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UN asks Lanka to cooperate with UNHRC
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): UN chief Ban Ki-moon has asked Sri Lanka to engage “constructively” and cooperate with its human rights body to implement a resolution calling for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes committed […]
United States
2014 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize for Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh Ahluwalia and The Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson
NEW YORK (TIP): Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh Ahluwalia, Chairman, Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha and The Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson, President, Auburn Theological Seminary have been selected for the 2014 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize. […]
United States
Music for Peace Concert organized by the PMI in Association with UNAI at the United Nations
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, along with the UN Academic Impact (an initiative of the Department of Public Information of the UN) organized a Special Musical Concert […]
Indian Americans
US Senate confirms Indian-American Puneet Talwar for key state department post
WASHINGTON (TIP): Puneet Talwar has been confirmed by the US Senate to a key diplomatic position, becoming the second Indian-American to join the state department. Talwar, who was a key aide of President Barack Obama […]
Europe
Suicide attack kills 16 in north Afghanistan
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (AFGHANISTAN) (TIP): A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people at a crowded market in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said, despite a tightening of security for presidential elections less than three weeks away. […]
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Indictment dismissed
Court hands out a ‘diplomatic’ victory The dismissal of a case filed against the former acting Indian Counsel-General in New York by a federal judge in New York will be widely seen as the vindication […]
Europe
Business & Economics
Stories in India defame the United States
Devyani Khobragade and her pending motion to dismiss charges based upon UN letter How Devyani was arrested and Richard family was evacuated to United States, with prior pending legal proceedings in India affecting them, remain […]
Europe
Europe
UN seeks foreign probe of Sri Lanka war crimes: Report
COLOMBO (TIP): The United Nations‘ human rights chief has recommended an international investigation into war crimes committed in Sri Lanka during the final stages of its Tamil separatist conflict, a report said on Sunday. The […]
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Congressman Crowley Honored for His Work on Behalf of Indian American Community
Jackson Heights Indian Merchants’ Association, Queens community members laud Crowley’s leadership, policy victories on Indian American, Sikh issues NEW YORK (TIP): Rep. Joe Crowley (DQueens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, was honored […]
Europe
South Sudan to try rebel leaders, risking ceasefire
JUBA (TIP): South Sudan released seven rebel detainees January 30 but vowed to put on trial key leaders accused of launching weeks of fighting, a move likely to threaten a fragile ceasefire. The sides implemented […]
United States
250 million school age kids can’t read: Report
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): A report commissioned by the UN education agency says at least 250 million of the world’s 650 million primary school age children are unable to read, write or do basic mathematics. The […]
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Permanent Mission of India hosts Republic Day reception with GA President John Ashe
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations hosted the traditional Republic Day reception on Thursday, January 23, with President of the General Assembly John Ashe. Permanent Representative Ambassador Asoke […]
Africa
Seven dead in tit-for-tat killings in Central African Republic
BANGUI (TIP): Seven people died in inter-religious attacks and reprisal killings in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on January 22, a human rights campaigner said, underlining the challenge the new interim president faces in restoring […]
Europe
Permanent Mission of India hosts Republic Day reception with GA President John Ashe
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations hosted the traditional Republic Day reception on Thursday, January 23, with President of the General Assembly John Ashe. Permanent Representative Ambassador Asoke […]
India
Europe
Sheikh Hasina sworn in for 3rd time as Bangladesh PM
DHAKA (TIP): Sheikh Hasina was sworn in on Sunday for her second straight term as Bangladesh‘s prime minister and third overall, following one of the most violent elections in the country’s history. Hasina took the […]
Europe
Pakistan’s teenage
Pakistan’s teenage activist Malala Yousufzai stole the headlines throughout the year. On July 12, she spoke at the United Nations where she stressed access worldwide access to education. She also received various awards.
United States
South Asian Community Outreach (SACO’S) Interfaith Holiday Celebration focuses on Unity
Kajol Bishnoi EDISON, NJ (TIP): South Asian Community Outreach (SACO) has a tradition of forging strong relations between the growing South Asian community and the community at large. And the organization’s recent interfaith holiday celebration […]
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Christmas Celebrated around the World
NEW YORK (TIP): Christmas Eve was marked by festivities and preparations around the world today. The faithful prepared for midnight services in places both traditional and unusual. At the Vatican, worshipers filled Saint Peter’s Basilica […]
India
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Lord, Forgive them, for they know not what they do
Ignorance of law is no excuse. And ignoring the law is also no excuse. What has now come to the fore in the case of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade is that she had full immunity […]