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NY/NJ/CT
Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine groups hold demonstrations in New York City
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The City of New York appeared to be sharply divided between pro- Palestine and pro-Israel groups. The center of the New York City, Times Square , witnessed on October 8, demonstrations […]
Asia
Sri Lanka confirms major debt deal with China covering USD 4.2 billion of outstanding debt
COLOMBO (TIP): The Sri Lankan government has confirmed that it has concluded a preliminary deal with China on the restructuring of its debts to Beijing, seen as a “big step” in the cash-strapped country’s economic […]
Asia
29 killed in army strike on camp for displaced in Myanmar: Rebels
BANGKOK (TIP): Twenty-nine people were killed and dozens wounded in a military strike on a camp for displaced people in northern Myanmar, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area told AFP […]
Asia
More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children
ISLAMABAD (TIP): More than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported on October 12. Taliban officials said Saturday’s earthquake killed more […]
World
Evacuations are underway in Argentina’s Cordoba province as wildfires grow amid heat wave
BUENOS AIRES (TIP): Dozens of people were evacuated from their homes in Argentina’s central Cordoba province on October 11 as wildfires grew amid an intense heat wave. Images and video from the area showed massive […]
World
Fire causes partial collapse of parking structure at London’s Luton Airport
LONDON (TIP): A fire burning in a London airport’s parking structure early October 11 caused a partial collapse, and five people have been hospitalised for smoke inhalation. All flights at Luton Airport were suspended until […]
World
China to hold third edition of Belt and Road Initiative Forum in Beijing on October 17-18
BEIJING (TIP): China will hold the third edition of the Belt and Road Forum here from October 17 to 18 and President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony, it was announced on October 11. […]
World
Morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital is overflowing as Israeli attacks intensify
GAZA CITY (TIP): The morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital overflowed October 12 as bodies came in faster than relatives could claim them on the sixth day of Israel’s heavy aerial bombardment on the territory of […]
World
Israel-Hamas war: Displaced people’s count shoots up from 3,000 to 35,000 in five days
Gaza (TIP): The number of displaced people in Gaza has shot up from 3,000 before the recent violence to nearly 350,000 within less than a week. There were around 3,000 displaced people in Gaza before […]
World
Israel’s military orders civilians to evacuate Gaza City, ahead of a feared ground offensive
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel’s military directed the evacuation on October 13 of all of the hundreds of thousands of civilians living in Gaza City ahead of a feared Israel ground offensive. The order comes after Hamas […]
NY/NJ/CT
Lord Raj Loomba CBE Visits Eye Foundation of America -run Goutami Eye Institute in Rajahmundry
NEW YORK (TIP): Lord Raj Loomba CBE ( Commander of the Order of British Empire) & Lady Veena Loomba visited Goutami Eye Institute Rajahmundry, a premier eye institute run by the Eye Foundation of America. […]
Breaking News
Worldwide condemnation of move to prosecute Arundhati Roy
‘A mature constitutional democracy ought not to prosecute speech, which by itself has no direct causal connection to violence or disorder,’ says PUCL statement “A reminder of the broader threats to free speech and dissent […]
Breaking News
House speakership stalled as Steve Scalise announces he’s withdrawing from the race
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Representative Steve Scalise, the Louisiana Republican who Republicans nominated to be the next speaker of the House of Representatives, dropped out of the race on Thursday, October 12, as the party failed […]
Breaking News
India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index 2023; govt calls it flawed measure that doesn’t reflect true position
NEW DELHI/NEW YORK (TIP): India has rejected the 2023 Global Hunger Index in which the country ranked 111th, calling it a flawed measure of “hunger” that does not reflect the country’s true position. The Women […]
Breaking News
India reiterates call for ‘sovereign, independent, viable state of Palestine’
India’s “longstanding and consistent” policy on Palestinian state remains unchanged, says MEA spokesperson NEW DELHI (TIP): India reiterated its call for the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state on Thursday, October 12, with the Ministry […]
Sports News
Hockey: Indian men continue to sweep continental titles and Asian Games are the latest
Those who had written Indian hockey off a couple of years ago are now forced to eat their words. India is back and back with a vengeance. In the past one year, Indian men have […]
Astrology
Birthday Horoscope- October 16 to October 22
October 16 On this day, the universe will reveal some of its deepest, most profound mysteries to you. You’ll notice that as the day progresses, you’re more drawn to periods of self-reflection than usual. This […]
Astrology
Weekly Horoscope- October 16 to October 22, 2023
Aries Ganesha says, this week, you’ll be able to dismiss items in your life that aren’t crucial. Creating goals will help you break up challenging circumstances into smaller segments. You’ll have crystal-clear communication skills. Using […]
Music
EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF SPIRITUAL MUSIC IN “SINGING TOGETHER”
By Mabel Pais The World Music Institute, as part of its Collaboration Series, presents ‘Singing Together,’ a qawwali and gospel music collaboration between Texas-based Riyaaz Qawwali and The Harlem Gospel Travelers from New York City. […]
Film Festival
H-O-R-R-O-R IN FILM?
By Mabel Pais Screening Shorts YOGESH CHANDEKAR’s ‘Giallo’ RAMONE MENON’s ‘My Scary Indian Wedding’ And many more The HorrorFest International Film Festival 2023 takes place at St. George, Utah, October 18-21. The Film and Media […]
Indian Americans
Indian American NASA scientist Aroh Barjatya to lead rocket mission into 2023 solar eclipse
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): An Indian-origin scientist at NASA is helming a mission that aims to launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse on October 14. The mission, known as Atmospheric Perturbations around the Eclipse […]
Indian Americans
Indian American advocate Sapna Khatri to lead Massachusetts Reproductive Justice Unit
BOSTON (TIP): Indian American abortion rights activist Sapna Khatri has been named to lead Massachusetts’ Reproductive Justice Unit, a new unit established under state Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell. The Unit will focus on ensuring […]
Indian Americans
British-Sikh man, Jaswant Singh Chail, jailed for 9 years over assassination attempt on Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON (TIP): A British Sikh crossbow-armed intruder who pleaded guilty to committing treason after telling royal guards at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day 2021 that he was there to kill Queen Elizabeth II was sentenced […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Aparna Chennapragada joins Microsoft as corporate VP
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Aparna Chennapragada, a former Indian American Google and Robinhood executive, has joined Microsoft as the corporate vice president where she will be working on generative media artificial intelligence products and technology. “With […]