NICOSIA (CYPRUS) (TIP): Cypriot emergency services rescued 45 Syrian migrants from two boats after receiving information that they were in distress near a coastal tourist resort, authorities said on June 23. The eastern Mediterranean island’s […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (TIP): Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on June 23 she is writing a book, with the focus more on leadership than on politics. In an Instagram post, Ardern said […]
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): At least 31 people were believed to have died in a gas explosion in a disused mine shaft in South Africa that happened last month but was only now coming to light, authorities […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Last summer’s flooding in Pakistan killed at least 1,700 people, destroyed millions of homes, wiped out swaths of farmland, and caused billions of dollars in economic losses. All in a matter of months. […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TIP): Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accused in a report released June 22 of tampering with police records in order to hamper investigations into mass graves discovered in an area […]
JAKARTA (TIP): Indonesian livestreamer Christine Febriyanti stood in a room crammed with clothes in Jakarta, hawking colourful garments to hundreds of viewers on a TikTok livestream for a local fashion brand. “For the Vitamin C […]
BANGKOK (TIP): A fire extinguisher exploded and killed a student during a fire drill held outdoors in sweltering heat at a high school in Thailand’s capital on June 23, police said. Five other students were […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (TIP): A disbarred Chinese human rights lawyer has been forced to move 13 times in two months as part of a pattern of harassment against him and three other prominent rights advocates in […]
Beijing (TIP): Beijing logged its hottest June day since records began on June 22, the national weather service said, as swathes of northern China sweltered in 40-degree heat. Scientists say rising global temperatures — caused […]
CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA) (TIP): A suspected lone Russian diplomat was seen squatting on the site of Moscow’s proposed embassy after the Australian government vetoed the plan on security grounds and with legislation that Russia will try […]
TUNIS (TIP): A Tunisian judge on June 23 ordered the release of opposition figure Chaima Issa four months after her arrest on suspicion of “plotting against state security”, her lawyer told AFP. Issa should walk […]
Narendra Modi’s visit further strengthened ties between India and the United States Rolling out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to Washington, U.S. President Joseph Biden underlined his belief […]
George Abrham As far as the State visit of Prime Minister Modi is concerned, I may be one of those who have mixed feelings about its timing. I am proud that India’s Prime Minister was […]
American chipmaker Micron Technology investing up to $825 million in a new assembly and test facility in Gujarat fits well into the plans of both India and the US. Support from the Central and state […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The decision taken by General Electric to manufacture jet engines in India through transfer of technology is a landmark agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, June 22, noting that this […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US is set to introduce in-country renewable H-1B visas, a significant decision that would help thousands of Indian professionals in staying in the country to continue with their jobs without the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): India is ready to contribute in any way it can to restore peace in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, June 22, reiterating that New Delhi favors the resolution of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US will open two new consulates in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad while India will establish a mission in Seattle to boost people-to-people relationships, a senior White House official said on Thursday, June […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Asserting that democracy is “in our spirit…and flows in our veins”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 22, said there is no question of discrimination in India on the grounds of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Affirming a vision of the US and India as among the closest partners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden on Thursday, June 22, said that the diverse partnership between the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi doubled down on the “Make in India” push in the last leg of his power-packed US visit today, flagging it to a huge gathering of Indian expats in […]
WASHINGTOIN, D.C. (TIP): Indian Americans have played a significant role in the all-round development of the nation they live in and also in strengthening the India-US relationship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Modi […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): India is the only G20 country that has fulfilled all the promises it made in Paris on climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, asserting that India will not only […]
Heavy drinking has long been associated with various health problems, including cirrhosis of the liver, cancer and heart disease. But our latest study has found that these aren’t the only issues that excess drinking can […]
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