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19 August, 2016

Usain Bolt Wins Eighth Olympic Gold Medal In The 200m Sprint

RIO DE JANEIRO (TIP): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won gold again at Rio's Summer Olympics, blowing away the field in…

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18 August, 2016

Intel Acquires Indian American-led San Diego-based Firm Nervana Systems

San Diego based deep learning startup Nervana Systems, headed by Indian Americans, has been acquired by Intel as per media…

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18 August, 2016

Indian American Professor at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Recognized for his Contributions

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (TIP) Ashok Hemal, M.D., professor of urology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, has received the Sushruta Award from the…

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18 August, 2016

North Carolina Physician, Dr Gopal H. Badlani, Receives India’s Highest Award in Medicine

Gopal H. Badlani, M.D., professor and vice chair of clinical affairs in the Department of Urology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical…

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18 August, 2016

Indian-Origin Team Brings Hope For Wireless Implanted Devices

WASHINGTON: Taking us one step closer to internet-connected wireless implanted devices, a team of Indian-origin engineers has introduced a new…

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17 August, 2016

Indian-American Couple Jailed For Medical Fraud In US

An Indian-American couple has been sentenced up to eight years in the US for receiving more than 4.8 million US…

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17 August, 2016

2 Indian Teens Among Global Finalists At Google Science Fair

Two Indians and four other Indian-origin teenagers are among the 16 global finalists for the sixth annual 'Google Science Fair…

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15 August, 2016

Indian Origin Student’s Device To Keep Disaster-Hit Areas Connected

LONDON: Disruptions in phone connectivity in disaster-hit areas could soon be a thing of the past -- thanks to a…

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12 August, 2016

Borough President Diaz allocates over $5.5 million to Bronx Education projects

NEW YORK (TIP): Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announce, August 4 that his office is providing more than $5.6…

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12 August, 2016

Property Tax Relief for Nassau County Homeowners

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): As part of his continued efforts to help homeowners reduce their property tax burden, County Executive Edward…

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12 August, 2016

Two Women among 25 Highest Paid Indian-American Executives

BOSTON (TIP): Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Google, and General Growth Properties CEO Sandeep Mathrani are the two highest-paid…

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12 August, 2016

Georgetown University Appoints Hindu Priest as 1st Director for Hindu Life

GEORGETOWN (TIP): Georgetown University which is one of the top universities in United States has appointed a first full-time director…

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12 August, 2016

Indian-American’s Moon Express to take human remains to moon

NEW YORK (TIP): A private firm co-founded by an Indian-American and licensed to launch a spacecraft and land on the…

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12 August, 2016

Kanak Jha, the youngest member of Team USA in Rio

For someone born on June 19, 2000, Kanak Jha has done well to fit in with the older crowds. This…

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8 August, 2016

PM Modi On GST Bill

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, August 8, spoke on the Good And Service Tax (GST) bill in the Lok…

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8 August, 2016

ASSAM — GATEWAY TO NORTHEAST INDIA

Home to the mighty Brahmaputra, Assam is the gateway to northeast India (NE) with its main city Guwahati flaunting its one…

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8 August, 2016

KARTIKAY — SON OF SHIVA

Kartikay is a son of Shiva and brother to Ganesha. While Ganesha symbolizes a spiritual attitude, Kartikay is the scientist of…

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8 August, 2016

PARJANA — THE RAIN GOD

Parjanya is the Hindu God who gives rainfall thereby leading to abundant food and other crops for people to consume. Parjanya…

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8 August, 2016

POKEMON GO IS BEING USED TWICE AS MUCH AS FACEBOOK

Facebook has added 60 million monthly users in the last three months to reach a staggering 1.71 billion users while scoring…

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8 August, 2016

Parasitic worm infection may increase HIV risk

People infected with a parasitic worm called Wuchereria bancrofti may be more likely to acquire HIV than people who are not…

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8 August, 2016

Dental root tip infection ups heart disease risk

Untreated infection of the root tip of a tooth - which is common and often symptomless - may increase the…

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8 August, 2016

BEING SKINNY IN MID-LIFE CAN UP YOUR ALZHEIMER’S RISK

Turns out, being skinny may not be all it’s cracked up to be as a recent study has found a link…

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8 August, 2016

HEALTHY FOODS EVERY WOMAN MUST EAT

While eating healthy is essential for both the sexes, men and women have different dietary requirements. Here are some foods that…

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8 August, 2016

COFFEE CAN UP YOUR BEAUTY GAME

You've read of so many health reasons to sip on that cup of java, and there's also more reason to…

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5 August, 2016

CHECKERS RESTAURANT OPENS IN JAMAICA

JAMAICA, NEW YORK - Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Jamaica) joined partners Bhupider Singh and Manjit Singh of Flushing, as well as…

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5 August, 2016

INDIA INC GEARS UP TO BE GST-COMPLIANT IN TIME

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (TIP): While Rajya Sabha was debating the amendment to the Constitution for rolling out Goods and Services Tax (GST),…

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5 August, 2016

Euro 2016 boots Adidas sales higher

BERLIN (TIP): A year of high-profile sports sponsorship has so far paid off for Adidas, with sales at its core…

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5 August, 2016

Nokia to cut deeper as merger spills red ink

HELSINKI (TIP): Finnish telecom equipment manufacturer Nokia said Thursday it aims to accelerate savings after costs of absorbing former French-American…

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5 August, 2016

Ford recalls 830,000 vehicles to fix faulty door latches

WASHINGTON (TIP): Ford Motor Company on August 4 announced the recall of 830,000 cars and vans in the United States…

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5 August, 2016

WHY INDIANS SPEND SO MUCH ON GOLD? RBI TO STUDY

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has set up a committee to study Indian household financing pattern and why they…

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