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Education
US Universities Register Drop In Indian Student Applications, Finds Survey
Washington: US universities have registered a hefty drop in the number of applications from Indian students amid a spate of hate crimes and fear about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump administration, found […]
Indian Americans
Indian Firms Gaming H-1B Visa System: Congressman Darrell Issa
Washington: Indian firms, which account for the bulk of H-1B visas, have “gamed” the system, an influential American lawmaker today alleged and insisted his legislation introduced in the Congress will help fix the existing flaws. Congressman […]
Other News
2 Indian-Americans Sentenced For Credit Card Fraud In US
Two Indian-Americans from New Jersey have been sentenced to over a year of imprisonment for a massive international credit card fraud involving more than 200 million US dollars. Vijay Verma, 49, and Tarsem Lal, 78, both […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
Pakistan Not ‘Friends’ With Haqqani Network, Says Envoy To US
Washington: Pakistan is not “friends” with the Haqqani Network, the country’s ambassador to the US, Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, has said. “Those playing with human lives, we are against such elements or activities,” Dawn online quoted Chaudhry […]
Politics
Ro Khanna’s take on Trump’s Budget Proposal – Its “Dumb” & “Inhumane”
Washington: Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has termed as “dumb” some of the budget proposals of US President Donald Trump and described the move to cut foreign aid as “inhumane”. Khanna, the first-time Democratic lawmaker elected to […]
United States
Anita Dowd-Neufeld Promoted to Chief Administrative Officer at FREE
OLD BETHPAGE, NY (TIP): Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) announced the appointment of Anita Dowd-Neufeld to Chief Administrative Officer for the Family of FREE Network. Anita has been a valued team member and […]
United States
Moms, Dads, Students: Know Your Rights
Too many of our public school students and their families are living in fear. They don’t know how new immigration policies coming from Washington might affect them. They worry about what might happen if Immigration […]
United States
ICE is targeting ‘sanctuary cities’ with raids: Source
DALLAS (TIP): Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been targeting so-called “sanctuary cities” with increased enforcement operations in an effort to pressure those jurisdictions to cooperate with federal immigration agents, a senior US immigration official with […]
Other News
Is Economic Despair What’s Killing Middle-Aged White Americans?
Two Princeton economists elaborate on their work exploring rising mortality rates among certain demographics Two years ago, the Princeton economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton published an alarming revelation: Middle-aged white Americans without a college […]
Featured
Congress needs a winning strategy ‘Captain Model’ may work
Captain Amarinder Singh is often referred to as ‘Raja’ for his authoritarian style and imposing mannerism dealing with complex issues involving people. However, he has proved once again that a strong and charismatic leadership can […]
Featured
Trump-Russia investigation erodes the U.S. President’s credibility
The first open hearing into the alleged links between the campaign of Donald Trump and unnamed parties associated with the Russian government kicked off this week, even as the President put out a series of […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans’ income nearly double that of other Americans: US Census Bureau report
WASHINGTON (TIP): In 2015, the household median income in the US was half as compared to that of an Indian American household. According to a report by the US Census Bureau, the median household income […]
Education
Two Indian American scholars at Rice win prestigious CAREER Award
HOUSTON (TIP): Two Indian American scholars from Rice University have been named CAREER Award recipients by the National Science Foundation. Anshumali Shrivastava, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Statistics and Ashok […]
Indian Americans
Trump nominates Indian American Judge for top judicial post
WASHINGTON (TIP): On March 20, President Donald J. Trump nominated Indian American Amul R. Thapar of Kentucky for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. If confirmed, Amul R. Thapar of Kentucky will […]
Featured
Kuchipudi-Odissi jugalbandi by Bengaluru dancers
NEW YORK (TIP): Bengaluru-based dancers Shubha Nagarajan and Srividya Angara will be performing a rare jugalbandi of Kuchipudi-Odissi classical dance across the US between 22 April and 22 May. Titled #SAMAAGATI – a Sanskrit word […]
Indian Americans
Don’t use hateful language: Indian American Congressman to Trump
Worried about frequent hate crimes against Indian-origin people in the US, a senior Indian-American Congressman has urged President Donald Trump to refrain from using Islamophobic language that pits one group against another. “We’re certainly hearing […]
India
U.S lawmakers urge Rajnath Singh to lift curbs on Christian charity
WASHINGTON (TIP): A group of 107 members of U.S Congress have written to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to temporarily lift the restrictions on American Christian charity Compassion International (CI) until a permanent solution can […]
Indian Americans
The Indian Academy Awards to honor Women’s global achievements through Women’s Achievers Award
To commemorate International women’s day, Indian Academy Awards launched IAA WOMEN ACHIEVERS AWARDS; a campaign urging NRI women to share their personal success stories so that they could be rewarded and felicitated. IAA aims at […]
Indian Americans
Two Indians in New Jersey Sentenced to Prison for Smuggling Foreign Nationals
NEWARK, NJ (TIP): Two Indians were each sentenced to 17 months in prison for their roles in a conspiracy to illegally transport foreign nationals into the United States via commercial airline flights, Acting U.S. Attorney […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Postal Supervisor Charged with Theft of Government Property
CAMDEN, NJ (TIP): An Indian American resident of Delran, New Jersey, faces charges that he abused his position as a U.S. Postal Service supervisor to steal cash deposits, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced earlier […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin Man from Queens jailed for Alien Smuggling
NEW YORK (TIP): Harpushpinder Singh, 46, an Indian citizen residing in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, was sentenced on March 18 to time served (9 months in jail) as a result of his trial conviction […]
Politics
FBI Director Comey confirms investigation into Russian ties to Trump campaign
The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, says a CNN report, claiming US officials […]
Politics
House vote to replace Obamacare postponed: Republicans don’t find yet the votes for their Health-Care Bill
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Trump’s deal making expertise failed to convince many Republican Congressman that the Republican Healthcare Bill was any better than Obamacare. There has been a feverish activity in the Republican camp to muster […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
London shattered by terror attack after a decade
LONDON (TIP): Asolo assailant, identified by police as Khalid Masood, plowed a car into people on Westminster Bridge in London, near Parliament, killing two people and injuring many others, before crashing into a railing, March […]