Entertainment
Entertainment
Matt Damon endorses Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez reunion
Actor Matt Damon is happy for his friend, actor Ben Affleck’s reunion with actor and singer Jennifer Lopez. Since April this year, it has been speculated that Ben and Jennifer have got back together. Matt […]
Entertainment
India
Harappan city of Dholavira in Kutch among UNESCO’s world heritage sites
Rajkot (TIP): Dholavira, the Harappan-era archaeological site located in Kutch district of Gujarat, was on Tuesday inscribed on the UNESCO list of world heritage sites, making it the first site of Indus Valley Civilisation in […]
India
SC says no immunity to protect legislators from criminal law
New Delhi (TIP): The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday, July 28, dismissed a petition filed by the Kerala Government seeking a direction to withdraw cases against prominent Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders for […]
India
India
Pak agencies making fake calls to Indian security forces, alert issued
Following the drone attack at the Jammu air base, security agencies have picked up several fake calls to the forces made by Pakistani spy agency ISI. Intelligence sources have said security agencies have issued an […]
India
Border row Assam, Mizoram agree on deployment of neutral force
New Delhi (TIP): A neutral central force will be deployed along the disturbed Assam-Mizoram border where five policemen and a civilian were killed following a clash recently, officials said on July 28. The decision was […]
Coronavirus
World
South, North Korea have restored hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties
Seoul (TIP): South and North Korea have restored hotlines that Pyongyang severed a year ago when ties deteriorated sharply, with renewed efforts by the two countries’ leaders to rebuild relations, the South’s presidential Blue House […]
World
World
Macron dials Israeli PM over snooping charges
Jerusalem (TIP): French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on reports that Morocco’s security forces may have used the Pegasus spyware to snoop on his cellphones, according to a media […]
World
57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast
Geneva (TIP): At least 57 people drowned on July 26 after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where more than 1,100 have perished this year, the […]
World
World
Iran blames US for pause in nuclear talks
DUBAI (TIP): Iran‘s supreme leader on July 28 declared Tehran would not accept Washington’s “stubborn” demands in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal and said the United States had failed to guarantee that it […]
World
Asia
Asia
Taliban attack on Afghan city foiled; 28 militants dead
Kabul (TIP): Afghan security forces have foiled a Taliban attack on the city of Taluqan city, the capital of Takhar province, and killed 28 militants, an official said on July 27j27. The Taliban militants, according […]
Asia
Asia
Pakistan PM names ‘common friend’ who offered Rs 1K crore bribe to withdraw case against Nawaz Sharif
Lahore (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has finally filed a reply in a defamation case and identified a “common friend” who allegedly offered him Rs 1,000 crore on behalf of Shahbaz Sharif to withdraw […]
Asian Theater
TRIBECA FILMS OF NOTE
By Mabel Pais MISSION: JOY – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times DIRS: Louie Psihoyos & Peggy Callahan l USA l 2021 l Eng l Doc l 1h 30m l NR OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2021 TRIBECA FILM […]
NY/NJ/CT
Indian American Physician Manisha Juthani Nominated to Lead Connecticut’s Dept. of Public Health
WASHINGTON (TIP): The office of Governor Lamont announced on 26 July the nomination of Manisha Juthani as Connecticut’s Public Health Commissioner. Dr. Juthani, an Indian American, is an associate professor at the Yale University School […]
NY/NJ/CT
QUEENS MAN FACES HATE CRIMES CHARGES FOR RANDOM ATTACKS ON MUSLIMS IN QUEENS
QUEENS, NY (TIP): Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced July 28 that Naved Durrni, 30, has been charged withassault as a hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon and other charges for three separate attacks […]
United States
U.S. maintains entry restrictions due to rising Delta cases
WASHINGTON(TIP): The United States said Monday, July 26 it would maintain restrictions on international travel into the country, sidestepping European pressure, pointing to a surge of cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant at home and […]
United States
Officer at Capitol riot responds to questions of credibility: ‘I can’t put a Band-Aid on my emotions’
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US Capitol Police officer who was the target of racist slurs during the January 6 insurrection rebuked questions about his credibility from conservative critics Wednesday, July 28 evening, stating, “I can’t put […]