WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP: President Joe Biden plans to appoint 23 civic leaders, including four Indian Americans, from across the country as commissioners to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders […]
Punjab goes to polls in early 2022. Prabhjot Singh, a former Chief of the Bureau, The Tribune analyses the Punjab political scenario. The US and Canada have a sizeable number of people from Punjab, and […]
The hegemony of Hindutva can be gauged by its confident makeover of structures with a powerful symbolic significance. “The manufacturers of Mr. Modi’s vaunted image seem not to know that Banaras produced both Tulsidas and […]
There are no big ideas in Uttar Pradesh’s pre-election discourse It’s a pragmatic dilemma before BJP: privileging Hindutva over bread-and-butter issues or doing a balancing act. “Given the huge investments made by PM Modi to […]
The holidays are here, and I know many New Yorkers are making difficult decisions on how to connect with family, friends and loved ones. This is a time of the year we all look forward […]
With the memory of past waves of Covid-19 still fresh along with their devastating effect on lives and livelihoods, the advisory issued by the ICMR to avoid non-essential travel and mass gatherings amid the rise […]
The jury of six men and six women heard from 25 witnesses for the prosecution and eight who testified for the defense MINNESOTA (TIP): A Minnesota jury, on December 23, reached a guilty verdict on […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): President of the United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid on Thursday, December 23, said that he has tested positive for the COVID-19 and is isolating at home with mild symptoms. The 59-year-old […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, announced he has tested positive for Covid-19 and said he has minimal symptoms so far. “In recent weeks I have been tested for COVID-19 […]
I.S. Saluja NEW YORK CITY (TIP): New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, on December 23, announced plans for a “scaled back” New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square with fewer revelers and mask requirements, […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Mayor-elect Adams announced, December 23, a slate of appointments for his incoming administration. The appointees – one of whom will head a newly-created Mayor’s Office – reflect Mayor-elect Adams’ stated commitment […]
Karolina Pliskova has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open and two warm-up tournaments because of a right hand injury sustained in training. Australian Open officials on Thursday confirmed the world fourth-ranked player’s withdrawal, and said […]
China’s economy slowed further in November, dragged down by a worsening property market slump and disruptions from repeated Covid outbreaks. Growth in fixed-asset investment eased to 5.2% in the first eleven months of the year. […]
French fashion house Chanel named Leena Nair, an executive from Unilever, as its new global CEO on Tuesday, picking a consumer goods veteran to run one of the world’s biggest luxury goods groups. I am […]
Apple Inc’s market value hovered just shy of the $3 trillion mark on Monday, following a stunning run over the past decade that has turned it into the world’s most valuable company. The stock needs […]
To further strengthen the supervision on non-banking entities (NBFCs), the Reserve Bank on Tuesday, Dec 14, issued revised guidelines on a Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework for such companies, excluding government-owned ones, effective from October […]
India will send its first-ever manned mission into the deep sea in 2024 after sending crewed missions into space in 2023. Minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh said on Saturday three scientists […]
A two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination provides just 33 per cent protection against infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, but 70 per cent protection against hospitalisation, according to a large-scale analysis in South Africa. The […]
Amla is one of the most ancient fruits now recognized as one of the richest natural sources of vitamin C. The desi superfood can fight off cough, ulcers, constipation, manage diabetes, cholesterol and give you […]
Karachi (TIP): The former chairman of Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue Shabbar Zaidi has said the country is “bankrupt” and it is better to recognise the reality than “living in illusion”. Zaidi—who was chairman of […]
Colombo (TIP): The Sri Lankan government on December 16 reinstated a Muslim doctor, who was sent on compulsory leave for allegedly performing illegal sterilisation on over 4,000 women from the majority Sinhalese Buddhist community with […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was re-elected on Wednesday as the president of the ruling Nepali Congress — the country’s largest democratic party — for a consecutive second four year term after […]
Lahore (TIP): Four men who were convicted of gang-raping and robbing a 20-year-old college student in Punjab province has been sentenced to death by a Pakistan court. In January this year, the four suspects — […]
Sydney (TIP): Five children died and four others were in critical condition on December 16 after falling from a bouncy castle that was lifted 10 metres (33 feet) into the air by a gust of […]
Moscow (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, making him the first major western leader to confirm his attendance at the games, BBC reported. His remarks came […]
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