Year: 2021
UK to make it illegal for restaurant employers to keep staff tips
London (TIP): The UK government said on September 24 that it will make it illegal for employers to withhold tips from workers under new regulations for the country’s hospitality industry. Most hospitality workers, many of […]
History This Week
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” Martin Luther King, Jr. September 24 September 24, 1957 – President Dwight Eisenhower ordered the National Guard to enforce racial integration of schools in […]
Quad or AUKUS – India needs to review its involvement in blocs
The interests of the US and India find convergence on the issue of threats to the two countries from terrorists in Pak supported Afghanistan. US may be worried Afghanistan could become a source of another […]
Death of a Mahant
Ensure punishment to criminals in holy robes The mysterious death of Mahant Narendra Giri, president of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, allegedly by his own hand, yet again proves that self-confessed devotion to God and […]
Congress fiasco
Captain’s exit as CM leaves party on sticky wicket in Punjab Capt Amarinder Singh’s unceremonious exit as the Punjab Chief Minister is a new low for the self-destructive Congress. It’s inexplicable that a party with […]
Fix timeframe for UNSC reforms: G4
Jaishankar addresses G20 meeting on Afghanistan issue September 23, 2021 TIP Special Correspondent NEW YORK (TIP): The G4 has called for concrete outcomes in a fixed timeframe on the measures to reform the UN Security […]
Our diversity is the identity of our strong democracy, says PM Modi at UNGA
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the 76th session of the UNGA on September 25, 2021, said that countries with “regressive thinking” that are using terrorism as a “political tool” […]
Bitcoin mining producing tonnes of waste
Bitcoin mining produces electronic waste (e-waste) annually comparable to the small IT equipment waste of a place like the Netherlands, research shows. Miners of the cryptocurrency each year produce 30,700 tonnes of e-waste, Alex de […]
EU plans one mobile charging port for all, in setback for Apple
Brussels (TIP): The European Union aims to have a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones under a European Commission proposal presented on Thursday, Sept 23, in a world first, with the move […]
Salman Khan gets talking about his longest relationship
Superstar Salman Khan said his over a decade-long association with the reality show “Bigg Boss” is his “longest relationship” and he keeps coming back to it every year, faithfully. Khan, who is currently shooting for […]
Samyukta Kisan Morcha calls for Bharat bandh on September 27
New Delhi (TIP): Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called for a ‘Bharat bandh’ on September 27 to protest against the Centre’s three farm laws. The Bandh will be effective from 6 am to 4 pm. […]
