Bobby Jindal’s popularity ratings still low: Poll

WASHINGTON (TIP): A week after he announced his 2016 presidential bid, the popularity ratings of Indian-American Republican candidate Bobby Jindal…

KATZ ALLOCATES OVER $5 MILLION FOR TECH UPGRADES IN QUEENS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

QUEENS, NY (TIP): Queens  Borough President Melinda Katz has announced an allocation of over $5 million of her Fiscal Year…

Indian American motel owner Kanubhai Patel pleads guilty in Sex trafficking case

NEW ORLEANS (TIP): A 74-year-old Indian-American motel owner, July 1, pleaded guilty to benefiting financially from sex traffickers who beat…

White House lifts 40-year-old camera ban on tourists

WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House on Wednesday lifted a 40-year ban on visitors taking photos, and much-prized selfies, on tours…

Over 5,000 evacuated after US train derails, catches fire

WASHINGTON (TIP): More than 5,000 people were evacuated from their homes after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Tennessee…

Indian American STEM Teacher Darshan Jain honored by Obama

Indian American Teacher Darshan Jain is one of the 108 teachers named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award…

Black Churches under attack in United States? The Eighth fire in 10 Days

South Carolina (TIP) Jul 1: Again a black church in the South went up in flames Tuesday, June 30, night, this…

Heart disease deaths can be halved : Indian American researcher Dr. Shivani Patel

According to new research led by Indian American Dr. Shivani Patel of the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University…

Indian American Professor R Paul SIngh named World Agriculture Prize laureate

Indian American Professor Emeritus R. Paul Singh who has held dual appointments in the departments of Biological and Agricultural Engineering…

FBI, DHS WARN OF POSSIBLE ATTACKS ON JULY FOURTH

CBS News reports (Jun 26) that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security had issued a bulletin warning of possible attacks. The outlet…

Indian American researcher at Purdue Arun Ghosh finds Key to Curing MERS

Purdue University researchers, including an Indian American, have found molecules that shut down the activity of an enzyme essential to…

‘Tanned. Rested. Ready’ – Bobby Jindal’s 2016 US Presidential Campaign Slogan

That is Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's new 2016 presidential campaign slogan and the "tanned" part is supposed to be…

WOW | Bobby Jindal Wants to Get Rid of US Supreme Court Now

Finding himself at odds with the US Supreme Court over its two landmark judgements upholding healthcare law and same-sex marriage,…

Twitter’s Indian American M&A chief Rishi Garg quits

Rishi Garg, Twitter's top M&A Chief Indian-origin executive at the micro-blogging site has resigned, the latest in a recent string…

Indian-American group condemns Ann Coulter’s swipe at Nikki Haley

The head of a top Indian-American advocacy group on Wednesday condemned Ann Coulter’s comments that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley…

Indian American scientist Neal Devaraj designs artificial cell membrane – AI

Scientists led by Indian-American Neal Devaraj have designed an artificial cell membrane that can sustain continuous growth as a living…

Temporary Protected Status for Citizens of Nepal in the wake of devastating Earthquake

NEW YORK (TIP): U.S. Reps. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, and Grace Meng (D-Queens),…

US State Department says 15 Hillary Clinton emails missing

WASHINGTON (TIP): The State Department acknowledged on Thursday it could not find any record of part or all of 15…

Satnam Singh drafted in NBA, selected by Dallas Mavericks

NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian hoopster Satnam Singh Bhamara, on Friday, became the first player from the country to be drafted…

Indian-origin scientist develops world’s first skin-like display

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American researcher Debashis Chanda from University of Central Florida (UCF) has developed a nature-inspired technique for creating the…

BJP’S QUARTET WORRY – VASUNDHARA RAJE, SUSHMA SWARAJ, SMRITI IRANI, PANKAJA MUNDE

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has always prided on its women power and given them due weight…

International Day of Yoga (IDY) the Consulate General of India

Hillary Clinton on course to win 2016 presidential election: Poll

WASHINGTON (TIP): Hillary Clinton is the firm favourite to be chosen as the Democratic Party nominee for 2016 US presidential…

US, China bridge some economic differences in Washington talks

WASHINGTON (TIP): US and Chinese negotiators bridged some differences over economic policy in annual bilateral talks Wednesday, even as the…

More people killed in US by racists than terrorists

WASHINGTON (TIP): Homegrown white supremacists, racists, and anti-government radicals have killed twice many people in the US as the much-feared…

Colombia ‘miracle’ mom’s fight to save baby after plane crash

BOGOTA (TIP): The memory of Maria Nelly Murillo's mother and her own maternal instinct kept her going for five days…

US says Iran nuclear deal deadline may ‘slip’

VIENNA (TIP): High-stakes talks to nail down a historic deal with Iran to curtail its nuclear programme may "slip" past…

Jindal plays down Indian roots, faces online backlash

WASHINGTON (TIP): They could soon be calling him Boo-Boo Jindal. First, there was that creepy video of an ostensibly private…

Satnam Singh Parhar eyes to represent District 23 of New York City Council

BELLEROSE, NY (TIP): Satnam Singh Parhar announced, June 25, his candidacy for New York City Council to represent District 23,…

Sateesh Nori Esq. is New York Law Journal’s 2015 Rising Star

NEW YORK (TIP): Sateesh Nori, the Attorney-in-Charge of the Queens Neighborhood Office, has been selected as one of 50 young lawyers…