Month: July 2020
US maintains ‘tremendous cooperation’ with India on Chinese border aggression: Amb Juster
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump administration has maintained close contact and “tremendous cooperation” with India on the latest Chinese border aggression, America’s top envoy in New Delhi has said, asserting that the last six months have […]
The BJP’s hegemonic narrative
“Since 2014, the BJP’s stated objective of a Congress-free India has seen attempts to unsettle and unseat Congress governments in several States. One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first statements after taking over as the […]
JUSTICE WARRIORS IN DOC FILMS
By Mabel Pais MICHAEL MOORE’S FREE GIFT IN COVID TIMES “I think the BIG CRISES of our time is (that) our minds have been manipulated to give power to ILLUSIONS. We shifted to measuring growth, […]
MAKING MUSIC IN COVID TIMES
By Mabel Pais “We have been able to keep our students playing, engaged, learning new concepts, recording, and making music together during Covid-19. We have an amazing faculty who hold our students to high standards […]
Indian American Professor Venkatesan Guruswami Named 2020 Simons Investigator
NEW YORK (TIP): Venkatesan Guruswami, a Carnegie Mellon University professor of Theoretical Computer Science, has been named a 2020 Simons Investigator by the New York-based Simons Foundation. Venkatesan Guruswami’s research has led to major advances in the […]
Indian Origin Uttam Dhillon Named Interpol Washington Director
WASHINGTON (TIP): Attorney General William P. Barr announced July 20 that Uttam Dhillon will become INTERPOL Washington Director after Wayne Salzgaber returns to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security following his over two-year detail serving […]
Indian American CBS reporter Nina Kapur dies in moped accident in New York
NEW YORK (TIP): Nina Kapur, a 26-year-old Indian origin reporter in New York, died after she fell from a moped that had been rented from Revel, a popular moped sharing service. The accident, which a […]
Indian-origin nurse in Singapore conferred with President’s Award
SINGAPORE (TIP): A 59-year-old Indian-origin nurse in Singapore has been conferred with the President’s Award for Nurses for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kala Narayanasamy was among the five nurses given the […]
Indian American Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett Named USAID Asia Bureau Assistant Administrator
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald J. Trump has nominated Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Bureau for Asia). Her nomination was sent to […]
Sikh-American Store Owner Attack: Hate Crime Charge Added against the Attacker
DENVER (TIP): Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office has decided to add a hate crime charge against Eric Breemen for attacking Mr. Lakhwant Singh. Moving forward, Breemen will be charged with multiple counts–now including a bias-motivated […]
Indian-American Puneet Ahluwalia announces PAC for Lt Gov of Virginia race
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American Republican businessman will run for the powerful office of Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and has launched a political action committee for it. Puneet Ahluwalia, 55, in an e-mail to his supporters […]
174 Indian nationals file lawsuit against presidential proclamation on H-1B
WASHINGTON (TIP): A lawsuit has been filed by a group of 174 Indians, including seven minors, against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the US due to the suspension […]
Seema Verma mishandled millions of dollars in federal contracts: Inspector General
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian origin Seema Verma, Chief of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, violated federal contracting rules by steering millions of taxpayer dollars in contracts that ultimately benefited GOP-aligned communications consultants, according to a report […]
Trump says he will soon sign new merit-based immigration act
WASHINGTON (TIP) : President Donald Trump on Tuesday, July 14 said he will soon sign a merit-based immigration act that will also take care of the immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and […]
Indian-American Dr Sampat Shivangi Elected Republican Delegate for Florida Convention
NEW YORK (TIP): Prominent Indian American community leader Dr. Sampat Shivangi has been elected as a Republican delegate for the fifth consecutive term to the party’s August convention in Florida that would formally nominate US […]