In the pre-Revolutionary years, colonists had held annual celebrations of the king’s birthday, which traditionally included the ringing of bells, bonfires, processions and speechmaking. By contrast, during the summer of 1776 some colonists celebrated the […]
Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, celebrates the adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. On the 236th birthday of the United States, explore nine surprising facts […]
On July 2nd, 1776 the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, adopted the Declaration of Independence,which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. The declaration came 442 […]
The American National Anthem memorializes one of the key moments in American history which took place in Baltimore during the War of 1812. When Francis Scott Key saw the American flag flying above Fort McHenry […]
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): At a special gathering held on 25th June 2013 here Mrs. and Subba Rao Anumolu hosted the Telugu Association of North America (TANA)’s felicitation of 12 Indian parliament members who were […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): CEOs representing top American technology companies including Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco have hailed the passage of the comprehensive immigration reform bill by US Senate, arguing that this would give a big boost […]
WASHINGTON D.C.(TIP): The American India Public Affairs Committee (AIPACom) organized a reception in honor of Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C. on June 27th. Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee; Joe Crowley, Chair, India Caucus; […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The United States celebrated the 237th anniversary of independence from British rule. Americans traditionally celebrate the Independence Day holiday with parades, picnics, fireworks, sports and concerts. Fourth of July decorations feature the […]
CAIRO (TIP): Mohammed Morsi, in office only a year as the first democratically elected leader of Egypt, was rousted from power by the military July 3 as a euphoric crowd in Tahrir Square cheered his […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Disappointed over Pakistan’s slow pace of trial in Mumbai terror attack case, a top US lawmaker has demanded that the seven suspects, including LeT operational commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, be handed over to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A group of 14 lawmakers has requested the State of California to induct Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian to be elected to Congress, into the California Hall of Fame. The group led […]
Obama applauds Congressman Garamendi Urges Swift Action in House John Liu, Saujani welcome passage of the Bill WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The U.S. Senate passed a sweeping immigration bill Thursday, June 27 that would allow the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved unrestricted sales of the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill, lifting all age limits on the emergency contraceptive. The move came a week after the […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Afghanistan and Pakistan traded accusations in the UN Security Council on June 20 over the whereabouts of Islamist extremists on their porous border as the United Nations described increased tensions between the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Economic issues like intellectual property protection, local content restrictions and a continued cap on FDI are likely to be on top of his agenda when US Secretary of State John Kerry travels to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Chandigarh-born 46-yearold Srinivasan was sworn in a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the second most powerful court in the United States after the Supreme Court on […]
DOHA (TIP): A fresh effort to end Afghanistan’s 12-year-old war was in limbo on Thursday after a diplomatic spat about the Taliban’s new Qatar office delayed preliminary discussions between the United States and the Islamist […]
Promotion lets MoneyGram users enter for a chance to win all-expense-paid trip to Birmingham, UK, for the final NEW YORK (TIP): It was an easy, nostrings- attached deal: U.S. consumers who sent money to India, […]
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): The India Association of Long Island (IALI) held its 34th Annual Awards Dinner Gala on June 9th at the Hilton, Melville, NY. Dr. Kishore Kuncham, President of IALI, in his opening […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Thursday to resume the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children, the first immigration-related vote in either chamber […]
Abrilliant career diplomat, a much honored multilingual prolific writer and a celebrity in his own right, Mr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay aroused a lot of expectations in USA even as his name surfaced as the Consul General […]
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall reading the inscription at the base of the memorial statue at Whitestone Memorial Field prior to the start of the 89th annual Whitestone Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade on Monday, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Overseas Volunteer for Better India (OVBI) organized a first-of-its-kind Google Hangout with upcoming youth icon, farmer’s champion and anticorruption activist Balasaheb Darade. This event was organized to update NRI community about relief […]
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): MoneyGram International, Inc. (NYSE: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, moved its stock listing to the NASDAQ Global Select Market from the New York Stock Exchange, effective May 13, 2013. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Recently, Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan scripted history after he was confirmed as the first South Asian judge to America’s second highest court. But Srinivasan is not the only famous person of Indian origin who […]
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