Indian-Origin Official To Lead Multination Initiative
WASHINGTON: Sanjay Pradhan, an Indian-origin World Bank official, has been selected to lead a multination initiative focused on improving government transparency,…
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Saline Water Cleans Wounds Better Than Soap: Indo-Canadian Researcher
NEW YORK: Although using soap and water has remained the standard practice of wound cleaning before surgery, this method is actually…
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Punjabi Singer Goes Missing In Canada: Police
TORONTO: A 30-year-old Punjabi singer, who visited Canada for a music performance, has gone missing, prompting authorities to seek the public's…
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Scholarship Set Up To Honour Indian American
WASHINGTON: The US town of Spotswood in New Jersey will set up a scholarship fund to honour the memory of an…
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White House to Hold Meetings with Sikh and Muslim Community Leaders
WASHINGTON: In the wake of increase in hate-crimes directed against Sikhs and Muslims after a deadly shooting in California, senior White…
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White House Celebrates Guru Nanak’s Birth Anniversary
WASHINGTON: The White House celebrated the birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak with top aides of President Barack Obama assuring…
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Indian American Senior Executive At Twitter To Quit
NEW YORK: Baljeet Singh, Twitter's product lead in charge of video, will quit the company early next month, a media…
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Not ashamed My daughter’s name was Jyoti Singh | Nirbhaya named by mother
NEW DELHI: In a brave homage to her daughter, the mother of the December 16 gangrape victim today took her name…
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Air India technician gets ‘sucked into aircraft engine’, Dies
Mumbai (TIP): Ravi Subramanian, an Air India technician, died on Wednesday, December 16, after he was sucked into the engine…
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INDIA’s ISRO successfully puts 6 Singapore satellites in precise orbit
CHENNAI: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has added another country to its client list for commercial satellite launches after Polar…
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Elderly Sikh Passenger Labelled ‘Bin Laden’ On Plane
NEW YORK: An elderly Sikh man in the US was filmed while sleeping on a flight by a co-passenger who posted…
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University of South Florida Starts APJ Abdul Kalam Fellowship
University of South Florida (USF) has started doctoral grants for Indian students in honor of President A.P.J. Kalam. President Kalam…
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Malala Condemns Trump’s ‘ideology of Hatred’
BIRMIMGHAM, UK (TIP): Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai condemned Donald Trump's views on Muslims on Tuesday, December 15 at a…
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H-1B, L-1 Visa Fee hiked by upto $4500
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Congress has imposed a special fee of up to $4,500 on the H-1B and L-1 visas…
Read MoreIndian American Professor creates Super-condom which Kills HIV virus
HIV / AIDS is a global killer and affects many lives worldwide every year. According to the World Health Organization…
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Indian American Sikh Woman Claims Racial Discrimination From Police
An Indian American sikh woman said she was questioned by California police after she asked to buy some ammunition for…
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Robber calls Indian American store clerk ISIS “terrorist”
In another hate crime, an armed robber shot a store clerk of Indian origin (sikh) in the face after accusing…
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Obama Names Indian American Labor Trafficking Survivor to U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking
President Barack Obama, Dec. 16, announced several administration posts in the Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. One of the new…
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Indian American Sikh Fans can’t enter Stadium if they wear Turbans
Three Sikh Americans say they were nearly barred from watching their team at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, because…
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Swiss bank releases list of dormant accounts, 6 Indians among list
TIP NEWSWIRE: The names of at least six individuals with an Indian connection figure in the list of unclaimed bank…
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Google will build new campus in Hyderabad: Sundar Pichai
NEW DELHI (TIP): Sundar Pichai, the Indian-origin CEO of Google, said that the company will build a new campus in…
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Harendra Singh arrested again – Long Island indicted restaurateur in violation of bail bond
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Long Island restaurateur Harendra Singh was re-arrested by FBI agents Wednesday, December 16, on a charge of…
Read MoreIndo-Canadian Woman Stabs Drug Store Employee in Toronto
TORONTO: A 40-year-old Indian-origin woman is facing murder charges for stabbing to a woman death in the heart of Toronto, police…
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Rakesh Punn Gets 30 Years Jail For Child Sex Exploitation
NEW YORK: A 57-year-old Indian-origin pediatrician in the US has been jailed for 30 years for sexual exploitation of a…
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