Asia
Change in command of US-Nato forces in Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): US Army General John W “Mick” Nicholson has taken command of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan, inheriting America’s longest war and a vicious insurgency.
Business & Economics
Alexandra Andresen: 19-year-old teenager and the world’s youngest billionaire
OSLO (TIP): For most people, becoming a billionaire is a dream that will never come to fruition before they die. That knowledge makes Alexandra Andresen’s entry onto the Forbes billionaires list all the more hard […]
United States
Laser weapons to shoot down drones, missiles on cards
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US military is “very close” to developing laser weapons for use on the battlefield, an army official has revealed. Speaking at a House of Representatives committee, military technology secretary Mary J Miller […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
Pakistan’s Hand in the Rise of International Jihad
Resident Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan has warned in several recent interviews that unless peace talks with Pakistan and the Taliban produce results in the next few months, his country may not survive 2016. Afghanistan is barely standing, […]
Other News
Readers thank New York State Senator Leroy Comrie
Dear Editor: Leadership comes in many forms, and when a State Senator stands up for us, we must stand with him. Recently, New York State Senator Leroy Comrie sponsored legislation that would direct the Queens County […]
Featured
A star is born | Kanhaiya Kumar loads the rhetorical dice
New information technology has become a great leveler. Just as it allows the jihadis to have their violent message registered across national boundaries, it also enables an Anna Hazare to hobble down political establishment. The […]
Politics
Republican party has two weeks to get rid of Donald Trump
Why are we asking this now? On Super Tuesday, Donald Trump took a large stride nearer towards the Republican nomination when he won seven of the eleven states where Republicans were voting. Senator Ted Cruz one […]
Indian Americans
US Court Favors Sikh Religious Rights in Armed Forces
WASHINGTON (TIP): Upholding the religious freedom rights of Sikhs in the US armed forces, an American court has ruled in favor of a decorated Sikh Army Captain who had demanded that the military accommodate his […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Anu Jain wins admiration at Fine Art and Photography Exhibition – “Truth & Beauty”
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): As part of the National Women’s Heritage Month celebrations, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos presented a Fine Art and Photography Exhibition on 2nd March at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive Legislative Building in […]
India
Purno Sangma, political legend from northeast, dead
Purno Agitok Sangma, that legendary politician from Meghalaya, nay the northeast, who once controlled the proceedings of the Lok Sabha as its Speaker, is no more . It is difficult to associate this vibrant personality, gifted […]
Business & Economics
USIBC endorses Indian Budget as Attractive
WASHINGTON (TIP): American companies, either those with a foothold or who are planning to set foot in India, are bullish on the latest budget presented by the Modi government, business advocacy group U.S.-India Business Council […]
Indian Americans
SONIKA VAID LEADS ON, MAKES TO FINAL CUT OF 8 OF AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANTS
Sonika Vaid, American Idol contestant and the first Indian-American to reach this far in the national singing competition, Thursday night advanced to the next round of the contest. Vaid has continued to surprise us throughout […]
Other News
Cell-based immunotherapy may help treat brain cancer, claim Researchers, including one of Indian-origin
Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have shown that a next-generation cell-based immunotherapy may offer new hope in the fight against the most aggressive form of brain cancer called glioma. Despite improvements in surgical procedures, chemotherapy, […]
Business & Economics
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu in the US Congress, on Modi, Hinduism, and linking Islam to terror
Washington has no shortage of politicians struggling to be seen as a maverick. But Tulsi Gabbard isn’t one of them. As one of the first two female combat veterans elected to US Congress and also […]
Indian Americans
Georgia store clerk Bhumika Patel beats up robber who points gun at her
NEW YORK: Armed with just a hammer, an Indian-American woman store clerk bravely fought and chased away a man who tried to rob her store at gunpoint, according to a media report. Bhumika Patel was […]
Featured
Trump and Baghdadi
How does the leading Republican candidate for the US presidency, Donald Trump, square off with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at the helm of the so-called Islamic State group? For many, shoving the two names in the […]
India
Rahul vs Modi: Who has won the battle of speeches?
In the last two days, the rivalry between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi has become more intense and exciting. In Rahul Gandhi’s speech on Thursday, March 3, which received widespread praise, the leader used satire […]
India
Modi ji, talk about Hitler and Mussolini also: Kanhaiya Kumar in speech at JNU
Over 2,500 students and teachers gathered at the admin block of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday to welcome JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar. Kanhaiya, who has been accused of sedition, was granted a six-month […]
India
Prima Facie: RK Pachauri – Ex-UN climate head charged with sexual harassment
The former head of the UN climate change panel (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri, has been formally charged in an Indian court in a case of sexual harassment. A female employee at the environmental think-tank The Energy […]
Asia
Be ready to use nuclear weapons at any time, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un tells military
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his country to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time and to turn its military posture to “pre-emptive attack” mode in the face of growing […]
India
No ‘Goddard’ scholarship, internship offered to West Bengal teen: NASA
Earlier this week, Indian media carried reports of an 18-year-old girl from a village in eastern India being selected for NASA’s Goddard Internship Programme — a story that quickly went viral. It was reported that […]
Indian Americans
Nirbhaya Jyoti Singh’s gang rape and murder story inspires dance production in Illinois
More than 3 years ago Delhi streets witnessed the most gruesome crime of its time when India’s daughter, Nirbhaya Jyoti Singh, an Indian student was brutally tortured and gang-raped by six men and left on […]
Indian Americans
Indian-Origin Physicist Discovers Material Better Than Graphene
NEW YORK: An Indian-origin scientist has developed a new one atom-thick flat material that could upstage the wonder material graphene for having properties allowing it to be used in advance digital technology. Discovered by Madhu […]
Indian Americans
Gurudwara Vandalized in Washington
WASHINGTON: In an apparent hate crime, a gurudwara in the US state of Washington was vandalised by a “naked” man who desecrated sacred items of the Sikh worship place, drawing condemnation from the community leaders. […]
Other News
Does Trump want a Wall to Prevent Mexicans from going back to Mexico?
My Dog Mexi (short for Mexi-can) hated winter the most and was in his usual complaining mood “Can’t wait for this winter to get over, would U pls raise the heat in the house??” “Well, […]