Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, August 26, announced that to mark the success of Chandrayaan 3’s Moon landing, August 23 will be celebrated as National Space Day. Modi’s announcement came as he was addressing […]
Russia announced on Friday, August 25, that President Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the G20 Summit to be hosted by India next month, ending swirling speculation in diplomatic circles about his presence at the […]
Raksha bandhan is the main festival of Hindus which is celebrated on the full moon day of Shravan and every year the festival comes in August. This festival is celebrated throughout India and Nepal. Raksha […]
Chandrayaan, meaning “mooncraft” in Sanskrit, represents India’s lunar exploration program launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Chandrayaan program aims to study the moon’s surface, minerals, water ice presence, and enhance India’s space […]
By Prof. Indrajit S Saluja Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) came into being in 1977 after changing the name of umbrella organization “Joint Committee of Indian Organizations” founded in 1975, under the leadership of Rajan […]
India thrives in its small towns where the miracle of human capital happens The tier-two towns are building the new India. Their vast reserves of human capital remain unappreciated and even unmapped. “Brilliant scientists of […]
Besides technological and scientific goals, lunar missions have great geopolitical significance “Besides the technological and scientific goals, the moon missions have great geopolitical significance. The space race was mostly driven by political ambitions and the […]
Islamabad (TIP) : More than 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have taken place since the Taliban took over the country two years ago, according to a UN report released […]
Kathmandu (TIP) : Six Indian pilgrims were among seven people killed when the bus they were travelling in plunged some 50 metres from a mountain road in Nepal’s Madhesh province, a media report said on […]
PESHAWAR (TIP): The owner and operator of a stricken cable car that dangled over a Pakistan ravine for more than 12 hours have been arrested after repeatedly ignoring safety warnings, police said on August 24. […]
Colombo (TIP) : Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has pledged to transform the Tamil-dominated Eastern Province, particularly the Trincomalee district, into a multifaceted hub and underscored the need to engage Indian assistance for it. Addressing […]
NAIROBI (TIP): Scores of women and girls in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were sexually assaulted, often by multiple men alleged to be combatants, after a peace agreement last year ended the conflict there, according to […]
HARARE (TIP): Voting is still underway in Zimbabwe, where hourslong delays in distributing ballot papers forced the president to extend the general election by a day at dozens of polling stations. Some frustrated voters slept […]
TEHRAN (TIP): Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran’s prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States. While highlighted as a […]
MOSCOW (TIP): Air defences thwarted a Ukrainian missile attack in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow and several drones were destroyed off Crimea, Russian authorities said on August 25, with no reports of damage or […]
OKUMA (TIP): The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on August 24 — a controversial step that prompted China to ban seafood […]
LONDON (TIP): UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak should have declared his wife’s stake in a company that was set to benefit from government cash, a parliamentary watchdog declared on August 24. Sunak vowed “integrity, professionalism […]
WASHINGTON , D.C. (TIP): Today, the Internal Revenue Service announced an administrative transition period that extends until 2026 the new requirement that any catch-up contributions made by higher‑income participants in 401(k) and similar retirement plans […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The Internal Revenue Service today announced that interest rates will increase for the calendar quarter beginning Oct.1, 2023. For individuals, the rate for overpayments and underpayments will be 8% per year, compounded […]
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): American politicians, newspapers and space research institutions hailed India Wednesday, August 23, on the successful moon landing of Chandrayaan-3 as the country entered the elite club of three other nations — United […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian-American multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy’s popularity rating and online fundraising have surged, a day after his impressive performance at the first Republican presidential primary debate. According to the Ramaswamy campaign, the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Former US president Donald Trump, who is seeking his term, has once again raised the issue of high tax by India on certain American products in particular the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian-American US presidential aspirants Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy clashed during the Republican Party’s maiden presidential primary debate over foreign policy issues, with the former South Carolina Governor criticizing her rival and […]
OYSTER BAY, NY (TIP): Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino hosted a celebration of the 77th Independence Day of India at Town headquarters on August 15. Mr. Saladino hoisted the Indian National flag and congratulated […]
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