Month: June 2019
China, Russia to Open up Markets for Indian Trade
NEW YORK / NEW DELHI / BISHKEK (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 13, received assurances of significant trade and investment opportunities in bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President […]
Boris Johnson Tops First Round of Poll for British PM
LONDON (TIP): Boris Johnson on Thursday, June 13, secured his position as the frontrunner in the race to succeed Theresa May as British prime minister as he won the highest number of votes in the […]
Hundreds of Cities across world will celebrate International Day of Yoga, June 21
In December 2014, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution, co-sponsored by 177 countries, and declared June 21 as International Day of Yoga with a view to promoting a healthier lifestyle. The first […]
No Narendra Modi-Imran Khan Meeting Planned on the Sidelines of SCO, says MEA
NEW DELHI (TIP): There is no confirmation of a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan on the sidelines of the summit meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Ministry […]
US House passes Bill to protect ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON (TIP): : The US House of Representatives has voted to protect so-called “Dreamers” and establish a path to citizenship for more than 2 million immigrants who entered the country without authorization or with only […]
First South Asian American woman chairs US House
WASHINGTON (TIP): Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington DC, has become the first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives. Jayapal, who was first elected to the Congress in 2016, […]
Dr. VK Raju honored with Lifetime achievement Award for medical service par excellence
DALLAS, TX (TIP): Founder and President of The Eye Foundation of America and a renowned Ophthalmologist Dr V K Raju was honored by North America Telugu Society (NATS) at their 6th Convention at Irving Convention […]
Curtain Raiser for the India Day Parade in Hicksville holds out the Promise of a Great Parade
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): IDP USA (India Day Parade) Long Island, New York, first time ever arranged curtain Raiser for Parade on Thursday May 23rd, 2019 Curtain Raiser of Parade which will be held on August […]
Sudan on the Brink: death toll rises to 100 as bodies found in Nile, say doctors
NEW YORK (TIP): The death toll from June 3 attack on the sit-in of Sudan’s pro-democracy protesters has risen to 100, after 40 bodies were recovered from the River Nile, according to the Central Committee […]
Sikh Community on Long Island donates generously for Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Documentary
JERICHO , NY (TIP) : Dr. Rajwant Singh who is making a documentary on Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to mark the 550th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, the newest and the fifth […]
2nd Anniversary of the India-UN Development Partnership Fund observed at the UN
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The 2nd Anniversary of the India-UN Development Partnership Fund was commemorated , June 7, at the UN in an event organized by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN together with […]
Senate Majority Protects New Yorkers’ Private Data
NEW YORK (TIP): The Senate Democratic Majority June 5 passed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act). This bill, S.5575-A, sponsored by Indian American Senator Kevin Thomas, Chair of the Consumer Protection Committee, […]
Statue of Peace Leader Sri Chinmoy Dedicated at Toronto’s Vishnu Mandir
By Ashok Parulekar TORONTO (TIP): Leaders of Toronto’s Vishnu Mandir dedicated a bronze statue of Dreamer of World-Peace Sri Chinmoy holding aloft the Peace Torch on Sunday, May 26 afternoon in their Peace Park dedicated […]