United States
Upbeat Moneydart plans to operate in 50 states of United States by 2014
WOODBRIDGE , NJ (TIP): UAE Exchange, an Abu Dhabi based financial services company,which operates its money transfer business in USA under its wholly owned subsidiary Moneydart Global Services, is aggressively pushing forward to expanding its […]
Yuva Hindi Sansthan’s Hindi summer program Concludes in Pennsylvania
HATFIELD, PA (TIP): Yuva Hindi Sansthan, a New Jersey based educational organization concluded a two-week summer Hindi program in Hatfield, PA on August 16. The program designed under the strict guidelines of STARTALK, a United […]
US Urges Calm, Dialogue In Cambodia Vote Feud
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States called Thursday on Cambodia’s political parties to negotiate their differences peacefully after election results handed a narrow victory to longtime ruler Hun Sen. The opposition has alleged widespread fraud in […]
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Famous Indian nuclear physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on 30 October 1909 in Mumbai. Bhabha played a key role in the development of the Indian atomic energy program. Widely referred to as the father […]
Nikki Haley Announces Re-Election Campaign
WASHINGTON (TIP): The much awaited announcement from Indian-American Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has come at last. She announced August 13 that she would run for the post again. She will formally launch her […]
Egypt Violence: World Leaders Concerned;UN Urges ‘Restraint’
NEW YORK (TIP): The ever increasing violence in Egypt which has claimed hundreds of lives and is threatening a bloody civil war in the country has shaken world leaders and the United Nations. The Argentine […]
Sanjay Gupta backs medical marijuana, apologizes for previous views
NEW YORK (TIP): One of America’s most prominent doctors says he has shifted his stance in support of medical marijuana. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent at CNN and a CBS News contributing medical correspondent, […]
IAAC Celebrates 15 Years of Introducing NYC to Indian Performing, Visual, Folk and Literary Arts
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) turns 15 in the fall of 2013. This secular, non-profit, volunteer-driven arts organization has achieved scores of noteworthy milestones in the decade and a half of […]
US Drone Strikes In Pakistan Will End ‘Very Soon’: JOHN KERRY
ISLAMABAD (TIP): US secretary of state John Kerry told Pakistanis on August 1 that Washington planned to end drone strikes in their country soon – a message aimed at removing a major source of anti-American […]
US, Pak Agree To Resume Stalled Strategic Dialogue
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Glossing over strained bilateral ties for over two years, the United States and Pakistan on August 1 agreed to resume the stalled strategic dialogue while Washington played down Islamabad’s concerns over continuing American […]
Man Forgotten In United States Prison To Get $4m In Damages
SAN DIEGO (TIP): A 25-year old college student has reached a $4.1 million settlement with the US government after he was abandoned in a windowless Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) cell for more than four days […]
Obama Calls Netanyahu And Abbas On Resumption Of Peace Talks
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on this week’s resumption of the final status negotiation of the peace talks, the White House said. […]
Indian Journalism At Ground Zero
Those opposing Justice Katju’s suggestion of minimum qualifications for journalists are out of touch with reality, argues the author. Some years ago, the journalism entrance test at a career development institute in Mumbai had this […]
Reconciliation Only Path For Afghanistan To Achieve Peace: United States
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States, July 20, said it believes that reconciliation is the only ultimate path forward for Afghanistan to achieve peace, as Washington asked Taliban to decide how it wants to move forward […]
President Nominates Indian-American To Key Judiciary Post In California
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American legal luminary Vince Girdhari Chhabria has been nominated by US President Barack Obama to a key judiciary post in California. Chhabria, nominated to be US district judge for the Northern District of […]