South Asian Voters Sue NYC Board of Elections for Violations of the Voting Rights Act
NEW YORK (TIP): The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), on July 2, sued the NYC Board of…
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Indian Americans host Reception in Honor of Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON D.C.(TIP): The American India Public Affairs Committee (AIPACom) organized a reception in honor of Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C.…
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Clean up Albany’is Cuomo’s mandate for panel on corruption
NEW YORK (TIP): A top-level commission armed with subpoena power and the authority to investigate anything and everything is about…
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Obama Heads To South Africa With Mandela On His Mind
DAKAR (TIP): US President Barack Obama heads to South Africa on June 28 hoping to see ailing icon Nelson Mandela,…
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Obama Recasts Chase For Snowden As Unexceptional
WASHINGTON (TIP): The last thing President Barack Obama wants to do is turn Edward Snowden into a grand enemy of…
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If Pakistan Cannot Try 26/11 Culprits, Turn Them Over To International Criminal Court: ED ROYCE
WASHINGTON (TIP): Disappointed over Pakistan's slow pace of trial in Mumbai terror attack case, a top US lawmaker has demanded…
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Lawmakers demand honor for first Indian- American Congressman, Dalip Singh Saund
WASHINGTON (TIP): A group of 14 lawmakers has requested the State of California to induct Dalip Singh Saund, the first…
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Hagel Apologizes For Joking About Indian-American Being Taliban
WASHINGTON (TIP) US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed regret to an Indian-American college professor on Friday, June 21 after jokingly…
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Indian-American Gurpreet Singh Gosal Convicted Of Murder In US
SACRAMENTO, CA (TIP): 28-yearold Indian-American Gurpreet Singh Gosal has been convicted of murder of another person from the community outside…
Read MorePew Survey On Attitudes Towards Homosexuality Released
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): "Should Society Accept Homosexuality?" A global Pew Research Centre survey was released June 4, finding a wide…
Read MoreEmbassy Of India In USA Appoints New Service Provider From July 1
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Embassy of India in the USA has awarded the new contract to the BLS International Services Limited…
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Liu criticizes Mayor’s stop and frisk remarks
NEW YORK, NY(TIP): New York City Comptroller John Liu took exception to Mayor Bloomberg's June 28 statement on stop and…
Read MoreIndian-American Pleads Guilty To Bribing Officials For Contract
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY (TIP): An Indian American contractor has pleaded guilty to the charges of bribing government officials for…
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US Sikh Group Offers $10,000 To Deliver Summons To Badal
MILWAUKEE (TIP): Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal is expected to visit Wisconsin next week, and a Sikh group accusing…
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Columbia University Conference To Celebrate South Asian Civil Rights Icon Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
NEW YORK (TIP): Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was inspired to devote his life in service to emancipation for the Untouchables…
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Indian Parliamentary Delegation In USA
Consul General of India in New York Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay hosted a reception for the visiting Indian Parliamentary delegation…
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Indian American Appeals For Help To Uttarakhand
JERSEY CITY, NJ (TIP): A local businessman and community leader Atma Singh who is also the President of Indian Congress…
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Twitter Lawyer Nicole Wong Appointed To Senior White House Technology Role
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration has appointed Twitter lawyer Nicole Wong to a new senior advisory position to focus on…
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Obama To Nominate Jim Comey As Next FBI Chief On Friday
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama will nominate Jim Comey to be the next FBI director on Friday, picking a former…
Read More2 Charged In US For Bid To Make Deadly X-Ray Weapon
In April 2012, the authorities said, an industrial mechanic walked into a synagogue in Albany and announced his intention to…
Read More10-Year-Old Prodigy To Enter Harvard University This Fall
MEXICO CITY: He's only 10 years old but thanks to an IQ similar to Albert Einstein's, Luis Roberto Ramirez will…
Read MoreGraduation Gains Begin Leveling Out
NEW YORK (TIP): New York City's highschool graduation rate dipped slightly in 2012 for the second consecutive year to 60.4%…
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NRCC Appoints Indian-American Shalli Kumar To Foster Ties With Community
WASHINGTON: An Indian- American has been appointed by a Republican Congressional panel to strengthen ties between the Republican Party and…
Read MoreFour Indian Americans Charged With Healthcare Fraud
WASHINGTON (TIP): Four Indian Americans, including a physician and three co-owners of a health clinic from Chicago area, have been…
Read MoreUS House Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US House of Representatives passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their…
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Indian-American Sri Srinivasan Sworn In As Top Us Court Judge
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Chandigarh-born 46-yearold Srinivasan was sworn in a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the DC…
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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Opens July 12
NEW YORK (TIP): Awardwinning filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (writer/director of India's Oscar submission Rang De Basanti starring Aamir Khan) returns…
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Moneygram Gives U.S. Consumers Chance To Watch ICC Champion’s Trophy Final
Promotion lets MoneyGram users enter for a chance to win all-expense-paid trip to Birmingham, UK, for the final NEW YORK…
Read MoreNew York Tamil Sangam Committee Dissolved
NEW YORK (TIP): The current executive committee of New York Tamil Sangam headed by Prakash M Swamy has been dissolved…
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ICCR Chair On Contemporary Indian Studies At Rutgers University
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The Consulate General of India, New York in association with Rutgers University organized an event on…
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