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26 July, 2020

Indian-origin nurse in Singapore conferred with President’s Award

SINGAPORE (TIP):  A 59-year-old Indian-origin nurse in Singapore has been conferred with the President's Award for Nurses for serving on…

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18 July, 2020

SOCIAL JUSTICE IN COVID TIMES

By Mabel Pais “Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one…

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11 July, 2020

Global Indian Trade and Cultural Council, USA in collaboration with Consulate General of India Launches a Series of Webinars

The first  Webinar on Augmenting US-India Healthcare Relations under Covid Challenge organized on June 1 NEW YORK (TIP) :The first…

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11 July, 2020

Failing students: America’s visa curbs reek of coercion, bias

Covid-19 has not only devastated lives and livelihoods across the globe, but also played havoc with the academic calendar. Amid…

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11 July, 2020

US still ‘knee-deep’ in first wave of coronavirus, says Dr. Fauci

Coronavirus  hot spots should pause reopening, not shut down again, recommends infectious diseases expert WASHINGTON (TIP): States with spiking coronavirus…

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11 July, 2020

58 Indian-origin executives employ over 3.6 million globally, account for $1 trillion in revenue

NEW YORK (TIP): A group of 58 Indian-origin executives heading various companies across 11 different countries, including the US, Canada…

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11 July, 2020

Indian Origin Founder of South African Hindu political party dies of Covid

JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Jayraj Bachu, a founding member and national leader of South Africa's only Hindu political party, has succumbed to…

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27 June, 2020

CDC broadens guidance on Americans facing risk of severe Covid-19

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday broadened its warning about who is at risk of…

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26 June, 2020

Indian origin doctor beats COVID-19 to feature in Hollywood flick

NEW YORK /ROHTAK (TIP): Nephrologist Dr Pooja Bhatia Malhotra, who hails from Rohtak, had contracted the deadly disease coronavirus while…

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20 June, 2020

Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty: “Setting up of Gandhi Shanti Van is my lasting legacy”

Ambassador Chakravorty  may be credited with enormous work he has done to streamline the consulate functioning, bringing Indian American community…

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13 June, 2020

Why keep places of worship out of corona fight

          Why keep places of worship out of corona fight                                               By Prabhjot Singh “Perhaps never…

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12 June, 2020

Indian American Surgeon led team performs Lung Transplant on COVID-19 Patient

CHICAGO (TIP): For the first time, surgeons led by an Indian American at Northwestern Medicine performed a double-lung transplant on…

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12 June, 2020

COVID-19 death toll in US could hit 2,00,000-mark by September: Indian-American professor

NEW YORK (TIP): The total death toll in the US from the novel coronavirus pandemic could hit the grim figure…

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12 June, 2020

Air India price gouging?

COMMENT  Prof. I.S.Saluja The announcement with customary Indian pomposity of Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indians was received with great…

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12 June, 2020

FIA Chairman Ramesh Patel Cremated

Prof. I.S.Saluja NEW YORK  (TIP): Ramesh Patel, Chairman for life of Federation of Indian Associations NY/NJ/ CT (FIA), the organization…

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6 June, 2020

FIA Chairman Ramesh Patel Passes Away

EDISON, NJ (TIP): Ramesh Patel, Chairman for life of Federation of Indian Associations NY/NJ/ CT (FIA), the organization which organizes…

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29 May, 2020

Keys to a Successful Business Reopening

A successful business reopening must include a carefully thought out plan that complies with relevant federal, state and local guidelines,…

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29 May, 2020

NRIA DONATES $2,500 TO CORONAVIRUS TESTING SITE IN EDISON, NJ

EDISON, NJ (TIP)   NRIA of Secaucus, NJ, a leading luxury multi-family real estate developer, private equity investment manager, and EB-5…

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29 May, 2020

Govt plans for third phase of ‘Vande Bharat mission’ as 300,000 Indians want to return

A total of 3,08,200 persons have registered with Indian missions abroad for repatriation on compelling grounds NEW DELHI / NEW…

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22 May, 2020

Trump says he won’t close the country if second wave of coronavirus hits

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump said “we are not closing our country” if the U.S. is hit by a second…

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22 May, 2020

Cuomo bars summer school in N.Y. amid spike in coronavirus-linked illness afflicting kids

NEW YORK (TIP): Gov. Cuomo announced Thursday, May 21 that summer school isn’t happening in New York. It is “still…

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22 May, 2020

New Jersey Gradually Lifting Lockdown Restrictions for Strategic Economic Restart

Bidisha Roy TRENTON, NJ (TIP): New Jersey continues to rank second in the country after New York with at least…

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15 May, 2020

Indian Grocery Store Owner in California Faces Price Gouging Charges

NEW YORK (TIP): On May 7, Alameda County DA O’Malley and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that their offices…

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15 May, 2020

Indian American Engineer Charged in Texas with COVID-Relief Fraud

HOUSTON (TIP): An Indian origin engineer has been charged in the Eastern District of Texas with allegedly filing bank loan…

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15 May, 2020

Mega stimulus package: Self-reliance pitch timely, now for delivery

A new slogan, ‘Be vocal about local’, has been added by the Prime Minister to his long list of aspirational-inspirational…

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15 May, 2020

Pathways to a more resilient economy

  The redesign of economies, of businesses, and our lives, must begin with questions about purpose. What is the purpose…

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15 May, 2020

U.S. Senator Richard Burr steps aside as committee chair in view of FBI stock trades probe

WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Senator Richard Burr will step aside as chairman of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee, after the FBI…

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9 May, 2020

The solution to fight Coronavirus is now becoming a reality

  The world is looking for a drug and a vaccine to overcome the deadly virus. Many countries and many…

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