US TEACHER RIPS OFF 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL’S HIJAB, FIRED NEW YORK (TIP): A teacher at a US school has been fired after he allegedly ripped the hijab off an 8-year-old girl’s head for “misbehaving” in class. Oghenetega Edah, 31, demanded […]
Running for US President ‘a real possibility’, says Priyanka Chopra’s Baywatch co-star ‘The Rock’ WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian actor Priyanka Chopra may one day be able to say she acted with a US Presidential candidate. That’s because her Baywatch co-star Dwayne ‘The […]
Trump asked FBI director three times if he was target of investigations WASHINGTON (TIP): Donald Trump said May 11 he asked his now-fired FBI director on three occasions whether he was the target of ongoing investigations, stoking allegations of presidential interference. […]
Donald Trump: Not against legal immigration WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump has said that he wants to stop illegal immigration into the US and called for a merit-based immigration system that could benefit high-tech professionals from countries like India. “I want to […]
US may ban laptops on all flights from Europe WASHINGTON (TIP): The Department of Homeland Security is considering banning laptops and other large electronic devices from carry-on bags on flights from Europe to the United States, a department spokesman […]
Anti-immigrant rhetoric to hit US universities financially WASHINGTON (TIP): Some of the popular US universities may be hit by “Trump effect” —the antiimmigrant rhetoric that is building in the country. According to DrEducation, a US-based research and consulting firm […]
Taliban likely to gain ground in Afghanistan this year: US intelligence official WASHINGTON (TIP): The Taliban is likely to gain ground in Afghanistan this year and the security situation will deteriorate in the country in 2018, a top US intelligence […]
Nawaz Sharif briefs General Bajwa about Jindal visit: Report ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s civilian leadership informed the military top brass that the recent meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian steel magnate Sajjan Jindal was part of back-channel diplomacy, BBC’s Urdu service […]
Six killed as Bangladesh police raid militant hideout DHAKA (TIP): Police in Bangladesh raided a militant hideout on Thursday sparking a clash in which five suspected militants and a fire fighter were killed in blasts that the militants set […]
Sri Lanka refuses permission for Chinese submarine to dock at Colombo port: Sources COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has rejected China’s request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, two senior government officials said on Thursday as Prime Minister […]
BSF nabs 6 Pakistani fishermen from Sir Creek in Kutch BHUJ (TIP): Six Pakistani fishermen were on Thursday apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from the Indian side of the Nal Creek on the Indo-Pak border in […]
Trump’s Nixon moment? U.S. President Donald Trump’s dramatic decision to sack Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief James Comey hardly escapes comparisons with the 1973 “Saturday Night Massacre”. On October 20 that year, Richard Nixon fired Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor investigating […]
Emmanuel Macron’s win, a triumph for French liberalism “To say that this was a victory by default would be grossly unfair. In the space of a few years, Mr. Macron has gone from a rather bland […]
Why Did Trump Fire Comey? President Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, May 10, raises one hugely important question: Did the president dump Comey for mishandling the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email, as Trump and his […]
Trump dumps FBI chief: A shadow cast over US Presidency Just when the world was getting used to the idea that perhaps the weight and responsibility of the Oval Office had sobered up Donald Trump, the American President has defied […]
Indian American urologist shot dead in Detroit: the third Indian American to be killed over a 24-hour period DETROIT (TIP): Ramesh Kumar became the third Indian American to be killed in a little over a 24-hour period, beginning Wednesday, May […]
Indian-American children wrongfully retained by mother in Singapore, court rules NEW DELHI (TIP): The apex court has ruled that two Indian-American children were wrongfully retained in Singapore by their mother who had found work here, according to a report by […]
Indian American scientist Shyni Varghese develops biometric bone tissues NEW YORK (TIP): A team of US scientists led by an Indian American scientist Shyni Varghese has developed biometric bone tissues that could provide new bone marrow for patients needing transplants as well as […]
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Indian American Neil Chatterjee to FERC WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald J. Trump announced, May 8, his intent to nominate Neil Chatterjee of Kentucky to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term […]
Indian-American attorney Neal Katyal argued the highest number of cases before Supreme Court in 2016 Neil Katyal, a partner at Hogan Lovells, is the former Acting U.S. Solicitor General during the Obama administration. He has argued a total of 34 cases […]
George Maragos, Democrat for County Executive Announces Plan to Root out Corruption with Contract, Term Limit and Election Reforms MINEOLA, NY (TIP): George Maragos, Democratic candidate for County Executive at a press conference in front of the Theodore Roosevelt […]
Sri Balaji Temple Chicago celebrates the Millennium of Sri Ramanuja Acharya CHICAGO, IL (TIP): This year marks the millennium, 1,000th birth anniversary (Sahasrabdi) of the legendary Sri Ramanuja Acharya. Hindus around the globe celebrated this memorable event by paying tribute to […]
Event highlights Ramanuja’s contribution; speakers praise acharya as great reformer NEW YORK (TIP): The 1,000th birth anniversary of Bhagavad Sri Ramanujacharya (Sahasrabdhi), the 11th century social reformer and great devotee of Lord Rama, was celebrated in the Flushing section […]
Indian-American Recommended to Serve as FTC Commissioner WASHINGTON (TIP): A top Democratic Senator recommended to US President Donald Trump that Indian- American Rohit Chopra be selected to serve as a commissioner in the Federal Trade Commission. “The Federal Trade […]
Buddha’s message of compassion timeless, says UN chief UNITED NATIONS (TIP): UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday, May 11, called on the global community to draw inspiration from the journey of Lord Buddha and embrace his message […]
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