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20 November, 2015

Indian American couple from New Jersey plead guilty to $4.3 million healthcare fraud

NEWARK, NJ (TIP): An Indian American husband and wife from New Jersey who owned a mobile diagnostic testing company admitted…

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20 November, 2015

Congressman Joseph Crowley and Councilmember Daniel Dromm Celebrate Diwali with Indian American Business Association

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Business Association, New York Inc  held diwali celebration at Delhi Palace in Jackson Heights, New…

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17 November, 2015

Indian-Origin Researchers in US Discover Tool to Help Recover From Disasters

WASHINGTON:  Indian-origin researchers in US have developed a new computerised tool that can help prepare for, and recover from, disasters such…

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17 November, 2015

Gaiety marks BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Flushing Diwali

NEW YORK (TIP): Diwali serves as a time to gather with friends and family to welcome the New Year and…

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14 November, 2015

Attorney Vini Samuel Elected First Indian American Female Mayor

WASHINGTON (TIP): In a first, Montesano attorney Vini Samuel was elected mayor of Montesano, Washington by landslide victory making her…

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14 November, 2015

Indian-origin woman charged with making false declarations of salaries

SINGAPORE (TIP): An Indian-origin woman director of a Singapore company was on Nov 12 charged with making false declarations of…

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11 November, 2015

2 Silicon Valley companies owned by Indian Americans have been penalised for violating H1B visa rules

Scopus Consulting Group and Orian Engineers, two companies based in Silicon Valley and owned by an Indian-American Kishore Kumar have…

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11 November, 2015

Indian-American Appointed to Key University Position in Texas

WASHINGTON:  Padma Shri awardee Indian-American Ashok Mago has been appointed as a member of Board of Regents of the University of…

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11 November, 2015

Rich Indian-Americans Could Dwarf Official US Aid to India: Report

WASHINGTON:  Indian-Americans, who have a combined annual income of a whopping USD 67.4 billion, can play a key role in philanthropy…

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11 November, 2015

Indian-American Doctor Gets Top award in Clinical Cardiology

WASHINGTON:  An Indian American physician has been felicitated with the highest award in clinical cardiology in the US in recognition of…

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11 November, 2015

Indian-American Appointed Head of Minneapolis Federal Bank

WASHINGTON:  Prominent Indian-American business executive Neel Kashkari was today appointed as the head of the US Federal Reserve's regional bank in…

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11 November, 2015

Indian-Origin Campaigner Awarded by David Cameron for Charity Work

LONDON:  A 46-year-old Indian-origin community campaigner in the UK has been named "Point of Light" by British Prime Minister David Cameron…

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11 November, 2015

Indian American nurse files pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against employer

New York: An Indian-American nurse has filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against her employer, because she was fired for taking a…

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8 November, 2015

American India Foundation Gala raises $200000 for healthcare in rural India

WASHINGTON: The Washington, DC, chapter of the American India Foundation (www.aif.org - Twitter @AIFoundation) raised more than $200,000 for its Maternal and Newborn…

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6 November, 2015

Doyen of Indian American Community Narain Kataria Passes away

NEW YORK (TIP): Narain Kataria, a well known figure in the Indian American community, passed away peacefully in his sleep,…

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6 November, 2015

Dr. Ajay Lodha appointed to Nassau County Comptroller’s Advisory Council on Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Dr. Ajay Lodha, President Elect of the powerful organization of Indian American doctors AAPI (Amrerican Association of…

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6 November, 2015

RANA Diwali gives a Message of Integration

HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): After the huge success of the Rajasthan Mahotsav in April 2015 earlier this year and continuing in…

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3 November, 2015

Organized burglary gang arrested in Houston | Indian-American homes targeted

HOUSTON:  Four men of South American origin have been arrested in the US state of Texas for a string of lunchtime…

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3 November, 2015

Indo-Canadian Sikh Lawmaker Navdeep Bains Likely to Get Ministerial Berth

TORONTO:  Navdeep Bains, 38-year-old Indian-origin Canadian Sikh MP who played a key role in prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau's leadership bid in…

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3 November, 2015

Six Indian American Malayalees to be honored by Kerala Center, NY

The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center will honor six Indian Americans for outstanding achievement in their field of…

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2 November, 2015

Indian American teen Natasha Subhash wins singles and doubles titles at Atlanta ITF tournament

An Indian-American teen may soon feature in International Tennis Federation (ITF) top 200 rankings after she won the girls' singles…

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2 November, 2015

Indian American Researcher at Boston University Wins $150,000 to Study Deadly Skin Cancer

Indian American researcher from the Boston University has won a grant of USD 150,000 to study a gene mutation linked to a…

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1 November, 2015

Sixth Grader Indian American Sells cryptographically Secure Passwords

NEW YORK:  An enterprising 11-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US has started her own business selling cryptographically secure passwords generated by…

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30 October, 2015

OBAMA PRAISES US SOCCER’S INDIAN-AMERICAN CHIEF OVER WORLD CUP WIN

WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama showered praises on US Soccer Federation's (USSF) Indian-American President Sunil Gulati as he welcomed…

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30 October, 2015

Eminent Ophthalmologist VK Raju invited to deliver lecture in Vietnam

NEW YORK (TIP): Morgantown , West Virginia based eminent Ophthalmologist  Dr. VK Raju has been invited to Vietnam as a…

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30 October, 2015

Six Indian Americans Receive NIH Director’s 2015 New Innovator Awards

NEW YORK (TIP): The National Institutes of Health recently announced the recipients of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's New Innovator Awards. Six Indian American researchers…

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30 October, 2015

NPZ Law Group, NJ builds a medical clinic for children and mothers in Mumbai

EDISON, NJ (TIP): NPZ Law Group, P.C., along with other benefactors, made a financial contribution to help build a brand…

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30 October, 2015

Two Indians arrested in New Jersey for conspiracy to smuggle illegal aliens

Two Indian-Orgin men, Nileshkumar Patel, 41, and Harsad Mehta, 65, were arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey…

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29 October, 2015

Indian stand-up comedian Vir Das to debut his show ‘Unbelievablish’ in the US

Indian stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das will debut his new show, ‘Unbelievablish’ in the United States, at the popular…

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29 October, 2015

Sureshbhai Patel Said ‘No English’ 5 Times to US Cops before being Assaulted

An Indian grandfather, Sureshbhai Patel, who was visiting his son in Alabama to meet his newly born grandson, was slammed to…

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