NY/NJ/CT
Month: February 2026
Indian American
Surrey resident urges emergency gun licenses for 500 amid extortion fears
Vikram Bajwa criticizes the current firearms licensing process, which takes 45 days or more SURREY, BC (TIP): Vikram Bajwa, in a letter to Premier David Eby, urged the introduction of an emergency bill to fast-track […]
Indian Americans
Karnataka native wins Rs 49 crore jackpot in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket draw
Big Ticket is among the region’s best-known prize raffles, regularly awarding multi-million Dirham jackpots to expatriates and residents ABU DHABI (TIP): An Indian expatriate hailing from coastal Karnataka has won the grand prize in Abu […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans
Indian-origin man convicted of rape to be stripped of US citizenship
NEW YORK (TIP): Gurmeet Singh, who became a naturalized US citizen, had concealed and misrepresented in the naturalization application that he had previously kidnapped and raped a female passenger of his taxicab. The United […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans
Indian American educationist Vikas Anand to lead Vermont’s Grossman school of business
VERMONT (TIP) : Indian American educationist Vikas Anand is set to become the next dean of the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business. Anand will begin his tenure on July 1, 2026, bringing more than two […]
Indian Americans
Top countries where Indians were defrauded in 2025: Cambodia, Myanmar, US lead the list
Other countries reporting complaints in 2025 include Germany, Japan, Australia, Canada, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom NEW YORK (TIP): Cambodia, Myanmar and the United States emerged as the top three countries where Indian nationals […]
NY/NJ/CT
Governor Hochul, Adrienne Adams Nominated as Historic All-Woman Democratic Ticket in New York
I.S. Saluja SYRACUSE, NY (TIP): New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on February 6 formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination to seek re-election in the 2026 statewide polls, as party delegates gathered here at the […]
NY/NJ/CT
Federal judge orders Trump to restore funding to Hudson River Tunnel project
NEW YORK (TIP): A Manhattan judge has stopped the Trump administration from freezing funding for the Hudson River Tunnel project in an eleventh-hour ruling. The order by Manhattan Federal Court Judge Jeannette Vargas granted emergency […]
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Department of Sanitation has issued 2,738 tickets to those who failed to clear their sidewalks as of Thursday, Feb 5
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): City homeowners and business owners who haven’t shoveled their sidewalks after the snowstorm late last month will be stuck paying a fine. After the Jan. 25 winter storm, the Department of […]
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India Featured on United Nations Honour Roll for 2026
NEW YORK (TIP): India has once again earned a place on the United Nations (UN) Honour Roll for 2026, reflecting its consistent record of paying its assessed regular budget contributions in full and within the […]
Europe
Europe
Europe
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United States
United States
U.S. and India Announce Framework for Interim Trade Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. / NEW DELHI (TIP): The United States and India on Thursday, February 5, announced that they have reached a framework for an Interim Trade Agreement, marking a significant step forward in bilateral economic […]
United States
Sharp rise in Indian deportations from the U.S. in 2025
Washington records highest Indian deportations, with numbers surging past 3,400, highlighting enforcement intensification NEW YORK (TIP): Deportations of Indian nationals from the United States have risen steeply over the past five years, with 2025 witnessing […]
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A World Without Guardrails: After New START, the Nuclear Clock Ticks Louder
On February 5, a quiet but momentous deadline passed: the New START Treaty lapsed, leaving the world without a legally binding cap on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals. For the first time in more […]
Breaking News
Rajya Sabha Member and legendary film actor Kamal Haasan characterizes SIR of electoral rolls a ‘disease giving rise to many living dead’
NEW DELHI (TIP): Actor-turned-MP and president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Kamal Haasan, in his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, raised concerns over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) […]
Breaking News
Breaking News
Iran FM Araghchi says agreed with U.S. to ‘proceed with negotiations’
MUSCAT, OMAN (TIP): Iran‘s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday (February 6, 2026) described the atmosphere of talks with the United States as positive, with the two sides agreeing to proceed with negotiations. The talks […]
Breaking News
‘Grave moment for global peace,’ warns UN Secretary General, as US-Russia nuke restriction treaty expires
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says we now face a world without any binding limits on the nuclear arsenals of Russia and US UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The United Nations has warned that the world faces a […]