WASHINGTON (TIP): “Nazm is gaining ground in Mushaira,” said Javed Akhtar, the famous poet, film lyricist, and screenplay writer, presiding over 41st Annual International mushaira organized by the Aligarh Alumni Association in Washington on November […]
HOUSTON(TIP): Texas executed Wednesday a death-row inmate who killed three children in a fire at their home, the youngest of whom was his baby daughter aged just one. Raphael Holiday’s other two victims were his […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Several Republican lawmakers gathered in Washington, D.C., Tuesday evening to celebrate the launch of the Republican Hindu Coalition, a group dedicated to uniting Indian-Americans in support of Republicans. The group was founded by Shalabh “Shalli” […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama has nominated India-born Swati A. Dandekar, a Nagpur and Bombay University alum, to be United States director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of ambassador. The nomination of Dandekar […]
LONDON (TIP): Global gold demand hit its highest in more than two years in the third quarter as July’s price drop boosted buying of jewellery, coins and bars, the World Gold Council said. Overall demand […]
International students have F1 visas, which allow them to study, but not work in America. International students are limited to on-campus graduate student assistant jobs for a maximum of 20 hours per week. American Bazaar, an […]
Many of the visas are given out through a lottery, and a small number of giant global outsourcing companies had flooded the system with applications, significantly increasing their chances of success. Congress set up the […]
The major focus during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Manila, Philippines on November 18th and 19th would be on the Paris terror attacks though it is a trade promotion group that does not delve […]
LONDON (TIP): With Islamic State executioner Jihadi John reportedly killed in a drone strike, UK’s leader of opposition Jeremy Corbyn today said it would have been “far better” if he had been held to account in […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): In a first, Montesano attorney Vini Samuel was elected mayor of Montesano, Washington by landslide victory making her the first Indian American female mayor in the United States. Samuel received more than 67 […]
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday, November 3, at two campaign stops in Iowa that she would like to raise the federal minimum wage to $12 an hour from the current $7.25. […]
The recent killings of Mohammad Akhlaq, Noman and Zahid Ahmad Bhatt on the claim that they were slaughtering cows is not only an attack on the right to life, livelihood and diverse food cultures but an […]
OTTAWA Nov 4: The Punjabi community in Canada made history when two turbaned Sikhs, among four Indo-Canadians, were sworn in as cabinet ministers, as 42-year-old Justin Trudeau took oath as the country’s 23rd prime minister […]
ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry has imposed a ban on the media coverage of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) under the National Action Plan (NAP), media reports. It should be noted Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s name has already been included […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, has been functioning in the USA since 1981 and is committed to the promotion of Indian culture and values through the media of arts, languages and literature. It […]
LONDON (TIP): British lender Barclays, fresh from appointing new chief executive James ‘Jes’ Staley, on Thursday logged rising third-quarter net profit boosted by its investment banking division. The appointment of 58-year-old American investment banker Jes Staley […]
NEW YORK: In yet another controversial jibe, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has said women in the Islamic world like wearing burqas because it is easier as they do not have to wear makeup. During […]
Texas – Oct 26: An Indian-American farmer has been recognised as White House Champions of Change for sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. The White House will recognize 12 individuals from across the country as White House Champions […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Republican lawmakers spent more than eight hours aggressively questioning Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday, seeking to build a case that the former secretary of state had been derelict in her duty to secure […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A group of 130 police chiefs, prosecutors and sheriffs from around the United States called for reforms that would to reduce the US prison population. The top cops are adding their voice as […]
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