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18 April, 2020

Get answers to Economic Impact Payment questions

  WASHINGTON  (TIP): The IRS is regularly updating the Economic Impact Payment  and the Get My Payment tool frequently asked…

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18 April, 2020

Governor Cuomo Favors Reopening but insists on Wherewithal to do it: Federal Funding and Testing

NEW YORK (TIP): In his Coronavirus briefing, Saturday, April 18, New York State  Governor Andrew  underlined the need for federal…

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18 April, 2020

Dance Diplomacy on Battery Dance TV

                                         Dance Diplomacy Jonathan with Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General of India NY, dancer Pallavi Krishnan of Kerala, India and…

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18 April, 2020

Ramadan, everything you always wanted to know

Ramadan is pronounced Ramzan in the Subcontinent, Iran, Turkey, and the Central Asian Republics wherever the Persian linguistic influence exists,…

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17 April, 2020

India’s international response to Covid-19

    By Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji India’s international response to the challenge posed by the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated her…

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17 April, 2020

Actor and Writer Ranjit Chowdhry dies at 65

 I.S. Saluja MUMBAI/ NEW YORK (TIP): Film, television and theater actor Ranjit Chowdhry passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday, April …

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17 April, 2020

OBITUARY

The death of Mr. Avneet Singh  son of Mr Jay Jasbir Singh and Mrs. Lovely  Kaur has sent shock waves…

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10 April, 2020

Indian-American body launches initiative for underprivileged communities in India during Covid-19

The American India Foundation (AIF) said it will use its existing "service delivery platforms" comprising frontline health workers, teachers, community…

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10 April, 2020

11 Indian Citizens infected with Coronavirus die in US, Sixteen more test Positive

NEW YORK  (TIP):  At least 11 Indians have died of COVID-19 in the United States with another 16 testing positive…

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10 April, 2020

Indian- Origin Rishi Sunak next in line as UK PM deputy after foreign minister

    Given the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the UK, where the death toll has crossed 6,000, and its…

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10 April, 2020

Indian Origin British Parliamentarian Lisa Nandy is appointed UK Shadow Minister

Lisa Nandy said her first focus will be on the "pressing matter" of Britons stranded abroad due to the coronavirus…

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10 April, 2020

Restarting America

    It may be accepted that waiting to restart all sectors of the economy simultaneously will  unnecessarily keep some…

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10 April, 2020

You will be missed, Brahm Kanchibhotla

I never ever dreamed of losing my friend and fellow journalist Brahm  Kanchibhotla the way he has been snatched from…

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10 April, 2020

GET WELL SOON

Some of our friends are tested positive with Coronavirus. Two of them, well known doctors , got infected while performing…

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10 April, 2020

Coronavirus, my Trojan Horse, which sought to overcome my Walls of Troy

  A COVID-19 Survivor’s Reflections By Ravi Batra  The best that has come out of these three weeks’ “Groundhog Day“…

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9 April, 2020

Indian Origin Surgeon in UK Dies of COVID- 19

LONDON  (TIP): Jitendra Kumar Rathod a prominent Indian origin cardiac surgeon who worked for years in the National Health Service…

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8 April, 2020

Indian Origin Technology Executive Arvind Krishna Takes Charge as IBM CEO

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-origin technology executive Arvind Krishna took charge as the new Chief Executive Officer of American IT giant…

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8 April, 2020

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2020 GOES VIRTUAL: TOGETHER, APART

  By Mabel Pais “While we cannot gather in person to lock arms, laugh, and cry, it’s important for us…

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4 April, 2020

Indian American Surita R. Bhatia Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

NEW YORK (TIP): The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Surita R. Bhatia, Ph.D.,…

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4 April, 2020

Indian American Student at UVA Develops Coronavirus Tracker

NEW YORK (TIP): TrackCorona, a COVID-19 tracking website developed by two University of Virginia students, James Yun and Soukarya Ghosh,…

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4 April, 2020

Indian American Stanford Student Awarded Michel David-Weill Scholarship

NEW YORK (TIP): Stanford senior Riya Verma is the recipient of the Michel David-Weill Scholarship, which provides funding for two years…

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4 April, 2020

Indian American Mother Charged with Murder of 4-Year-Old Son

HOUSTON, TX (TIP): A 36-year-old Sugar Land woman of India origin is facing a murder charge in connection with the…

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4 April, 2020

Indian American Assembly Member Announces Medical Supply Donation Drive in San Jose

SAN JOSE, CA (TIP);  Assembly member Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) announced a safety supplies donation drive in response to the…

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4 April, 2020

Indian American Aditya Vashistha Receives Google Research Award

NEW YORK (TIP): Aditya Vashistha an Assistant Professor of Information Science at Cornell University has received Google Research Award. He designs…

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4 April, 2020

Indian American Fighting Covid-19 on the Frontlines by Giving Lifesaving Soap into More Hands

Indian American Fighting Covid-19 on the Frontlines by Giving Lifesaving Soap into More Hands By Bidisha Roy NEW YORK (TIP):…

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3 April, 2020

Gurbani Maestro Padma Shri Nirmal Singh Khalsa Falls to Covid-19

NEW YORK  (TIP): Padma Shri awardee and former ''Hazuri Raagi'' at the Golden Temple, Nirmal Singh Khalsa  died at Amritsar…

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2 April, 2020

Senate Majority Passes New York State Budget

Focus on Protecting New Yorkers’ Health and Values & Combating the Coronavirus Pandemic ALBANY, NY (TIP): The Senate Majority passed…

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29 March, 2020

Trump extends CDC guidelines to April 30; Hopes June 1 will see all clear signal

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he's extending his administration's guidelines on social distancing amid the COVID-19 outbreak…

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