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Month: August 2018
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New ‘Know India Program’ for STARTALK Hindi students
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ(TIP): Students in the United States enrolled in the US funded Startalk Hindi Summer Programs, will have a new opportunity to further their literacy skills: starting 2019 they could travel to India under […]
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IAAC announces the appointment of Dr. Nirmal Mattoo as incoming Chairman of the Board
Aroon Shivdasani, Executive and Artistic Director retires after 20 years of glorious service. Say, will continue as Brand Evangelist Advisor. NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Dr. Nirmal Mattoo has been appointed by the Board of IAAC […]
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Sohum Sukhatankar wins 2018 South Asian Spelling Bee
EDISON, NJ(TIP): Sohum Sukhatankar of Dallas, TX correctly spelled the word “Dasyuridae” (a family of polyprotodont marsupials that includes the native cats, pouched mice, banded anteater, Tasmanian devil, and related forms) during the 2018 South […]
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Ek Yatra of Saibaba temple draws more than 1000 devotees
FLUSHING, NY (TIP): Shri Shirdi Saibaba Temple, the oldest house of worship in the US for the revered saint, has taken out a palanquin procession marking the culmination of weeklong Guru Purnima celebrations. The celebrations, […]
Entertainment
Broadway’s STRAIGHT WHITE MEN (Play)
By Mabel Pais “I’m always supposed to make what I’m not comfortable with” – Young Jean Lee “Fascinating! A compassionate and stimulating new play written and directed by the ever-audacious Young Jean Lee” –The New York […]
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Chinese Military is Willing to Help the Syrian Army Retake Idlib
The way China, an increasingly powerful nation in the midst of a great power competition with the United States, interacts with the rest of the world will have significant global implications. Syria could be a […]
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Trump is targeting illegal immigrant children — US citizen kids could be next
After holding Dreamers and immigrant families hostage, Trump now seems determined to escalate the strategy. Documents from within the administration indicate that he now has his sights on U.S. citizen children living in poverty. In […]
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Trump Lawyers Submit a Counteroffer to Mueller’s Terms for Interview with the President
WASHINGTON(TIP): President Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday, August 8, submitted a counteroffer to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s proposal for the terms of a possible interview with the president, the latest turn in the protracted negotiations over […]
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Federal deficit jumps 20 percent after tax cuts, spending bill
WASHINGTON(TIP): The federal deficit jumped 20 percent in the first 10 months of the 2018 fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported Wednesday, August 8. Spending outpaced revenue between the beginning of the fiscal […]
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Other News
Weekly Horoscope August 13 – August 19, 2018
By Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla Aries:Ganesha says there is a lot going on in the family, including, possibly, an inheritance tussle. If you have been having it easy all along, the time has come for you […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin Businessman Jailed for Hitting War Veteran with Sports Car in UK
LONDON(TIP): Indian-origin businessman Ravi Ruparelia has been jailed for a year and two months for crashing his luxury sports car into a 68-year-old war veteran on the streets of London and then fleeing the scene in […]
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Indian Origin Sikh Teen Shot Dead Outside Home in Canada
TORONTO(TIP): Indian Origin 19-year-old Sikh teen was shot dead outside his home and his cousin was injured by so far unidentified persons in an apparent targeted shooting in Canada, police said. Gagandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who […]
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Judge blocks administration from deporting asylum seekers: threatens Jeff Sessions with contempt of court
The government reportedly tried to deport a woman and her daughter while their case was still being heard in court. WASHINGTON(TIP): A federal judge on Thursday, August 9, erupted at the Trump administration when he […]
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Indian-Origin man sentenced for 6 years in UK
LONDON(TIP): An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to six years of imprisonment for the death of two women in a road accident in northern England in 2016. He was checking his mobile while driving. The […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Sri Preston Kulkarni Quit Job Over Trump’s Policies
WASHINGTON(TIP): Indian American Sri Preston Kulkarni decided to quit his dream job at the US State Department last December to run for Congress. Preston found it difficult to defend the Trump administration‘s policies as a diplomat […]
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Indian American Sikh man brutally assaulted in California
NEW YORK(TIP): Indian American Sikh man was brutally assaulted and spit at by two unidentified men in California. This is the second attack on a community member in about a week that has raised concerns over […]
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Indian American Professor nominated to Privacy and Civil Liberties Agency
WASHINGTON(TIP): An Indian American law professor and legal expert has been nominated by US President Donald Trump to an agency on privacy and civil liberties. Aditya Bamzai, a professor at University of Virginia’s School of […]
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Indian American gas station owner is target of racist attack
ASHLAND, KY(TIP): Monday, August 6, was a day Taj Sardar, the owner of a Shell gas station in Ashland, will never forget after an off-duty Portsmouth ambulance employee went on a racist rant on his […]
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Indian American Democrats lose in Michigan primaries
MICHIGAN(TIP): Indian American Democrats Shri Thanedar and Suneel Gupta lose in Michigan primaries on August 7. Entrepreneur and scientist Shri Thanedar finished third for Michigan governor, which was won by former legislative leader Gretchen Whitmer. […]
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Indian American Democrat Candidate Aftab Puravel receives Obama endorsement
OHIO(TIP): Indian American Democrat candidate Aftab Puravel from Ohio’s first congressional district received former President Barack Obama’s endorsement on August 2. The Hamilton County Courts clerk is one of the dozens of Democrats the former […]