NEW YORK: An elderly Sikh man in the US was filmed while sleeping on a flight by a co-passenger who posted the video online with a title ‘Would You Feel Safe’ and a description that says […]
University of South Florida (USF) has started doctoral grants for Indian students in honor of President A.P.J. Kalam. President Kalam was a strong advocate for young people and a passionate supporter of clean energy and […]
BIRMIMGHAM, UK (TIP): Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai condemned Donald Trump’s views on Muslims on Tuesday, December 15 at a sombre ceremony to remember the 134 children killed in a Taliban attack on a Pakistani […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Congress has imposed a special fee of up to $4,500 on the H-1B and L-1 visas popular among Indian IT companies to fund a 9/11 healthcare act and biometric tracking system. […]
HIV / AIDS is a global killer and affects many lives worldwide every year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were approximately 36.9 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS at the end of […]
An Indian American sikh woman said she was questioned by California police after she asked to buy some ammunition for her AR-15 rifle. Sim Sangha, 24, is a certified firearms instructor and believes she was […]
In another hate crime, an armed robber shot a store clerk of Indian origin (sikh) in the face after accusing him of being an “ISIS terrorist.” Following the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, […]
President Barack Obama, Dec. 16, announced several administration posts in the Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. One of the new appointed members include Indian American Harold d’Souza who himself had been a victim of Human […]
Three Sikh Americans say they were nearly barred from watching their team at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, because they were wearing turbans, according to reports. Denver Broncos fan Varinder Malhi and his friends […]
TIP NEWSWIRE: The names of at least six individuals with an Indian connection figure in the list of unclaimed bank accounts made public by Switzerland on Wednesday. Besides names and addresses, one entry also lists […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Sundar Pichai, the Indian-origin CEO of Google, said that the company will build a new campus in Hyderabad to enhance capabilities, on Wednesday, December 16. Regarding the company’s expansion plans in India, […]
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Long Island restaurateur Harendra Singh was re-arrested by FBI agents Wednesday, December 16, on a charge of violating the conditions of his release on $5 million bond by submitting a fraudulent loan […]
TORONTO: A 40-year-old Indian-origin woman is facing murder charges for stabbing to a woman death in the heart of Toronto, police said. Rohinie Bisesar stabbed the victim at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto’s financial district […]
NEW YORK: A 57-year-old Indian-origin pediatrician in the US has been jailed for 30 years for sexual exploitation of a child and producing child pornography. Rakesh Punn, of New York had pleaded guilty in April […]
A 23-year-old man was arrested late Friday and is charged with a hate crime in connection with a mosque fire in Southern California that authorities said was set intentionally. According to Riverside County jail records, […]
A six-month-old infant had reportedly died in West Delhi’s Shakur Basti, where a demolition drive was carried out by railway authorities, December 12, where close to 500 shanties were razed to the ground. The infant’s father has now […]
More than 500 slums were demolished in an anti-encroachment drive conducted by the Indian Railways in Shakur Basti on Saturday, December 12. The railways, in a statement, said encroachments had to be cleared to make […]
In a rare accommodation, the U.S. Army has allowed a Sikh soldier to temporarily keep his beard and wear his turban while serving in an active combat position. This is an important exception and the right […]
A man wielding two handguns was shot and killed at a Walmart in Pennsylvania, authorities said as per media reports. The man walked into the store in Stroudsburg late Saturday night and started pointing a […]
The police in California and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Sunday, December 13, opened a hate crimes investigation after two mosques were vandalized overnight. One mosque had “Jesus is the Way” spray-painted across the front. Another […]
An incident that shook the conscience of India. It was a blot on humanity, it was a test of the Justice system & our morality. It was reflective of the barbarity that ‘humans turned animals’ […]
Hindus are upset over comparison of blue-colored villain “Apocalypse” with their deity Lord Krishna in the recently released official trailer of “X-Men: Apocalypse” action-adventure Hollywood mutant movie releasing in May 2016. Rajan Zed, in a statement […]
In the past, extremist groups have used tools and forums which were available: Rallies, pamphleteering, and marching in parades were the primary means used for recruitment and spreading their message. Now, the Islamic State (IS […]
LAHORE:With ties between extremists and Islamabad on the decline, militants are now faced with a more resolved and committed effort to eliminate them. The recent revelations that the San Bernardino shooters had extremist ties to Pakistan might appear […]
A Mumbai Magistrate court on Monday extended the judicial custody of former media baron Peter Mukerjea till December 28. (Peter Mukerjea, husband of prime accused Indrani Mukerjea, was arrested on November 19 for his alleged […]
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