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NY Social Justice Film Fest 2021
By Mabel Pais MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WEEKEND (January 14-18, 2021) Festival promotes Social Action and Positive Change through Films, Special Events, and Conversations to Celebrate the Legacy of Dr. King GEETA GANDBHIR’S ‘HUNGRY TO […]
FILM FESTIVAL ALLIANCECREATES FILMEX
By Mabel Pais A Virtual Gathering Of Film Exhibitors Of All Kinds January 11-15, 2021 The Film Festival […]
Birthday Horoscope (Jan 11- Jan17 2021 )
Shri Ganeshaya Namah! Jan 11:The Sun , Ganesha says is the prelude to an active if not hectic period concerning your love and social life, children, self-expression, recreation, and travel. But the stepped-up pace can […]
Weekly Horoscope (Jan 11-17, 2021)
Shri Ganeshaya Namah! Aries: Ganesha says this week will be joyful ride for you. The week is going to be a roller coaster but at the weekend you will feel very great about all the […]
Meet the Poet: Vandana (Bindu) Sharma
Anxieties, worries, fears, despair are as much part of human experience as hope and faith, And, when a poet weaves them into a beautiful web of words, they seem to lose their hostilities and […]
Science has delivered, will the WTO deliver?
TRIPS waiver proposal from India, South Africa and other members “The TRIPS waiver proposal is a targeted and proportionate response to the exceptional public health emergency that the world faces today. Such a Waiver is […]
Threat to kill Punjab Chief Minister, case registered
MOHALI (T I P): Mohali Police have registered a case against an unidentified person who has announced a reward of $ 1 million for killing Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, in a printed poster […]
Farmers Vow to Take Firm Steps If January 4 talks fail
Threaten to shut all malls and petrol pumps in Haryana I.S. Saluja NEW DELHI (TIP):Continuing with their tactics of delaying acceptance of the demands of farmers to repeal the farm laws enacted in June 2020, […]
Trump extends freeze on H-1B till March 31; Indian IT professionals to be hit
WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump has extended the freeze on the most sought-after H-1B visas by Indian IT professionals, along with other types of foreign work visas and green cards through March 31 to protect […]
Annihilate the Monster of Coronavirus
As we transition to 2021, my mind takes a bird’s -eyeview of the world . 2020 has not been a kind year. Besides the usual natural calamities that hit many parts of the world,, including […]
Vandalized Pakistan Hindu temple to be reconstructed
Peshawar (Pakistan) (TIP): After angry mob in Pakistan’s Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province’s Karak district, attacked and vandalized the shrine of a Hindu saint in Terri area of Karak; Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced reconstruction of […]
1,800 Rohingyas shifted to island
Bhasan Char (TIP): Bangladesh moved a second group of 1,804 Rohingya Muslim refugees in five ships to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, despite opposition from rights groups worried about the […]
Sri Lanka welcomes tourists after 8-month-long coronavirus interruption
Colombo (TIP): A group of Ukrainian tourists on Monday became the first batch of holidayers to visit Sri Lanka in more than eight months after the island nation put curbs on international travel due to […]
Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush
Kabul (TIP): An Afghan journalist was shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, the fifth media professional to be killed in the country in two months, officials said on Saturday. […]
Massive protest over Nepal Parl dissolution
Kathmandu (TIP): Madhav Kumar Nepal, Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party’s rival faction, said on Tuesday that the party could still be united if PM KP Sharma Oli was willing to accept his mistakes, […]
Saudi coalition strikes Yemen after 25 die in Aden airport blast
Aden (TIP): Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck targets in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Thursday in retaliation for attacks in the southern port city of Aden the previous day that took place as officials in a […]
Norway lifts ban on flights from Britain introduced due to virus variant
OSLO (TIP): Norway is lifting its ban on flights from Britain, introduced to stop the spread of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Friday, with planes allowed to land […]
Oz national anthem sees a change after 36 years
Melbourne (TIP): The lyrics of Australia’s national anthem have been changed by one word for the first time since 1984 to reflect what Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls “the spirit of unity”. The PM on […]
North Korea’s Kim thanks people in rare New Year’s cards
Seoul (TIP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked the public for their trust and support “in the difficult times” and wished them happiness and good health in his first New Year’s Day cards sent […]
Iraq evacuates oil tanker after mine found attached to hull
Cairo (TIP): An Iraqi oil tanker was evacuated after a mine was discovered attached to its hull, the military said on Friday, adding that a government explosives team was still working to make the vessel […]
