Queens Borough President Katz receives spiffing welcome from ICCD
NEW YORK (TIP): Interfaith Council for Community Development hosted a welcome party for Melinda Katz, the new Queens Borough President.…
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Indian-American professor Rakesh Khurana named dean of prestigious Harvard College
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-American professor Rakesh Khurana has been appointed dean of the prestigious Harvard College, becoming the latest addition…
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Indian Consulate to Screen Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, A Torch for Peace
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): As part of the Republic Day 2014 celebrations, the Consulate General of India in association with…
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Neel Kashkari, Indian-American of Kashmiri origin, to run for California governor’s post
WASHINGTON (TIP): When Neel Kashkari was drafted by the Bush administration in 2008 to oversee the massive bailout program following…
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Council Member Daniel Dromm elected Education Committee Chair
Award-winning Educator Brings Classroom Experience to City Hall NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Council Member Daniel Dromm was elected as the…
Read MoreTwo men were shot and killed on Staten Island on Monday, police said
NEW YORK (TIP): Cops raced to a stretch of road along Park Hill Ave. in Clifton around 6:15 p.m. and…
Read MoreNYC Mayor Bill de Blasio admits snow removal mistakes in Upper Manhattan
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Mayor Bill de Blasio, facing one of the first flashpoints of his weeks-old tenure, initially defended…
Read MoreU.S. Attorney Issues Subpoena to Christie’s Reelection Campaign
TRENTON, NJ (TIP): Federal prosecutors in New Jersey conducting a preliminary inquiry into accusations that aides to Gov. Chris Christie…
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Mayor de Blasio Picks Indian American Ram Raju as Commissioner of Health & Hospitals
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Mayor Bill de Blasio named January 21, the new heads of the Department of Small Business…
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6.3 million eligible for Medicaid since Obamacare launch: US agency
NEW YORK (TIP): More than 6.3 million Americans were deemed eligible for government healthcare plans for the poor since the…
Read MoreObama fails to persuade Americans on NSA reform: poll
WASHINGTON (TIOP: Reforms to US surveillance announced by President Barack Obama have failed to reassure most Americans, with three-quarters saying…
Read More‘Russian spy’ tag absurd, I acted alone, Snowden says
WASHINGTON (TIP): Edward Snowden has rejected suggestions he was a Russian spy, saying in remarks published on January 22 that…
Read MorePutin, Obama discuss Syria conference over telephone: Kremlin
MOSCOW (TIP): US President Barack Obama spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by telephone on Tuesday, and the leaders…
Read MoreThe end of poverty? There will be ‘almost no poor countries by 2035,’ Bill Gates says
LONDON (TIP): Bill Gates has said there will be "almost no poor countries by 2035", and that child mortality rates…
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Major snowstorm slams northeastern US, 3,000 flights cancelled
WASHINGTON (TIP): The northeastern US shivered amid heavy snowfall and far below average temperatures on January 23 in a storm…
Read MoreUS vows stepped up support to oust Assad
MONTREUX (SWITZERLAND) (TIP): The United States on January 22 led a fierce denunciation of the Syrian regime and vowed it…
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Texas executes Mexican man despite his nation’s objections
HUNTSVILLE (TIP) A Mexican national was executed January 22 night in Texas for killing a Houston police officer, despite pleas…
Read MoreFlu Battle, Vaccinations Continue Across North Texas
As the flu epidemic continues to hit North Texas, health leaders are hammering the message: It's still not too late…
Read MoreWest Texas in line for solar farm
TEXAS (TIP)For years Texas has watched as solar developers flock to greener pastures in California and Arizona where state subsidies…
Read More116 North Texas schools identified as low performing
DALLAS (TIP): The parents of thousands of North Texas students will get a letter soon telling them their school does…
Read MoreSupreme Court hears Texas man’s appeal in child pornography case
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Supreme Court wrestled on January 22 with how much a Texas man who possessed child pornography must…
Read MoreEx-Texas Longhorns quarterback Vince Young files for bankruptcy protection
HOUSTON (TIP): Former NFL and University of Texas quarterback Vince Young has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The petition…
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Akkineni Nageswara Rao is dead: Condolences pour in from across the world
HYDERABAD (TIP): Legendary Telugu actor and film producer Akkineni Nageswara Rao, also known as ANR, died January 22 in Hyderabad…
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Emergency declaration allows Texas to help ease propane shortage
AUSTIN (TIP): Gov. Rick Perry signed an emergency declaration late Wednesday, January 22, easing licensing restrictions that will allow other…
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Pope Francis says the Internet is a ‘gift from God’
VATICAN (TIP): It may sometimes be a breeding ground for pornographers, bullies and hateful extremists, but the Internet received an…
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Opinion poll predicts gains for BJP, losses for UPA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Despite an apparent wave of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) till recently, the National Democratic Alliance…
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Mayor de Blasio Picks Indian American Ram Raju as Commissioner of Health & Hospitals
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Mayor Bill de Blasio named January 21, the new heads of the Department of Small Business…
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Committee Co-Chairs
Vijay has been involved with the India Association of Long Island for about 25 years and has served the organization…
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Other Committee Chairs
An Attorney by profession. Aruna has been an active member of India Association of Long Island. She has held many…
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Standing Committees
Prasad is Finance Chair for the year 2014. He was President in 2006 and 2007 and is a current BOT…
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