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31 July, 2020

Indian Origin Tech Executive Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud and Money Laundering

SEATTLE (TIP): A Washington tech executive of Indian origin was taken into custody July 23 and charged with fraudulently seeking…

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31 July, 2020

Indian-American Political Group Announces New Executive Director, commits $10M to Support Community Candidates

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (TIP): Indian-American political organization IMPACT announced July 28 that public interest lawyer Neil Makhija will be its new…

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31 July, 2020

Indian-origin author Avni Doshi on 2020 Booker Prize longlist

The Dubai-based Indian-origin author is among the 13 authors longlisted for her debut novel ‘Burnt Sugar’ LONDON  (TIP): Dubai-based Indian-origin…

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31 July, 2020

Indian American Anil Cheriyan Named Cognizant’s Strategy, Technology EVP

TEANECK, NJ (TIP): Anil Cheriyan, former director of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services, will join Cognizant  on Aug. 3…

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31 July, 2020

Indian Origin former Long Island doctor pleads guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute Oxycodone

NEW YORK (TIP): On July 27, in federal court in Central Islip, Tameshwar Ammar, a former medical doctor in Roslyn,…

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31 July, 2020

Indian-origin politician Pritam Singh appointed Singapore’s first Leader of Opposition in Parliament

'Singapore’s legislatures have never had formally designated Leaders of the Opposition' SINGAPORE (TIP): Indian-origin politician Pritam Singh was on Tuesday,…

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31 July, 2020

Indian arrested for stabbing wife to death in Miami

MIAMI, FL (TIP): Philip Mathew (Nevin), 34, of Wixom, Michigan has been arrested and charged in the murder of his…

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31 July, 2020

Indian American John Cyrus Joins HighPoint as IT Strategy, Business Solutions Director

WASHINGTON (TIP): HighPoint,  a provider of IT and digital services for government agencies, announced the addition of John Cyrus as Director of IT Strategy…

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31 July, 2020

Indian Owned Dallas Textiles Company Creates PPE Division During Pandemic

DALLAS (TIP): More than 35 million (and counting) pieces of personal protection equipment (PPE) have been shipped to hospitals, school districts and…

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31 July, 2020

Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu talks trade and investment with Wisconsin Governor

WASHINGTON  (TIP): Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on July 29…

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31 July, 2020

Gandhi-King Exchange Act Passed in House Foreign Affairs Committee

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) hailed the passage of the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act out…

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31 July, 2020

Indian American Congressman Introduces Lifesaving Legislation to Curb COVID-19 Surge

WASHINGTON  (TIP): As COVID-19 infections continue to surge across America and nearly 30 states impose public mask-wearing requirements, Indian American Rep. Ro…

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31 July, 2020

Should Muslims sacrifice cattle on Eid-al-Adha?

On Friday, July 31, 2020, over a billion and a half Muslims around the world, will be slaughtering millions of…

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31 July, 2020

The ‘Right to return’ and violations of a sacred principle

“Are the NRIs at the mercy of the authorities for a 'right to return?' Don't they deserve a better reception…

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31 July, 2020

World must seek reparation from China

Post-Covid, it’s a fit case for the world to demand reparation, as was done after World War I, at the…

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31 July, 2020

US coronavirus death toll passes 150,000: Johns Hopkins

The country recorded more than 4.38 million total cases. WASHINGTON (TIP): More than 150,000 people have died of COVID-19 in…

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31 July, 2020

Oxford vaccine shows protection against COVID-19 in monkeys: Study

Preliminary results from this research were used to facilitate the start of clinical trials of the vaccine in humans, the…

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31 July, 2020

India now has fifth highest COVID-19 fatality count in the world

Health Ministry flags high human cost of herd immunity   NEW DELHI (TIP): In a densely populated country like India,…

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31 July, 2020

USCIS took steps to prevent abuse, fraud in employment-based visa programs, Congressmen told

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump administration has taken a series of steps to prevent abuse and fraud in the employment-based visa…

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31 July, 2020

Trump raises possibility of delaying the election—but that power rests in Congress

Trump also said he would not trust results of an election that included widespread mail voting WASHINGTON (TIP): US President…

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31 July, 2020

Should Muslims sacrifice cattle on Eid-al-Adha?

Should Muslims sacrifice cattle on Eid-al-Adha?                            …

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