LOS ANGELES (TIP): The National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA), which is the largest umbrella organization in the US, representing over 3.5 million Americans who trace their roots to India, held its 18th biennial […]
WASHINGTON DC (TIP): Aligarh Muslim University has organized a two day International conference with the theme -“Intellectual Crises of the Muslim Ummah: Rethinking Traditional Solutions” The speakers from around the world will speak on a […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American doctor in the US has been arrested on charges of receiving kickbacks for referring patients for medical treatment, a March 14 PTI report says. Neil Sharma, who was arrested on Friday, […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least 34 militants were killed on March 18 when fighter jets pounded their positions in the restive northwestern tribal region, the Pakistani military said. Pakistan intensified operations against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants after […]
KANDAHAR (TIP): A suicide bomber wearing a burqa blew himself up in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing an influential provincial police chief, officials said March 19. The Taliban immediately claimed responsibility for the death of […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): At least 18 people, including a three-month-old baby, were killed and 11 others injured today when a bus skidded off from a rain-drenched mountain road in northwestern Nepal. The bus was heading for […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has again said that his country’s navy has the right to shoot anyone who intrudes into its territorial waters, notwithstanding India’s forthright disapproval. “The Lankan navy has […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said it may lift the ban on Tamil diaspora groups imposed by the previous Mahinda Rajapaksa regime to achieve reconciliation with the minority community. Foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistani authorities sacked some people having “negative tendencies” working with the country’s sensitive nuclear programme to keep it safe, according to a report. “We filtered out people having negative tendencies that could have […]
Prime Minister Modi should be congratulated for his bold decision to visit Sri Lanka for a bilateral visit, after Rajiv Gandhi in 1987. Perhaps, Modi has no internal political pressures or coalition objections that had prevented […]
The US president’s visit to India in January as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations has imparted a new sense of dynamism to a relationship that was seemingly drifting in recent years. A weak […]
The re-election of Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu after his Likud Party secured the first place with 30 out of the 120 seats in the 2015 Israeli legislative elections came as a bit of a surprise. […]
HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK (TIP): India Association of Long Island (IALI) celebrated the Indian festival of colors- Holi on Sunday March 8, 2015. The event, which had an overwhelming turnout of more than 200 guests, was […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Thanks to a settlement with the Attorney General, the three leading national credit reporting agencies will now improve credit report accuracy; increase fairness in resolving consumer disputes of credit report errors; […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A sweeping price hike that covers subway, bus, rail fares and tolls, takes effect on Sunday, March 22. A monthly Metro Card price will go up from $112 to$116.50, a single trip […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The International Hindi Conference 2015 being held from April 3 to 5 at Rutgers University, New Jersey will focus on subject- The Expanding World of Hindi: Possibilities and Challenges. According to information […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A record-high 42,000 kids slept in a city homeless shelter last year – including 1 in 17 of New York’s black children, a report has found. Overall, one in 43 city children […]
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American expert, known for his groundbreaking work on autonomous robots, has been named dean of a prestigious US university in Pennsylvania. Vijay Kumar has been named dean of Penn Engineering, effective […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The spirit of giving back to the community continued in the inspirational presence of Dr. Kiran Bedi, founder of India Vision Foundation at the Grand Gala Night under the overall motivational leadership […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Women’s Education Project (WEP) honored Kayce Freed Jennings of The Documentary Group and the film Girl Rising with WEP’s first Red Bangle Award. The ceremony was held on March 16 at the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Internal Revenue Service officials are reported to have raided, March 18, the business premises and home of a prominent Indian American construction contractor in Queens. The raid has sent tremors of fear […]
The 16-year-old is scheduled to receive gubernatorial honors Thursday for completing much of his undergraduate studies and pocketing eight — yes, eight — associate degrees along the way. How’d he do it? Chari is one […]
NEW YORK (TIP): As part of the Indian Consulate’s Community Outreach program for the New England area, Indian delegates met Ms. Amy Hariani of US India Business Council members, US Dept. of Commerce Director Mr. […]
DALLAS (TIP) It was a rich fare for three days for film lovers in Dallas during the first ever South Asian film festival held in Dallas, Texas which saw over a thousand film lovers attending […]
Washington (TIP) – The ability of the U.S. and Canadian military to defend North America could be jeopardized by stepped up Russian military activity, according to the commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Adm. […]
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