Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades
Islamabad (TIP): Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, […]
CELEBRATE INDIA@75 AT FESTIVAL OF INDIAN MUSIC
By Mabel Pais Kaushiki Chakraborty’s SAKHI in Concert August 13, 7PM Carnegie Hall 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019 Sangeet Natak Academy Awardee KAUSHIKI CHAKRABORTYwith her all-female group SAKHI Thought Process Coming from the […]
Sop or welfare debate: On freebies
Steps to limit freebies or to discourage populism should come through Parliament A general concern over ‘freebies’ pushing the economy to ruin or unviable pre-election promises adversely affecting informed decision-making by voters seems reasonable. However, […]
Indian American Dimple Ajmera re-elected Charlotte City Councilor at-large
CHARLOTTE (TIP) : Indian American Dimple Ajmera who became the first Asian-American and youngest woman to be elected to Charlotte, North Carolina City Council in 2017, has been re-elected. In the at-large race on July […]
Indian American Gowri Natarajan Sharma elected president of Dallas arts museum
DALLAS (TIP): Gowri Natarajan Sharma, has become the first person of color and the first Indian American to be elected president of the board of trustees of Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), among the 10 […]
Indian American Professor Dr. Ponisseril Somasundaran elected chair of Hoover Board of AwardIndian American Professor Dr. Ponisseril Somasundaran elected chair of Hoover Board of Award
NEW YORK (TIP): Dr. Ponisseril Somasundaran, an Indian American professor of engineering at Columbia University, has been elected Chair of the Hoover Board of Award commemorating the civic and humanitarian achievements of engineers. Named in honor […]
History This Week-July 29 to August 4
“History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history. If we pretend otherwise, we are literally criminals.” – James Baldwin July 29 Birthday – Benito […]
Weekly Horoscope-August 1 to August 7, 2022
By Chirag Daruwalla Aries Ganesha says, you’ll work tirelessly this week to fulfill the task at hand on time. You could encounter setbacks and letdowns at employment this week. You’ll want to be more cautious […]
Birthday Horoscope-August 1 to August 7, 2022
By Chirag Daruwalla – Son of Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla August 1 Ganesha says you strike the ideal balance between religion and reason. You’ll spend a lot of time travelling in the upcoming year. You will […]
Ronaldo requests to be ‘freed’ from the final year of his United contract
Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer saga seems to have taken a fresh twist as the Manchester United ace has reportedly told the club that he wants to be released from the final year of his staggering £360,000-a-week […]
Sebastian Vettel to retire from F1 after end of season
Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will retire at the end of the ongoing season, Aston Martin announced on Thursday. Vettel he lies third on the all-time list of Grand Prix winners, with 53 […]
Hariyali Teej
Hariyali Teej is a famous festival of Hindus. This festival is celebrated on Tritiya of Shukla Paksha of Shravan month. Hindu women fast on this day. It is especially celebrated in all the cities of […]
Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the US
The spread of monkeypox in the US could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that causes pimple-like bumps might yet be contained before it gets […]
Depression in young men can be beaten with a healthy diet
Young men with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they switched to a healthy Mediterranean diet, a new study shows. Depression is a common mental health condition that […]
Sunlight may trigger hormone that makes men hungrier, study suggests
Summer sunshine can leave us feeling hot, sweaty and a bit burnt – but it may also make men hungrier, by triggering the release of an appetite-boosting hormone from fat stores in their skin, data […]
DISABILITY IN FILM
By Mabel Pais Honoring July as Disability Pride Month, we have ‘Let Me Be Me.’ “This movie is heartbreaking and hopeful, it really resonated with our family.” – Amy Schumer LET ME BE ME DIRS: […]
NYC CELEBRATES FESTIVAL OF CINEMA
By Mabel Pais FESTIVAL OF CINEMA (FOC NYC) returns to New York city for its 6th annual edition as a live in-person 10-day event, August 5-14, 2022. It takes place at the Regal UA Midway […]
