Misc
Month: March 2018
Misc
Police gun down hit-and-run driver who fatally struck man amid rage-filled crime spree
Mohammed Jaffer NASSAU COUNTY, NY (TIP): A hit-and-run driver who killed a Brooklyn pedestrian Monday, March 5, was later fatally shot in a bizarre confrontation with police on Long Island, authorities said. The fatal shooting […]
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Man kills his 1-year-old daughter, stepdad and half-brother in Brooklyn home before shooting himself
Mohammed Jaffer BROOKLYN, NY (TIP): A festering family feud ended in a Brooklyn bloodbath, with a deranged gunman executing his 1-year-old daughter, stepdad and half-brother before turning the gun on himself. The bodies of Terrance […]
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60-year-old dies after man he met for rendezvous bashed him in the head with dumbbell
Mohammed Jaffer NEW YORK CITY (TIP): A Brooklyn man was bludgeoned to death with a dumbbell Wednesday, March 14, by a man he tried to put the moves on, police said. Clifford Williams, 60, met […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Senator Vin Gopal introduces Firearms Restrictions Bill Package
Bills concern those convicted of animal cruelty, safe storage of firearms, and seizure of firearms from those considered a threat. TRENTON, NJ (TIP): Senator Vin Gopal introduced, March 7, three pieces of legislation to better […]
United States
OFFICIALS TO MTA: RESTORE ORIGINAL “FREEDOM TICKET” PLAN
Elected Say Eliminating Proposed Discounted LIRR Fare Between Southeast Queens and Penn Station Renders Freedom Ticket Pilot “Inferior” and “Set Up For Failure” QUEENS, NY (TIP): In advance of the upcoming Board Meeting of the […]
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New York State Catholic Conference Blocks Access to Justice for Sex Abuse Survivors
Testifies at budget hearing on Child Victims Act, opposes look-back window for survivors A February 15 Quinnipiac poll finds that 90% of New Yorkers support the Child Victims Act NEW YORK (TIP): The New York […]
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Uplift Humanity Celebrates Transforming the Lives of Over 1,000 Juveniles & Orphans in India
The organization is hosting SHAKTI, a soiree in New York City on April 14th NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Uplift Humanity, founded in 2010, is a New York-based organization whose mission is to use disruptive […]
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Indian National Congress Party Plenary Session to take place from March 16
George Abraham and Mohinder Singh Gilzian from New York are special invitees to the Congress Party Plenary session. NEW YORK (TIP): Indian National Congress will hold its plenary session to discuss and evolve the party’s […]
Astrology
Weekly Horoscope March 19 – March 25, 2018
By Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla Aries: Ganesha says as the period dawns, your attention will be drawn towards laying strong foundations for your finances. Though you are in a stable financial position, you realize that […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Renu Khator Awarded For Her Role In Mentoring Professionals In US
HOUSTON (TIP): A top Indian American woman academic, Renu Khator, has been awarded by American Council in Education for her role in mentoring professionals. Ms. Khator, 62, Chancellor of University of Houston System and President of […]
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Indian American Ram Villivalam running for Illinois state Senate
CHICAGO (TIP): Indian American, former congressional aide Ram Villivalam is challenging 20-year incumbent Ira Silverstein in the next week’s Democratic primary for the Illinois state Senate 8th district. If he wins, Villivalam will be the […]
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Indian American Nikesh Patel sentenced to 25 years for fraud
ORLANDO (TIP): Indian American, Nikesh Patel has been slapped with a 25-year jail term after he was found impersonating as a bank executive to fund his escape to Ecuador to evade a conviction for swindling […]
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Indian Origin Jay Shetty Goes To US For Potentially Path-breaking Autism Treatment
LONDON (TIP): Jay Shetty ,A seven-year-old Indian origin, suffers from a debilitating form of cerebral palsy and autism since he was a baby, which means he cannot walk, talk or sit up unaided. He left with […]
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Indian Origin Steel Tycoon Appointed As UK Skills Ambassador By Prince Charles
LONDON (TIP): Indian origin steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has been appointed by Britain’s Prince Charles as an official ambassador for the Industrial Cadets program designed to nurture manufacturing skills. Mr. Gupta was appointed to the flagship […]
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Indian Americans supported India’s LGBTQ community by hosting a first-ever fundraiser at New York’s Stonewall Inn
NEW YORK (TIP): The first ever fundraiser in the United States to benefit the LGBTQ community in India was held at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York on March 8. The beneficiary of the […]
United States
Indian Americans
Indian American Vivek Wadhwa among winners of 2018 Silicon Valley Forum’s Visionary Award
SAN CARLOS, CA (TIP): Indian American author, entrepreneur and Carnegie Mellon Fellow Vivek Wadhwa has been selected as one of the recipients of 2018 Visionary Award established by Silicon Valley Forum. Delhi-born Wadhwa also holds […]
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Indian American Neil Chatterjee to deliver keynote address at World Utility Summit
WASHIGNTON (TIP): US Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Neil Chatterjee will deliver a keynote address at the World Utility Summit in New Delhi. Chatterjee will talk on ‘Harmonizing the Regulatory Framework for Utilities’ on the first […]
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Indian Origin Sikh Student Thrown Out Of UK Bar For Wearing Turban
LONDON (TIP): An Indian origin Sikh law student in the UK felt “victimized” and “heartbroken” after he was dragged out of a bar because he was wearing a turban, media reports said. Amrik Singh, 22, claimed […]
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Indian Origin UK Lawmaker Says Labels For Minorities Are Patronizing Insulting
London (TIP): Indian Origin Conservative party MP Priti Patel said that she had made it clear to her political colleagues and civil servants that she does not like the term Black, Minority Ethnic (BME). She […]
Indian Americans
Indian American cab driver Gagandeep Singh’s prosecutor seeks death penalty in the murder case
IDAHO (TIP): Indian American cab driver Gagandeep Singh was stabbed 20 times before the accused Jacob Corban Coleman, 20, had watched him bleed him to death. Louis Marshall, the prosecutor of Bonner County, northern Idaho, […]
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