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15 February, 2013

Indian-American Lottery Winner’s Death: Brother Raised Suspicion Over Death

CHICAGO (TIP): The brother of aChicago man poisoned with cyanideshortly after winning the lotterysaid on Monday he is the familymember…

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15 February, 2013

Obama Says Public Deserves To Know More On Drones

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama saidon Thursday that Americans needed more than just hisword to be assured he was not…

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15 February, 2013

Events Calendar

The ( YIPNY )Young IndianProfessionalsNew York Sunday February 24 , 2013 2 P.M. to 5 P.M. 27 west 24 Street,…

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15 February, 2013

Indian-Origin Person Charged In US Green Card Investment Fraud

WASHINGTON (TIP): US markets regulator SEChas charged an Indian-origin person of running afraud investment scheme, wherein Chineseinvestors and other investors…

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15 February, 2013

Republicans Delay Chuck Hagel’s Defence Secretary Vote

NEW YORK (TIP): Republican senatorshave delayed a vote to confirm PresidentObama's nominee for US secretary ofdefense.They say questions remain about…

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8 February, 2013

An Indian American’s Plea For Economic Partnership Between India And US

An Overview of the Economy in India I. Overview India is Asia's third largest economy in nominal GDP. It hasa…

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8 February, 2013

Mahatma Gandhi’s Punya Tithi Observed

NEW YORK (TIP): The ConsulateGeneral of India, New York, inassociation with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,USA observed the 65th Punya Tithi ofMahatma…

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8 February, 2013

U.S. And States Prepare To Sue S&P Over Mortgage Ratings

NEW YORK (TIP): The Justice Department, along withstate prosecutors, plans to file civil charges againstStandard & Poor's Ratings Service, accusing…

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8 February, 2013

Us Postal Service Will End Saturday Mail Delivery?

NEW YORK (TIP): To cut costs, the US Postal Service has announced that it will endSaturday delivery of first-class mail…

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8 February, 2013

Indian-Americans’ Interest In Lobbying For Indo-Us Ties On The Wane

NEW YORK (TIP): A sharp drop inmembership to the Congressional Caucuson India is sadly indicative of the waninginterest of the…

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8 February, 2013

Barack Obama Nominates Tavenner To Lead Medicare And Medicaid

WASHINGTON (TIP): PresidentBarack Obama on Feb 6 renominatedone of his top healthcare advisers tolead the federal agency responsible foroverseeing Medicare,…

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8 February, 2013

Indian-American Receives Business Award

DALLAS (TIP): AnIndian-Americanbusinessman, AshokMago, has been selectedfor a corporate awardgiven by a US journal.Based out of Dallasin Texas, Ashok Mago,the…

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8 February, 2013

Indian-American Jailed For 17 Years For Healthcare Fraud

MICHIGAN (TIP): Yet anotherIndian-American, a pharmacist, hasbeen sentenced to 17 years in prison bya US court for a healthcare fraudworth…

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8 February, 2013

President Obama Presents National Science & Technology Awards

WASHINGTON (TIP): PresidentBarack Obama, presented theprestigious National Medal ofTechnology and Innovation to eminentIndian American RangaswamySrinivasan for his groundbreakingwork with laser.Rangaswamy…

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8 February, 2013

Skilled Immigrants Would Boost Up US Economy: Indian-Americans

WASHINGTON (TIP):The US must find waysincluding granting moreH-1B visas to attractskilled immigrants toboost its ailing economy,top Indian-Americanexperts have toldlawmakers. "If…

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8 February, 2013

Marco Rubio Becomes First Hispanic To Give GOP Response To State Of The Union

WASHINGTON (TIP): Sen. MarcoRubio, R-Florida, will make history onFebruary 12 when he will give his party'srebuttal to President Barack Obama'sState…

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8 February, 2013

NSF Director Subra Suresh Named Carnegie Mellon University President

WASHINGTON (TIP): PresidentBarack Obama's top Indian-Americanscience official, Subra Suresh, hasresigned as director of the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) to becomethe president…

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2 February, 2013

Indian Americans Show Their Class Ten Named Intel Science Contest Finalists

NEW YORK (TIP): Ten IndianAmerican high school students areamong the 40 finalists in the 2013Intel Science Talent Search.Students will compete…

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2 February, 2013

Indian American Researcher’s Landmark Discovery In Cancer Treatment

SACRAMENTO (TIP): A recentstudy led by an Indian Americanresearcher Bikul Das, at theStanford University School ofMedicine proved that in times…

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2 February, 2013

55 % Indian-Americans Own House In US, Says Census Bureau Report

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-Americansmay have the distinction of being thehighest-per capita income group amongethnic communities but they lag far behindtheir European…

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2 February, 2013

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Cosponsors Commemorative Diwali Stamp Resolution

WASHINGTON (TIP):Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) this week cosponsored a HouseResolution calling for the U.S.Postal Service to establish a postagestamp to…

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2 February, 2013

Indian-American Plans Run For Public Office In California

HOUSTON (TIP): An Indian American whoas a former US Treasury official oversawdepartment's troubled Asset Relief Program atthe height of country's…

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2 February, 2013

Indian-American Community Signals Its Coming Of Age

WASHINGTON (TIP): The 'Indiaspora 2013 InauguralBall' organized by the Indian-American community washeld on Saturday, January 19, to celebrate the Secondinauguration…

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2 February, 2013

Indian-American Gets One Year Prison For Insider Trading

NEW YORK (TIP): A former Indian Americanemployee of Galleon Group, who played a key role inthe conviction of hedge fund…

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2 February, 2013

Republic Day Celebrated At Indian Consulate

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Consul General ofIndia in New York Prabhu Dayal hosted areception to celebrate the 64th RepublicDay of…

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2 February, 2013

Bank Of India Cmd Meets With Us Clients

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Bank of India Chairperson & Managing Director Mrs. V.R. Iyer visited New York on Jan 30…

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2 February, 2013

Toyota Reclaims Global Auto Sales Crown

Toyota officially recaptured the title ofworld's largest automaker Monday, January28 as its final 2012 sales total toppedGeneral Motors, which held…

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2 February, 2013

‘Thank You, Hillary’, Says Gillibrand

NEW YORK (TIP): Even as HillaryClinton stepped down as Secretary ofState, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, aprotégé of Hillary Clinton, paid richtributes…

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2 February, 2013

US Senate Introduces Bill For Doubling H1B Visa Cap

WASHINGTON (TIP): A bipartisan groupof top US Senators has introduced alegislation in the Senate aiming at severalchanges in immigration norms,…

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2 February, 2013

Unemployment Rate 7.9 Percent In January, Up From 7.8 Percent In December

WASHINGTON (TIP): The householdsurvey showed that the unemployment ratewas 7.9 percent in January, up from 7.8percent in December. The labor…

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