WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian Embassy in the US celebrated the 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Monday, October 2, with Ambassador Navtej Serna doing the floral tribute in front of the Gandhi Statue outside the embassy. After lighting the […]
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (TIP): More than 60 global leaders addressed an international delegation of 500 attendees, including 14 Arab nations, from 44 countries, at the 2017 C3 U.S.- Arab Business & Healthcare Summit […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing on Oct 3 for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions. H-1B visas […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives which seeks to commemorate International Day of Non-Violence, the annual observance that takes place every October 2nd on the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) and Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced, on Oct 3, the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, legislation to reform the systemic problems in immigration detention system. This bill […]
HOUSTON (TIP): Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston held its 18th Annual Gala on September 30th, 2017, at Hilton Americas Downtown. The event coincided with the 4th Annual US-India Partnership day. The chamber […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Yashpal and Urmilesh Arya India Studies Library was recently dedicated at Stony Brook University. The library is located in the Bishembarnath and Sheela Mattoo Center for India Studies. Its naming recognizes […]
MOORESTOWN, NJ (TIP): The United States filed a civil fraud lawsuit on Sept 28 against Babu (Bob) Metgud and Shubhada (Sue) Kalyani, of Moorestown, New Jersey, and four companies, Shubhada Industries, d/b/a Shubhada, Inc., Metcon […]
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Edison Adult Medical Daycare (Edison), its former owner, Dinesh Patel, and current owners, Daxa Patel and Satish Mehtani, have agreed to pay the United States and the State of New Jersey $2.72 […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian American teens have been named winners of the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, an award that celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from diverse backgrounds all across North America. Established […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Ajit Pai has been confirmed by the Senate as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in a 52-41 vote. Pai, whose term was supposed to end later this year, was […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-origin scientist in the US has been awarded a USD 8.1 million grant to support her research on lethal head and neck cancer, which could help improve the survival rates of patients. […]
Plan identifies actions NYC will take in the next three years to accelerate emissions reductions in support of the global l.5° Celsius warming target NEW YORK (TIP): In the first ever Paris Agreement-compliant plan from […]
NEW YORK (TIP): On September 29th, the Xavier University School of Medicine held its first Annual Alumni Global Meet at its campus in Aruba. This collaborative event brought together the Xavier University School of Medicine’s […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Three Republican senators introduced the ‘SUCCEED Act’ Sept. 25, designed to protect undocumented children, including over 7,000 Indian Americans, who currently face the threat of deportation following President Donald Trump’s repeal of DACA. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has reportedly sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on Sept. 26, urging the Trump administration to continue the tradition of celebrating Diwali at the […]
QUEENS, NEW YORK (TIP): House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) has criticized the U.S. Department of Justice decision to reverse a federal government anti-discrimination policy protecting transgender workers “The Trump administration’s hostile and discriminatory […]
AMSTERDOM (TIP): Recently Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Amsterdam. There he met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, King Willem Alexander & Queen Maxima. Mr. Modi was presented bicycle by Dutch PM as a gift. […]
PUNE (TIP): In what could be the biggest breach affecting Indian organizations, Seqrite Cyber Intelligence Labs along with its partner Qtree InfoServices has tracked an advertisement on DarkNet announcing secret access to the servers and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Indians invested USD 112 million last fiscal to buy immovable properties abroad, up nearly 60 times from 2005-06, says a report. It said property overseas became affordable in 2016-17 due to strengthening […]
“In a larger perspective, it would only be natural if diplomatic efforts to stabilize our Northeastern borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh were undertaken with cooperation with powers which share our interests. Most importantly, India, Myanmar […]
“Mr Trump’s attempts to clean up the Augean Stables of Washington DC, as in his tax reforms, and the Pentagon have just begun. His clear warning to Pakistan, in particular, and the Islamic world, in […]
LUCKNOW (TIP): Akhilesh Yadav was on Oct 5 unanimously re-elected as the Samajwadi Party’s national president for a five-year term at the national convention in Agra, further consolidating his grip over the party. Interestingly, the party’s constitution has been amended to extend the tenure of […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): The Gujarat High Court on October 5 rejected a plea by Zakia Jafri challenging a lower court’s order that accepted a report of the Supreme Court-constituted SIT giving a clean chit to Narendra Modi, the then Chief Minister, and […]
Air Chief Marshal BS?Dhanoa said his force is capable of countering China; any decision on surgical strike involving the IAF has to be taken by the government NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian Air Force is capable of effectively countering any threat from China while engaging in a […]
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