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Three Indian Americans among others awarded 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced 173 fellowships on Friday, April 7, to artists, writers, scholars and scientists, including three Indian Americans – Sandeep Mukherjee, Pramila Vasudevan and Shalini Shankar. Appointed on the basis […]
Education
Troy University’s Indian American Professor Dr. Priya Menon receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to study Emigration
TROY – Dr. Priya Menon, associate professor of English at Troy University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program grant to India from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship […]
Indian Americans
North America’s First Indian-American Scottish Bagpipe Band Performs at the 19th Annual NYC Tartan Day Parade
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. April 8, 2017: Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band USA performed at the 2017 New York City Tartan Day Parade, featuring nearly 50 bagpipe groups from all across North America. The Indian […]
Education
2 Rice students, including an Indian American, named Goldwater Scholars
Two Rice University undergraduate students have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year. Rohan Palanki and Constantine Tzouanas were nominated by Rice and selected based on academic merit from a field of 1,286 […]
Education
Indian-American Student at Rice University awarded Watson Fellowship
An Indian American student is among among the 40 students, chosen from 149 finalists nominated by private liberal arts colleges and universities across the United Sates, who were named a 2017 Thomas J. Watson Fellow […]
Other News
Raja Krishnamoorthi calls for decisive steps to end bigotry, hate crimes
Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has asked the US administration to take “decisive steps” to end bigotry and hate crimes towards Indian-Americans and other religious minorities in the country. “There are various reasons (for increase in […]
Indian Americans
African-American attacks Nepali-Indian establishment pretending to be white supremacist
New York, April 11: A Bhutanese businessman is the victim of a false flag assault in Charlotte by an African-American man who made the attack on the man’s store appear to be the work of […]
Indian Americans
Preet Bharara On Why He Was Fired: ‘Beats The Hell Out Of Me.’
New York: In his first public appearance since being fired last month, former U.S. attorney of Manhattan Preet Bharara on Thursday, April 7, offered a brutal and sometimes humorous critique of President Donald Trump’s administration, […]
Americas
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau To Visit India Soon
New Delhi: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to visit India either late this year or early next year, the country’s High Commissioner to India Nadir Patel said on Friday. “The India-Canada relationship is […]
Indian Americans
Indian Shot Dead In Washington, Probe Underway, Tweets Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi/Washington: India is coordinating with investigating agencies in the US and a probe is underway after a 26-year-old Indian man was shot dead in Washington on Thursday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted this […]
Education
In Donald Trump’s United States, Indian Students Weigh Canada, Ireland
Rahul Kolli was all set to head to the U.S. for a Master’s degree in data science with admission to Michigan Technological University and a 2.7 million rupee ($42,000) student loan in place. Schools across […]
United States
Asian doctor dragged off overbooked flight by United Airlines
United Airlines (UAL.N) sparked outrage on Monday, April 10, for the treatment of an Asian doctor who was forcibly dragged off the airline by security officers causing multiple injuries to the passenger just because he […]
Other News
Indian American Hindus plan a Majestic Hindu temple planned in New Jersey
EDISON, NJ (TIP): A grand Hindu temple, Sri MahaPeriyava ManiMandapam, is reportedly being planned in Flemington area of Raritan Township in New Jersey. Raritan Township Planning Board is holding a public hearing on April 12 […]
Indian Americans
AAPI’s 35th annual convention kick off event held at Indian Consulate
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): “It’s very great joy that I want to invite you all to come and be part of the 35th annual American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) Convention 2017 to […]
Featured
Dr. V. K. Raju: Proud of Ancient Indian Medical Traditions
The inside walls of Dr. V. K. Raju’s eye clinic in this picturesque town of Morgantown in West Virginia are covered with a variety of historical facts about the history of eye treatment in the […]
Business & Economics
Wells Fargo adds Axis Bank to Express Send remittance network in India
NEW YORK (TIP): Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) recently announced that it has added more than 2,500 Axis Bank locations to its ExpressSend® remittance payout network in India, bringing the total number of locations […]
India
SHAURYA CHAKRA AWARDED TO HEROES OF SURGICAL STRIKE
NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee on April 6 awarded Shaurya Chakra to the officers who took part in the surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) last year. He also awarded the Shaurya […]
India
India, Israel ink defence deals worth over $2 bn
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and Israel on Thursday inked mega defence deals worth over $2 billion for advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, which are designed to destroy hostile aircraft, missiles and drones at a range […]
Business & Economics
4 GST bills passed after Rajya Sabha makes no changes
NEW DELHI (TIP): Parliament on April 6 passed four GST-related bills, paving the way for the new indirect tax to be implemented nationwide. Parliament passed four GST-related bills on April 6 with the Rajya Sabha’s […]
Other News
Manmohan Singh lends support to GST bills
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former PM Manmohan Singh lent his strong backing to the goods and services tax (GST) bills on Thursday. As amendments to the bills were being taken up in Rajya Sabha by deputy […]
India
BABRI MASJID CASE SC FROWNS ON 25-YR DELAY, MAY ORDER TIME-BOUND TRIAL
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court indicated that it could order a timebound trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case, including of BJP veterans LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati, after the CBI […]
India
Pak welcomes US offer to de-escalate tensions after India rejects it
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan has welcomed the US offer to help de-escalate tensions with India, saying “any positive role” America plays to bring peace and stability in South Asia can serve the region well, according to […]
Education
Student writes ‘BlackLivesMatter’ 100 times, gets into Stanford University
NEW YORK (TIP): An 18-year-old Bangladeshi-American Muslim student has won a place at the prestigious Stanford University after writing ‘#BlackLivesMatter’ a 100 times in the essay section of his application. Ziad Ahmed said he was […]
India
Amid China’s stand on Masood Azhar ban, US says ‘Veto will not prevent us from acting’
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The US said on Tuesday that countries using veto to scuttle sanctioning of terrorists will not “preclude” it from taking actions. The US remarks come amid continued Chinese opposition+ to efforts to […]