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Indian American wanted in Houston area murder arrested near Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO (TIP): A murder suspect wanted in League City, Texas was arrested at the Border Patrol checkpoint in between Las Cruces and Hatch, according to the League City Police Department. Sayantan Ghose, […]
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Texas’s Illegal Execution Drugs from India have Expired Plans to buy more
DALLAS (TIP): Three states spent more than $75,000 to buy a banned execution drug from India. The FDA blocked the shipments, a court fight ensued, and last month the drugs expired. Three-thousand vials of a […]
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Texas A&M wins Energy grant to build power grid in India
DALLAS (TIP): Texas A&M University has won a U.S. Department of Energy grant to help India improve its electrical power grid and add energy storage capacity. A&M is part of a team of scientists from […]
Education
CanSat 2017 Indian students grab first position in global aerospace competition in Texas
HOUSTON (TIP): Students from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) have emerged as winners at the global aerospace competition CanSat held in Texas. They left behind 39 teams from across the world to […]
Asia
Sino-India border flap: Increasing risk of a spillover
Scrimmages between the Indian and Chinese border troops on YouTube make for an amusing viewing. With rifles strapped securely on their backs, the soldiers carefully calibrate their firmness to ensure it does not deteriorate into […]
Asia
Reining in China – India must collaborate with Japan, US & EU to counter Chinese influence
“It is now time for India to work with Japan, the US and the EU to coordinate their efforts to actively promote alternatives to Chinese economic exploitation in Asia and Africa. Moreover, Russia needs to […]
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A welcome sale – Air India disinvestment
The Centre should sell its entire stake in Air India, even if in stages With the Union Cabinet’s ‘in-principle’ approval for the sale of Air India and five of its subsidiaries, a long-standing demand on […]
Featured
Trump sticks to Obama line on India
“Narendra Modi has realized that India will not get a free pass from the dealmaker in the White House. India must make its markets and commercial laws US-friendly to upgrade bilateral ties. Till then, the […]
United States
Nritya Dhara – A dance Journey through the Golden Era of Bollywood Classics
Nartan Rang Dance Academy’s Annual Extravaganza GARDEN CITY, NY (TIP): On Sunday, June 18th, 2017, the Nartan Rang Dance Academy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan presented its annual dance showcase, Nritya Ranjani (now in its 16th […]
United States
Nassau County Comptroller Maragos Orders Audit of MTA- LIRR Station Operation and Maintenance
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Commuters across Nassau County are suffering on a daily basis from an endless array of problems with the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) including broken rails, derailments, and signal problems causing service delays, […]
United States
MTA in State of Emergency – Cuomo to fund $1B
ALBANY, NY (TIP): Gov. Andrew Cuomo is declaring a “state of emergency” for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to expedite repairs on what he called the “circulatory system” of New York, which he acknowledged Thursday, June […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Night 2017 Celebrated
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): Indian American Forum on Sunday June 25, 2017, organized an evening of music and dances at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. This program is part of the 2017 […]
United States
Trump’s Travel Ban Returns
President’s executive order targeting travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and refugees went into partial effect on Thursday, June 29 night. WASHINGTON (TIP): President Trump’s controversial executive order went into partial effect on Thursday night for […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Krishna R Urs nominated as US Ambassador to Peru
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American diplomat Krishna R Urs has been nominated as the new US Ambassador to Peru by President Trump. A 31-year veteran of the Foreign Service, Krishna “Kris” R. Urs assumed duties as Deputy […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin Sikh woman to be first turbaned judge in Supreme Court of BC Canada
VICTORIA, CANADA (TIP): Indian-origin Sikh human rights advocate Palbinder Kaur Shergill has been appointed a judge at the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster. Ms Shergill is the first turbaned Sikh to be […]
United States
USCIS Resumes H-1B Premium Processing for Physicians under Conrad 30 Waiver Program
WASHINGTON (TIP): From Monday, June 26, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has resumed premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed for medical doctors under the Conrad 30 Waiver program, as well as interested government […]
United States
FIA kicks off India Day Parade celebrations in NY
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut kicked off its India Day Parade celebrations with an evening of music, cocktails and dinner at the Indian […]
United States
Former Oyster Bay Supervisor Venditto and six others Indicted for Official Misconduct
Nassau County DA Singas announces the indictment of seven individuals related to corruption in Oyster Bay MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced, June 29 that former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor […]
India
United States of America and India View Prosperity through Partnership
President Trump accepted Prime Minister Modi’s invitation to visit India WASHINGTON (TIP):US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi resolved to expand and deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries and advance […]
United States
Leading Members of Government and Civil Society Join Hindu Leaders at Advocacy Forum
WASHINGTON (TIP): With a delegation of over 60, the Hindu American Foundation hosted its second annual Advocacy Forum in Washington, DC, complete with a full day long policy conference, an evening reception, as well as […]
United States
Do not Take Away Health Care from Millions, Civil and Human Rights Coalition warns Senate
WASHINGTON (TIP): Civil and Human Rights Coalition demanded that Senate must listen to the people and not take away health care from millions. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged […]
Indian Americans
Indian Immigrant arrested by ICE Newark after New Jersey County declines detainers
ISELIN, NJ (TIP): U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested an Indian immigrant after he was released from the custody of Middlesex County. ICE previously lodged detainers on him […]
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Indian American man from Queens confesses killing cousin: Lovedeep Singh was arraigned June 24 night
NEW YORK (TIP): The 24-year-old Indian American man from Richmond Hill in Queens, New York, who brutally stabbed his cousin to death on Monday, June 24 has confessed the crime to police. Lovedeep Singh was […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Doctor, Wife to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle Fraud Charges
JOHNSON CITY (TIP): A prominent Indian-American doctor and his wife have agreed to pay USD 1.2 million to settle allegations of prescribing unapproved drugs in the US. Anindya Sen, 68, owns two cancer centers in […]