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The Republican Intransigence
With just four days remaining to avert the government shutdown, it is certainly turning out to be a high wire act and a deal might be reached just in time to prevent the shutdown. But […]
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Texas man executed for ambush that killed 4 women
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS (TIP): A former street gang member was executed on Septmber 19 evening for his involvement in a gang ambush in which four women were gunned down 11 years ago. Robert Gene Garza, 30, […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Manju Goel to run for US Congress
CHICAGO (TIP): Taking aim at “Obamacare” and national debt, India-born Manju Goel is seeking Republican nomination for a Congressional run to challenge incumbent Democrat Tammy Duckworth. Goel, an Aurora resident and conservative is backed by […]
United States
US faces charge of becoming Qaida’s ‘airforce’
WASHINGTON (TIP): US president Obama and his administration will have to go against the weight of American public skepticism and legislative resistance to meet their professed goal of punishing Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons […]
United States
Sam Kannappan elected to NCEES
HOUSTON (TIP): The 92nd Annual Meeting of National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) held in San Antonio, Texas recently has elected Sam Kannappan, a noted Indian-American community activist of Houston, Texas as […]
United States
Nikki Haley wants Indian companies to open shops in S Carolina
CHARLOTTE (TIP): South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said she is keen on working with Indian private sector to help set up manufacturing facilities in her home state. She said India has made great strides in […]
United States
Indians now the third largest immigrant group in the US
NEW YORK (TIP): Mexicans and Chinese alone are ahead of India when it comes to considering the presence of immigrant groups in the US. Indians have emerged as the third largest immigrant group in the […]
United States
Ghadar Centennial Celebrated In Washington
WASHINGTON (TIP): “The Ghadar Movement was like a spark of fire, which lit up the whole forest,” said Ambassador of India Nirupama Rao addressing the audience of over 200 at the centennial celebration of Ghadar […]
United States
Ahmed Shakir Honored AT Liu’s Eid Party
NEW YORK (TIP): Ahmed Shakir, P.E. who is the Local 375 Secretary, arrived in the United Sates of America in 1969. He received his B.S. and M.S. in structural engineering from the University of Texas. […]
United States
Municipal Bankruptcy-Detroit Files For Largest Municipal Bankruptcy In US History
DETROIT (TIP): The city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in federal court Thursday, July 18, laying the groundwork for a historic effort to bail out a city that is sinking under billions […]
United States
A Harassed Indian Student’s Tale of Woe
The Open Doors report, which is published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, says that the number of international […]
Business & Economics
Could Taliban Talks Lead To Partition Of Afghanistan?
The big question for the Afghans is: what happens in the long term? What will Kabul require to maintain the Afghan form of security and peace after the US/NATO troops leave, or will Afghanistan willy-nilly […]
Indian Americans
6 Indian-American kids’ culinary skills feted at White House
WASHINGTON (TIP): Six Indian-American kid chefs have been honored for their fabulous culinary skills by US First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House’s “Kids State Dinner” as part of her initiative to tackle obesity […]
Indian Americans
6 Indian-American kids’ culinary skills feted at White House
WASHINGTON (TIP): Six Indian-American kid chefs have been honored for their fabulous culinary skills by US First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House’s “Kids State Dinner” as part of her initiative to tackle obesity […]
United States
The American Flag
5 Myths About the American Flag We the people love and honor the Stars and Stripes but haven’t mastered its whole truth Americans love our flag. We display it at concerts and stadiums to celebrate, […]
United States
Embassy Of India In USA Appoints New Service Provider From July 1
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Embassy of India in the USA has awarded the new contract to the BLS International Services Limited for providing Visa/OCI/PIO/Renunciation of Indian Citizenship Certificate application support services, to be operational from July […]
United States
15 Indian-American students qualify for Spelling Bee semis
WASHINGTON (TIP): 42 have made it to the national Spelling Bee semifinals. Of them 15 are Indian-American students. Six of them are girls. The Indian American students account for almost one-third of the total 42 […]
Europe
US Boy Scouts to allow gay youths, not leaders
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS (TIP): The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks on Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders – a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and […]
United States
Dfw Sikhs Joined The Vigil For Victims Of Boston Bombings And The West, Texas, Explosion
Gurdwara Nishkam Seva’s sangat members Bhai Surat Singh, Shankar Moghe, Jean Tayler and Harbhajan Singh Virdee participated in this vigil which was held on May 2, 2013 at the Thanks Giving Square in downtown Dallas.
United States
Obama, ex-presidents honor George Bush at new museum
DALLAS (TIP): President Barack Obama praised his predecessor at the dedication of his library for showing strength and resolve in the days after the September 11 attacks and said if Congress passes immigration reform “it […]
Indian Americans
17 Indian American Students Named 2013 Goldwater Scholars
NEW YORK (TIP): Seventeen Indian American students from around the country who hope to become America’s next crop of researchers were recently named as Goldwater Scholars for 2013. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in […]
United States
Vaisakhi Celebrated at the Sikh Shrine of North Texas, Garland
GARLAND, TX (TIP): The Sikh shrine of North Texas at Garland celebrated the birth of Khalsa and Vaisakhi with great zeal and fervor on April 13. The celebrations attracted a large number of men, women […]
United States
Joyous Inauguration of Gurdwara Nishkam Seva, Irving
DALLAS, TX (TIP):With tremendous joy and celebration Sikhs inaugurated a new Gurdwara in Irving, Texas, April 13, their collective birthday. Though the Sikh philosophy dates back to Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the First Master of […]
United States
Meet an artist, par excellence Noor Amrohvi the light of literary congregations
“You need just a few sincere friends to make life pleasurable”, says Noor. In every city, in every era and in every country a high bright star becomes the center of attention of everybody. Yet […]
United States
Survivors Sought In Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast
WEST, TEXAS (TIP): Rescuers worked in cold rain on April 18 to find survivors amid the rubble of houses destroyed in a fiery explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant filled with hazardous chemical tanks. The […]