charged with a health care fraud of USD 9.5 million through illegally conducted tests, and prescribing controlled substances for illegitimate purposes. Shelinder Aggarwal simultaneously filed guilty […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Scientists To Get Macarthur Fellowship
WASHINGTON: Two Indian-American scientists are among 23 scientists who have won this year’s prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for showing exceptional creativity in their respective fields. The Indian-Americans — Mr Manu Prakash and Mr Subhash Khot are […]
Business & Economics
Indians “Most Entrepreneurial” Finds US Report On Immigration
New York: Immigrants contributed 2 trillion dollars to the economy in 2015-16 and Indians are “the most entrepreneurial” of all groups, a new US report on immigration claims, countering the premise that immigrants are a […]
Indian Americans
Indian-Origin Physician Gets National Humanities Medal In US
Washington: An Indian-American physician and author has been presented with the National Humanities Medal, America’s highest humanities award by US President Barack Obama for his contribution in the field of medicine. Currently a professor of […]
Americas
No Exception On Helmet Rules For Sikh Workers In Canada: Quebec Court
TORONTO: Three Sikh truck drivers have been ordered to wear hard hats at work by a Canadian court which ruled that no exception can be made for them as the men lost a 10-year-long legal […]
Politics
First Presidential Debate turns #Trump into a Lying Machine
Readers: This is a strange Election where one has to vote for the lesser of two evils; this being said who would you vote for – someone who makes a mistake and admits it or […]
Other News
Donald Trump Lauds Hindu Community’s ‘Fantastic’ Contributions To US
Washington: US’ Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has praised Hindu community’s “fantastic” contributions to world civilisation and American culture. Mr Trump, 70, also confirmed that he would be addressing an Indian-American event in New Jersey […]
Indian Americans
Two Indian-Americans Arrested In New Jersey For H1B Visa Fraud
Two Indian-Americans, who recruited foreign workers mainly from India with purported IT expertise, were arrested today on charges of H-1B visa fraud, the New Jersey Department of Justice said. Sowrabh Sharma, 31, of New York, […]
India
India launches eight satellites into two different orbits
NEW DELHI: India on Monday, Sep 26 successfully launched eight satellites from one rocket into two different orbits, Hindustan Times reported. The mission was the longest for the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV C-35) that […]
Other News
Bruce Springsteen on Donald Trump: ‘The republic is under siege by a moron’
In previous presidential elections, Bruce Springsteen was not shy about sharing his views. The musician penned a New York Times op-ed in August 2004 detailing why he’d be voting for John Kerry that November, and […]
India
Isolate nations which nurture, peddle and export terrorism: Indian foreign minister at UNGA
UNITED NATIONS: Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, speaking at the 71st United Nations General Assembly, said on Monday that it was time to identify nations who nurture, peddle and export terrorism and isolate […]