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WHY NUTMEG IS GOOD FOR YOU
With a warm, spicy and sweet flavour, nutmeg not only enhances the taste of your food but also nourishes your health in many ways. Here’s why you should add this spice to the glass of […]
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MILK-FREE SOURCES FOR MILK HATERS
Hate milk? Opt for these milk-free sources of the bone builder — calcium. Milk and milk-products are considered to be a rich source of calcium. But what do you do if you are not too […]
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IPL AUCTION 2014: 154 PLAYERS SOLD IN 2 DAYS, YUVRAJ COSTLIEST AT RS 14 CRORE
BANGALORE (TIP): A total of 154 players sold, including 50 overseas players, as the two-day IPL auction ended in Bangalore on February 13, with Yuvraj Singh ending up as the top-earner, bought by Royal Challengers […]
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AMERICAN MEN SWEEP SKI SLOPESTYLE MEDALS
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (TIP): Joss Christensen was the last men’s slopestyle skier selected for the U.S. Olympic team, and even after winning the final qualifying event in Park City last month, his inclusion on the […]
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US HAMMERS SLOVAKIA USING SIX-GOAL BARRAGE
SOCHI, Russia (TIP): With just one game to prepare for its Olympic showdown with Russia, the United States men’s hockey team decided to cram an entire tournament’s worth of hard work and highlights into one […]
Business & Economics
Melinda Katz addresses the 31st Annual Legislative Forum of the Queens Interagency Council on Aging
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz addressed the 31st Annual Legislative Forum of the Queens Interagency Council on Aging (QICA) on Friday, February 7. QICA is a boroughwide coalition of more than one hundred organizations and […]
Business & Economics
Queens Borough President Katz presents gifts to United War Veterans Council
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, during an event at Queens Borough Hall on Monday, February 10, presented United War Veterans Council (UWVC) executive director Patrick Gualtieri and other UWVC representatives with cards and gifts donated […]
Business & Economics
Sikhs honor visiting community leader Lakhwinder Singh Lakhi
Lakhwinder Singh Lakhi is a household name in the districts of Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala in Punjab. An Akali leader, he has recently been elected President of the Punjab Unit of All India Lobana Samaj. He […]
Business & Economics
Community is saddened at the untimely demise of a Philanthropist: DR. SHAKIR MUKHI
Dr.Shakir Mukhi President (AFMI) and Founding Member of Nargis Dutt Foundation who was popular among Indian Americans died after a brief illness in New York on Friday, February 7th, 2014. He was a philanthropist who […]
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Pre-K dominates the first budget of Mayor de Blasio
NEW YORK (TIP): The 109th Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, unveiled his administration’s first city budget on Wednesday, February 12th. The $73.7B budget includes no broad base spending cuts, yet more money […]
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Nasty Storm engulfs East Coast after wreaking havoc in South
1 Million Americans affected; Thousands of flights canceled NEW YORK (TIP): A huge snow storm blanketed the densely populated US North-east, after wreaking havoc with ice in the South. Across the typically mild South, about […]
Europe
Indian-Americans should be politically more active: Neel Tushar Keshkari
WASHINGTON (TIP): Running for California governor election with the promise of creating jobs and providing good education, Neel Tushar Keshkari feels it is time that Indian Americans, who have made their presence felt in almost […]
Europe
Indian students in US launch website on Lok Sabha elections
NEW YORK: A group of Indian students at Columbia University here has launched a website focused exclusively on India’s upcoming general elections, promising to provide a comprehensive and “no high-brow and jargon-led” reportage of the […]
Education
Indian-Americans save most for children’s college education
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian- Americans, who have the highest income among America’s multicultural groups, save much of their higher household income for their children’s college education, according to a new study. This heavy emphasis on higher […]
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Dr. Ajay Lodha takes over as President of AAPI-QLI
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): A well known physician and a senior member of AAPI, Dr. Ajay Lodha was inaugurated as President of AAPI-QLI (Queens-Long Island chapter of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin). […]
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Empowering South Asian Community- The SAPAC Way
NEW YORK (TIP): The South Asian American Political Action Committee (SAPAC) organized its First Annual Breakfast at Garden City’s Mint Restaurant & Lounge, February 2. Despite the fact the breakfast took place on a cold […]
United States
Snow leaves North Texas roads an icy mess
The light, powdery snow that began falling across North Texas early Thursday morning turned slickly dangerous by rush hour and beyond, leading to hundreds of accidents across the Dallas region, early school closings and an […]
United States
East Dallas young professionals groups give back, invest in community
For some young professionals in East Dallas, networking is not just about the people they can meet, it’s about the people they help. Over the past couple of years, the area has seen several new […]
United States
Christie Texas trip highlights damage of bridge scandal
For the first time in two decades, Texas is electing itself a new governor, making the contest — featuring liberal heroine Wendy Davis — one of the marquee races of this election year. That alone […]
United States
Texas executes female murderer Suzanne Basso
Awoman convicted of murder in Texas has been put to death, only the 14th time a female has been executed in the US in nearly four decades. Suzanne Basso, 59, was pronounced dead from lethal […]
United States
Texas ready to get rolling on 2015 class
AUSTIN, TEXAS (TIP) — National signing day wasn’t yet over, but that didn’t stop Texas defensive coordinator Vance Bedford from calling his shot. “Next year, 2015, we’re coming and we’re coming to get everybody,” Bedford […]
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Judge orders Texas teen Ethan Couch to rehab for driving drunk, killing 4
Ajudge on February 5 ordered that Ethan Couch – – who drove drunk and caused a crash, killing four people and injuring two — go to a lockdown residential treatment facility. State District Judge Jean […]
United States
Missing Detroit Girl Found in Texas
DETROIT (TIP) — Police say a 5-year-old girl who was taken from a Detroit school by a parent who didn’t have legal custody has been found safe in Texas. Police say the girl and her […]
United States
More Republican Snow Disrupts Life in Dallas Hispanics in Texas than elsewhere in US: Poll
AUSTIN, TX (TIP): Hispanic and Anglo residents in Texas identify with the Republican Party far more than the national average, according to new polling data released Friday, February 7 that calls into question how soon […]
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Snow Disrupts Life in Dallas
DALLAS (TIP) As snow fell across North Texas on Thursday, February 6 the bitter cold caused some driving headaches and prompted some school districts to dismiss early. Several school districts will be closed Friday, while […]