India
Year: 2021
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Indian American engineer Vishnu Sridhar playing key role in NASA’s Mars rover mission
NEW YORK (TIP):Vishnu Sridhar, an Indian American engineer, who is playing a key role in NASA’s mission to Mars, says rover Perseverance’s SuperCam will now analyze the Red Planet’s terrain the rover cannot reach. Landing […]
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Group of Ministers spells out steps to ‘neutralize’ narratives critical of Modi regime
NEW DELHI (TIP): With a view to “neutralizing” narratives critical of the Narendra Modi government, a Group of Ministers (GoM), formed to fine-tune “government communication”, has come out with various suggestions, including tracking “50 negative […]
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United States
CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION TO BECOME FIRST UK AUTHORITY TO RUNFULLY ELECTRIC REFUSE TRUCK FLEET
Nirpal Singh Shergill LONDON (TIP): The City of London Corporation will become the first UK governingbody to run a full fleet of Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles (ERCVs) following recentsuccessful trials of the new technology. The […]
Message
Change up the pace: women at the table
MESSAGE : On the Occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8 The universal and catastrophic lack of representation of women’s interests has gone on too long. International Women’s Day this year comes at a difficult […]
NY/NJ/CT
Queens BP Donovan Richards dwells on Covid and development in his first State of the Borough address
QUEENS, NY (TIP): Queens Borough President Donovan Richards delivered his first State of the Borough address, March 3, putting forth a comprehensive package of proposals to address the immediate public health and economic crises facing Queens while also […]
Perspective
Movements must not be delinked from politics
“We must recognize that any mass movement cannot but be political in its impact. A movement that questions the rulers, as most movements do, cannot but dent the image of the ruling dispensation. A ruling […]
Perspective
Movements must not be delinked from politics
“We must recognize that any mass movement cannot but be political in its impact. A movement that questions the rulers, as most movements do, cannot but dent the image of the ruling dispensation. A ruling […]
India
WOMEN RISING: LET’S HONOR WHM
By Mabel Pais “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” – Mohandas K. Gandhi (The Mahatma) “When politicians show hostility, we need to hear words […]
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Dissent is not sedition
Supreme Court lays down norm; time to erase colonial-era law The Supreme Court of India deserves unreserved praise for its decision to dismiss a sedition petition against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah […]
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Justice Dept. asks Supreme Court to dismiss ‘sanctuary’ immigration suits
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Justice Department on Thursday, March 4, asked the Supreme Court to dismiss three lawsuits over a Trump-era immigration policy that led some areas to declare themselves “sanctuary cities.” The policy was part […]
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House passes HR1 sweeping bill on election, government reforms
The measure would require states to provide same-day voter registration, to allow at least two weeks of early voting and to offer drop boxes for ballots. WASHINGTON (TIP): The House on Wednesday, March 3, approved […]
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India
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“No Means No” endeavors to weave a socio-cultural connect between India and Poland
Film Review Cinema transcends all boundaries. Vikash Verma’s upcoming film “No Means No” is a great example of cinema’s ability to bridge boundaries and bring people together.The first ever Indo-Polish film, “No Means No” is […]
Politics
Texas family detention centers expected to transform into rapid-processing hubs
WASHINGTON (TIP): A report by Nick Miroff of The Washington Post says that the Biden administration is preparing to convert its immigrant family detention centers in South Texas into Ellis-Island-style rapid-processing hubs that will screen […]
culture and literature
Indian Dhoad Gypsies enthral audience in 140 nations
Rahis Bharti becomes global ambassador glorifying Rajasthani folk music, culture By Dr Yash Goyal JAIPUR (TIP): It is difficult to imagine even today that a middle class young boy from a tiny rural village and […]
World
Thousands rally in Armenia after PM warns of coup bid
YEREVAN (TIP): Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned of an attempted military coup against him on Thursday and called on his supporters to rally in the capital after the army demanded he and his government […]
World
Gunmen abduct 317 schoolgirls in Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria (TIP): Unidentified gunmen seized 317 schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria on Friday, the police said, the second such kidnapping in little over a week in a region increasingly targeted by militants. School kidnappings, first […]
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