Hardeep S Puri-Just Minted Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development
Ambassador Hardeep S Puri, now Minister of State with Independent Charge of Housing and Urban Affairs in the rejigged Cabinet…
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Gauri Lankesh’s killers must be found; or it’ll embolden those who stifle dissent
The murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru has set off a wave of protests across the country; the chill…
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Murder of Gauri Lankesh is an ominous sign for India’s flailing democracy
Gauri Lankesh, a prominent Kannada journalist and a vehement critic of communal politics of the BJP government, was gunned down…
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Poetry Corner – The Journey
The journey acquaints the traveler, With roads narrow and wide. As they bend and curve; swivel and swirl, They take…
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Equifax Says Cyberattack May Have Affected 143 Million Customers
NEW YORK (TIP): Various news outlets including New York Times, Washington Post and CNN have reported that Equifax, one of…
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Comptroller Maragos: Living Wage Audits Recover $1.1M for Underpaid Employees since 2007
Living Wage Law May Need Revisions to Restrict Waivers MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos issued the 2016…
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Consulate General of India, New York – Special Consular Services
New York (TIP): In recognition of special needs and in order to facilitate access of members of the Indian Diaspora,…
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Rahul Gandhi has the thought process of Nehru
New York (TIP): The true democratization is not simply the right to vote, but it is all about the devolution of…
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Fierce Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida
TAMPA, FL (TIP): Fast and furious large-scale Hurricane Irma is sweeping towards Florida. If the storm reaches its full potential,…
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Juster Nominated as US Envoy to India
WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House on Friday, Sept 1 announced Kenneth I. Juster, one of the foremost experts on India-US…
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US tech giants vow to defend ‘Dreamers’
NEW YORK (TIP): US tech giants, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, have pledged to stand by their employees after the…
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After DACA Repeal Trump says he has ‘great love for young immigrants’
Widespread condemnation of DACA Repeal WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump has said that he has “great love” for young…
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Ambassador Hardeep S Puri is appointed a Minister in Modi’s Rejigged Cabinet
PM Narendra Modi reshuffled his cabinet September 3 and brought in nine new faces. NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra…
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Chairman Crowley Pushes for Health Care Protections, Immigrant Rights in Government Funding Bill
NEW YORK (TIP) House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) introduced a series of amendments to the government funding bill…
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Decoding BJP after Baba’s conviction
The BJP has been courting the Babas because it embodies the concept of religious men leading the country rather than…
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Of Donald Modi & Narendra Trump
The affinities between Trump and Modi are striking, but none of them bodes well for democracy. NO two persons are…
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