Bitcoin jumps above $50,000 for first time since May
HONG KONG (TIP): Bitcoin broke back above $50,000 on Monday for the first time in three months as investors piled back into the cryptocurrency on bargain-buying. The unit climbed around two percent to $50,249.15, its […]
Indian American community showers praise and love on the outgoing Deputy Consul General Mr. Shatrughna Sinha
NEW YORK (TIP): Mr. Shatrughna Sinha, the Deputy Consul General at the Indian Consulate General in New York who is moving over to New Delhi to take up a new assignment at the Ministry of […]
History This Week:August 27 to September 2, 2021
“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.”- James Baldwin August 27 Birthday – Charles Dawes (1865-1951) was born in Marietta, Ohio. He served as U.S. Vice President from 1925-29, and is […]
MOMA CELEBRATES VEINTE POR VEINTE
By Mabel Pais Veinte por veinte (20 for 20): Celebrating Cinema Tropical August 26 – October 5, 2021 MoMA, Online The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), commemorating the 20th anniversary of Cinema Tropical, the leading […]
Rashi Kulkarni is the First Indian Americanto be selected for Universal Composers Initiative
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Los Angeles based composer and pianist, Raashi Kulkarni, is the first person of Indian-origin to be selected for the 2021-23 Universal Composers Initiative. She is one of the eight diverse composers, five […]
Indian American Sikhs seek White House intervention in evacuation of Afghanistan Sikhs, Hindus
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Sikhs have met with White House representatives over the issue of evacuation of Afghanistan Sikhs and Hindus. Dr Rajwant Singh, co-founder of the National Sikh Campaign (NSC) and chairman of the […]
Indian American Eshani Jha wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize
SAN JOSE (TIP): Eshani Jha, an Indian American girl from San Jose, California, has won the prestigious 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize. for her research on simple and affordable ways to purify water. Stockholm Junior Water Prize is an international […]
Bonding rites: on Opposition unity
Opposition unity can come only with a more accommodative Congress leadership A meeting of 19 Opposition parties on August 20 confirmed the sense of urgency that they feel to come together and build a united […]
Chaotic evacuation
US, other nations must ensure safety of their citizens The death of at least 110 people, including 13 US troops, in Thursday’s bombings near Kabul’s international airport has tragically laid bare the messy evacuation that […]
US exit spells fear, uncertainty for Afghans
“The hasty withdrawal projects the image of an inept and bruised America that fumbled and stumbled its way out of Afghanistan after 20 years, in the most unseemly manner. The irony is that US-led external […]
COVID-19 origins- U.S. intelligence agencies fail to reach conclusion
WASHINGTON (TIP): In May, U.S. President Joe Biden asked U.S. intelligence agencies to assess the data and produce a report that “could bring us closer to a definitive conclusion” on the origins of coronavirus. The […]
Ida will be one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Louisiana since the 1850s, governor says
NEW YORK (TIP): Hurricane Ida, which is expected to strike Louisiana as a life-threatening Category 4 storm with wind speeds of 140 mph, will be one of the strongest to hit the state since at […]
India bringing people, holy scriptures from Afghanistan despite many challenges: PM Modi
Citing Gurbani, Modi said that happiness emanates from serving others and understanding their pain AMRITSAR (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, August 28, that despite many challenges India is evacuating its people from […]
Drone strike against ISKP not the ‘last’ response, says Biden
We will continue to hunt down, says the U.S. President WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. President Joe Biden said that a retaliatory drone strike he ordered to be carried out against the Islamic State group’s affiliate in […]
