Texas
Fort Worth Gas Leak Leads to Recommended Evacuation
FORT WORTH, TX (TIP): Residents in North Fort Worth were asked to evacuate their homes due to a gas leak Thursday, May 17 afternoon, officials say. In a tweet at 5:15 p.m., the Fort Worth […]
Himesh Gandhi Formally Claims Sugar Land Council Seat in Texas
HOUSTON(TIP): A well-known Indian American community leader and a politician, Himesh Gandhi, formally won council seat in Sugar Land, Texas on May 5. The win is Gandhi’s fourth and final term. He received 100 percent […]
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano throws up “Fountains of lava”, evacuations ordered
HONOLULU(TIP): A CBS report, Thursday, May 3 said that Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is releasing red lava into a residential subdivision, prompting the county to order mandatory evacuations. A resident described “fountains of lava” in the […]
BAPS Women’s Conference in Dallas, TX focuses on the power of unity
DALLAS(TIP): Unity is strength. This was the simple yet powerful subject of conversation at this year’s annual BAPS Women’s Conference held at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Dallas, TX, on April 21, 2018. With […]
North Texas student arrested for planning ‘ISIS-inspired’ mass shooting at mall
FRISCO, TX(TIP): A North Texas student has been arrested for planning an “ISIS-inspired” mass shooting at a shopping mall, Collin County officials said in a news release. Plano resident Matin Azizi-Yarand, 17, was arrested for […]
Indian American arrested in Texas for trying to hire hitman to kill ex-lover and family
DALLAS(TIP): An Indian American man was arrested last week for allegedly trying to hire a hitman to kill four people, including his ex-girlfriend. According to the official press release of the Harris County District Attorney’s […]
Indian American inducted into 2018 RGV Walk of Fame in Texas
DALLAS (TIP): Indian American Barry Patel has been inducted into 2018 Rio Grande Valley Walk of Fame at State Farm Arena which was sponsored by the City of Hidalgo, Texas, according to a Valley Morning […]
India’s Reliance Sells Texas Shale Assets For $100MM
MUMBAI (TIP): Reliance Industries Ltd said on Tuesday, March 27, its unit would sell some of its shale assets in the United States to privately held Sundance Energy Inc for $100 million, as the Indian […]
East Coast, Texas employ highest number of H1B workers: Report
WASHINGTON (TIP): East Coast and Texas metro areas in America employed the highest number of H-1B visa workers, majority of them Indians, between 2010 and 2016, a Pew report has said, debunking the popular presumption […]
Police: Austin bomber left 25-minute confession video on phone
AUSTIN, TEXAS (TIP): A CNN report says that as the Austin bomber sensed that authorities were closing in on him on Tuesday, March 20, night, he took out his cell phone and recorded a 25-minute […]
Hindus term Holi shoes launched by Pharrell Williams & Adidas as “inappropriate”
DALLAS (TIP): Hindus feel that Holi footwear collaboratively launched by American singer Pharrell Williams and multinational sportswear corporation Adidas is trivialization of traditions-concepts-symbols-beliefs of Hinduism. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement urged Pharrell Williams […]
Indian American Sri Preston Kulkarni finishes first in Texas 22nd district
HOUSTON , TX (TIP): Indian American Sri Preston Kulkarni finished first in the Democratic primary in Texas’ 22nd congressional district with nearly 32 percent of the vote. He will now have to face fellow Democrat Letitia […]
