SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): San Francisco’s police chief, Greg Suhr, resigned under pressure from the city’s mayor on May 19, just hours after an officer’s fatal shooting a black woman sparked new outrage in a city […]
TOKYO (TIP): A group representing Japanese survivors of US atomic bombings has asked US President Barack Obama to hear their stories and apologize when he visit Hiroshima . Two leaders of the Tokyo-based nationwide group […]
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (TIP): Beijing demanded an end to US surveillance near China on Thursday after two of its fighter jets carried out what the Pentagon said was an “unsafe” intercept of a US military reconnaissance aircraft […]
DUBAI (TIP): A woman was fined and ordered to be deported from the United Arab Emirates for breaching her husband’s privacy by checking his cell phone to see if he was cheating on her, Gulf […]
CAIRO (TIP): An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed in the Mediterranean Sea off the Greek island of Crete early May 19 morning, Egyptian and Greek officials […]
BENGALURU: The crorepati club at Infosys is getting bigger. As many as 49 senior executives drew over Rs 1 crore in compensation in the 2015-16 financial year, up from 18 two years back. Last year […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Soon after her emphatic return to power in West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee renewed talk of a third front by listing her non-BJP and non-Congress friends that “she could do business with”. […]
In a series of tweets, actor Rishi Kapoor has attacked the practice of naming all the major assets of the country after Gandhi family members during the Congress rule. The 63-year-old veteran actor, who had […]
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says Apple CEO Tim Cook, whom he hosted to a dinner at his residence here on Wednesday, is a “rockstar”. Shah Rukh, one of Hindi cinema’s top-rated and globally most […]
The much awaited and talked about movie ‘xXx: The Return of Xander Cage’ finally revealed its first promo after teasing audiences for the longest with inside pictures and videos. Let’s enjoy this preview trailer with […]
Indian-American politician Swati Dandekar (@Swati_Dandekar) has been nominated by the US Senate to the post of Executive Director to the Asian Development Bank which has ambassadorial rank. The first-ever Indian-American to be elected to Iowa House […]
The US Senate has confirmed the nomination of Deven J Parekh (@djparekh), Indian-American by President Barack Obama to the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Nominated by the US President Barack Obama […]
Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene (@MadhuriDixit), who was one of the guests at superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s dinner held for Tim Cook, says it was a “pleasure” meeting the Apple CEO. “It was a pleasure meeting […]
NEW DELHI – In a key development, U.S. tech giant Apple is all set to hire Rajiv Mishra, currently vice president of media and corporate social responsibility division at Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, as its […]
US President Barack Obama has appointed an Indian-American engineer to a key administration post, the White House said. Manjit Singh, (Twitter – @supermanjit) co-founder of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund has been appointed […]
WASHINGTON: Indian American Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) on Wednesday, May 11, led the Hillary Clinton campaign in slamming the economic policies of Donald Trump, Republican presidential presumptive nominee, and alleging that this poses threat to the economic future […]
A transgender woman will join representatives from the Sikh and Baha’i communities as new advisers to President Obama on faith-based issues. The White House announced the additions to the President’s third and final advisory council […]
Pictures of London’s first Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan’s visit to one of the city’s most famous temples where he performed rituals ahead of his election have gone viral on social media. Pictures from the temple […]
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has put out a cyclone alert for Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. With the depression over south-west Bay of Bengal expected to move up further along the eastern coastline, the […]
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global tech giant Tim Cook kick-started his India trip with a visit to Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple. According to a report in the Indian Express, Cook visited the temple in the […]
In its effort to have a full-fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system, India on Wednesday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile, capable of destroying any incoming hostile ballistic missile, from a test range […]
A 65-year-old Indian American scientist will receive the prestigious ‘National Medal of Science’ award from US President Barack Obama this week, the White House has said. Rakesh K Jain, is a prominent member of the Harvard […]
A 15-year-old Indian-American boy has won the prestigious ‘Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award’ for developing a low-cost electronically-aided knee brace that allows a person with a weakened leg to walk more naturally. Syamantak Payra, a […]
The future of our City depends on the success of young people today. But instead of being able to focus on their aspirations, many girls and women, particularly those of color, are battling challenges rooted […]
PRESS RELEASE: New York State immigrants who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) deserve the opportunity to pursue their professional ambitions. Today the Board of Regents took an important step to ensure […]
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