Amitabh Bachchan honored by US Embassy for TB awareness
NEW DELHI (TIP): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been honored by the US Embassy to acknowledge his immense contribution to the…
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Notebandi not enough to end corruption
The historic decision of Nov 9, 2016 to demonetize currency notes of Rs. 500/1000, which represents 86 %of the total…
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Demonetization was a dishonest promise
A cost-benefit analysis of demonetization needs to take into account the inconvenience caused and the millions of man days lost…
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Mr. HR Shah: The Doyen of Indian American Community
He may pass by. You may not notice him. He is one among many. But only when you get to…
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He Accomplished Daunting Tasks of Protecting and Promoting Diversity
A Tribute to Guru Gobind Singh, Creator of Khalsa. Sikhism is the Fifth Largest Religion of the World. The Sikh…
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Welcome to Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017 at Bengaluru
THE CONVENTION WILL FOCUS ON DIASPORA ACHIEVEMENTS TIP Correspondent BENGALURU: The curtains are ready to be raised on the…
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The Indian Panorama hosts an ‘Evening with a Purpose’
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): The Indian Panorama hosted a well-attended fundraising dinner for the Eye Foundation of America on Tuesday,…
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GST matters but so does fiscal federalism
As expected, the latest Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet, headed by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and…
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Another session lost: A timely rebuke from a marg darshak
The continued disruptions of the Lok Sabha provoked a strong reaction from a sidelined BJP veteran, LK Advani. The latter…
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The Young Prodigy – Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa was only 16 years old when she starred opposite M.G.R in Ayirathil Oruvan. The entire cast & crew would…
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A rite of passage: Obama-to-Trump transition will see a new America and changed equations
Never has the US seen a transfer of power in the White House as contentious and controversial as we are…
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Misery in rural India: The government should listen to its own bureaucrats
If the government thought media was exaggerating the prevailing "cash chaos" and focusing excessively on urban India, its own officers'…
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Indian teen wins US quiz show
NEW YORK (TIP): Sharath Narayan, an Indian American teen from Madison, Alabama won Jeopardy! Teen Tournament - a top quiz…
Read MoreThe implications of demonetization and Trump’s win will be far-reaching
Trump's election as US President and demonetization in India arrived like conjoined twins on November 9. Joseph Schumpeter's phrase "creative…
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Monetary Stalinism: Perils of tinkering with jameen, jorru and jeb
We do not want another 'god' as the political leader of our country…We must not only not have any more…
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Community welcomes Nikki Haley’s nomination as US Ambassador to the UN
NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian American community hailed president-elect Donald Trump’s selection of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to be…
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A 90-year-old parade that reflects the changing face of New York City Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Like previous years, everything was there - floats, balloons, cheerleaders and dancers, clowns, marching bands and…
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Madhu Saran made Global Ambassador of Women Entrepreneurship Day
UNITED NATIONS: Madhu Saran, a leading social entrepreneur from Chennai was named ‘Women Entrepreneurship Day Global Ambassador of India’ by…
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DEMONETIZATION: NRIs concerned over changing old currency notes
There has been a spate of mixed reactions from the NRIS living in America after India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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Cashless is painful: Address the panic in the street
Post-demonetization, the country is in a state of economic convulsion. To keep it from turning into a social seizure, the…
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A Day of giving Thanks that changed over time: Food, Festivities, Parade, and Many More
Thanksgiving, one of the biggest festivals in the US and Canada (observed on fourth Thursday of November in US and…
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A test of American Character: Trump insurgency will not melt away
In his masterly study, 'The American Character', first published in 1944, Professor D.W. Brogan had spoken of how "the American…
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Ladakhi engineer Sonam Wangchuk receives global award in USA
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer from Ladakh, India, who was the inspiration behind Aamir Khan's "Phunsukh Wangdu" character…
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Modi Carpet Bombs 80% Indians to Recover 3-5% Black Money
It is very surprising why Team Modi ignored the very basic fact that the 1% of richest Indians own 53%…
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Luminaries, activists and artistes come together to spotlight life-changing interventions on ending the pandemic of violence against women and girl
NEW YORK (TIP): Celebrating 20 years of vital work to end violence against women and girls, the UN Trust Fund…
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U.S. Presidential Election: It was mostly about ‘the forgotten man’
The election of Trump is mostly about the economy and jobs, and it is also about the "forgotten man" whom…
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The double whammy: Demonetization and Trump together have spelled out the challenge ahead
The immediate impact of demonetization was on the stock market and the Indian rupee. Futures of markets in the US…
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Republican Hindu Coalition and Donald Trump perfect a Campaign of Misinformation and Hate
As I watched the latest Republican Hindu Coalition TV advertisements on some Indian channels, usually viewed by Indian Americans for…
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Race Matters in US
"Even with Trump's supporters being 90 per cent white, he was trailing Hillary Clinton because of the demographic diversity in…
Read MoreIt is your right and duty to vote
Who wouldn't like to be a part of the historic 2016 Presidential election?. Remember, each vote counts. And, moreover, we…
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