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INCREDIBLE COMPLEXITY
India‘s politics is in disarray at a time when Delhi needs to connect the various dots and come up with a policy matrix of incredible complexity involving several interlocking templates – security situation within Afghanistan; […]
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Dealing with a toxic legacy
President Barack Obama‘s recent statement of his Afghanistan policy has again revealed the intractable situation the United States has faced since it led the invasion of that country in 2001. In his State of the […]
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CNN Survey indicates Americans overwhelmingly Favor Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants
WASHINGTON (TIP): A CNN survey conducted February 6, says Americans overwhelmingly favor a bill that would give most undocumented immigrants a pathway towards citizenship, according to a new national poll. And a CNN/ORC International survey […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American student develops 3-D printed loudspeaker
NEW YORK (TIP): Led by an Indian- American student Apoorva Kiran, scientists at Cornell University have 3-D printed a working loudspeaker – seamlessly integrating the plastic, conductive and magnetic parts – and ready for use […]
Indian Americans
Another Indian-American jumps into combative US House race
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American Republican candidate has jumped into an already combative electoral House race in the Silicon Valley featuring a former aide of President Barack Obama challenging the sitting fellow Democrat. The new entrant […]
Europe
Justin Bieber charged with assault in Canada
TORONTO (TIP): Canadian police charged Justin Bieber on January 29 with assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto in December, the latest in a string of legal troubles for the young pop star. The incident happened […]
Europe
OBAMA VOWS TO ACT ALONE ON ECONOMY
WASHINGTON (TIP): Declaring that 2014 can be the “breakthrough year” for America and the US is “better-positioned for the 21st century than any other nation on Earth”, US President Barack Obama warned the country’s lawmakers […]
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Of hope and reality President Obama seeks to scale down expectations
Obama promised a ‘year of action’ during which he would raise the minimum wage and tackle economic inequality. US President Barack Obama also used his State-of-the-Union Address to bring in a dash of reality into […]
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Obama to meet Jordan’s King Abdullah in California in February
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama will meet Jordan’s King Abdullah II at an exclusive California estate next month, the White House said on January 29. The talks, likely to focus on Syria‘s refugee crisis […]
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Texas Democrats back Obama’s call for wage increase
WASHINGTON (TIP): For the second straight year, President Obama called for an increase in the national minimum wage during January 28 State of the Union address. Texas Democrats expressed strong support for the proposal. “This […]
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Obama calls for action, with or without Congress
WASHINGTON (TIP): He talked a good game of acting on his own if necessary, calling for 2014 to be a “year of action, but President Barack Obama‘s State of the Union address showed he knows […]
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6.3 million eligible for Medicaid since Obamacare launch: US agency
NEW YORK (TIP): More than 6.3 million Americans were deemed eligible for government healthcare plans for the poor since the October 1 launch of President Barack Obama‘s healthcare law through December, federal officials reported on […]
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Obama fails to persuade Americans on NSA reform: poll
WASHINGTON (TIOP: Reforms to US surveillance announced by President Barack Obama have failed to reassure most Americans, with three-quarters saying their privacy will not be better protected under the changes, according to a new poll. […]
Middle East
Putin, Obama discuss Syria conference over telephone: Kremlin
MOSCOW (TIP): US President Barack Obama spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by telephone on Tuesday, and the leaders discussed an internationally sponsored conference on Syria, the Kremlin said in a statement. The conference […]
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US vows stepped up support to oust Assad
MONTREUX (SWITZERLAND) (TIP): The United States on January 22 led a fierce denunciation of the Syrian regime and vowed it would step up support for the opposition as it seeks to topple President Bashar al-Assad. […]
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President proclaims January 20 as Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday
NEW YORK (TIP): The world will celebrate, January 20, the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who, in the words of President Barack Obama, “gave mighty voice to the quiet hopes of millions, […]
United States
Obama may enforce curbs on snooping
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the government collects millions of Americans’ phone records for possible future surveillance, but he’ll leave many of the specific adjustments for Congress […]
Indian Americans
Obama nominates Indian- American to key post
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American businesswoman Shamina Singh to a key administration post. Singh has been nominated as the member of the board of directors of the Corporation for National and […]