Bangkok (TIP): Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the fledgeling democracy they helped install just five years ago. There are about 37 million registered voters, though turnout is expected […]
Biden’s campaign brought in record-breaking USD 938 million through October 14, while Trump raised USD 596 million NEW YORK (TIP): The 2020 Presidential election is turning out to be the most expensive election in history […]
Dr. Zafar Iqbal in Washington WASHINGTON (TIP): The Global Beat Foundation of USA (TGBF) organized an online discussion on US Presidential elections on 18th October 2020. Using Zoom technology and Facebook, the overall discussion centered on the […]
Warsaw (TIP): Protesters converged on Warsaw from across Poland on October 30 for what police said would likely be the biggest demonstrations yet against a court ruling that amounted to a near-total ban on abortion. […]
By Mabel Pais “The Spectacular Bollywood,” October 24, 2020, 7 PM EDT “Best of Bollywood,” November 6, 2020, 7 PM EDT Join the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) String Quartet for a pair of virtual […]
Social activists condemned the order as unconstitutional For both sides, freedom is in peril WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump on Thursday, May 28, signed an executive order cracking down on “censorship” by social media sites, […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported on Wednesday, September4. An exposed server stored 419 […]
By Manish Tewari The big social media platforms are not only monopolies in themselves but also the equivalents of a public square, albeit a digital one. The big five of the virtual civilization are now […]
Manu Shah HOUSTON, TX (TIP): The Consulate General of India, Houston in collaboration with Friends of Yoga, is organizing several events across Texas to celebrate the 5th International Day of Yoga. This ancient Indian practice […]
By Mabel Pais At the 85th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony, the Drama League’s Executive Director, Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, announced the winners at a star-studded luncheon ceremony hosted by Kristine Nielsen and Julie White on Friday, […]
NEW YORK(TIP): In possibly the biggest one-day drop of all time, Facebook shares, on July 26, opened at $174.89, down 19.6 percent compared to yesterday’s closing price of $217.50 (NASDAQ: FB). When it comes to […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told US lawmakers that his personal data was also harvested and sold by Cambridge Analytica and he intends to initiate legal action against the British firm accused of stealing […]
Vows tougher security steps to restrict developers’ access to such information. SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Facebook Inc chief executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday, March 21, for mistakes his company made in how it handled data […]
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): In a clear message to news publishers, a top Facebook executive has emphasised that it is not their job to recruit people from media organisations for the content on the social media platform. At the […]
MENLO PARK, CA (TIP): Indian origin Nikhil Chandhok, Director of Product for Augmented Reality (AR) at Google, has joined Facebook to lead product management of its camera team working on AR. Chandhok took to social media on […]
HOUSTON (TIP): An e-commerce company and its top executive of Indian origin have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices for customized promotional products sold online to customers in the United States. Zaappaaz […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Bholath MLA Sukhpal Khaira was chosen as the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly today, with majority of the 19 other Aam Aadmi Party MLAs recommending his name in a one-on-one meeting with national party convener Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi. HS Phoolka, […]
The A-list movie star released a statement via Facebook on Wednesday afternoon, claiming that she did not pose for or authorize People magazine’s latest cover story detailing her divorce from Ben Affleck. “It has been brought to my attention that there […]
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Afghan intelligence service, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said on Thursday that early findings showed the Haqqani network with the assistance of Pakistan’s ISI carried out the attack in Kabul that killed at least 90 people. “These terrorists […]
ARLINGTON, VA (TIP): The Office of Naval Research’s Science and Technology Organization honored recently 34 young investigators nationwide with the 2017 Young Investigator Award.; four of them are Indian American researchers. They are: Dr. Dhruv Batra, Dr. Pavithra Prabhakar, Dr. Padmini Rangamani […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu was awarded the Transformative Chief Minister Award by The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) during their annual summit, an honor that has been instituted by the Council to acknowledge excellence in public service and recognize […]
Jared Kushner Under Scrutiny in Russia Probe, Say Officials WASHINGTON (TIP): An NBC News report said, May 25, quoting “multiple US officials” that Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and one of his senior advisers, has come under FBI scrutiny […]
Kicker:Removing stigma and identifying depression help women get the support they need NEW YORK CITY (TIP): First Lady Chirlane McCray announced, May 18, that all NYC Health + Hospitals locations citywide will now provide maternal depression screenings for pregnant […]
SNAPCHAT’S GROWTH STALLS IN FACEBOOK’S SHADOW IN 1Q REPORT Facebook has been bent on copying Snapchat ever since the social media giant tried unsuccessfully in 2013 to buy what was then an ephemeral photo-messaging app. Now, the company behind Snapchat is hoping […]
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has rolled out a new update for its Android app. Bearing version number 2.17.146, the update introduces some user interface changes to the app. After the update, WhatsApp’s Android app has a separate […]
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