United States
Month: January 2018
United States
Chairman Crowley criticizes President Trump’s $18 Billion Border Wall
WASHINGTON (TIP): House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the funding request from President Trump to build his border wall: “President Trump has no interest in keeping Americans safe or […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Scientist honored by Google Doodle
SACRAMENTO (TIP): Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian American biochemist. His research led to greater understanding of the makeup of human DNA. In 1968, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Khorana would have been 96 years […]
Indian Americans
Indian American nonprofit Indiaspora names Sanjeev Joshipura as its executive director
San Francisco, CA (TIP): The Indian American nonprofit Indiaspora has named Sanjeev Joshipura as its executive director. The announcement was made by the organization’s founder and chairman of the board of directors MR Rangaswami. Joshipura […]
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Relief on H-1B front: Tech companies must decrease dependence
US President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Buy American and Hire American”, set the tone for immigration policies and their implementation. This resulted in an increasingly protectionist stance and rising apprehensions about the future of people […]
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Indian Americans welcome continuing H-1B visa extension
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian Americans today welcomed the Trump Administration‘s decision of not blocking extensions to H-1B visas, saying the “devastating” move would have caused “unprecedented” brain to drain and hurt American businesses. The US Citizenship […]
India
PM Modi ranked among top 3 world leaders in survey
NEW YORK (TIP): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Switzerland for Davos summit, an international survey has ranked him among the top three leaders of the world. An annual survey by Gallup International […]
India
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THE POWER OF ONE: AN INTERVIEW WITH AMBASSADOR LAKSHMI PURI ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL & DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UN WOMEN
INTERVIEW BY PROF. INDRAJIT S SALUJA, CHIEF EDITOR, THE INDIAN PANORAMA “The power of one is about passion, commitment and indomitable courage and keeping faith with the causes we serve no matter the difficulties and setbacks. […]
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Today’s Youth and Swami Vivekananda
As we remember Swami Vivekananda on his birthday we can’t stop visualizing his youthful aura and his glowing personality. Swami ji underscored the ideals and high values for the youth to follow. First of all, […]
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Why is Martin Luther King, Jr. Relevant Today?
Almost half a century ago Martin Luther King, Jr. shook the conscious of the United States of America by launching his movement to empower the poor, the discriminated and marginalized people. The nation was deeply […]
Misc
Whither Education in Maharashtra?
Vinod Tawade: A failed Education Minister or an Amateurish Experimenter in Education System? By Kishor Satwick Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawade has again bowled a bad delivery. Under his initiative, the HSC Board has […]
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The Arts are Here to Stay
When I accepted the job of Chancellor, I knew right away that the arts would be a focal point of my tenure. The arts are not an add-on or simply an extra-curricular activity – a […]
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Other News
New Master’s Degree Program in US Targets Teaching of Hindi
Special article on the occasion of celebration of Hindi Day on January 13 at the Indian Consulate in New York Over the past decade, there has been an increasing interest in the U.S. in the […]
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A Legacy for Hindi Education in USA
Special article on the occasion of celebration of Hindi Day on January 13 at the Indian Consulate in New York In the late Nineties and during the first decade of 21st century I worked in […]
Business & Economics
What to watch in 2018
As the new year begins, here are the smartest predictions of what’s coming in politics, tech and business in 2018. By Erica Pandey The Big picture: In many ways 2018 will mirror 2017. The […]
Politics
365 days: A look at Donald Trump in the White House
The dawn of November 9, 2016, was one of great disbelief for the world’s oldest democracy as the news was just beginning to sink in among Americans of Donald Trump‘s astounding victory in the presidential […]
United States
President Trump’s ambitious agenda: 7 things to watch in 2018
President Trump may have big policy plans for 2018, but political distractions are likely to shadow prospects of big legislative achievements. WASHINGTON (TIP) White House officials said Trump wants to rein in the threat from […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Dr. Rahul Gupta is the West Virginian of the Year
Prakash M Swamy MORGANTOWN (TIP): Dr. Rahul Gupta, State Health Officer and Commissioner for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health, has been named as “West Virginian of the […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin Olympian Alexi Singh Grewal sets a precedent, returns to roots to marry soul mate
Prabhjot Singh JABALPUR (TIP): Olympic gold medalist Alexi Singh Grewal has always been in news headlines. Now he has set a new precedent. He married Jabalpur-based Manjit Kaur, a Botanist, to become the first-ever Olympic […]
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Harvard Tamil Chair is the biggest scam: E-mail founder Ayyadurai
“The fundraising effort in the name of setting up a Tamil Chair is a ruse that exemplifies Harvard’s habitual exploitation of indigenous people. This is an egregious example akin to a burglar asking you to […]
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As I See It : Assertive Sovereignty or International Cooperation?
Of course, the principle of “sovereign equality” is one of the fundamental pillars of the United Nations system. However, the growing trend among four of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council […]
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