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16 September, 2016

Clinton reclaims National Lead as Voters continue to get divided by race, sex and education

WASHINGTON (TIP): With 52 days left to the big day, Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by five points in a…

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16 September, 2016

AIA Deepavali at South Street Seaport on 2nd October

LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): The Annual Benefit Gala for the AIA Deepavali in Roslyn, Long Island drew a large number…

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16 September, 2016

US lifts Myanmar trade sanctions

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama announced that US economic sanctions against Myanmar will be lifted, and trade preferences reinstated to…

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16 September, 2016

Obama administration to launch new effort on heroin crisis

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Justice Department is preparing to launch a renewed strategy to address the unrelenting scourge of heroin and…

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16 September, 2016

A 62-Year-Old Sikh Cab Driver Models for a Fashion Brand and Rocks it!

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Very rarely do we see people picked up at random from the streets for a modelling…

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16 September, 2016

Sikh faith Exhibition opens in NY as US marks 9/11 anniversary

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): A Sikh subway driver who saved countless lives by reversing a train headed for ground zero…

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16 September, 2016

Tamil Ratna Award Presented to Subramanian Swamy

NEW YORK (TIP): America Tamil Sangam presented its highest honor - Tamil Ratna- on Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha…

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16 September, 2016

The Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Calls for Applications for the 2016-2017 NYC Junior Ambassadors Program

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Mayor’s Office for International Affairs has opened the application process for the 2016-2017 NYC Junior…

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16 September, 2016

Senator Avella’s Bill to Prevent Sale of Mislabeled Fish Signed into Law

QUEENS, NY (TIP): Governor Cuomo signed into law Senator Tony Avella and Assembly Member Ellen Jaffee’s bill that prohibits the…

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15 September, 2016

Indian-American Entrepreneurs Awarded In US

Four prominent Indian Americans and three Americans have been awarded by a Houston-based chamber of commerce for their outstanding work…

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15 September, 2016

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Believes Bots Will Change Customers’ Experience

Artificial Intelligence-powered bots will become the next interface, shaping our interactions with the applications and devices we rely on and…

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15 September, 2016

Indian American, Ramesh Raskar, MIT Scientist Bags $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

Indian American Nasik-born Ramesh Raskar, 46, has bagged the prestigious Lemelson-MIT Prize worth $500,000 for his groundbreaking inventions to create solutions to…

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15 September, 2016

Indian American MIT Scientists Win Lemelson-MIT Prize

Two Indo-American scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (#MIT) have been conferred with prestigious awards for their path-breaking inventions. Nasik-born…

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15 September, 2016

Obama talks about American Values on 9/11 anniversary

WASHINGTON: On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, US President Barack Obama paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 at…

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15 September, 2016

Barack Obama Nominates Indian-American Diane Gujarati to the US District Court bench in New York

US President Barack Obama has nominated a 47-year-old Indian-American woman attorney to the US District Court bench in New York,…

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11 September, 2016

Indian Parents prefer US Colleges for their Kids: Report | Education

Although the US is an expensive destination, it is the top choice for Indian parents who would consider university abroad…

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11 September, 2016

Krishna Leela staged in NY

A dance drama  on Krishna leela was presented by the East-West School of Dance in traditional Kathak style, bringing Vrindavan…

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11 September, 2016

NRI TEENS WIN AT 2016 US OPEN

Two teens of Indian origin shone at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows, N.Y., defeating their opponents and moving forward…

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11 September, 2016

Sikh faith Exhibition to open in NY as US marks 9/11 anniversary

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): A Sikh subway driver who saved countless lives by reversing a train headed for ground zero…

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10 September, 2016

Intermediate Hindi taught for first time at University of Montana

For the first time ever, intermediate Hindi is being offered at the University of Montana (UM), taught by Surbhi Jain, a…

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10 September, 2016

Indian-Origin Robin Saha Selected As 2016 Ehrlich Award Recipient

A University of Montana professor is the 2016 recipient of the Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award, bestowed by Campus…

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9 September, 2016

9/11 remembered 15 years later

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – On Sept 4, Americans will mark 15 years since terrorists attacked the country on September 11,…

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9 September, 2016

NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot

NEW YORK (TIP): The terror attacks on September 11, 2001 killed 2,753 people in Lower Manhattan, leaving the nation devastated…

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9 September, 2016

Actress Sunny Leone & acid attack victim Reshma Qureshi walk at New York Fashion Week

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Designer Archana Kochhar showcased, September 8, the rural art of India in New York City as…

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9 September, 2016

Young Politico of Queens arrested for faking donations to campaign fund

QUEENS, NY (TIP): A young Queens politico who ran for City Council in 2015 was arrested Tuesday, September 6 for…

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9 September, 2016

Fantastic Costumes, Delirious Dancing at the West Indian American Day Parade which draws millions of spectators

BROOKLYN, NY (TIP): Millions of spectators from around the world were drawn to the Eastern Parkway to watch the West…

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9 September, 2016

Saint Teresa’s sisters in New York serve the poorest

NEW YORK (TIP): Mother Teresa, who was declared a saint by Pope Francis on Sunday, September 4 has been hailed…

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9 September, 2016

NYC’s new education plans aim to diversify more classrooms, restore failing schools

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The nation's largest public school system roars back to life Thursday as more than a million…

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9 September, 2016

Indian-Origin Designer Vaishali Shadangule to Showcase at New York Fashion Week

NEW DELHI (TIP): Designer Vaishali Shadangule is all set to showcase her collection under the label Vaishali S at the…

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9 September, 2016

Indian American Aam Aadmi Party Activist, Pran Kurup, dies of Cardiac Arrest

SACRAMENTO (TIP): Indian American entrepreneur and social activist Pran Kurup, nicknamed the "unsung hero" behind the nascent Aam Aadmi party…

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