World
Month: May 2018
United States
Former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Venditto acquitted in corruption case
LONG ISLAND, NY(TIP) Former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto was acquitted Thursday, May 24, on all corruption-related charges as a federal jury delivered a partial verdict before continuing its deliberations on his co-defendants, former […]
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A bang and a whimper- Trump scraps Kim summit, citing NK’s ‘open hostility’
Trump’s announcement came hours after North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site. WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump on Thursday, May 24, called off a historic summit with […]
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Indian Origin Gobind Singh Deo Becomes Malaysia’s First Sikh Minister
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): An Indian origin Sikh politician in Malaysia, Gobind Singh Deo, has become the cabinet minister. He is the first member of the minority community in the country’s history to be appointed as a […]
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Indian Student, Clicking Selfie, Dies After Falling Off Hill In Australia
MELBOURNE (TIP): In a tragic incident, a 20-year-old Indian origin student has died after falling off rocks into the ocean from a popular tourist attraction in Western Australia while trying to take a selfie, media […]
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Indian Americans Appointed By New York Mayor To Board Of Advisors
NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian American executives are among 19 people appointed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as members to an organization that addresses the city’s most pressing challenges, with a particular focus […]
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Indian Origin UK based missing boy found
LONDON (TIP): UK based 15-year-old Indian origin Abhimanyu Chohan who disappeared from his school after he was reportedly accused of cheating when he scored 100 per cent marks in an exam has been found safe and […]
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Indian Ambassador Navtej Sarna addresses Indian American community in Columbus
COLUMBUS (TIP): Indian Ambassador to the United States Navtej Sarna addressed the Indian American community at an event organized by The Federation of Indian Associations of Central Ohio on May 18thand praised their contribution in […]
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Indian American Techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s killer Adam Purinton pleads guilty to hate crime charges
KANSAS (TIP): Indian American Techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s killer Adam Purinton, the navy veteran, has pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges. Kuchibhotla died in the shooting incident that happened on February 22 last year after […]
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Indian American Aruna Miller Marlyland Democrat received another big endorsement courtesy the Former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough
MARYLAND (TIP): Indian American Maryland Democrat Aruna Miller received another big endorsement on May 22nd courtesy Denis McDonough, former Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama. “I know first-hand what it takes to get things done […]
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Indian Americans Sri Kulkarni and Chintan Desai win Democratic congressional primaries in two different states
TEXAS & ARKANSAS (TIP): Indian Americans Sri Kulkarni and Chintan Desai have won Democratic party primaries held on May 22ndin Texas and Arkansas respectively. Sri Preston Kulkarni, a former US diplomat, won the Democratic primary […]
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Indian American Former federal CIO Vivek Kundra joins Sprinklr as COO
New York (TIP):Indian American Former federal Chief Information Vivek Kundra has been named as the Chief Operating Officer of the social media management software provider Sprinklr. He was earlier the president of Salesforce, until he […]
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Indian American whiz kids winners of the 2018 National Geographic Bee
WASHINGTON DC (TIP): Indian American whiz kids won the top three awards at the 30th annual National Geographic Bee competition. Barring two, all the finalists were of Indian origin. For the seventh consecutive year, an […]
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Trump lists Michael Cohen payment on federal form, raising legal concerns about Stormy Daniels payoff
WASHINGTON(TIP): President Trump should have disclosed Michael Cohen’s hush payment to porn star Stormy Daniels as a financial liability last year, the government’s top ethics watchdog concluded Wednesday, potentially opening the President up to legal […]
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McDonald’s® CONTINUES 2018 EDUCATION WORKSHOP SERIES IN EDISON
As immigration and college tuition in the US rise, McDonald’s continues to provide educational information and resources for students and parents OAK BROOK, Ill. (TIP): McDonald’s will continue its popular Education Workshop series of 2018 […]
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Indian American Susheela Jayapal elected as Oregon’s Multnomah County Commissioner
OREGON(TIP): Susheela Jayapal was elected as the Multnomah County Commissioner in Oregon on May 15th. Jayapal defeated construction contractor Sharon Maxwell, non-profit administrator Bruce Broussard and Maria Garcia. Fighting her first major election, Jayapal won […]
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Indian American women lawmakers introduce a new bill to monitor the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers in the United States
WASHINGTON(TIP): Indian American women lawmakers Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Sen. Kamala Harris on May 15thintroduced a new bill titled Detention Oversight Not Expansion (DONE) Act to monitor the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers […]
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WIZCRAFT INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES THE DATES FOR THE 19TH EDITION OF NEXA IIFA AWARDS THAILAND
The Biggest Celebration of Indian Cinema IIFA Weekend And Awards 2018 heads to Bangkok! NEW YORK (TIP): IIFA fever returns to Bangkok, Thailand exactly after a decade with the 19th edition of the NEXA IIFA […]
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Emmy-Nominated filmmaker Tirlok Malik’s new film “On Golden Years” to Premiere on TV Asia
NEW YORK(TIP): The television premiere of Tirlok Malik’s new film On Golden Yearswill be shown on TV Asia on June 1st, 2018 at 8pm and June 3rd, 2018 at 1pm. Malik who is an Indian […]
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ZEE TV Announces America’s Smartest Family
NEW YORK(TIP): This past weekend, Chicago’s very own Dash Family won the coveted title of champions on the first season of Zee TV’s America’s Smartest Family and took home the cash prize of $10,000. “We […]