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Category: United States

9 May, 2014

US sanctions Syrian government officials

WASHINGTON (TIP): Stepping up pressure on Syria, the treasury department on May 8 sanctioned six Syrian officials and a Russian…

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9 May, 2014

Barack Obama nominates ambassadors for key Egypt and Iraq posts

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama said on May 8 he would nominate two career diplomats with extensive experience in the…

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9 May, 2014

Driver who followed Obama daughters’ motorcade was lost, confused

WASHINGTON: A driver unfamiliar with Washington, DC, appeared to have been lost and confused when he followed a motorcade carrying…

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9 May, 2014

US election panel approves bitcoin donations to political committees

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Federal Election Committee said on May 8 that the virtual currency, bitcoin, could be used for…

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9 May, 2014

Four found dead in Florida home were shot: Detectives

TAMPA, FLORIDA (TIP): A man, his wife and their two teenage children were shot before the home they were renting…

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9 May, 2014

Obama sends Vietnam nuclear deal to Congress

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Congress on Thursday began its review of a nuclear agreement with Vietnam which advocates say would…

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9 May, 2014

US condemns N Korea’s ‘ugly’ racist Obama remarks

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has condemned "ugly and disrespectful" racist comments directed towards President Barack Obama by North Korea's…

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9 May, 2014

US has proven its will to take fight to militants in Af-Pak: Top Obama administration official

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has proven its will to take the fight to terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a…

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9 May, 2014

Ex-London imam cries in US terror trial testimony

NEW YORK (TIP): An Egyptian cleric known for fiery oratory at a London mosque has quietly cried at his New…

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9 May, 2014

Taxi driver convicted of raping female passenger, faces 25 years in prison

NEW YORK (TIP): A Queens Court, on May 2, found Gurmeet Singh, 42, guilty of raping and kidnapping a 29-yearold…

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9 May, 2014

Vaisakhi 5 K Run organized

RICHMOND HILL, NY (TIP): On Sunday, April 27th, 2014-after weeks of anticipation and virally growing interest-a first-of-itskind race took place…

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9 May, 2014

Appeal to Join the Support Aakash Rally on May 14th outside Governor Christie’s office in Trenton

NEW JERSEY (TIP) A devout Hindu couple Dr. Adarsh Dalal and Harsha Dalal raised their only child, Aakash, born in…

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9 May, 2014

Mangano Announces World War II Encampment at Old Bethpage Village Restoration

OLD BETHPAGE, NY -Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that Old Bethpage Village Restoration will host a World…

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9 May, 2014

Mahavir Jayanti celebrated with fervor

EDISON, NJ (TIP): International Jain Sung (IJS) celebrated this year's Mahavir Jayanti Program on April 20th with great pomp and…

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9 May, 2014

International Regional Hindi Conference 2014 held

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The Consulate General of India in association with 'Yuva Hindi Sansthan' and New York University organized…

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9 May, 2014

NEW YORK COURT FAVORS FLORIDA TRAVEL AGENT: IIFA RESTRAINED FROM TAKING TICKET MONIES OUT OF US

NEW YORK (TIP): Judge Melvin L. Schweitzer of New York State Supreme Court last week ordered the organizers of IIFA,…

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9 May, 2014

Maharashtra Day celebrated at Consulate General of India in collaboration with Jai Bharat Dhol Tasha Pathak USA

NEW YORK (TIP): Maharashtra Day was celebrated at the Consulate General of India here in collaboration with Jai Bharat Dhol…

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9 May, 2014

Cox & Kings Global Services Pvt. Ltd. International is the new service provider for Indian missions support services in the U.S.

NEW YORK, NY(TIP): The Embassy of India in the USA has awarded the new contract for providing Visa/OCI/PIO/Renunciation of Indian…

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9 May, 2014

Long Island Mortgage Banker and Five Others Indicted in $30 Million Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Banker, Real Estate Lawyers, Appraiser, and Straw Buyers allegedly carried out scheme to obtain Inflated Mortgage Funding and then Re-Sold…

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2 May, 2014

Obama, Merkel talks focus on Ukraine as rebellion spreads

KIEV (TIP): US President Barack Obama and German chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the escalating Ukraine crisis on May 2…

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2 May, 2014

USIBC Calls for Constructive Dialogue on Issue of Intellectual Property

WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The U.S.- India Business Council (USIBC), on April 30, called for constructive dialogue on the issue of…

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2 May, 2014

US may have to reconsider attitude towards a Modiled India: Cohen

WASHINGTON (TIP): Top US expert on South Asia Stephen Cohen believes that Washington may have to "reconsider its attitude" towards…

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2 May, 2014

US military sexual assault reports jumped 50% last year

WASHINGTON (TIP): Reported sexual assaults in the US military jumped 50 percent last year, the Pentagon said on Thursday, and…

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2 May, 2014

US RULES OUT MEDIATION ON KASHMIR AS LONG AS INDIA REJECTS IT

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US has ruled out any mediation on the Kashmir issue as long as India rejects such a…

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2 May, 2014

Indian elections influenced US decision on Special 301 Review

WASHINGTON (TIP): The desire of the Obama Administration to start its relationship with the new Indian government after the general…

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2 May, 2014

US Senate confirms Indian- American Manish Shah as federal judge in Illinois

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American Manish Shah has been confirmed by the US Senate as a federal judge in Illinois, becoming the…

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2 May, 2014

Shankar Mahadevan Music Academy affiliates with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, USA announcedon Monday, April 28, Online Music Academy in affiliation with Shankar Mahadevan…

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2 May, 2014

Seyfarth is one of the top 8 strongest law firm brands in US

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): For the third consecutive year, the BTI Consulting Group, a leading provider of market research for…

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2 May, 2014

Ekal Vidyalaya Event Raises $225,000 in New Jersey

NEW JERSEY (TIP): For past 25 years, "Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation" has been dispensing Literacy, Health care, and Integral development in…

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2 May, 2014

Democratic Legislators Call for Better Transparency & Accountability in the Nassau County Legislature

MINEOLA, NY( TIP) : Democratic Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams announced April 30 that he filed a resolution to make all…

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