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A Relationship Under Stress
“Mr. Trump, wary of not disrupting his West Asia policy, may stay the course on Saudi Arabia for now. But the growing criticisms of the partnership on Capitol Hill can’t be ignored. The Senate has […]
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AgustaWestland bribery: Can CBI make the rare catch sing?
Christian Michel fought long and hard to avoid a deportation to India. He was earlier successful in preventing a court appearance in Italy where the case against the chief of AgustaWestland for bribing Indian officials […]
India
Dalit MP Savitri Phule quits BJP, says country needs ‘Constitution not temple’
LUCKNOW(TIP): Accusing the BJP of dividing society, disgruntled party MP from Bahraich Sadhvi Savitri Bai Phule on Thursday, December 6 resigned from the saffron party. Speaking to reporters in Bahraich, Dalit leader said upholding the […]
United States
George H.W. Bush Laid to Rest Next to Wife Barbara and Daughter Robin at his Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas
HOUSTON(TIP): Following his second funeral service on Thursday, December 6 morning, the former president was buried at the family gravesite beside his wife of 73 years, Barbara Bush, who died in April at the age […]
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Democrats overwhelmingly back Nancy Pelosi as next House Speaker despite challenge to her leadership
WASHINGTON(TIP): Nancy Pelosi won support from a majority of Democrats on Wednesday, November 28, to be House speaker, marking an important milestone in her quest to lead the House when her party takes majority control […]
United States
New York State Sen. Jose Peralta dies
NEW YORK(TIP):Sen. Jose Peralta, the 47-year-old Queens lawmaker, who lost his reelection bid, died of a heart attack on Wednesday, November 21 night, according to news reports. The Democrat was pronounced dead at 8 p.m. […]
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Jamal Khashoggi Murder-CIA has tape of Saudi prince saying ‘silence Khashoggi’
ISTANBUL(TIP): A Turkish newspaper reported on Thursday, November 22, that CIA director Gina Haspel signaled to Turkish officials last month that the agency had a recording of a call in which Saudi Arabia’s crown prince […]
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The Usurpation of Free Speech
The notion that the far right is being muzzled despite the inordinate media attention it has garnered — from print, television, radio and digital — is one that it has managed to project with great […]
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How Modi and Jaitley Gamed World Bank’s Doing Business Rankings
BJP government adopted a competitive-exam strategy to improve India’s rankings, meeting minutes and official correspondence show. “The elaborate filing requirements of the Goods and Services Tax had hurt medium and small enterprises while demonetization had […]
India
J&K polls to be held before May: CEC Rawat
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Election Commission on Thursday, November 22, said fresh elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held within the next six months even as it did not rule out the possibility of […]
United States
Julian Assange has been charged, prosecutors reveal in inadvertent court filing
WASHINGTON(TIP): A November 15 Washington Post report says WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal, prosecutors inadvertently revealed in a recently unsealed court filing — a development that could significantly advance the probe […]
United States
Indian American Lawyer Neomi Rao to Replace Kavanaugh in US Court
WASHINGTON(TIP): Indian American Neomi Rao has been nominated by US President Donald Trump to fill Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s seat on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. Trump, during Diwali celebrations at the Roosevelt Room of the […]
Indian Americans
2 Indian-origin Ministers quit British govt.
LONDON(TIP): Two Indian-origin Ministers on Thursday, November 15 resigned their positions in protest at the draft withdrawal agreement passed by the British Cabinet, while a Pakistani-origin politician resigned from his role as trade envoy to […]
United States
Trump praises Indian-American Officials at the Diwali Celebrations in the White House
WASHINGTON(TIP): Indian Americans were praised by the US President Donald Trump for their “incredible” performance in his administration. Trump has appointed more than two dozen Indian Americans to senior positions since he assumed office in […]
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By taking the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats can try to frame national agenda
The Democratic Party made a comeback in Tuesday’s midterm elections after spending two years in the political darkness, when it seized control of the House of Representatives. Yet, predictions of a “blue wave”, as a […]
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What Resignation of Sessions Means for Robert Mueller
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 […]
United States
Trump sacks AG, ‘takes over’ Russia meddling probe
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 […]
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Democrats capture House, Republicans retain Senate
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 […]
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India under attack, says Sam Pitroda
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 […]
Indian Americans
A Texas Democrat’s radical experiment in turning out Asian-American voters could become a model for the party
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 […]
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Sardar, Nehru and British duplicity
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 […]
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A divisive statue of unity
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 […]
United States
US to allow 8 countries to continue buying Iran oil after sanctions on Nov 5: Pompeo
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, […]
United States
Heather Nauert is Trump’s top choice to succeed Nikki Haley as UN ambassador
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 […]
United States
Four days before US midterm polls, Trump admits Republicans could lose the House
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 […]