Month: June 2023
Crisis-hit Pakistan unveils $51 billion budget, with half to service debt
KARACHI (TIP): Pakistan’s cash-strapped government unveiled a 14.5 trillion rupee (around $50.5 billion) budget on June 9, with over half set aside to service 7.3 trillion rupees of debt. Pakistan’s economy has been stricken by […]
Bomb explodes during funeral of Taliban deputy governor; another official killed
Badakhshan (TIP): A bomb exploded on June 8 in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province killing a former Taliban police official. The official identified as Safiullah Samim, was killed during a memorial ceremony for a deputy governor […]
Israeli troops fire tear gas at protesters along Lebanon border
KFARCHOUBA (LEBANON) (TIP): Israeli soldiers fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters who pelted the troops with stones along the border with Lebanon on June 9, leaving some Lebanese demonstrators and troops suffering breathing […]
‘Never seen such a prolonged heatwave in 50 years’: Bangladesh shuts schools, cuts power
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh has shut thousands of schools as it struggles through its lengthiest heatwave in half a century, with widespread power cuts only compounding locals’ misery. Temperatures in the South Asian nation’s capital of […]
After dam breach, Russia shells Ukraine’s Kherson
Kherson (TIP) : Russian forces on June 8 shelled a southern Ukrainian city, Kherson, that was inundated in a catastrophic dam collapse, Ukrainian officials said, forcing a suspension of some rescue work hours after President […]
Officials say two migrants drowned while attempting to reach Spain, 132 arrive safely
MADRID (TIP): The bodies of two migrants were found on a beach in southeastern Spain after 132 other people arrived in two boats on June 9, a government official said. José María Martín, a central […]
Grim homecoming for South Sudanese fleeing Sudan violence
RENK (SOUTH SUDAN) (TIP): When fighting erupted in Sudan, Rosa Yusif Elias escaped on foot with her seven children over the border to her homeland, South Sudan, where she thought they would be safe. Instead, […]
India, US need to have much stronger relationship, says Congressman Shri Thanedar
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): India and the US must work on making bilateral ties stronger and focus on collaboration on education and cultural fronts, Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar has said. He expressed hope that the two […]
Two Indian Americans among those running for 2024 US President
NEW YORK (TIP): Former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey governor Chris Christie are among those who have announced their announced they are running for president, joining former president Donald Trump in a […]
National Nurses Week celebrated: Many participated in the Webinar organized to mark the event
NEW YORK (TIP): Dr Renee Mehrra of Reenbow Media and Indian American Forum Organized a webinar in Honor of national Nurses Week, Celebrations on May 25. Mrs. Indu Jaiswal RDN Chair of IAF together with […]
Eminent gastroenterologist Dr. Jagdish Gupta takes over as President of AIA-NY chapter
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Eminent physician and community leader Dr Jagdish K. Gupta has been sworn in as President of the Association of Indians in America (AIA – NY chapter) for two years. The Oath of […]
IOC USA Vice Chairman George Abraham honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by Rahul Gandhi
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian Overseas Congress Vice Chair George Abraham, who is one of the founders of the Congress organization in America a quarter of a century ago, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Rahul […]
70-year-old Indian American motel manager pleads guilty to human trafficking
ATLANTA, GA (TIP): A 70-year-old Indian American motel manager has pleaded guilty to trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude or forced labor, according to the US Department of Justice. Shreesh Tiwari, an Indian […]
Indian-origin Jaspal Singh Juttla jailed for defrauding property buyers in UK
LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for fraud offences after he admitted to fleecing potential property buyers, many of them also of Indian origin, out of nearly 16,000 pounds, […]
Indian American father dies in an attempt to rescue 12-year-old son from water at a beach in California
SANTA CRUZ, CA (TIP): An Indian American has lost his life while rescuing his 12-year-old son at a beach in the US state of California, a report said. Multiple agencies were dispatched to Panther State […]
Operation Bluestar And Punjab
Thoughts on the 39th anniversary of Operation Blue star: The game is for power not for Punjab Thirty-nine years after the traumatic Operation Blue Star, Punjabis in general and Sikhs in particular, continue to ponder […]
Rahul Gandhi speaks of making a modern India with “love and affection, not with anger and hatred”
NEW YORK (TIP): “We need to build a modern India with love and affection, not with anger and hatred. Currently, there is a fight going on in our country: a fight between two ideologies. One […]
We will adjudicate 1 million visas in India this year, says U.S. official
WASHIINGTON D.C. (TIP): Describing India as an important partner with whom the United States enjoyed strong people-to-people ties, top U.S. lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to address the visa waiting-period issue in the country […]
Donald Trump charged over classified documents in first federal indictment of an ex-president “I am an innocent man!”: Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP) : Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges in an investigation into his handling of classified documents, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday, June 9. Trump has become […]
Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker after being told he would be sanctioned for misleading Parliament
LONDON (TIP): Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has shocked the nation by abruptly quitting as a member of Parliament after being told by a parliamentary committee that he would be sanctioned for misleading Parliament […]
An Open Letter to United States Congress
Ref.: Unknown US companies and individuals providing services or products including raising capital in violation of The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) standards and dealing with a Ghost company working for Russia in violation of […]
NJYS WITH KOREA BLIND GROUP PRESENTS CONCERT
By Mabel Pais New Jersey Youth Symphony Joins Korea Blind Performance Group and Bella Music Foundation at Merkin Hall The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) performs the captivating concert “Darkness to Light: Hanbit Trio J,” […]
“BROADWAY DEITY” PERFORMS AT FTH GALA
By Mabel Pais The Flushing Town Hall (FlushingTownHall.org) holds its annual gala, theme: ‘Around the World & Home Again,‘ on Thursday, June 15. The gala will celebrate the Smithsonian affiliate’s mission to bring people together […]
NORTH 2 SHORE FESTIVAL EXPANDS TO SECOND CITY
By Mabel Pais TOO BIG FOR ONE CITY. TOO BIG FOR ONE WEEKEND. THE FESTIVAL ONLY NEW JERSEY COULD CREATE: NORTH TO SHORE June 2023 NJPAC produces first-of-its-kind celebration of music, technology, comedy, and film […]
