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Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in 140 years
HONG KONG (TIP): Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on September 8, leaving the city’s streets and some subway stations underwater and forcing its schools to close. Just across […]
World
Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there
TALLINN (TIP): Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago and still does not fully […]
World
Mali military camp is attacked a day after 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed in assaults
BAMAKO (Mali) (TIP): A military camp in Mali’s restive north was attacked on September 8, a day after two separate assaults by al-Qaida-linked insurgents killed 49 civilians and 15 government soldiers, the military said. “Response […]
World
Clashes resume between factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp
BEIRUT (TIP): Clashes resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding several people and prompting residents of the camp and the surrounding area to flee on Sept 8. Several days […]
World
Helicopters airlift residents to safety from deadly floods in central Greece
ATHENS (TIP): Severe rainstorms eased but floodwaters were still rising in parts of central Greece on September 8, while fire department and military helicopters were plucking people from villages inundated by tons of water and […]
Asia
Sri Lanka to investigate allegations linking Rajapaksa-backed officials to 2019 Easter bombings
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people. […]
Asia
Helicopter crash into sea off Dubai leaves two missing
DUBAI (TIP): A helicopter crashed off the coast of Dubai during a night training flight, with two pilots on board missing, the United Arab Emirates’ aviation authority said on September 8. The Bell 212 helicopter […]
Asia
Imran Khan’s party president Parvez Elahi rearrested soon after court suspended his detention
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Parvez Elahi, the president of former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, was rearrested on September 5 soon after the Islamabad High Court suspended his detention and ordered his release. The Islamabad police in […]
Breaking News
Powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Morocco , killing nearly 300 people
NEW YORK (TIP): A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco Friday night, killing nearly 300 people and damaging buildings in the historic city of Marrakech in what the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said was the […]
Breaking News
SGPC to set up press in US to print ‘holy saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib
I.S. Saluja AMRITSAR/NEW YORK (TIP): The SGPC executive committee has decided to establish a printing press at Tracy City in California, US, to publish the ‘holy saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib. It will also set […]
Breaking News
INDIA bloc ‘very strong’, BJP in panic after bypoll results: Kejriwal
NEW DELHI (TIP): A day after the INDIA bloc parties won four seats out of seven in the Assembly bypolls, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, September 9, said the BJP is in panic […]
Breaking News
G-20 summit kicks off; leaders begin deliberations on pressing challenges facing globe
PM Modi appeals to turn trust deficit to confidence NEW DELHI (TIP): Amid deep divisions over the Ukraine war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged world leaders to turn the global trust deficit into […]
United States
Top retired generals Naravane, Clarke join USISPF advisory board
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Two top retired generals – General (rtd) Manoj Mukund Naravane and General (rtd) Richard Clarke – have joined the advisory board of the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF). General (rtd) […]
United States
Vivek Ramaswamy says he will pardon all peaceful January 6 protesters
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed that he will pardon all peaceful January 6 protesters if he gets elected as the next US president in 2024. The 38-year-old Indian American entrepreneur […]
United States
IRS reminds gig workers, self-employed and others of Sept. 15 third quarter estimated tax payment deadline
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers who pay estimated taxes that the deadline to submit their third quarter payment is Sept. 15, 2023. Taxpayers not subject to withholding may need to […]
United States
US wants G20 to help reshape multilateral development banks like IMF and World Bank
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US wants the G20 countries to help reshape and scale up multilateral development banks like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, a top White House official has said. White […]
United States
FBI busts gang involved in armed robbery of Indian jewelry stores in US
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The FBI has busted a violent crime ring and arrested over a dozen of its members for engaging in a series of armed robberies of Indian jewelry stores and showrooms in several […]
United States
Nikki Haley only Republican presidential aspirant who can defeat President Joe Biden: CNN poll
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American Nikki Haley is the only Republican presidential aspirant who can defeat President Joe Biden in the November 2024 polls, a CNN poll has revealed. More than half a dozen Republican […]
United States
Judge rejects Mark Meadow’s bid to move Georgia election interference case to federal court
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A federal judge on Friday, September 8, rejected former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to move his Georgia criminal case to federal court, a significant setback for Meadows and […]
NY/NJ/CT
Indian American Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar distributes school supplies in South Queens
NEW YORK (TIP) : Indian American Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar hosted two major “Back to School” distributions at her office where she gave away over 1,000 backpacks and thousands of school supplies to the children of […]
Editorial Comment
Remembering 9/11 Twenty-Two Years Later
On September 11, 2001, the world changed forever. Two decades later, the impact of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., still reverberates through […]
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The India-US moment: Both looking to make G20 summit a success
The absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin from the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi has offered an opportunity to India and the US to not only hog the […]
NY/NJ/CT
Remove Names of Elected Officials from County-Owned Signs and Properties: Legislator Lafazan
MINEOLA, N.Y. (TIP): Names of elected officials would be permanently removed from County signs and properties under a proposed resolution that was introduced on Monday, Aug. 21 by Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (D – […]
NY/NJ/CT
4 Indian Americans among 5 held for illegally processing over USD 600 million through unlicensed money transmitting businesses
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Five men, including four Indian Americans, have been arrested on charges of illegally processing more than USD 600 million through unlicensed money-transmitting businesses, an attorney said. US Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said […]