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11 June, 2016

Brexit camp threatens legal action over EU vote extension

LONDON (TIP): Brexit campaigners accused the government of trying to rig the EU referendum and threatened legal action on June…

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8 June, 2016

25 Indian Students Lacking Programming Skills Asked to Leave University

WASHINGTON — At least 25 Indian students in their first semester of the computer sciences program at Western Kentucky University…

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7 June, 2016

2 Indian Americans sentenced 7 Years For H1B Visa Fraud in Texas

Two Indian-American brothers have been sentenced to over seven years in prison for committing fraud in H1B visa programme, popular…

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1 June, 2016

Trump Fueling ISIS Recruitment Effort: Gen. Hayden

NEW YORK (TIP): Donald Trump has damaged American security, says former CIA and NSA director Gen. Michael Hayden in an…

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28 May, 2016

Indian Held for Trying to Enter US on Fake Driver’s License

VIRGIN ISLANDS (TIP): A 23-year-old Indian man was arrested by US immigration authorities and has been charged with illegally trying…

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28 May, 2016

14 Indians Charged with US Immigration Fraud

DALLAS (TIP): Fourteen people of Indian descent are among 19 charged with involvement in visa fraud through fake "green card"…

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20 May, 2016

Harpreet Singh Toor honored with Immigrants Outreach Appreciation Award

Community Affairs Bureau of New York Police Department on May 17 organized the Immigrants Outreach Appreciation event at New York…

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18 May, 2016

We must respond to young women of color

The future of our City depends on the success of young people today. But instead of being able to focus…

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18 May, 2016

MAYOR’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS APPLAUDS BOARD OF REGENTS DECISION TO GRANT PROFESSIONAL LICENSES TO DACA RECIPIENTS

PRESS RELEASE: New York State immigrants who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) deserve the opportunity to…

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17 May, 2016

Indian-American Couple Convicted for H-1B Visa Fraud

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American couple has been convicted on charges of H-1B visa fraud and will face up to 30…

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13 May, 2016

NEW IMMIGRATION RAIDS INVITE SHARP REACTIONS

NEW YORK CITY(TIP): Reacting to a Reuters news story that the Obama Administration will launch a new round of immigration…

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20 April, 2016

US Responds to India’s Discriminatory Visa Fee Charge

WASHINGTON:  The US has told India it is bound by legislation on the recent visa fee hike - which has badly…

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17 April, 2016

AIF Atlanta Gala Honors CEOs of UPS, Xylem and Jaipur Rugs

ATLANTA, GA (TIP): The American India Foundation (AIF) held its Annual Atlanta Fundraising Gala on April 2, 2016 at the…

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17 April, 2016

Toxic poll campaign causing fear in US schools

NEW YORK (TIP): The abrasive and at times toxic rhetoric of the US election campaign is having a "profoundly negative…

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17 April, 2016

US Visa Fee hike discriminatory; Targeted at Indian IT firms: Jaitley

WASHINGTON (TIP): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed concern over the hike in visa fee by the US, saying it…

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8 April, 2016

US fake university sting: Indian Students, among Hundreds, Face Deportation over US Visa Fraud

NEW YORK (TIP): In an undercover operation set up by the US government to catch visa fraud, US law enforcement…

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8 April, 2016

H-1B Cap Reached: Majority of Applications by Indian Companies: 250k Applications in 5 Days

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US government is believed to have received about 250,000 petitions for H-1B visas - the most sought…

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7 April, 2016

Busted: 10 Indian-Americans arrested for visa fraud

Washington, April 6 | Ten Indian Americans are among 21 people arrested as part of a sting operation in which…

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1 April, 2016

Why are American Voters so angry?

Americans are generally known for having a positive outlook on life, but with the countdown for November's presidential election now…

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26 March, 2016

DHS and State Department Prepare Mass Deportation of Hundreds of Muslims

NEW YORK (TIP): Immigration authorities have begun transporting South Asian detainees to Florence, Arizona, as a staging ground for impending…

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25 March, 2016

Reworking Ties with US

American presidential elections get international attention because of worldwide interest in who is going to become the most powerful leader on…

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18 March, 2016

Cutting the cost of Citizenship in the Immigration Capital of the World

For centuries, countless immigrants, including the 3.5 million that today call New York Citytheir home, have brought culture, ideas, innovation,…

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11 March, 2016

Michael Bloomberg says no to 2016 Presidency run

NEW YORK (TIP): Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, has said that he will not run for the…

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11 March, 2016

‘H-1B Fee issue will impact Indo-US defense trade’

WASHINGTON(TIP): The doubling of H-1B visa fee would impact India's purchase of defense equipment from the US as the move…

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11 March, 2016

STEM F-1 visa students can work for 3 years under OPT – From May 10, 2016: it’s official

NEW YORK (TIP): The much anticipated new rule for F-1 OPT STEM extension has been released for public inspection. On March 9,…

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11 March, 2016

The Final Four at the GOP Presidential Debate Speak out on various Issues

CORAL GABLES (TIP): The GOP Presidential debate at Coral Gables, Florida, March 19, kicked off on a somber note with…

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5 March, 2016

UK ‘to give France 20 million euros extra’ to stop migrants and refugees reaching England from Calais.

ENGLAND (TIP): David Cameron is to agree to give an extra 20 million (£15.4 million) to France for policing and…

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5 March, 2016

Deputy Mayor Buery and Commissioner Agarwal hold a Roundtable with community and ethnic media on ActionNYC

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Richard Buery and Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant…

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5 March, 2016

Mexico says won’t pay for Trump’s ‘terrible’ border wall

MEXICO CITY (TIP): There is no way Mexico would fund Donald Trump's "terrible" plan to build a wall along its…

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5 March, 2016

India takes US to WTO over visa fee hike for H-1B, L-1 visas, limited quotas

NEW YORK (TIP): India has filed a complaint in the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the US decision to impose…

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