Misc
United States
Senators Harris, Sanders and 15 Democratic Colleagues Introduce Medicare for All Act
Washington , D.C. TIP: On Sept 13, US Senator Kamala D. Harris, U.S. Senator from California, Bernie Sanders, and 15 members of the Democratic caucus introduced legislation to guarantee health care to every American by […]
United States
Governor Cuomo Signs Executive Order Prohibiting State Agencies from Inquiring About Immigration Status
Order Protects Immigrants in New York From Fear and Intimidation Action Also Forbids Law Enforcement Officers from Inquiring About or Disclosing Immigration Status Unless Investigating Illegal Criminal Activity New York TIP : New York Governor […]
United States
SAALT Demands for Clean DREAM Act without Compromises
Maryland TIP: In response to reports of a deal on DACA made by Democratic leadership and the President, with rumors of increased border enforcement provisions included in that agreement, Suman Raghunathan, Executive Director of South […]
United States
Two Indian American Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds Receive Full Scholarships to SUNY Colleges
New York TIP: New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced the 2017 winners of the Carey Gabay Scholarship Program. Two Indian American Students – Jasleen Kaur from Ozone Park, Queens and Avik Kadakia from […]
Indian Americans
Twitter hires Indian American Sriram Krishnan as director of product team
TIP: Micro-blogging website Twitter has hired Indian-born Sriram Krishnan, a former top executive from Facebook and Snap, as its Senior Director of Product. “I’m going to be joining Twitter and become a part of #theflock to work with the fantastic […]
United States
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Some Categories of Applicants Seeking H-1B Visas
WASHINGTON TIP: — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing today for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year year (FY) 2018 cap. The FY 2018 cap has been set at 65,000 […]
Indian Americans
U.S. energy department taps an Indian American MSU scholar for $750,000 Early Career Award
Mississippi TIP : A Mississippi State assistant professor of chemical engineering is receiving a prestigious early career research award, along with $750,000 in research funding, from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Neeraj […]
United States
Sushma Swaraj Holds Trilateral Talks With US, Japan Counterparts in New York
New York TIP: India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had a Ministerial Trilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono in New York on Sept 18. […]
Indian Americans
Indian American girl makes it to US army
18-year-old Sukhleen inducted as private after combat training KAPURTHALA (TIP): Less than a year after moving to the US with her family, 18-year-old Begowal girl Sukhleen Dhillon has been inducted as a private in the […]
Sports News
Dhawan to miss first three ODIs against Australia
NEW DELHI (TIP): India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been released from the team for the first three ODIs against Australia to attend to his wife, who is unwell. “Team India opener Shikhar Dhawan has requested to be released from the team for the first three […]
Sports News
Pak celebrates international revival with victory
LAHORE (TIP): Pakistan took a giant step towards reviving international cricket at home with a 20-run victory over the World XI in a match before excited crowds amid tight security. The T20 match, accorded international status by the International Cricket […]
Sports News
VIRAT IS A BETTER ODI BATSMAN, SMITH AHEAD IN TESTS: CLARKE
NEW DELHI (TIP): Virat Kohli and Steve Smith are on even keel as far as leadership qualities are concerned, feels former Australia skipper Michael Clarke even though he rates the Indian captain as a slightly better ODI batsman. Asked who […]
Business & Economics
Suzuki to pump in fresh investment of Rs 3,800 cr in Gujarat
GANDHINAGAR (TIP): Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp on Thursday announced fresh investments of around Rs 3,800 crore in Gujarat to add a third car production plant. The company along with its partners Toshiba and Denso will also invest around Rs 1,150 crore […]
Business & Economics
GOLD RETAKES RS 31,000 LEVEL ON DEMAND PUSH, SOARS RS 650
NEW DELHI (TIP): Gold on Sept 14 took strength from a positive trend overseas by surging Rs 650 per 10 grams to seize the Rs 31,000 level, driven up by fresh local buying. But silver fell sharply […]
Business & Economics
VW RECALLS 4.86 MN VEHICLES IN CHINA OVER AIRBAG CONCERNS
The announcement came just 10 days after VW and its local partners agreed to recall 1.82 million vehicles owing to a faulty fuel pump BEIJING (TIP): Volkswagen will recall almost five million vehicles in China over airbag concerns, Chinese authorities […]
Entertainment
MOVIE REVIEW – THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE
Story A bunch of squirrels influenced by the leader of the pack, Surly, are used to leading an easy-lazy life in the lush green Liberty Park. They happily invade an out of business nut shop and feed themselves without […]
Entertainment
KENDALL JENNER SUED OVER T-SHIRTS AGAIN
Another photographer has sued model Kendall Jenners company Kendall Jenner Inc over the controversial t-shirt line, which featured photographs of musical icons with their own likenesses superimposed. According to a report, photographer Al Pereira has filed a lawsuit against Kendall Jenner […]
Entertainment
WITHERSPOON SLAMS HOLLYWOOD FOR SEXISM
Actor-producer Reese Witherspoon slammed sexism prevalent in Hollywood, saying big studios are uninterested in making films with ‘female-driven material’. The 41-year-old actor said she had a tough time finding a distributor for her film ‘Gone Girl’ initially, but things smoothened after the book became […]
Entertainment
MOVIE REVIEW – POSTER BOYS
CAST: Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol, Shreyas Talpade, Sonali Kulkarni DIRECTION: Shreyas Talpade GENRE: Drama DURATION: 2 hours 11 minutes STORY Set in a North Indian village, three distinct men – local goon Arjun (Shreyas), retired army officer Jagawar […]
Entertainment
TISCA CHOPRA: THERE IS NO STAR FROM INDIA IN HOLLYWOOD
Contrary to the perception that Indians are making their presence felt in Hollywood, actor Tisca Chopra says “we have not yet begun in the West”. The 43-year-old actor says only two Indian artistes – Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan […]
Entertainment
KANGANA: EVEN IF MY JOURNEY ENDS NOW, I HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE
Her over a decade-long journey in Bollywood has seen many a triumph, including her three National awards, and Kangana Ranaut said if her career ends now, she has nothing to lose as she has a huge success story for […]
Asia
Pakistan poll panel issues arrest warrant for Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s election commission has issued a bailable arrest warrant against cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan for repeatedly failing to appear before it in a contempt case. The Election Commission of Pakistan was hearing a case against 64-year-old Khan filed […]
Asia
Rohingya Hindus too fleeing to Bangladesh
KUTUPALANG, UKHIA (BANGLADESH) (TIP): Akhira Dhar sits in stony silence in one corner of the makeshift camp for Rohingya refugees. Her glazed eyes have a blank stare that seems oblivious of the bustle in the camp as a fresh wave […]
Asia
Rift in family over Sharif’s successor as brother, nephew distance themselves
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The sequence of events that followed the disqualification of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif from office by the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case has exposed a rift within the Sharif family and the ruling PML-N over the question of […]