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Indian American Ashwani K. Jain to run for Maryland governor
WASHINGTON (TIP): Ashwani K. Jain, a young Indian American who held multiple roles during the Obama administration, plans to seek the Democratic nomination for Maryland governor next year with an expressly generational appeal for votes. […]
Indian American Community must remain politically engaged: Frank Islam
NEW YORK (TIP): In the wake of Indian American community’s extraordinary success in the November election, prominent civic leader Frank Islam would like it to redouble it efforts to maintain and increase its participation in […]
Indian American NYC Health Commissioner tests COVID positive
NEW YORK (TIP): Dave Chokshi, the Indian American Health Commissioner of New York City, said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and warned that the disease “continues to circulate in our communities, […]
Indian Americans Protest after another Mahatma Gandhi Statue is Vandalized
DAVIS, CA (TIP): Indian Americans on Sunday, January 31, held protest against the vandalism of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in California‘s Davis and demanded reinstallation of the statue. In a statement by Deputy Chief Paul Doroshov of […]
Indian-Origin Raj Panjabi is Global Coordinator for Biden’s Malaria Initiative
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-origin Raj Panjabi to lead his Malaria Initiative, which is mainly in African and Asian countries. “After being sworn in this morning, I’m honored to share that I’ve […]
Indian American Lawmaker Re-Elected Chairman of Subcommittee on Asia Pacific
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congressman Dr. Ami Bera has been re-elected as chairman of a key congressional subcommittee that plays a major role in the policies relating to Asia, Pacific, Central Asia, and non-proliferation. Ami […]
Indian American Congressman Condemns Vandalization Of Gandhi Statue
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna on Monday, Feb 1, strongly condemned the vandalization of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the US state of California, calling it as a shameful act. The 6-ft tall, […]
Indian American Baiju Bhatt is the latest billionaire
NEW YORK (TIP): Baiju Bhatt, the Indian American cofounder of the trading unicorn Robinhood, has become the latest Indian American billionaire thanks to the stunning growth of the financial services company in the past year. […]
Indian American artist Sujata Tibrewala’s painting “Bloody Immigrant” depicts Deb Haaland
SAN JOSE, CA (TIP): Back in 1637, there was a massacre in which Pilgrims killed Native Americans and stole their land. And so goes the story of Thanksgiving, where the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims […]
‘God’s own country’ or not? NRIs and Tourists in the throes of Coronavirus crisis
By George Abraham The world has indeed taken notice of how well Kerala has handled the Coronavirus threat so far and widely applauded for steps the state has undertaken to mitigate the crisis. However, as […]
Deserter ‘NRI husbands’ may soon lose assets, passports
NEW DELHI(TIP): Rattled by the growing complaints of desertion of women by their NRI husbands, government is considering changes in the law to enable confiscation of an absconding NRI husband’s share of joint property and […]