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BOB Chairman & MD visiting New York
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Bank of Baroda Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. S.S. Mundra will be visiting New York from September 16th to 18th. It is the first visit of Mr. Mundra to New York […]
India
It’s official: Modi is BJP’s choice
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP on September 13 chose to ignore L K Advani’s tenacious resistance and declared Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha election. It’s […]
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Delhi Gangrape Case: 4 to face the gallows – To be hanged until dead
Delhi rape convicts brought to the Saket court for sentencing get Death Sentence for the rarest of the rare case where a gang of 6 People gang raped at Delhi University student in a moving […]
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US court summons Sonia Gandhi in ‘1984 Sikh genocide’ case
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): A US Federal court has issued summons against Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi for shielding party officials allegedly involved in inciting attacks on Sikhs in November 1984, in the aftermath of […]
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DIG VANZARA QUITS, INDICTS MODI
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Suspended Gujarat Deputy Inspector General of Police D. G. Vanzara, allegedly involved in four fake encounter cases and lodged in a Mumbai jail for nearly seven years, on September 3 tendered his resignation […]
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Asaram’s caretaker phone and the secrets it holds
JODHPUR (TIP): In what will bring more trouble for Asaram Bapu, the Rajasthan police have accessed a video clip from the caretaker of the spiritual guru, Shiva’s mobile featuring the controversial godman with a girl, […]
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Syria, NSA scandal push G20 summit agenda
NSA spying program. At the Konstantinovsky Palace – where the first day of the G20 summit kicked off – the world’s largest economic powers braced for political battles, RT’s Aleksey Yaroshevsky reported from Strelnya. The […]
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Diwali, “the Timeless Festival of Lights” comes to Times Square
NEW YORK, NY: Come September 22nd and “Celebrity appearances, musical performances, Asian Indian Cuisine, ethnic Indian dances, fashion show and a “Light Up Times Square” concert will be the highlights of the first ever Diwali […]
United States
Gurdwara Plainview organizes a fabulous Punjabi Mela
MALKIT SINGH OF TOOTAK TOOTAK TOOTIYAN FAME ENTHRALLS LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): Long Island located Gurdwara Plainview organized a fabulous Punjabi Mela (carnival) on September 1 at Eisenhower Park. Mela Coordinator Sonia Bawa told The […]
United States
Cricket gets a fillip in Hicksville: First IALI Cricket Cup 2013 organized
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): The first ever IALI (India Association of Long Island) Cricket tournament finals were held on 08/03/2013 at Cantiague Park, Hicksville. The initial rounds were held on 07/27/2013 at Cantiague Park and seven […]
Middle East
Reflecting Democrats’ divide, pro-Obama group silent on Syria
WASHINGTON (TIP): As President Barack Obama’s team faces one of its toughest lobbying challenges in urging Congress to approve US military action in Syria, the advocacy group dedicated to promoting the president’s agenda is staying […]
United States
US faces charge of becoming Qaida’s ‘airforce’
WASHINGTON (TIP): US president Obama and his administration will have to go against the weight of American public skepticism and legislative resistance to meet their professed goal of punishing Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons […]
United States
Astoria Landlord Charged With Defrauding 21
NEW YORK (TIP): A Queens landlord has been charged with taking tens of thousands of dollars in security deposits and first-month rents from nearly two dozen prospective tenants over the last six months and then […]
Indian Americans
Indian American admits role in widespread student visa fraud
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American has admitted his role in widespread foreign student visa fraud that took place in New Jersey, the US Department of Justice said August 28. Manamadurai Somalingam, 64, from New […]
United States
SARATH KUMAR, RADIKAA enthrall audience in Tamil Sangam star nite
NEW YORK (TIP): Attendance by top-ranking elected officials, entertainment by two prominent Tamil movie stars, honoring four Tamil-Americans who had excelled in their chosen field, game show for couples by actress and popular TV host […]
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US MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA COULD BE CATASTROPHIC
The world is concerned about the dangers to peace in view of the insistence of the United States to intervene militarily in Syria which is fraught with catastrophic results, the author says. UNSecretary-General Ban Kimoon […]
Business & Economics
So-Called Spring; Su-Shi Strife and The South-West Asia
“The author foresees tremendous tectonic changes in the wake of Arab Spring et al. He says, “There will be following major discernible evolutionary geo-political trends underlying the so-called Arab spring. The despotic regimes headed by […]
Business & Economics
Indian Americans
Indian American Cardiologist named White House Fellow
WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House announced the 2013-1014 class of White House Fellows August 27, a group of professionals, academics and entrepreneurs who will now use their considerable skills to help shape policy on the […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American in race for U.S. Congress
IOWA (TIP) : Indian-American Swati Dandekar of Democratic Party has announced her candidacy for the 1st Congressional District of Iowa. Ms. Dandekar is a former Iowa legislator representing the Marion area in the Iowa House […]
United States
US private sector adds 176,000 jobs, jobless claims fall
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (TIP): US private employers added 176,000 jobs in August and new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, which could bolster expectations the US Federal Reserve will begin winding down a bondbuying stimulus […]
United States
Queens has Highest City Conviction Rate
NEW YORK (TIP): Queens DA Richard A. Brown recently announced that, according to the City’s Summer 2013 Criminal Justice Indicator Report released by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York City Criminal Justice Coordinator John Feinblatt, […]
United States
Seven El Al Baggage Handlers Arrested
Airline installed a video camera in a baggage hold from April 1 to August 28 after customers complained about missing items. NEW YORK (TIP): An Associated Press report published September 3 says that seven men […]
Europe
New timeline for origin of ancient Egypt
“Egypt was a state that emerged quickly – over that time one has immense social change.” Dr Michael Dee University of Oxford Anew timeline for the origin of ancient Egypt has been established by scientists. […]
United States
Room for improvement in Pakistan’s nuke arsenal security: US
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US has said that there is room for improvement in Pakistan’s nuclear weapons security apparatus but exuded confidence that Pakistani government is well aware of its responsibilities and has secured its nuke […]