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29 March, 2013

Comptroller Liu proposes plans to resuscitate small businesses

NEW YORK (TIP): NYC Comptroller John C. Liu presented a set of plans that will help the small time business…

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29 March, 2013

Making Dollars & Sense

South Asian Young Women Entrepreneurs Unveil Six-City Financial Education Tour NEW YORK (TIP): In celebration of National Women's History Month…

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29 March, 2013

Terrorist tried three 9/11-type attacks in UK since 2009

LONDON (TIP): Terrorists tried to carry out three 9/11-type attacks in the UK since 2009, British Home Office said on…

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29 March, 2013

Acting CG Highlights FM’s Focus During His Coming Visit To US

NEW YORK (TIP): Acting Consul General Dr. Devyani Khobragade arranged a one-on-one meeting at the Indian Consulate in New York…

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29 March, 2013

Nyiff 2013 Announces An Exclusive Kick-Off Event: Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children With Special Q&A

NEW YORK (TIP): The 2013 Annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) announced an exclusive kick-off screening of MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN…

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29 March, 2013

Indian American Designer Naeem Khan To Open A Store In Mumbai

MUMBAI (TIP): Indian-born, New York-based designer Naeem Khan said he is looking to open a store in Mumbai and to…

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29 March, 2013

Settle ‘Central Park Five’ case now, Liu urges Mayor Bloomberg

Recent Court Order on Discovery Narrows Window for Settlement NEW YORK, N.Y. (TIP): Comptroller John C. Liu is urging the…

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29 March, 2013

USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2014 on April 1, 2013

Premium Processing for Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions to Begin April 15, 2013 WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced…

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29 March, 2013

USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9

Revisions include new user-friendly instructions for completing Form I-9 WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a…

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29 March, 2013

Obama nominates Indian-American to National Council on Arts

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama, March 22, nominated Indian-American Renee Ramaswamy, a Bharatanatayam exponent, to the prestigious National Council of…

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29 March, 2013

Family of missing Indian-American student issues appeal

WASHINGTON (TIP): The anxious family of 22-year-old Indian-American student Sunil Tripathi, who went missing on March 16, has issued a…

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29 March, 2013

American cows have Indian origins: Scientists

NEW DELHI (TIP): Some famous cow breeds of the Americas, including the iconic Texas Longhorn, have descended from Indian ancestors,…

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22 March, 2013

Southwest Airlines And AirTran Airways Connect Networks

DALLAS, Texas (TIP): Southwest Airlines announced today that it has successfully completed the connection between the Southwest and AirTran networks.…

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22 March, 2013

SIAEA Change of Guard Mihir Takes Over From Nayan

NEW YORK (TIP): Mihir Patel took over from Nayan Parikh the reins of SIAEA for a two year term, March…

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22 March, 2013

Palestinians deserve a state: OBAMA

RAMALLAH (TIP): Hours after Palestinian militants fired at least two rockets from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip that crashed into the…

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22 March, 2013

100 Injured In Highway Wrecks In Canadian Blizzard

EDMONTON (TIP): A blizzard sweeping across the Canadian plains caused a chain of traffic crashes south of Edmonton, Alberta, injuring…

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22 March, 2013

US, Japan review worst-case plans for island dispute

WASHINGTON (TIP): US and Japanese officers are discussing worst-case contingency plans for retaking disputed islands in the East China Sea…

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22 March, 2013

Us Entices Future Techies With H-1b Visas, Green Cards

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States is poised to turn the so-called outsourcing visa into a skill importing programme. American lawmakers…

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22 March, 2013

JHMA Elects three to Board of Directors

NEW YORK (TIP): In a closely contested draw for Board of Directors, three of the four contesting candidates were announced…

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22 March, 2013

Indian National Overseas Congress leaders call on Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao at Washington D.C.

NEW YORK (TIP): The leaders of the Indian National Overseas Congress (I), USA paid a courtesy call to the Ambassador…

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22 March, 2013

Governor Cuomo Announces Applications Open for 2013-2015 Empire State Fellows

Program Program Provides Training Ground for Policy- Making Roles in NYS Government ALBANY, NY (TIP): Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced…

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22 March, 2013

Gopio And Indian American Community To Organize Welcome Reception For New Indian Consul General In New York

NEW YORK (TIP): In collaboration with several Indian-American organizations, groups and media, GOPIO is planning a community welcome reception and…

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15 March, 2013

Fed Slaps Goldman, J.P. Morgan Over Dividends, Buybacks

NEW YORK (TIP): Nearly all of the nation's largest banks won permission to return cash to shareholders Thursday, March 14…

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15 March, 2013

Jigar Shah appointed Parsippany’s Indian-American community liaison

PARSIPPANY, NJ (TIP): During a recent special meeting in Council chambers at town hall, Parsippany Mayor James Barberio appointed Jigar…

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15 March, 2013

New Aia Executive Inaugurated

NEW YORK (TIP): Association of Indians in America-NY Chapter's new executive committee for the current term 2013-2014 was inaugurated in…

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15 March, 2013

Indian American convicted of harboring illegal Indian maid

NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American widow charged with keeping an undocumented Indian maid as a slave has been convicted…

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15 March, 2013

Punjabi Merchants’ Association, Richmond Hill Formed

NEW YORK (TIP): March 12 witnessed the fruition of a long time cherished desire of the business community of the…

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15 March, 2013

Dr. C. Venkata S. Ram conferred prestigious Padma Award

NEW YORK (TIP): Dr.C.Venkata S.Ram, a well known expert in the treatment of hypertension has been conferred the prestigious "Padma…

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15 March, 2013

Dr. Sudhir Parikh pulls out of Wharton India Economic Forum

NEW YORK (TIP): A noted Indian-American physician has withdrawn from the annual Wharton India Economic Forum in the wake the…

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15 March, 2013

Sundar Pichai Replaces Andy Rubin as Head of Android at Google

NEW YORK (TIP): Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android, has stepped down from his role as head of Google's Android division…

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