Merit and not family ties to facilitate Green Card
Proposed law will scrap lottery system to come to US; Professionals from India to benefit WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald…
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Enforced disappearances and extra judicial killings of workers in Pakistan
MQM Holds Large Demonstration in front of White House MQM Leader Altaf Hussain vows to continue the struggle for justice…
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Hindus welcome BBC plan to produce films on Hinduism
WASHINGTON (TIP): Shown on BBC One, a new documentary strand of five films a year will reportedly explore faith and…
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Amritsar Medical and Dental Alumni Association of North America holds 39th Annual Convention in Chicago
CHICAGO (TIP): The Amritsar Medical Dental Association of North America (AMDAANA) held its 39th annual convention from July 13 to…
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US admiral stands ready to obey a Trump nuclear strike order
CANBERRA (TIP): The US Pacific Fleet commander said on July 27 he would launch a nuclear strike against China next week if…
Read MoreAmazon’s Jeff Bezos bumps Bill Gates from world’s richest position
WASHINGTON (TIP): Amazon's founder CEO Jeff Bezos may have ended Microsoft badshah Bill Gates' long reign since 1995 as the world's richest…
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White House infighting turns ugly as it’s Scaramucci vs Priebus
WASHINGTON (TIP): The bitter in fighting among top staffers at White House turned ugly as Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trump's new communications director, launched a…
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15 people arrested in immigration protests in Austin
AUSTIN (TIP): Fifteen people were arrested in Austin on Wednesday, July 26 during a protest Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's…
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Obamacare Repeal Fails as McCain Casts Decisive No Vote
WASHINGTON (TIP): Despite President Trump’s Twitter exhortations to Republican Senators shortly before the vote, Obamacare repeal failed. The President tweeted:…
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The Eye Foundation of America organizes Golf for Sight Tournament
Funds raised to help prevent avoidable blindness among children MORGANTOWN, WV (TIP): The Eye Foundation of America organized for the…
Read MoreDiNapoli Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
ALBANY, NY (TIP): The state Department of Labor is falling short in enforcing New York’s laws to protect child performers,…
Read MoreFederal Brief Filed on Long Island Workplace Discrimination Case Comes Day After Trump Proposes Banning Transgender Military Service Members
LONG ISLAND, NY(TIP): A day after President Trump tweeted remarks calling for a ban on transgender military personnel, calling them…
Read MoreMangano Announces Stars and S’mores A Night of Astronomy Program at Tackapausha Museum
SEAFORD, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced, July 27, that Tackapausha Museum and Preserve will be hosting…
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Nassau County Comptroller Maragos Announced The Nassau County Living Wage Rate Will Increase August 1 to $16.07 Per Hour
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Effective August 1, 2017, the current Living Wage rate for employees of vendors with Nassau County service…
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Traversal Visa Opens Office in New Jersey to provide Visa and Passport Services
FORDS, NJ (TIP): Traversal Visa launched, July 26 its New jersey operations. Speaking on the occasion, the company President Joe…
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International Indian Film Academy Show was a huge disappointment
Impression of Patrons I.S. Saluja NEW YORK (TIP): “The biggest night of the year. A star-studded spectacle with the biggest…
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The 2017 MoneyGram Cricket Bee Dallas winners announced
METUCHEN, NJ (TIP): Three North Texas men are headed the Cricket Bee Finals in New Jersey next month after winning…
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STARTALK programs run by Hindi Sangam Foundation attracts increasing number of students
NEW YORK (TIP): For the second consecutive year Hindi Sangam Foundation conducted its summer Hindi program at Franklin High School…
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Pentagon blocks $350 million military aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON DC (TIP): The US Department of Defense withheld military payments to Pakistan, after Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis told…
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USCIS Resumes H-1B Premium Processing for Certain Cap-Exempt Petitions
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on July 24 announced that it will resume premium processing for certain…
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Indian American Anantha Chandrakasan takes over as MIT’s Dean of School of Engineering
BOSTON (TIP): Indian American Anantha P. Chandrakasan, the Vannevar Bush Professor and head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and…
Read MoreMice caught on tape at a Dallas Chipotle
DALLAS (TIP): CNN Money says Chipotle's stock fell on Thursday, July 20, as the company suffered another public setback: Customers…
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At NBA summer league, Satnam Singh is still fighting for his chance
DALLAS (TIP): With the first quarter of the Dallas-Phoenix matchup dwindling down to a close, Mavericks guard Josh Adams dribbled up the…
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Dallas attorney and his Pakistani assistant indicted for alleged marriage fraud scheme involving Indian American
DALLAS (TIP): A federal grand jury in Dallas returned a one-count indictment last week charging a South Asian-American Dallas attorney…
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Season of Parades arrives in Tri-State Area
NEW YORK (TIP): It's a season of parades to mark India's Independence. India won independence, on August 15, 1947 from the…
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The 2017 South Asian Spelling Bee Bay Area & Dallas winners announced
NEW JERSEY (TIP): Continuing its quest for the best speller in the community, the 2017 South Asian Spelling Bee (www.SouthAsianSpellingBee.com)…
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County Executive Candidate Laura Curran Interviewed by Indian American Voters Forum
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Indian American Voters Forum made history when its panel consisting of prominent community leaders interviewed Laura Curran,…
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Vegetarian Vision Kick off for annual Convention emphasized importance of Vegetarianism
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The press conference and the kick off ceremony for the annual convention of the Vegetarian Vision,…
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NYS Resolution on 100th Anniversary of Abolition of Indian Indentureship presented to Consul General Riva Ganguly Das
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): New York State Assemblyman David Weprin, accompanied by Indian Diaspora Council International (IDC), presented to Ambassador.…
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Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das in her farewell
“Thank you for the tremendous support I got from you”, said Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das in her farewell to Community…
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