Opinions
Boating with the geese at Prayag
By Murli Menon Winter is the best season to visit Allahabad. And there is no better way to experience the cold than to take a dip in the freezing waters of the Holy Ganges in […]
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India
India, Bangladesh ink 7 pacts, restore cross-border rail link
India and Bangladesh on Thursday, Dec 17, sealed seven agreements to broaden cooperation, and restored a cross-border rail link snapped in the 1965 war with Pakistan. The restoration of the Chilahati-Haldibari rail link and signing […]
India
Centre encroaching on rights of states: Kejriwal on transfer of 3 IPS officers from WB
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, Dec 18, accused the Centre of blatantly interfering in the West Bengal administration, saying it move to transfer police officers in the state was an […]
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Ayodhya mosque stone to be laid on Republic Day
The blueprint of the mosque to replace the Babri Masjid will be unveiled this Saturday and its foundation laid on Republic Day on the five-acre land allotted for it here, members of the trust formed […]
Christianity
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Martyrdom of Sahibzadas
The four Sahibzade Khalsa warriors princes were the sons of Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), the of Sikhs during the Mughal empire (1526–1857). In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Rai) created the Khalsa, an elite […]
India
Kejriwal, AAP MLAs tear copies of Centre’s farm laws in Assembly
New Delhi (TIP): In a show of solidarity with the agitating farmers, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, tore up copies of the Centre’s three new farm laws […]
India
BKU chief Naresh Tikait asks Centre to call all party meet to resolve farmers’ stir
New Delhi (TIP): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief and head of Baliyan Khap Naresh Tikait advised the Union government on Thursday, Dec 17, to resolve the issue of farmers’ stir over three farm laws by […]
Coronavirus
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 74.8 million: Johns Hopkins
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 74.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.66 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday, Dec 18, […]
Coronavirus
2 doses of Oxford coronavirus vaccine provoked good immune response, data shows
Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine candidate provokes a better immune response when a two full-dose regime is administered rather than a full-dose followed by a half-dose booster, the university said. It citing data from early trials […]
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World
Asia
‘The fear is intense’: Afghan ‘sticky bombs’, used by Taliban, on the rise
Kabul (TIP): Killings by small, magnetic bombs slapped under vehicles are unnerving Afghan officials, activists and journalists, who blame the Taliban for the attacks that are increasing despite peace talks aimed at ending two decades […]
World
In a first, UK court rules pollution as cause of child’s death
London (TIP): In a first in the UK and potentially the world, a British court made legal history after ruling air pollution as one of the causes of the death of nine-year-old Ella Kissi Debrah. […]
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Asia
Pakistani actress Firdous Begum dies at 73
Lahore (TIP): Firdous Begum, the famous Pakistani veteran actress who shot to fame for her iconic role in 1970’s movie ‘Heer Ranjah’, passed away here on Wednesday. She was 73. Firdous was shifted to a […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Pentagon Official Kash Patel Files $50 Million Defamation Suit Against CNN
WASHINGTON (TIP): Kash Patel, the highest-ranking Indian American in the Pentagon, has filed a USD 50 million lawsuit against CNN and several of its top reporters for allegedly defaming him by publishing a series of “false […]
Indian Americans
Indian American mechanic crushed to death at Chicago airport
CHICAGO (TIP): Jijo George emigrated from India’s Kerala state 17 years ago to make things better for his family. But their American dream was dashed Sunday as the Indian American mechanic was crushed to death […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Hindu community donates over 1.3 lakh kg food to needy during Diwali
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Hindu-American community donated more than 1,33,000 kilograms of food to the poor and needy as part of its “Sewa Diwali” drive. The food drive, a collective effort of cultural and religious communities, […]
Indian Americans
87-year-old Indian-origin man first to get COVID-19 vaccine in UK
NEWCASTLE, UK (TIP): 87-year-old Hari Shukla is an Indian-origin man from the north east of England. He will become one of the first people in the world to get a vaccine against COVID-19 when he […]
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Indian Embassy in Beijing launches Bollywood ‘cinema SCOpe’ series for SCO diplomats
BEIJING (TIP):Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Vladimir Norov and diplomats from the member states of the bloc attended the inaugural session of a movie series—’cinemaSCOope’—organized by the Indian Embassy here. ‘CinemaSCOpe’ series, […]