West 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…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)116 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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Members-at-Large
Ajay Batra is an Engineer by profession. He works in Aerospace Industry. He is owner of IVS TV Channel. He…
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Meet the new leadership of India Association of Long Island
Satnam Singh Parhar has been involved with the I.A.L.I. for almost two decades. He has been an Executive Member since…
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HSI returns stolen antiquities to the Indian Consulate
NEW YORK (TIP): India and the US firm ties again after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned three stolen sculptures at…
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No PM Candidate: Rahul to lead Election Campaign
NEW DELHI (TIP): Despite a majority of leaders at the Congress Working Committee meet pushing for Rahul Gandhi to be…
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Mayor de Blasio vows to try bringing Pope to New York
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Upon meeting Cardinal Dolan, newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio vows to try and bring the…
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DALLAS WILL DECIDE ON PLASTIC-BAG BAN IN MARCH
DALLAS (TIP): Dallas City Council will finally decide in March, whether or not to ban single-use plastic (and paper) bags.For…
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Facebook sued over alleged private message ‘scanning’
MENLO PARK, CA (TIP): Facebook is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it monitors users' private messages. The…
Read MoreCongress passes USD 1.1 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Senate has passed the USD 1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that eliminates the threat of another…
Read MoreCity to pay $17.9 million to 2004 Republican Convention protestors
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): New York City is to pay $17.9 million to rest the case of civil rights claims…
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President proclaims January 20 as Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday
NEW YORK (TIP): The world will celebrate, January 20, the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who, in…
Read MoreChennai-born Indian- American elected to Chinese Academy of Sciences
WASHINGTON (TIP): Subra Suresh, Chennai-born Indian-American president of Carnegie Mellon University, has been elected a foreign member of the Chinese…
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UN issues distress call over war-affected Syrians
KUWAIT CITY (TIP): UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon warned on January 15 that nearly half of Syria's population needs urgent…
Read MoreGang-rape of Pakistan’s Mukhtar Mai inspires NY opera
NEW YORK (tip): To those who complain that opera is an elitist indulgence served up to snobs in dinner jackets,…
Read MoreShooter held for US school firing is just 12 years old
ROSWELL (TIP): A 12-year-old boy drew a shotgun from a band-instrument case and shot and wounded two classmates at his…
Read MoreFirst appeal in US based on spying
LOS ANGELES (TIP): For the first time in the US, a man convicted on terror charges has asked authorities for…
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US Senate committee says Benghazi attack was preventable
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Senate Intelligence Committee on January 15 released a report on the deadly 2012 assault on the…
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Obama may enforce curbs on snooping
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the government collects millions of Americans' phone…
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Doctor convicted in Michael Jackson death loses appeal
LOS ANGELES (TIP): A California appellate court refused on January 15 to overturn the conviction of Michael Jackson's personal physician,…
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