WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 3 announced the expansion of Global Entry eligibility to citizens of India. Global Entry, a CBP Trusted Traveler Program, allows for expedited clearance of pre-approved, […]
DALLAS (TIP): Three states spent more than $75,000 to buy a banned execution drug from India. The FDA blocked the shipments, a court fight ensued, and last month the drugs expired. Three-thousand vials of a […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): From Monday, June 26, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has resumed premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed for medical doctors under the Conrad 30 Waiver program, as well as interested government […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): With a delegation of over 60, the Hindu American Foundation hosted its second annual Advocacy Forum in Washington, DC, complete with a full day long policy conference, an evening reception, as well as […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Civil and Human Rights Coalition demanded that Senate must listen to the people and not take away health care from millions. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged […]
ISELIN, NJ (TIP): U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested an Indian immigrant after he was released from the custody of Middlesex County. ICE previously lodged detainers on him […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) announced that Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company Andrew Liveris and Chairman of the Godrej Group Adi Godrej will be honored with the 2017 USIBC Global […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Stopping short of a complete turnabout, President Donald Trump is expected today to announce a revised Cuba policy aimed at stopping the flow of US cash to the country’s military and security services while maintaining diplomatic relations […]
President Trump has directed his administration to enforce the nation’s immigration laws more aggressively, unleashing the full force of the federal government to find, arrest and deport those in the country illegally, regardless of whether they have committed serious […]
In the hierarchical approach to the world order, the scheduling of appointments with the new monarch gives a fair idea about the pecking arrangement. PM Narendra Modi gets to meet US President Donald Trump towards this month end. India’s […]
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Dr. Neeru Chadha has become the first Indian woman to be elected as a Judge to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), for the nine year term 2017-2026, elections for […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): As part of its ongoing strategic dialogue at Capitol Hill, The US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) held a meeting with members of the Trump-Pence administration. Key participants at the dialogue were Raju […]
One of the Largest Gatherings of Muslim Americans in the US and Canada is All Set to Focus on Interfaith Unity and Turning to Faith to Inspire Social Change CHICAGO, IL (TIP): The Islamic Society of North America […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US does not need India, China and France telling it what to do on the issue of Paris Climate agreement, American Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said, strongly supporting the controversial decision of President Donald Trump to […]
KABUL (TIP): The US official policy on supporting a “peace process” in Afghanistan may change. In remarks at Canberra, US defence secretary James Mattis gave clear indication that the US may not give Taliban the space for a political “solution” in Afghanistan. The […]
NASA’s Newest Astronaut Recruits to Conduct Research off the Earth, For the Earth and Deep Space Missions HOUSTON (TIP): American space agency Nasa has chosen 12 new astronauts, including an Indian- American, from a record number of over 18,000 applicants, […]
Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Hindu Congressman Tulsi Gabbard lash out at the anchors for playing into stereotypes WASHINGTON (TIP): Alisyn Camerota, host of CNN’s New Day, made a racially insensitive remark to a 12-year-old guest who had […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Mayor Bill de Blasio Blasio hosted Iftar Party on 1st June at Gracie Mansion, his official residence. There was a small gathering of selected invitees which included Muslim community leaders and consul generals from Pakistan, […]
ALBANY, NEW YORK (TIP): Assemblyman David Weprin, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Correction, and Assembly member De La Rosa called for the restoration of seven day visiting at New York State medium-security prisons as well as for the […]
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA (TIP): A female peacock has ruffled more than just feathers at a Los Angeles-area liquor store. Without a peep, the peahen strutted into the open door of the Royal Oaks Liquor Store in Arcadia on Monday. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US is looking forward to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington later this month, the State Department has said. “We look forward to having the (Indian) Prime Minister here in Washington- I believe it’s later this month,” State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters at her daily […]
BCB Bancorp, Inc. to Acquire IA Bancorp, Inc. The merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017 EDISON, NJ (TIP): BCB Bancorp, Inc., based in Bayonne, the holding company for BCB Community Bank, has announced it has entered into a definitive […]
SEOUL (TIP): Oil prices dropped on Friday amid worries that U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon a global climate pact could spark more crude drilling in the United States, stoking a persistent glut in global supply. Global benchmark Brent […]
A newly-developed handheld device for cervical cancer screening is promising to do away with uncomfortable speculums and high-cost colposcopes. Duke University researchers’ “pocket colposcope” is a slender wand that can connect to many devices, including laptops or cell phones. If widely adopted, […]
ST PETERSBURG (TIP): President Vladimir Putin insisted June 1 that the Russian state has never engaged in hacking and scoffed at allegations that hackers could influence the outcome of elections in the United States or Europe. But the Russian leader […]
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