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INDIA- US RELATIONS
I.S. Saluja Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modiarrives in New York today, September 26, on afive day visit to USA. His visit, the first asPrime Minister, is being viewed as a powerful push to ensure […]
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India Joins the Space Elite with Successful Mars Mission
BENGALURU (TIP): “We have gone beyond the boundaries of human enterprise and innovation,” an exultant Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, standing alongside Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientists at the command center in the southern […]
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MALINI SHAH | a multifaceted personality
Malini Shah is a community leader who is currently President of her diamonds company, Difference Inc. She is also the Founder of Nritya Kala Kendra which was founded in 1992. It is an organization that […]
Europe
SCOTLAND REFERENDUM: In a Close Vote Scotland Rejects Independence from Britain
EDINBURGH (TIP): Voters in Scotland rejected independence from Britain in a referendum that had threatened to break up a 307-year union, according to projections by the BBC and Sky early Friday, September 19. The outcome […]
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HONOR RESTORED: ATTORNEY RAVI BATRA WINS FOR KRITTIKA BISWAS CASE AGAINST NY CITY
$225,000 settlement along with an acknowledgment that Krittika was an Honor Student at the time of her false arrest I.S. Saluja : NEW YORK (TIP)When on September 30, 2013, SDNY Judge Koetl issued a scholarly […]
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A Mushaira Celebrates
DALLAS (TIP): A Mushaira in celebration of unity and peace was organized by the local Al Noor International in Irving on September 12 to honor a celebrated Indian poet Munawwar Rana. Several local and guest […]
United States
US edges up to Mission Creep in Middle East
WASHINGTON (TIP): Mission Creep, a term that has come to describe a gradual shift in objectives during the course of a military campaign, often resulting in unplanned long-term commitment, came into the American lexicon during […]
Business & Economics
SUMMITRY OVER SUBSTANCE?
“Expectations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States later this month need to be modulated with stiff doses of reality. Structural weakness in the United States means that it cannot offer much; […]
Business & Economics
Ranbaxy told to give pricing data info in US
MUMBAI (TIP): Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories said on Wednesday that federal authorities in the United States had sought details on how it reports pricing data for some products eligible for reimbursement under the Medicaid […]
Business & Economics
PRIME MINISTER MODI’S SPEECH AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK
“I have written this article imaging and imagining what PM Modi may say or could say at the MSG address to NRI’s on September 28th,” says the author. When we were students in India, we […]
United States
Yahoo compelled to release data
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Washington Post carried a story by Craig Timberg in its September 11 edition which disclosed the U.S. government threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day in 2008 if it failed to comply […]
Europe
CIA triples estimate of Islamic State strength
WASHINGTON (TIP): Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria now have about 20,000 to 31,500 fighters on the ground, the Central Intelligence Agency said on Sep 11, much higher than a previous estimate of 10,000. […]
Europe
AL-QAIDA’S SHADOWY NEW ‘EMIR’ IN SOUTH ASIA HANDED TOUGH JOB
MULTAN, PAKISTAN (TIP): Pakistani militant Asim Umar has been handed a very tough job. Thrust into the limelight after being named leader of al- Qaida’s newly created south Asian wing, he has been entrusted with […]
United States
A Benevolent Law Abused
Racketeers use SIJS to make big money By I.S. Saluja & The Indian Panorama Investigative Team Number of Undocumented Children Who Cross U.S. Border Alone Has Tripled (The Pew Charitable Trusts: May 9, 2013) Each […]
Indian Americans
BJP Global Convener, Overseas Affairs Vijay Jolly calls upon Indian Americans to extend a tumultuous welcome to Modi
I.S. Saluja Vijay Jolly, BJP Global Convener, Overseas Affairs was on US Tour from August 18 to 30 to drum up support for Modi’s reception in New York on September 28. He visited, in all, […]
India
US open to new Gaza resolution if it helps truce
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The United States is open to a new UN resolution on Gaza but only if it contributes to sustaining the Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire, the US envoy to the United Nations said. Ambassador Samantha […]
United States
US sending 200 troops for drills in Ukraine: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States will send about 200 troops to take part in a US-led annual exercise in Ukraine later this month, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, in a show of solidarity with Kiev. […]
United States
UN says $600 million needed to tackle Ebola as deaths top 1,900
WASHINGTON/CONAKRY (TIP): The United Nations said $600 million in supplies would be needed to fight West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, as the death toll from the worst ever epidemic of the virus topped 1,900 and Guinea […]
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Biden: US will follow terrorists to ‘gates of hell’
KITTERY (MAINE (TIP)): Vice-President Joe Biden on September 3 said America will follow the terrorists who posted videos showing the beheading of two journalists “to the gates of hell.” Biden said the Islamic State militant […]
Europe
UN security council meets on Ukraine crisis
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The UN security council met on August 29 in an emergency session on the growing crisis in Ukraine with some members expressing outrage. UN undersecretary-general of Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman told council […]
United States
Leander Paes speaks on ‘My Tennis and India-US Relations’
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Taking another step forward with the Indian Consulate’s ambitious “Media India: 2014-15” series, the audience was treated to an electrifying and memorable lecture by one of the most illustrious sportsmen of […]
United States
Diplomat’s daughter, Krittika Biswas’ case against NYC
Second Circuit dismisses City’s appeal NEW YORK CITY (TIP): A visibly pleased Ravi Batra, attorney for Krittika Biswas said in a statement , “I am happy to report, with great professional and American pride, that […]
United States
Ranju Batra bestowed The 2014 Beacon of Leadership Award
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke presented to Ranju Batra, August 26, The 2014 Beacon of Leadership Award. Rep Clarke was effusive in her remarks about Ranju’s dedication and contributions to New York and the United States […]
United States
US mobilizes allies to widen assault on ISIS
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has begun to mobilize a broad coalition of allies behind potential American military action in Syria and is moving toward expanded airstrikes in northern Iraq, administration officials said on August […]
United States
Hurricane Cristobal kills four, churns towards Bermuda
MIAMI (TIP): Strengthening Hurricane Cristobal killed at least four people in the Caribbean and then trained its deadly sights on Tuesday on the holiday paradise of Bermuda, officials and meteorologists said. The storm dumped torrential […]