Ayodhya gears up for another Guinness record on Deepotsav
Lucknow (TIP): Ayodhya is all set for the fourth Deepotsav on Friday as the administration plans to set a new Guinness World record of lighting 551,000 earthen diyas at 28 ghats in the temple town. […]
Arundhati Roy’s Book Removed From Syllabus
After complaints from several people, including the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, against Arundhati Roy’s ”Walking with the Comrades” being part of its English syllabus for post graduation course, a state-run university in Tamil Nadu has […]
Guru Hargobind: The sixth Sikh master
Guru Hargobind, the son of Guru Arjan Dev, was the sixth Guru of the Sikhs. The period of his pontificate (1606- 1645) is of great significance in the history of the development of Sikhism. He […]
The Sikh Diwali: Bandi Chhor Divas
The day marks the release of Guru Hargobind, along with 52 Hill Princes held in captivity by the Mughal ruler in Gwalior, and his return to Shri Harimandir Sahib in Amritsar. When Hindus and others […]
Global Covid-19 cases top 52.6mn: Johns Hopkins
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 52.6 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,291,920, according to the Johns Hopkins University.As of Friday (Nov 13) morning, the total caseload and death toll […]
Lockdowns start to limit Covid-19 spread in Europe
Lockdowns and other restrictions are starting to stem the spread of Covid-19 in some, but not all, European countries, authorities have said, and the continent’s hospitals remain under heavy pressure that is unlikely to ease […]
Ethiopia claims victory in west Tigray, suffering worsens
Addis Ababa (TIP): Ethiopia’s military has defeated local forces in the west of Tigray state, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday, accusing his foes of atrocities during a week of fighting that threatens to […]
China holds COVID-19 vice-ministerial meeting with Pakistan, Bangla, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Beijing (TIP): China has hosted a vice-ministerial-level meeting with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka on controlling the COVID-19, expanding its first such meeting held in July involving Islamabad, Kathmandu and Kabul. Chinese Vice Foreign […]
Thousands of Armenians demand prime minister quit over ceasefire
Yerevan/Baku/Ankara (TIP): Thousands of Armenian demonstrators, chanting “Nikol is a traitor”, demanded Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resign on Wednesday over a ceasefire that secured territorial advances for Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh after six weeks of fighting. […]
Nurse charged with murder of 8 babies in UK held in custody
London (TIP): A nurse accused of killing eight babies and trying to kill another 10 at a hospital in northwest England was remanded into custody Thursday, a day after she was charged with murder and […]
Brazilian duo glide through Sao Paulo streets with broomsticks for Muggles
Sao Paulo (TIP): In the famously traffic-choked streets of Brazilian megalopolis Sao Paulo, two men have invented a novel way of getting from point A to B—and they are raising a lot of eyebrows in […]
709,000 seek US jobless aid as pandemic escalates
WASHINGTON (TIP): The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a sign that the job market might be slowly healing. […]
Trump Campaign Adviser Lewandowski and RNC chief of staff Walters have tested positive for the coronavirus
WASHINGTON (TIP): A Trump campaign adviser, Corey Lewandowski, and Republican National Committee chief of staff Richard Walters have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the latest outbreak among President Trump’s aides and advisers to 14 […]
