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Obama may meet with Iranian president
WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House said on September 19it was possible that President Barack Obama would meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York next week if Tehran signaled it was serious about giving […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri in Booker shortlist for her fiction ‘The Lowland’
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri has made it to this year’s Man Booker Prize shortlist for her new fiction ‘The Lowland’, an intimate portrayal of two brothers set in Kolkata of the 1960s. […]
Indian Americans
Obama nominates Indian-American Puneet Talwar to key diplomatic position
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian- American Puneet Talwar as Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs, a top diplomatic post. Talwar, who was Obama’s top advisor on the Middle East […]
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International Raise the cost for Pakistan army’s proxy war order be damned
The West’s attempt to ride roughshod over the United Nations Security Council with a hastily drafted proposal to authorize the use of force in Syria sets the stage for its second military intervention in West […]
United States
OBAMA AT 50TH ANNIVERSARY EMBODIES KING’S DREAM
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama was set to lead civil rights pioneers on Aug 28 in a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr Martin Luther King’s “I Have a […]
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US-India ties hit a Plateau
It has now been confirmed that before going to New York to participate in the UN General Assembly deliberations in New York, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be visiting Washington in September for his second […]
Business & Economics
India
PM TO MEET OBAMA ON SEPTEMBER 27
NEW DELHI (TIP): US President Barack Obama will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House on September 27 in a meeting aimed at dispelling a common narrative in Washington and New Delhi that […]
India
United States
Sanjay Gupta backs medical marijuana, apologizes for previous views
NEW YORK (TIP): One of America’s most prominent doctors says he has shifted his stance in support of medical marijuana. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent at CNN and a CBS News contributing medical correspondent, […]
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Obama cancels meeting with Putin over asylum to Snowden
WASHINGTON (TIP): Relations between the United States and Russia deteriorated further on Wednesday, August 7 when Barack Obama abandoned a presidential summit with Vladimir Putin that was due to be held next month, amid fury […]
Europe
US Drone Strikes In Pakistan Will End ‘Very Soon’: JOHN KERRY
ISLAMABAD (TIP): US secretary of state John Kerry told Pakistanis on August 1 that Washington planned to end drone strikes in their country soon – a message aimed at removing a major source of anti-American […]
United States
US Senate Approves Samantha Power As New UN Ambassador
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Senate easily confirmed President Barack Obama‘s selection for ambassador to the United Nations on August 1. The Irish-born Samantha Power, a former Obama foreign policy adviser and outspoken human rights advocate, […]
United States
Obama Calls Netanyahu And Abbas On Resumption Of Peace Talks
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on this week’s resumption of the final status negotiation of the peace talks, the White House said. […]
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PM Manmohan Singh To Visit US In September, To Strengthen Ties
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will participate in the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) in New York in the month of September but the highlight of his visit will be his bilateral meeting with […]
Indian Americans
President Nominates Indian-American To Key Judiciary Post In California
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American legal luminary Vince Girdhari Chhabria has been nominated by US President Barack Obama to a key judiciary post in California. Chhabria, nominated to be US district judge for the Northern District of […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Nominated For Key Post In Obama Administration
WASHINGTON (TIP): US state department’s heavy hitter for India will be an Indian origin bureaucrat, Nisha Desai Biswal, a first for both the community and the administration. President Barack Obama on Thursday, July 18, sent […]
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No Ground To Stand On
Race has once again torn a deep gash through the conscience of the United States. Protesters took to the streets across the U.S. this week after a Florida jury acquitted a gun-toting “neighborhood watch officer” […]
Europe
US Gov’t Reports $116.5 Billion Surplus In June
WASHINGTON (TIP): The federal government on july 11 reported a rare surplus of $116.5 billion in June, the largest for a single month in five years. The gain kept the U.S. on track for its […]
United States
Obama, Bush Leap Into US Immigration Fight
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama and former President George W Bush are leaping into the immigration debate, but their attempts to add momentum to the search for a possible path to citizenship for millions face […]
United States
US Set To Deliver F-16s To Egypt: Officials
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States is pressing ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighters to Egypt despite a military coup against President Mohammed Morsi, a US official said. “It’s still the status quo,” the […]
Business & Economics
Could Taliban Talks Lead To Partition Of Afghanistan?
The big question for the Afghans is: what happens in the long term? What will Kabul require to maintain the Afghan form of security and peace after the US/NATO troops leave, or will Afghanistan willy-nilly […]
Indian Americans
6 Indian-American kids’ culinary skills feted at White House
WASHINGTON (TIP): Six Indian-American kid chefs have been honored for their fabulous culinary skills by US First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House’s “Kids State Dinner” as part of her initiative to tackle obesity […]