ISLAMABAD/KABUL (TIP): At least three suspected rebels, belonging to the self-styled Islamic State militant group, were killed on Oct 29 in a US drone strike in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, near Pakistan’s Khyber agency. Security […]
COLOMBO (TIP): There will be no common amnesty for over 200 prisoners, mostly Tamils, who staged a hunger strike in jails throughout the country, the Sri Lankan government said on Oct 26. The prisoners went […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Morgantown , West Virginia based eminent Ophthalmologist Dr. VK Raju has been invited to Vietnam as a guest lecturer at the Asean Ophthalmology Society. He left for Vietnam on October 26th of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Incentives to fly to small towns at affordable costs and easing the norms for domestic carriers to operate services abroad are some of the highlights of the new draft aviation policy, released […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): More than 50 historians from across India, including eminent names like Romila Thapar, Irfan Habib, B D Chattopadhyaya, Upinder Singh, M G S Narayanan and D N Jha, have issued a statement […]
SRINAGAR (TIP): Militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba Thursday suffered a major setback when Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Army, in a joint operation, killed its operational chief and its senior most commander and strategist in the […]
DALLAS (TIP): 14 South Asian detainees, from Bangladesh and India (known as the “LaSalle14”) at the LaSalle Detention Center started a hunger strike at breakfast time on October 19. All of the strikers are asylum […]
LONDON (TIP): British lender Barclays, fresh from appointing new chief executive James ‘Jes’ Staley, on Thursday logged rising third-quarter net profit boosted by its investment banking division. The appointment of 58-year-old American investment banker Jes Staley […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): First lady Michelle Obama will travel to Qatar and Jordan in the Middle East next month, the White House has said. Her solo overseas visit from November 1 to 7 is part of […]
MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA (TIP): An unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke loose from its mooring in Maryland and floated over Pennsylvania for hours on Oct 28 with two fighter jets on its tail, triggering blackouts across the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The National Institutes of Health recently announced the recipients of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Awards. Six Indian American researchers are amongst the recipients of the Award for 2015. The six Indian Americans include: Sanjay Basu of Stanford University, Karunesh […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The hunt is on for two men wanted in connection with an attempted robbery and shooting in Queens, the CBS reported. The suspects tried to steal a 29-year-old man’s gold chain around […]
EDISON, NJ (TIP): NPZ Law Group, P.C., along with other benefactors, made a financial contribution to help build a brand new medical clinic for children and mothers of the Kalwa slum in Mumbai, India. The […]
We should be treating the visits of Pakistani leaders abroad as part of normal diplomacy that all countries engage in. By paying too much attention to them we boost Pakistan’s political importance and diminish our own […]
The Supreme Court sent shockwaves down the spine of the elected executive by declaring the 99th constitutional amendment to set up the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) as unconstitutional and void as it “violates the basic […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Africa is in the air as New Delhi hosted representatives of countries from the African continent for the third India Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) from 26-29 October, 2015. Calling India and Africa “the […]
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Harendra Singh seems to have created a commotion in Nassau County. Now the Nassau District Attorney candidate Madeline Singas wants a review of contracting system in Nassau County. Singas said Tuesday, October […]
Earlier this week, I announced that starting next school year, all New York City high schools will offer the SAT exam free to 11th-graders. Students will take the SAT during the school day in the spring. […]
Mr. Edward P. Mangano is a nice and pleasant person. He has a disarming smile and a certain amount of warmth even when he meets with strangers which win people instantly. There is no question of anybody not […]
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New York Emmy nominated filmmaker Tirlok Malik was honored with the special Outstanding Achievement in the Multicultural Arts in Acting, Filmmaking, and Immigrant Advocacy at the International Film Festival Manhattan in New York held on October […]
In a recent development, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has landed himself in trouble for the 3rd time as Enforcement Directorate summoned him over forex violation after it was found that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) […]
Two Indian-Orgin men, Nileshkumar Patel, 41, and Harsad Mehta, 65, were arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey for conspiring to smuggle people from Thailand to New Jersey, prosecutors said Oct. 22. Both were arrested Oct. 21 […]
The days of receiving continuous annoying Candy Crush invites may become a thing of the past, according to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He has promised Facebook users freedom from the annoying Candy Crush game invites. Speaking at […]
Indian stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das will debut his new show, ‘Unbelievablish’ in the United States, at the popular venue Carolines on Broadway, in New York City, Thursday, November 19, through Sunday, November 22. […]
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