WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal has taken another step towards a possible 2016 presidential run by forming an exploratory committee and launching a national website, www.bobbyjindal.com Though Mr Jindal has said he isn’t […]
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: Two Indians from Indian Institute of Science, and University of Delhi have been named for Harvard University’s prestigious Radcliffe fellowship. Shivani Agarwal from Indian Institute of Science and Maharaja Pandit from University of […]
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: As many as 567 Indians were deported to India by federal law enforcement agencies in last two years, while more than 6,360 Indians were detained at the US border during the same period […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): As the United States withdraws its forces from Afghanistan, the Obama administration has armed Pakistan with 14 combat aircraft, 59 military trainer jets and 374 armored personnel carriers, an internal Congressional report has […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): China’s move to build nuclear power plants in Pakistan is not consistent with the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the United States has raised this issue in its bilateral meetings […]
A near unanimous decision by the six heads of state of the Gulf Cooperation Council not to personally attend the meeting convened by the American President is a most dramatic demonstration of the decline of American clout […]
FRANKFURT (TIP): German luxury carmaker BMW AG increased its profits in the first quarter thanks to strong demand for its expensive SUVs and higher sales in the US and Britain as well as in a […]
TEHRAN (TIP): Iran has released the Maersk Tigris cargo vessel seized by its patrol boats in the Strait of Hormuz last week over a business dispute, Iranian authorities said May 7. They said the ship […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), On May 6, 2015, hosted an exclusive interaction with Ambassador Arun K. Singh, welcoming him to Washington D.C. in his new post as India’s Ambassador to the United […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A controversial new book on foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation is a politically motivated “cheap publicity stunt” to defame Hillary Clinton as she tries to break the glass ceiling in the 2016 […]
[quote_right]For a large country like India, which has the potential of becoming a big power in the future, strategic autonomy is a compelling choice. By virtue of its demographic, geographic, economic and military size, India […]
Floyd Mayweather faces Manny Pacquiao in the “fight of the century” tonight on pay-per-view, with the main card broadcast beginning at 9 pm EST / 6 pm PST from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in […]
WASHINGTON: Sikhs have to explain to American people what the turban means because that is the immediate source of their identification, according to the author of a new report on Sikhs in America presented to US […]
A California civil liberties group launched a mobile application on April 30, that will let bystanders record cell phone videos of possible cases of police misconduct and then quickly save the footage to the organization’s […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US economic growth braked more sharply than expected in the first quarter as harsh weather dampened consumer spending and energy companies struggling with low prices slashed spending, but there are signs activity is […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A US government panel tracking international religious freedom has said in its latest report that religious minorities in India were exposed to “derogatory” comments by leaders of the ruling BJP as well as […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): This year’s Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is being awarded to two scientists who have worked for conservation on the land and in the ocean. Madhav Gadgil of India and Jane Lubchenco […]
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits tumbled to a 15-year low last week and consumer spending rose in March, signs the economy was regaining momentum after stumbling badly in the first […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian Americans from across the country are mobilizing support for the victims of the devastating earthquake in Nepal, with a large number of organizations raising funds for the people of the quake-ravaged country. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The median income of Indian-Americans, which is the richest ethnic community in the US, in the year 2013 was $100,547 (about Rs. 60 lakhs), Census Bureau said in its latest report. In its latest report, the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has dismissed as conspiracy theory claims made by a new book that cash donations from India swayed her stance as a senator on the landmark India-US nuclear deal. “Clinton […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): This year’s Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is being awarded to two scientists who have worked for conservation on the land and in the ocean. Madhav Gadgil of India and Jane Lubchenco […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Barack Obama inherited two ugly, intractable wars in Iraq and Afghanistan when he became president and set to work to end them. But a third, more covert war he made his own, escalating […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Tom Emmer (R-MN), members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee have introduced legislation that would direct the State Department to speed-up the visa approval process for international […]
OCOTLAN, MEXICO (TIP): The town still bears the scars from the unprecedented offensive launched by a powerful Mexican drug cartel against government forces: bullet-pocked buildings and blood stains on the street. The March 19 ambush […]
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