By Ajay Banerjee Despite various govts going slow on hi-tech defence acquisitions, it now emerges that India is the largest weapons importer. This is ‘inglorious’ in the face of stridency over ‘desi’ production. And as […]
The timing of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to China, his first foreign trip after assuming power in 2011, is not lost on anyone. After travelling to Beijing this week in an armored train, […]
By Arun Kumar “The businessman-author of The Art of the Deal, who looks at every issue as a transaction, would also be in no hurry to tear up the Iran nuclear deal, Pompeo or no […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Veteran director Shekhar Kapur has been appointed chairman of the central panel of the 65th National Film Awards, sources in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Wednesday, March 28. The […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): East Coast and Texas metro areas in America employed the highest number of H-1B visa workers, majority of them Indians, between 2010 and 2016, a Pew report has said, debunking the popular presumption […]
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, March 29, that Moscow would expel 60 U.S. diplomats and close its consulate in Saint Petersburg in a tit-for-tat expulsion over the poisoning of ex-double […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, March 29 fired his Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and nominated White House physician, Admiral Ronny Jackson as his replacement. Trump made the announcement on Twitter and […]
‘Bharat ki baat, sabke saath’ event on April 18 NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to the U.K. in less than three years is due to take place in April, with a […]
NEW YORK (TIP) : Hafiz Kazi, an Indian origin man, who drove through the main gates of a major US air base carrying propane tanks and gas cans on March 21st, died as his vehicle caught […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A week after he was called back for consultations amid raging row between India and Pakistan over harassment of diplomats, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood will return from Islamabad late in the evening and be present at Pakistan national […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been humble pie. Kejriwal’s spree of apologies has generated mixed reactions, with some amused, some piqued and others downright infuriated. The AAP chief, with 33 defamation cases […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress members from Punjab on March 22 gave a breach of privilege notice in the Rajya Sabha against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her colleague MoS VK Singh, accusing them of […]
EDISON (TIP): GOPIO-Central Jersey is pleased to announce the 10th Anniversary Celebrations with a Gala Banquet and Award Ceremony to be held on Sunday, June 3rd starting at 4.30 p.m. at Ember Banquets, Monmouth Junction, […]
MILFORD, CT (TIP): Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Milford in Connecticut has reportedly unanimously approved the proposal to establish a Hindu Temple and Cultural Center in Milford. Besides worship services, it also […]
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran presents awards at a glittering gala to Pinky Rangi, Dr. Isha Mehta, Nami Kaur, Reema Rasool, Ananga Manjari Malatesta Gonzalez HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Four distinguished women were honored with Achievement […]
NEW YORK TIP): Saudi Arabia opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel with the inauguration on Thursday, March 22, of an Air India route between New Delhi and Tel […]
ROCKVILLE, MD (TIP): Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS); headquartered in Rockville, Maryland; is launching a survey to develop 2019-2020 school year academic calendar, and Diwali is included in possible holidays listed. Although the participation in […]
BRONX, NY (TIP): Bronx Arts Ensemble (BAE) will present on April 7, 2018 at 7.30 P.M. at Lovinger Theatre, Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, Bronx, NY, a concert named East Meets West. Indian […]
Commission requiring Lenox Hill Radiology to provide accessible medical equipment in line with U.S. Access Board’s accessibility standards, among other changes NEW YORK – The NYC Commission on Human Rights announced a settlement with Lenox […]
AUSTIN, TEXAS (TIP): A CNN report says that as the Austin bomber sensed that authorities were closing in on him on Tuesday, March 20, night, he took out his cell phone and recorded a 25-minute […]
LONDON (TIP): Scotland Yard’s newly appointed Indian-origin counter-terrorism chief, Neil Basu, has launched a new campaign to urge the public to help in the fight against terrorism. The Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations revealed […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Former congressional aide Ram Villivalam won the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 8, thereby running unopposed in the general election to be held on November 6, 2018. Villivalam, who challenged 20-year […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Sameena Mustafa, an Indian American democrat who challenged incumbent Mike Quigley in the 5th Congressional District of Illinois, was defeated in the Democratic primary election held on Tuesday, March 20. Mustafa finished second in the […]
Payza.com allegedly processed more than $250 Million of proceeds from Ponzi schemes, child pornography rings, and other criminal enterprises WASHINGTON (TIP): Firoz Patel and Ferhan Patel, the founders and operators of Payza.com, AlertPay.com and Egopay.com, […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): An Indian-origin physiotherapist was sentenced to 11 months’ jail and three strokes of the cane for molesting a 18-year-old patient during treatment. Luke Manimaran Degarajoo, 43, had touched the teenage girl inappropriately during a […]
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