Awards go up in public esteem if given on merit, and decline if extraneous considerations prevail. Of all the Padma awardees this year the most controversial is the choice of veteran actor Anupam Kher. That […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Bank of Baroda here have always taken a lead when it comes to recognizing Hindi as the language of India. The bank organized World Hindi Day celebrations for the second year […]
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, Commissioner of Health Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, Nassau University Medical Center President/CEO Dr. Vic Politi, infectious disease experts and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Madalyn Farley today cautioned residents […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s military prowess and achievements in different fields, state-of-the-art defense, diverse cultural and social traditions and the government’s emphasis on self-reliance dominated the showcase at New Delhi’s Rajpath on the country’s 67th […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Consulate General of India in New York, hosted a reception to celebrate the 67th Republic Day of India on January 26, 2016. A large number of guests attended the event. […]
TORONTO (TIP): The only person ever convicted over the 1985 Air India bombings that killed 331 people was released from a Canadian prison on Wednesday, January 27 after serving two decades behind bars. Inderjit Singh […]
LONDON (TIP): A video has emerged which shows Indian-origin ISIS terrorist suspect Siddhartha Dhar praising Adolf Hitler. Mr. Dhar, who has been dubbed “Jihadi Sid” by the British media, uploaded the monologue about his hatred […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): The founder of Bikram yoga, the heated exercise and breathing routine that enjoys worldwide popularity, was ordered in the United States Tuesday, January 26 to pay more than $6 million in damages […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Calling Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump as the “best hope for America”, some Indian-Americans in the New York Tristate area have formed a Political Action Committee (PAC) to support and raise funds […]
NEW YORK (TIP): MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga has been appointed as a co-chair of American India Foundation (AIF). The American India Foundation (AIF), a nonprofit organization that is devoted to accelerating social and economic change […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Three Indian Americans and a former U.S. ambassador to India were announced Jan. 25 as this year’s recipients of the coveted Padma awards. Retired diplomat Robert Blackwill – who served as […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Three Indian American senior management executives of privately owned for-profit professional school in NY & NJ, have been sentenced in the F-1 student Visa & financial aid fraud case. In addition to […]
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NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai, actor Rajinikanth, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar and tennis player Sania Mirza are on the list of 112 Padma awardees whose names were […]
LONDON (TIP): London has leap-frogged Bangkok and Singapore to be named the second most visited city in the world. Nearly 17.4 million foreigners visited the UK capital in 2014, an increase of 3.6 per cent […]
SYDNEY (TIP): China is set to join the underwater search for a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet missing for almost two years by providing a sonar-equipped vessel by the end of February, Australia’s deputy prime minister […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the country’s highest peacetime gallantry award Ashok Chakra to Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously. On the eve of 67th Republic Day celebrations President has approved 365 […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): National Bravery Award-winning boys and girls drew applause from the audience at the Republic Day parade here for saving human lives in dangerous situations. As 23 out of the 25 award winners […]
Four eminent Indian-Americans, including two women, have been nominated to the Democratic Party’s 2016 Convention Standing Committees which would formally announce its candidate for the presidential polls. Topping the list of Indian-Americans is Smita Shah, president […]
A study by an international team from Europe and the US led by an Indian planetary scientist has resolved one of the mysteries that baffled astronomers. Astronomical studies have shown that several small bodies – […]
WASHINGTON: A turbaned Sikh, Arish Singh, was forced out of Donald Trump’s election rally in Iowa after he protested the Republican presidential frontrunner’s anti-Muslim speeches with a ‘Stop Hate’ banner. Mr. Singh started his peaceful protest impromptu, […]
A 30-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to 82 years in jail by a US court for killing a compatriot and wounding another during a festival at a Sikh sports complex in Sacramento in 2008. […]
The 44-year-old technician of Indian roots Cottalango Leon has been chosen for this year’s Oscar for scientific and technical achievement. The Indian American has won the award under the ‘Scientific and Technical Achievements’ category for […]
A UK-based Indian-origin man who had travelled to the US from London on a business trip has alleged that he was held for 13 hours by the immigration officials and was deported because of his […]
The founder of the Bikram yoga practice, Bikram Choudhury, was ordered to pay $924,500 on Monday, Jan 25, to a former legal adviser who said she was fired for investigating sexual misconduct charges against her […]
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