Year: 2017
FIA Annual General Meeting held: New Executive Committee for 2018 Announced
Srujal Parikh is President and Daxa Amin, Secretary EDISON, NJ (TIP): Federation of Indian Associations NY/NJ/CT held a General Body meeting at Royal Albert’s Palace, December 28th, 2017. In the absence of President Andy Bhatia, […]
Theater in New York: Broadway & Off-Broadway
JUNK, the Play Ayad Akhtar, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Disgraced, has now returned to Broadway with his play JUNK. He had long wanted to write “a very big play about finance” he confesses. He […]
Perspective : SHAME, YET AGAIN, ON THE U.S. JUSTICE SYSTEM
Guyanese American’s 30-year unlawful imprisonment a systemic evil “An unjust law is no law at all…Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”- Martin Luther King Jr. The evil and injustice that plague our judicial […]
China’s visa waiver for 53 countries
NEW YORK (TIP): The Chinese cities of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei will allow visitors from 53 countries to visit the region, without having to obtain a visa, for a six-day stay. The measure will be […]
US votes Obama as ‘most admired’ man
WASHINGTON (TIP): For the 10th year in a row, Americans have named former US president Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as the man and woman they admire most, according to a recent Gallup poll published […]
Roy Moore Fails to Stop Doug Jones’ Certification as Alabama’s first Democratic Senator in 25 years
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Alabama circuit judge on Thursday, December 28, rejected Republican Roy Moore’s request to halt the certification, arguing the court did not have jurisdiction. Meanwhile, officials from the secretary of state’s office dismissed […]
Vijender confident of ending 2017 on high
JAIPUR (TIP): Ace Indian boxer Vijender Singh on Wednesday exuded confidence of ending the year on a high note as he takes on African champion Ernest Amuzu of Ghana at the Sawai Man Singh Indoor Stadium here on […]
BITCOIN SINKS 15% IN ASIA
TOKYO (TIP): Bitcoin prices plunged about 15% in Asian trade today before recouping some of the losses as investors apparently took fright at news that a South Korean exchange had been hacked. The unit, which hit a record $19,500 at the start of the […]
Mosul is a graveyard: Final ISIS battle kills 9,000 civilians
MOSUL (TIP): The price Mosul’s residents paid in blood to see their city freed was 9,000 to 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty rate nearly 10 times higher than what has been previously reported. The number killed in the nine-month battle to liberate […]
Key ally of British prime minister resigns amid porn scandal
LONDON (TIP): Key ally of British Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to resign on Dec 20 after an investigation concluded he made misleading statements about pornographic images found on a Parliament computer in his office in 2008. Damian Green, who […]
EVA LONGORIA IS EXPECTING FIRST CHILD
Actress Eva Longoria is expecting her first child – a boy – with husband Jose Baston. Longoria, 42, is four months pregnant, her representative told the media. The couple began dating in 2013, got married in May 2016 in […]
‘MAMMA MIA!’ SEQUEL BETTER THAN ORIGINAL: AMANDA SEYFRIED
Actor Amanda Seyfried, who plays the role of Sophie in ‘Mamma Mia!’, has promised fans that the upcoming sequel is going to be better than the original. Seyfried said she too was doubtful when she was approached for a follow-up initially. […]
TAAPSEE PANNU TO SHOOT FINAL SCHEDULE OF ‘SOORMA’ IN SERBIA
Taapsee Pannu cant wait to shoot the “final leg” of her upcoming film ‘Soorma’ in Serbia. The actress said that she is excited to visit a new country. “It’s the final leg of shooting and I am getting to visit […]