NAYPYITAW (TIP): A move to amend Myanmar’s constitution to remove the military’s legislative veto on key decisions fell short of the required 75 percent support in parliament on Thursday, preserving the armed forces’ powerful political […]
BELLEROSE, NY (TIP): Satnam Singh Parhar announced, June 25, his candidacy for New York City Council to represent District 23, which includes several diverse communities across North-Eastern Queens. The office is left vacant as former […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Sateesh Nori, the Attorney-in-Charge of the Queens Neighborhood Office, has been selected as one of 50 young lawyers who are 2015 Rising Stars by a panel of 24 judges from the New York […]
NEW YORK (TIP): At a standing room only, media event, marking the launch of the fashion boutique Sitara, owner Nitu Huda, spoke about the need for a luxury-shopping destination in New York. “We are always […]
OLD BETHPAGE, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive announced, June 25, that Old Bethpage Village Restoration will celebrate Independence Day as observed in the 1860’s on Saturday, July 4thand Sunday, July 5th from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Independence Day Parade and Ceremony will begin at […]
NEW YORK (TIP): On April 25, 2015 when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Himalayan range nation of Nepal, it took one of the worst catastrophic tolls in human history in terms of lives destroyed, lives […]
ALBANY, NY (TIP): If New York property-tax payers want to get a slice of a new $1.3 billion rebate program, their local governments and school district will have to stay under the state’s tax cap. […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Earlier this month, the DOE launched the NYC Schools account, a mobile-friendly online tool available in 10 languages, for parents to view critical information about their children. “As part of our ongoing […]
KENNER, LOUISIANA (TIP): Louisiana ‘American’ Governor Bobby Jindal became the 13th Republican to announce that he is running for president in 2016. Jindal, 44, an Indian-American (who hates to be called an Indian American and prefers to […]
BOSTON (TIP): To the surprise of his victims, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, June 24, made his first public statement during his months-long trial – an apology for the terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon finish line two years ago. “I am sorry […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The First International Day of Yoga was celebrated at the United Nations on Sunday, 21st June. The Function, held under the threat of heavy rain, was presided over by the External Affairs […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, June 25, rejected a challenge to the reach of the Obama health care law, rescuing the program from a potentially fatal legal challenge for the second time […]
Starting June 29 through September 4, free, healthy summer meals will be available for all children 18 years or younger at more than 1,000 locations across the city and for the first time families can download […]
Economics is a seriously inexact science. Economic phenomena are hard to predict, and harder still to govern. The instruments of economic policy are not unlike allopathic medication, in that they can have side-effects, some of […]
DALLAS (TIP): An Indian American in Texas shot dead his friend in a deadly game of Russian Roulette. Vikram Virk, 27, and 18-year-old Jaskaran Singh were playing Russian roulette in Virk’s car in the parking […]
DALLAS (TIP): Police are searching for five suspects who busted through a Shell gas station and food mart Thursday, June 25 morning and took off with a bolted-down ATM while a clerk was working. The business at […]
DALLAS (TIP): An internal investigation will be conducted into how Dallas Police handled a disturbance this week. Officers may have arrived at the scene of a murder Monday, June 22 night without taking immediate action, police […]
COLOMBIA (TIP): A Honduran woman carrying 1.5kg (3.3 lbs) of liquid cocaine in her breast implants was arrested at the airport in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Friday, police said. Paola Deyanira Sabillon, 22, was attempting […]
SEATTLE (TIP): More than 4,000 people in a Seattle suburb lost power on June 26 after a woman driving naked crashed her car into a utility pole, police said. There were live power wires down […]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): Afghanistan’s once-thriving Sikh community is dwindling fast as many choose to leave the country of their birth to escape what they say is growing intolerance and discrimination. Once boasting as many as […]
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New York (TIP):The Asia Foundation and the Lotus Circle, a community of individuals, foundations and corporations working together to advance the rights and opportunities of women in Asia, honored Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and author Sheryl WuDunn as well as […]
Indian-American governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has asked people of her state to stay calm and maintain peace, a day after the deadly shootout inside a historic black church in Charleston claimed nine lives. […]
The Hong Kong government has reportedly dropped plans to scrap visa-free entry for Indians after representations from Indian officials and businessmen said such a move could seriously jeopardise businesses and tourism. Recent media reports quoting […]
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