Entertainment
Entertainment
Angelina Jolie wins case against Brad Pitt over French winery
Brad Pitt had earlier accused his ex-wife Angelina Jolie of damaging the reputation of the wine business they bought together in 2008. He accused her of selling her half to a stranger. The former couple […]
Entertainment
Entertainment
Marvel announces 2 New Avengers movies
Disney announced a slew of Marvel superhero movies including two new “Avengers” films Saturday at Comic-Con, as it offered screaming fans an emotional first glimpse at its upcoming “Black Panther” sequel. The record-breaking Marvel movies […]
India
SC upholds ED’s power to arrest, attach property, search & seizure under PMLA
New Delhi (TIP)- In a crucial judgment endorsing the powers of the Enforcement Directorate, the Supreme Court rejected almost all objections to its powers to probe, arrest and seize properties as proceeds of money laundering. […]
India
India
India
ED grills Sonia Gandhi for 6 hours; Congress MPs detained for stir
As the ED questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the third time, Congress MPs protested at Vijay Chowk over the government’s alleged misuse of investigative agencies and called it “murder of democracy”, claiming the Centre […]
India
NY/NJ/CT
NY/NJ/CT
Meet the 2022 Class of Asia 21 Young Leaders
Forty young leaders from across the world to join the venerable Asia Society network NEW YORK (TIP): Asia Society announced on July 13 that 40 young leaders from across the world will form the newest […]
NY/NJ/CT
United States
United States
Joe Biden, Xi Jinping hold talks for over two hours
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, July 28, warned US President Joe Biden against “playing with fire” over Taiwan, as Beijing’s concerns mounted over a possible visit to the Chinese-claimed island by […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans charged with insider trading
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed insider trading charges against several Indian Americans in connection with three separate schemes that together yielded more than $6.8 million in illicit gains. […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Amit Kumar Kanubhai Patel convicted of international parental kidnapping
CAMDEN, NJ (TIP): A 38-year-old Indian American has been convicted of international parental kidnapping after he took his US-born child to India and later failed to bring the kid back to the mother in the […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Aruna Miller likely to be Maryland’s next Lt. Governor
MARYLAND (TIP): With opinion polls heavily favoring Democrats, Indian American Aruna Miller is likely to be elected as the next Lieutenant Governor of Maryland in November as best-selling author Wes Moore’s running mate. In a […]
Indian Americans
Indian – origin Rishi Sunak trailed Liz Truss in TV debate in poll of electoral college-Survey Report
LONDON (TIP): Liz Truss, the incumbent caretaker Foreign Secretary in deposed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnsons government, beat her rival Rishi Sunak, the Indian-origin former Chancellor, according to a survey of ruling Conservative party members, […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Apoorva Mehta, Instacart co-founder, calls it quits
SAN FRANCISCO (IP): As Instacart prepares to IPO, its Indian American co-founder Apoorva Mehta says he will be stepping down as executive chairman and transitioning off the board of directors once the company goes public. […]
Comments
Surge in ED raids
Financial probe agency’s credibility is at stake Amid the Opposition’s allegation that government agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are being misused, the Centre has told the Rajya Sabha that raids carried out by […]
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Rajya Sabha ticket racket
Audacity reflects the social sanction to corruption How else to describe it but as the audacity of the corrupt when a racket promising a Rajya Sabha seat or a governorship for up to Rs 100 […]
Opinions
Now Andrea Horwath, Sukh Dhaliwal to run for Mayor, Ravi Kahlon is not in run for BC Premier
Politics is a game of beautiful uncertainties. Essentially mandated to serve people at large, politicians are known for sudden shifts in their roles. The shifts are mostly induced by denial of roles they wanted to […]
Perspective
How to celebrate President Droupadi’s election
“The report observes that the ‘development paradigm’ has aggravated the difficulties of the ‘marginalized’ as the benefits have been ‘disproportionately cornered by the dominant sections at the expense of the poor, who have borne most […]
As I See It
Black Sea deal to ease global food challenge
“There has been rise in food and fuel prices, as well as supply chain issues, as the mountains of grain stocks remained stuck in silos. It shows the enormous cost of allowing the conflict to […]
Breaking News
Former Republicans and Democrats to form new third US political party
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Dozens of former Republican and Democratic officials will announce on Wednesday a new national political third party to appeal to millions of voters they say are dismayed with what they see as […]