‘Illegal immigrants, not refugees’ “The Rohingya are not refugees… No Rohingya has got asylum in India, nor has anyone applied for it. They are illegal immigrants.” — Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister NHRC: taken up on humanitarian […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Modi government may introduce in Parliament the Women’s Reservation Bill, which seeks to reserve one third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women. A senior BJP leader said top […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): The Bharatiya Janta Party on Sept 21 (Thursday) announced Swaran Singh Salaria as its candidate from the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency, which fell vacant after the demise of actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna in April this year. The BJP central […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sept 21 met veteran actor Kamal Haasan and hailed him for coming out against communalism and corruption amid mounting speculation that the latter would take a political plunge. Kejriwal also said that the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In line with their contract obligations, French major Dassault Aviation has said it was coordinating between French suppliers and Indian companies to manufacture Rafale fighter jets in India. Rafale International comprising Dassault Aviation, Safran and Thales […]
LUCKNOW (TIP): In signs of fresh strains in the Samajwadi Party (SP) ahead of its state and national convention, its patron Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday removed Akhilesh loyalist Ram Gopal Yadav from the post of secretary of the Lohia […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Congress-led Opposition feels it has found an ‘inclusive narrative’ against the government in the looming economic slowdown, after highlighting issues such as ‘lynching’ and ‘intolerance’ in the last two years. As the government works on providing stimulus to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S. India Business Council welcomed the U.S. Senate’s inclusion of a provision to advance defense cooperation between the U.S. and India in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. This legislation further institutionalizes […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) hosted a dinner reception for a delegation of youth political leaders from India this week. The upcoming young politicians are here to learn US best practices in […]
SAN DIEGO, CA (TIP): UC San Diego celebrated the dedication of a new building for the divisions of Biological and Physical Sciences on Sept. 12 with a special announcement. The cutting-edge science building will bear […]
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Fifty-Two Indian Americans have adopted their native villages to turn them into smart villages. The venture was the result of a 15,452-km road journey taken by Jagat Shah, an Ahmedabad-based […]
NEWARK, NJ (TIP): A New York man of Indian origin was sentenced on Sept 19 to 24 months in prison for his role in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by […]
STANFORD (TIP): Stanford anesthesiologist Vanila Singh has been named Chief Medical Officer for the office of the Assistant Secretary of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services. Health Secretary Tom Price, who appointed […]
KANSAS (TIP): Indian American Entrepreneur Anita Malik, a Democrat, announced her candidacy to run against Congressman David Schweikert in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. The daughter of immigrants from India, Anita was born in Kansas City, […]
CHICAGO, IL(TIP): Suzy’s Place hosted, September 8, its formal Inauguration of its service facility at 6425 N Rockwell Street, Chicago, IL, located in the diverse Rogers Park neighborhood. The event was attended by esteemed government […]
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): Dr. Vemuri S. Murthy, a Chicago-based Anesthesiologist and resuscitation expert has become the 169th President of the prestigious Cook County Medical Organization, The Chicago Medical Society (CMS) in a well-attended inauguration ceremony […]
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Virendra Pandit has published his second book” Return of the Infidel” which was launched in New York on September 18. The gathering included, besides others, Dr. VK Raju who recently […]
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): With headlines filled with examples of rage, violence and disaster in every news cycle, New Yorkers took a moment on the International Day of Peace to celebrate some of the people […]
UN Women and corporate leaders join forces to advance gender equality as an enabler and accelerator to address global challenges NEW YORK (TIP): In a high-level event organized by UN Women in the context of […]
US President Donald Trump lived up to his reputation as America’s most volatile and impulsive President ever during his maiden address to the UN General Assembly. Even the most clairvoyant analyst would not have predicted […]
It must reopen the discussion on balancing the global intellectual property system with development Global trade and intellectual property are at a crossroads. In a time when multilateral consensus is languishing on a large number […]
“Notwithstanding the carefully structured discussions between the two leaders — and while Doklam did not figure in the discussions — relations between India and China are unlikely to show any marked improvement in the near, […]
Bidisha Roy NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi stated that NRIS are the backbone of India and “original Congress movement was an NRI movement.” Addressing a gathering in a hotel in Times […]
Had Failed to Pay Minimum Wage and Overtime to over 150 Employees Grocer Paid nearly $450,000 In Restitution to Workers for Unpaid Wages and Over $160,000 In Unpaid Unemployment Contributions, says New York State Attorney […]
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