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Adivi Sesh’s ‘Major’ to clash with Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Prithviraj’
Actor Adivi Sesh’s multilingual film Major will now hit theatres on June 3, the makers said on Wednesday, April 27. Based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, the film was previously scheduled to open […]
Bollywood
Bollywood
Taapsee Pannu on bagging a Rajkumar Hirani film with Shah Rukh Khan
Taapsee Pannu’s happiness and excitement knew no bounds after she bagged a Rajkumar Hirani film co-starring Shah Rukh Khan. “It is probably that the biggest ever I could have got,” exclaims the actor, adding “It’s […]
Bollywood
Aamir releases first song from ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’
After making the audience go gaga over his ‘Kahani’ with his curiosity raising videos, superstar Aamir Khan finally revealed it on Thursday, April 28.’Kahani’ is the first song to be released from his upcoming film […]
India
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International Labor Day
May Day, also called Workers’ Day or International Workers’ Day, day commemorating the historic struggles and gains made by workers and the labour movement, observed in many countries on May 1. In the United States […]
Entertainment
Andrew Garfield Plans Time Off
Actor Andrew Garfield, who has appeared in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’, ‘Tick, Tick a Boom!’, and the crime series ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’, said he’s going to take some […]
India
Ayodhya: 7 held for dumping objectionable items outside mosques
New Delhi (TIP)- The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police arrested seven people on Thursday, 28 April, for throwing objectionable items, such as pages of holy books and inflammatory posters, outside three mosques and a shrine in […]
India
Bihar Woman Made To Massage Cop Inside Police Station
Patna (TIP): A senior police official in Bihar has been suspended after a viral video showed him receiving a massage inside a police station from a woman who had gone there, reportedly to file a […]
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India
Working towards removing AFSPA from Northeast: PM
DIPHU (Assam) (TIP)- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, April 28, said efforts are on to remove AFSPA completely from the northeast region. Addressing a ‘Peace, Unity and Development’ rally here, he said the Armed […]
India
Govt reinstates IAS officer Shah Faesal 3 years after he quit
NEW DELHI (TIP)- Former IAS officer Shah Faesal, who had tendered resignation from government service to join politics, has been allowed to rejoin his job. Faesal, who was the first UPSC topper from Jammu and […]
Asia
Indian origin trainee lawyers who cheated in Bar Exams, 2020 named by Singapore High Court
SINGAPORE (TIP): Singapore High Court Judge Choo Han Teck on Wednesday, April 27, rescinded an order to have their names redacted, the Channel News Asia reported. The six persons named in the ex-tempore judgment are […]
Indian Americans
Indian high school student drowns in pond in New Jersey
Police say his death appears to be an accident NEW MILFORD, NJ (TIP): In a tragic incident, an 18-year-old Indian high school student drowned in a pond in the US state of New Jersey after […]
Indian Americans
Indian American high school senior girls among 30 in the list of 2022 Edison Scholars
EDISON, CA (TIP): : Two Indian American girls, Rhea Jethvani and Monica Pal are among 30 high school seniors in Southern California Edison’s service area named 2022 Edison Scholars by one of America’s largest electric […]
Indian Americans
Book on Indian Community leader Dr. Sambhu Banik’s life and times launched
MARYLAND (TIP): A book on the life and times of Dr. Sambhu N. Banik, a prominent Indian American community leader in the Washington, DC, area, was released at a glittering ceremony in National Harbor, MD, […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans
Indian American group launches new video platform to screen movies, hold mega shows
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A group of Indian American entrepreneurs has launched an online platform which transcends the borders of regular video-conference towards screening of online movies to hosting political rallies, town halls and concerts simultaneously […]
Indian Americans
Indian American international trade policy expert Arun Venkataraman sworn in as key commerce official
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Arun Venkataraman, a leading Indian American expert on international trade policy, has been sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign […]
United States
USCIRF recommends to designate India, 14 others as ‘Country of Particular Concern’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A US Congress-constituted quasi-judicial body on Monday, April 25, recommended to the Biden Administration to designate India, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and 11 other nations as “Country of Particular Concern” in the context […]
United States
USCIRF report on religious freedom work of ‘Hinduphobic’ people, alleges Hindu body
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A Hindu body here called the USCIRF report on religious freedom a work of “Hinduphobic” commission members while Muslim and Christian groups hailed the observations made in it, demanding that the US […]
United States
U.S. reports its first human case of H5 bird flu
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The person was involved in the culling of poultry presumed to have had H5N1 bird flu, the CDC said in a statement. The first known human case of H5 bird flu in […]
United States
United States
India’s Eminent Parliamentarian Suresh Prabhu honored in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): Indian American Business Council [IABC] hosted a rousing reception in honor of distinguished visiting Member of Parliament & Former Central Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu at a ceremony held in Downer’s grove, Illinois […]