GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): Gunfire from a helicopter operated by NATO forces killed four Afghan police officers in the eastern province of Ghazni, a district police chief said on Thursday. Civilian casualties are a source of […]
HERAT (TIP): Taliban militants stormed an Afghan court on Wednesday, killing at least 44 people in a bid to free insurgents standing trial, officials said, in the deadliest attack for more than a year. It […]
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian American Forum gave away Outstanding Women’s Achievements Award to four women in celebration of Women’s History Month. The IAF Second Annual gala to honor the four was held […]
Dr. Devyani Khobragade is the current acting Consul General at the Indian Consulate in New York. Between the Finance Minister’s impending visit, the arrival of the next Consul General and many other obligations, she graciously […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal was arrested earlier this week at an airport in Florida for allegedly carrying a large stash of drugs, including cocaine and heroine, a celebrity website reported. A spokeswoman […]
GUNTUR (TIP): An NRI software engineer from Guntur, P Sarath Kumar, who settled down in the United States, went missing since Sunday after his visit to the Niagara Falls. The 33-year-old went to the Niagara […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Amid speculation over a 2016 presidential bid by Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal, his approval rating has dropped to a low 38 per cent. According to a latest poll released on Tuesday, Jindal […]
GATINEAU (TIP): A man has shot dead another man at a day care centre in Quebec then killed himself, and the 53 children present were evacuated unharmed. Police said some may have watched the killings. […]
JAYAPURA (TIP): A 7.2 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The recently constituted Richmond Hill Merchants Association held its maiden meeting last week at Royal Indian Palace Restaurant. Speaking at the meeting, the Association Chairman, Jaswinder Johal of Apna Bazar described creation […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): The Punjab government on April 5 said under the proposed industrial investment and the real-estate policy, 10 per cent quota will be reserved for NRIs. The industrial investment policy and the real-estate policy […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted a man in Washington state on a federal hate crime charge relating to a racially motivated assault of a 50-year-old Sikh man. Jamie W Larson […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Jackson Heights Merchants Association (JHMA) announced the names of the new committee members including the President, Vice Presidents and Chairman. The new Executive was announced at a dinner held at Jackson […]
NEW YORK (TIP): For the first time in more than four decades of surveys in the United States on marijuana use, a majority of Americans have lent support to legalizing the drug that has been […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 31 announced its new Parliamentary Board and as speculated, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was reinducted into the panel after a gap of six years. […]
Death toll climbs to 62 THANE (TIP): The death toll in the sevenstorey building collapse has mounted to 62 even as rescuers continued to scour the site for more bodies and survivors, the disaster control […]
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (TIP): “For the first time, the Indian Association of Long Island (IALI) partnered with six other prominent organizations to bring free health camp to community members”, said a proud IALI President […]
Swami Durga Das lives for fellow human beings It was late in the morning last month when I walked in to Swami Durga Das’s modest office-cum-ashram, The River Fund, at Richmond Hill for an interview […]
Eliminates Paper Forms, Streamlines Admission Process WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced March 21 that it has submitted to the Federal Register a rule that will automate Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record to streamline […]
April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, is one of the most light-hearted days of the year. Its origins are uncertain. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, […]
Ihave always maintained that the undocumented aliens in the country need to be given status as much for their smooth living in the country as for the economic gain for the country. As of now, […]
Some scary happenings Incredible India is the Union Tourism Ministry’s sales pitch to attract more and more highspending tourists from across the world. But is anyone in authority worrying about the hugely negative impact the […]
“BRICS is a serendipitously created international grouping without any serious initial thoughts about its charter. Having said that it is a reality now and we must maximize our participation and derive maximum geo-political benefit from […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP has conveyed to the US that it is still firm in its opposition to FDI in multi-brand retail, a proposal which the government has decided to go ahead with after getting […]
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