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Get out and Vote
Election Day is Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Polls are open from 6am to 9pm. Early Voting Period is June 12, 2021 – June 20, 2021. New York City Primary Election is just two weeks away. […]
Breaking News
Supreme Court of India throws out sedition case against Journalist Vinod Dua: upholds right to criticize government
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court of India, on Thursday, June 3, quashed an FIR registered by the Himachal Pradesh Police against senior journalist Vinod Dua last year for his comments critical of the government’s […]
United States
Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years in response to Oversight Board ruling
The change is part of a series of responses to the Facebook Oversight Board’s ruling on former president Trump. WASHINGTON (TIP): Facebook said Friday, June 4, that it plans to suspend Trump for two years […]
Perspective
37th anniversary of Operation Blue star: The game is for power not for Punjab
It was on June 1 in 1984 that the Indian armed forces launched a military action on the Golden Temple complex, allegedly to neutralize the Sikh militants led by Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. The operation […]
Perspective
“Operation Blue Star – Counterbalancing Terror – results in boomeranging horrible pain”
The 1984 Operation Blue Star was the biggest internal security mission ever undertaken by the Indian Army. Operation Blue Star was Indira Gandhi’s solution to the haywire going law and order situation in Punjab. Operation […]
Dance
TFF@20 LINEUP
20TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL CELEBRATES RETURN OF LIVE EVENTS CULMINATING IN SPECIAL JUNETEENTH PROGRAMMING “After a year of closed cinemas, canceled gatherings, and virtual everything, it is with joy and hope that we finally invite […]
World
China keeps diplomats out of espionage trial of Australian blogger Yang Hengjun
Beijing (TIP): Australia’s ambassador to China was denied entry to a heavily guarded Beijing court on Thursday that is hearing an espionage case against Australian blogger Yang Hengjun, at a time of worsening ties between […]
World
Germany recognizes colonial killings in Namibia as genocide
Berlin (TIP): Germany has reached an agreement with Namibia that will see it officially recognise as genocide the colonial-era killings of tens of thousands of people and commit to spending a total of 1.1 billion […]
World
Maradona death probe: Judge issues travel ban for seven suspects
Buenos Aires (TIP): An Argentine judge on Thursday imposed an international travel ban on seven health professionals who cared for Diego Maradona in the days before his death. Judge Orlando Diaz issued the order after […]
World
EU challenges TikTok over consumer rights breaches claim
Brussels (TIP): The European Commission said on Friday it has given one month to the Chinese-owned video app TikTok to answer complaints from an European consumers group over its commercial practices. The EU’s executive arm […]
Asia
Plague of ravenous, destructive mice tormenting Australians
Bogan Gate (Australia) (TIP) : At night, the floors of sheds vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice. Ceilings come alive with the sounds of scratching. One family blamed mice chewing electrical wires for their house […]
World
Shoot-out after policewoman stabbed in attack in western France
Chapelle-Sur-Erdre (France) (TIP): A man stabbed and badly wounded a policewoman in the town of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre in western France on Friday before he was arrested in a shoot-out, the national gendarmerie force. The assailant […]
Asia
Pakistan marks 23rd anniversary of 1998 nuclear tests; says credible minimum deterrence established
Islamabad (TIP) : The Pakistan Army on Friday said that the country restored balance of power in the region on this day more than two decades ago by carrying out nuclear tests in response to […]
Asia
Nepal PM Oli calls upon political parties to form all-party govt and hold elections
Kathmandu (TIP): Embattled Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Friday urged all political parties to form an all-party government and hold fresh elections, as he tried to justify the controversial dissolution of the […]
Asia
Pakistan Hindu lawmaker submits bill seeking religious minorities to be referred to as ‘non-Muslims’
Islamabad (TIP): A Hindu lawmaker in Pakistan has submitted a bill in the lower house of Parliament seeking that religious minorities in the country be constitutionally referred to as ‘non-Muslims’ to end the discrimination and […]
Business & Economics
Amazon buys MGM for $8.45 bn
Amazon is going Hollywood. The online shopping giant is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, ‘Legally Blonde’ and ‘Shark Tank’, with the hopes of filling its video streaming service with more […]
Business & Economics
Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO on July 5
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has picked a date to step down as CEO. Bezos, who grew Amazon from an internet bookstore to an online shopping behemoth, said Wednesday that Amazon executive Andy Jassy will take […]
Business & Economics
Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for 4 months after blackouts
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday announced a four-month ban on all cryptocurrency mining, a day after his energy minister apologised for unplanned power cuts in major cities. Iranian officials have regularly blamed unlicensed cryptocurrency […]
Business & Economics
PNB scam: Choksi’s immediate repatriation stayed by Dominica court
A Dominica court has put a stay on the repatriation of fugitive Mehul Choksi after Choksi’s legal team in Dominica filed a habeas corpus petition and highlighted that he was denied legal rights and was […]
Business & Economics
Cost of equity declined in India
The India Cost of Capital Survey 2021 concludes that in line with the falling interest rates, the cost of equity in India has declined since EY’s last cost of capital survey in 2017. The EY-NSE […]
NY/NJ/CT
CONGRESSMAN ADRIANO ESPAILLAT ENDORSES ERIC ADAMS FOR MAYOR
Assembly Member De La Rosa, Council Members Ayala & Feliz also endorse Adams NEW YORK (TIP): Rep. Adriano Espaillat endorsed, May 23, Eric Adams for mayor of New York City, outside the historic United Palace […]
NY/NJ/CT
ASHLEY SHARPTON ENDORSES ERIC ADAMS FOR MAYOR
NEW YORK (TIP): Prominent activist and community leader Ashley Sharpton, on May 27, endorsed Eric Adams for mayor outside the historic National Action Network headquarters in Harlem. “Eric Adams has been consistent in showing up […]
United States
Senate Republicans block Jan. 6 commission in victory for Trump
WASHINGTON (TIP): Senate Republicans blocked legislation Friday, May 28, that would have launched a 9/11-style commission on the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, affirming they want to turn the page on the dark […]
Science & Technology
Regulating digital media: Tightrope act over privacy, social orderd
The tussle over an individual’s right to privacy vis-a-vis the state’s duty to identify and punish wrongdoers has taken an interesting turn. The management of WhatsApp, the messaging application used by 53 crore Indians, has […]
United States
Indian Americans Founded “Pure Hearts of Georgia” is a support group for families with special needs children
ATLANTA, GA, (TIP): Anandhi Jambunathan watched with much joy as her firstborn Krishiv met his first-year milestones such crawling, walking, and smiling at people. But around 17 months, Anandhi noticed that Krishiv maintained minimal eye contact and […]