India
India
India
10 newborns die in hospital fire in Maharashtra’s Bhandara
Ten newborn babies died after fire broke out in the Special Newborn Care Unit of a hospital in Maharashtra in the wee hours on Saturday, January 9, doctors said. The infants were aged between a […]
India
Frontpage News
Mohinder Kaur files plaint against Kangana
Bathinda (TIP): Mohinder Kaur of Bahadurgarh Jandian village here, who hit the headlines after Kangana Ranaut tweeted her picture claiming that she was the same “Dadi” who was part of the Shaheen Bagh protest, has […]
Asia
Asia
Main accused in Hindu temple vandalism arrested in Pakistan
Peshawar (TIP): Pakistani police on Friday claimed to have arrested the main accused in the vandalisation of a Hindu temple by a mob led by members of a radical Islamist party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. […]
Asia
World
Bolsonaro warns US-like political crisis could happen in Brazil
Brasilia (TIP): Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday the lack of trust in the vote count in the US election led to Wednesday’s mob attack on Congress and warned that the same could happen […]
World
Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing
Baghdad (TIP): An arrest warrant was issued on Thursday for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi militia leader last year, Iraq‘s judiciary said. The […]
World
South Korea to dispatch diplomat for Tehran talks after Iran seizes tanker
Seoul (TIP): South Korea is dispatching a delegation to Iran as early as on Tuesday to seek the release of a tanker seized in the Gulf waters by Iranian forces, with a senior diplomat set […]
World
Third lockdown begins in UK, stay-at-home order till mid-February
London (TIP): Britain began its third Covid lockdown on Tuesday with citizens under orders to stay at home and the government calling for one last major national effort to stem the virus before mass vaccinations […]
World
Four migrants found dead on boat in Tenerife
Madrid (TIP): Four migrants were found dead and three were treated for acute sunburn after their boat reached the Canary island of Tenerife on Tuesday, Spanish coastguards said. A total of 47 migrants were on […]
World
World
World
Perspective
Reading Hannah Arendt in Joe Biden’s America
Afflicted with an escalating novel coronavirus pandemic, an ailing economy, racial discrimination, and a climate crisis rebuffed by millions, Mr. Biden’s America has four long years to undo the tragic consequences of intolerance and division […]
Editorials
A hegemony upended by a Frankenstein
The clipping of the wings of the authoritarian and populist Right in the U.S. at the national level heralds genuine change for liberal democratic positions worldwide, at least on some issues – climate change and […]
Comments
Blot on US democracy
President Trump deserves to be prosecuted An attempted coup, a failed insurrection or mob madness, however it gets labelled for posterity, the attack on the United States Capitol will remain a blot on American democracy, […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin frontline workers, artists in UK on the New Year’s Honors List
The majority of awards are for the contributions people have made in their communities, with 14.2 pc of recipients coming from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background LONDON (TIP): Indian-origin frontline workers, academics, actors […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Gitanjali Rao named Faces of Democracy’s 100th face
NEW YORK (TIP): Time magazine’s first ever ’Kid of the Year’, Indian American scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao has been named by Germany based Faces of Democracy initiative as its ‘100th face of democracy’. The […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Vijay Shaker Nominated by Donald Trump for the position of Associate Judge
Washington (TIP): US President Donald Trump has nominated Indian American advocate Vijay Shanker for the position of Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. In a communiqué to the Senate on Sunday, Trump […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Groups Condemn Attack on US Capitol
“The violent attack on the United States Capitol was disgusting. This act of sedition, stoked by Donald Trump, is a threat to our country and to every American’s rights and wellbeing. It must not be […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Muslim Council asks Modi to stop persecution of Muslims
WASHINGTON (TIP): Alleging that persecution of Muslims in India has “increased beyond one’s imagination,” a leading advocacy organization of Indian Muslims in the US has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the violence and […]
Frontpage News
Pro-Trump mob storms and lays a siege of Capitol Hill, 5 die
Joint session certifies Biden win; Hold Trump accountable, demands media ; World leaders horrified WASHINGTON (TIP): In an unprecedented assault on democracy in the US, thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters, on January 6, stormed […]