Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Japan at the invitation of Fumio Kishida to attend the G7 Summit, unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima on Saturday, May 20. After the bust was […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids across 15 locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with an ongoing terror-funding case, officials said on Saturday, May 20. In the Kashmir division, searches are […]
JEDDAH (TIP): Arab leaders, joined by Syrian President Bashar Assad for the first time in more than a decade, were holding an annual summit on May 19 in Saudi Arabia, with a focus on Sudan […]
NAIROBI (TIP): LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya are victims of severe hate crimes and abuses, including rape, says a report released on May 19 by Amnesty International and a Nairobi-based gay rights group. […]
ANKARA (TIP): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main challenger in Turkey’s presidential race shifted gear and adopted a more nationalist and hard-line stance on May 18, vowing to send back millions of refugees if he is […]
Minnesota (TIP): A man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” federal prosecutors in North Dakota […]
NIGERIA (TIP): More than 100 people in central Nigeria have died in several days of inter-communal violence that have destroyed hundreds of homes and caused thousands to flee, local officials said on May 19. The […]
CANBERRA, Australia (TIP): Police shocked a 95-year-old woman with a stun gun as she approached them using a walker and carrying a steak knife in an Australian nursing home, sending her to the hospital in […]
LAHORE (TIP): Punjab Police on May 19 obtained warrants to conduct a detailed search at former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence here to find “terrorists” reportedly hiding there, media reports said. The […]
BANGKOK (TIP): The official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, state television reported May 19. It said the […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): A 59-year-old Indian climber, aiming to set a new world record of becoming Asia’s first woman on a pacemaker to scale Mt Everest, died on May 18 after falling sick at the base […]
Medications, infections and sleep issues can cause you to feel foggy or confused If you’re an older adult experiencing memory lapses, lack of focus or confusion — or you have a loved one with those […]
Remembering the Hockey Wizard: He was a real “King.” Last month I was in Nairobi to witness the Vaisakhi Hockey Tournament organized by Sikh Union, Nairobi, perhaps one of the oldest sports clubs in the […]
Loss of legitimacy due to corruption taint proved to be the BJP’s undoing in Karnataka Modi had won in 2019 on a pro-incumbency platform, which is getting frayed at the edges. Pomp and pageantry cannot […]
Of the Centre’s total budgetary expenditure, Karnataka’s share is now down to just 1.1 per cent “What about the question of Karnataka’s fiscal health? Won’t the ‘five guarantees’ put an unviable burden on the exchequer? […]
Walking the tightrope seems to have paid off for India, but the multilateral challenges it faces will multiply “While India’s attempts at being a “balancing force” (as a senior official put it) are playing out […]
The charges against Indian Revenue Service officer Sameer Wankhede are piling up. According to the FIR registered by the CBI last week, Wankhede and his accomplices allegedly demanded Rs 25 crore as bribe for not […]
The suspense is finally over. Five days after recording a resounding victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections, the Congress has declared 75-year-old Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister and state unit chief DK Shivakumar (61) as […]
The shifting of Kiren Rijiju from Law Ministry should end conflict with judiciary It is difficult not to see the removal of Union Minister Kiren Rijiju from the Law and Justice Ministry as a move […]
NEW YORK (TIP) : Well-known humanitarian and global philanthropist Meera Gandhi hosted a special event in honor of renowned photographer and editor, Rose Billings, at the Helen Yarmak’s 5th Ave space in New York City. […]
“It’s a story of an ordinary man, doing an extraordinary job” says Manoj Bajpayee at the ZEE5 Global Special Screening of ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’ in New Jersey EDISON, NJ (TIP) : On Sunday, […]
BENGALURU (TIP): Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second time today. Karnataka governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to Siddaramaiah at the overcrowded Kanteerava Stadium in […]
G7 favors stiffening sanctions against Russia HIROSHIMA (TIP): Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations called on Friday, May 19, for a “world without nuclear weapons”, urging Russia, Iran, China and North Korea to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Rs 2,000 currency note, introduced after demonetization in 2016, will be withdrawn from circulation from September 30, said an RBI statement. RBI cites reasons Introduced after DeMo in 2016, RBI says […]
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