His temporary replacement, Matthew Whitaker, has expressed skepticism over the scope of the Russia investigation—which he’ll now oversee. Intelligence and law-enforcement experts—as well as sitting members of Congress—have pointed out that the question of whether […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): President Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 7, sacked US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, virtually taking operational control of a sensitive probe into foreign interference in the 2016 election and the possibility of collusion between […]
Record number of women win; Four Indian Americans re-elected to House WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump has described the midterm election results as a “tremendous success” even as opposition Democrats wrested the House of Representatives […]
NEW YORK(TIP): The Modi government’s actions are constantly undermining democratic institutions, and the very idea of India is under attack,” said Dr. Sam Pitroda, the Chairman of the Overseas Congress Department of AICC. He was […]
Sri Kulkarni’s innovative midterms strategy: campaigning in 16 languages. When Democrat Sri Kulkarni started campaigning in the deep-red Texas district once represented by Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, consultants told him not to even […]
Menon had said that the Political Department, instead of following Viceroy’s scheme of persuading the princes to accede, was secretly warning them of “the loss the rulers would suffer if they were to federate”. There […]
Giving Patel his due to appropriate him for political ends Nearly seven decades after he passed away, the ‘Iron Man’ of India has received a tribute befitting his status as the unifier of India. The statue […]
India may be one of the countries to get exemption WASHINGTON(TIP): The US has agreed to temporarily allow eight countries to continue buying Iranian oil after it re-imposes crippling sanctions on Tehran on November 5, […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): President Donald Trump has told advisers that Heather Nauert, the State Department spokeswoman, is his leading choice to become US ambassador to the United Nations and he could offer the post as soon as […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): At a “Make America Great Again” political rally in Iowa President Trump said: “It could happen. Could happen. And you know what you do. My whole life, you know what I say? ‘Don’t […]
QUEENS, NY(TIP): Senator Avella’s campaign, October 25, discovered that the North Shore Towers’ Political Affairs Committee has purposely decided not to allow Senator Avella to participate in its upcoming candidates forum on October 31st. When […]
Union Representing LIRR Workers Highlights Senator Brooks’ Commitment to Affordability LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (TIP): Senator John Brooks (D-Seaford) announced the endorsement of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation (SMART) Workers, Transportation Division, the largest union that […]
Mohammed Jaffer NEW YORK(TIP): Authorities say suspicious packages, some with confirmed explosive devices, have been turning up at prominent locations in New York, Washington, and Florida. Initial reports indicated that a suspicious package had been […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump has called on people to be more civil in politics, after a series of suspected explosives were sent to high-profile U.S. figures just days ahead of the mid-term polls. None […]
QUEENS, NY – Borough President Katz announced, October 18, the appointment of Phil Ballman as the Borough President’s Director of Cultural Affairs and Tourism. “Phil is a valuable addition to our team here at Borough […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): More than 12 Indian Americans running for the US Congress have collectively raised over $26 million for their election campaign with six of them outraising their opponents, according to the latest official figures. Raja Krishnamoorthi, […]
RICHMOND HILL, NY(TIP): Indian Overseas Congress, USA staged a protest in Richmond Hill, New York, September 30th, to highlight the corruption by the Modi Government in the purchase of Rafale jets in the biggest defense […]
“We need to save our Republic, to remain “Exceptional” and “American.” If we do that, harness SM to spread equality and fairness, then the politicians who weaponize mere majorities will fall, and the Supreme Court […]
Kathleen Parker, a columnist for The Washington Post wrote: “In decades of writing about politics, I have run across few with Haley’s innate talents. She is a natural with people, whether crouching with children on […]
‘Westinghouse, chemical weapons watchdog OPCW and FIFA were targeted’ WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday, October 4, indicted seven agents of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency as part of a joint crackdown with […]
EDISON, NJ (TIP): J P Nadda, India’s Health and Welfare minister, was hosted at a community reception at the TV Asia auditorium in Edison, NJ, on Sept. 24, by the Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP), […]
America’s Slide Toward Autocracy Democracy has taken a beating under President Trump. Will the midterms make a difference? “Restoring democracy will require more from each of us than the casting of a single election ballot. […]
After more than a year of intense negotiation, the U.S., Canada and Mexico managed to arrive at a revised trade agreement on Sunday to replace the quarter-century-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Even though […]
NEW DELHI(TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Delhi on Thursday, October 4, for the annual India-Russia summit which could see the signing of military deals totaling close to $10 billion; a 24-hour visit that […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): Democrats are angry over FBI “clean chit” to President Trump’s nominee for Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh. Protests have erupted in Washington against Brett Kavanaugh whose confirmation vote is soon to be taken up by […]
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