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U.S. Supreme Court could block Trump’s birthright citizenship order but limit nationwide injunctions
The U.S. top court debates Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, nationwide injunctions, and potential impact on immigration laws WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The U.S. Supreme Court seemed intent on Thursday, May 15, 2025, on maintaining a block […]
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U.N. cuts India’s 2025 growth forecast to 6.3% from 6.6%, in line with slowing global growth
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The United Nations has lowered its growth projections for India for this year and the next, to 6.3% and 6.4%, respectively. These are both 0.3 percentage points lower than its earlier projections. […]
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Trump wraps up Mideast tour with a visit to interfaith place of worship
President Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, May 15, for the last leg of his first major foreign trip. ABU DHABI (TIP): U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up a Mideast tour in […]
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NJ Transit strike begins, halting all trains across N.J.
NEWARK, NJ (TIP): NJ Transit engineers announced late Thursday, May 15 evening, that contract negotiations between the union and the transit agency failed to reach an agreement and that the union was going on strike. […]
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Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra designated India’s Ambassador to Romania
NEW YORK (TIP): Ambassador Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, currently India’s Ambassador to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, has been designated Ambassador to Romania. He is expected to take charge in mid-July. Dr. Mohapatra is a […]
Asia
Sri Lanka to monitor bus drivers with AI after worst crash in decades
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka will use artificial intelligence to monitor bus drivers and make seat belts mandatory on public transport, a government minister said on Wednesday, after the country’s worst bus crash in two decades […]
Asia
Military ops against India was designed under supervision of Nawaz Sharif, claims Pak minister
LAHORE (TIP): A senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday claimed that the military operation against India was designed under the supervision of the party president Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz, the former […]
Asia
Bangladesh’s interim government strips former ruling party of registration, barring it from polls
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s Election Commission has cancelled the registration of the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, preventing it from participating in the next national election, which is expected to be held […]
Asia
IAEA rejects ‘radiation leak’ rumours at Pakistan nuclear sites after clash with India
Vienna / Islamabad (TIP): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday confirmed that no radiation leak or release has occurred from any nuclear facility in Pakistan, following speculation that Indian airstrikes under ‘Operation Sindoor’ […]
World
China says ready to ‘expand practical cooperation’ with Russian army
BEIJING (TIP): China said Thursday it was ready to “expand practical cooperation” with the Russian army, after President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Moscow for a lavish World War II Victory Day parade. The two […]
World
Poland votes for new president on May 18 as worries grow about its future
WARSAW (TIP): A war next door in Ukraine.Migration pressure at borders. Russian sabotage across the region. Doubts about the US commitment to Europe’s security. In Poland’s presidential election Sunday, security looms large. So do questions […]
World
Thailand cops arrest man for smuggling ‘critically endangered’ baby orangutans
BANGKOK (TIP): Thai police have arrested a man suspected of smuggling two baby orangutans into the kingdom, they said Thursday, in a case linked to an international wildlife trafficking network. The 47-year-old suspect was detained […]
World
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in Turkey for peace talks with Russia, Putin skips meeting
ISTANBUL (TIP): A low-ranking Russian delegation arrived in Istanbul for peace talks with Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday, while a Ukrainian delegation led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and including other senior […]
World
An Israeli woman on her way to give birth was killed in a West Bank attack
TEL AVIV, Israel (TIP): Tzeela Gez was on her way to the hospital to bring new life into this world when hers was suddenly cut short. As her husband drove their car through the winding […]
World
Israeli strikes kill 70 in Gaza, including 22 children, after Netanyahu refuses to halt ‘offensive’
DEIR AL-BALAH (tip): Israeli airstrikes pounded northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 70 people, including almost two dozen children, according to hospitals and health officials, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Indian Americans
Two Indian-origin Students from Cleveland State University Die in Pennsylvania Crash
CLEVELAND, OH (TIP): Two Indian students from Cleveland State University tragically lost their lives in a car crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County on the morning of Saturday, May 10, 2025. The victims […]
Indian Americans
Indian American technology executive Srisu Subrahmanyam named new CEO of Repairify
DALLAS, TX (TIP): Repairify, a Texas-based major automotive technology and intelligence solutions brand working to revolutionize vehicle care, has appointed Indian American Srisu Subrahmanyam as its chief executive officer. Repairify hopes to add value to […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Executive Urvashi Shivdasani joins R/GA as Global CFO
NEW YORK (TIP): Urvashi Shivdasani, an Indian American finance executive with over two decades of cross-industry expertise has joined creative agency R/GA as its new Global Chief Financial Officer. “Exciting news: I’ve joined R/GA as Global Chief […]
Indian Americans
Indian American lawmaker J.J. Singh secures $55 million in tuition relief for Virginia students
RICHMOND, VA (TIP): Virginia Assembly’s Indian American Delegate J.J. Singh’s proposal to provide $55 million in tuition relief for students at Virginia’s public universities and community colleges has been signed into law. The measure included […]
Indian Americans
Indo-Canadian Punjabi businessman shot dead in Mississauga; assailants fired 15 rounds
MISSISSAUGA (TIP) : A 50-year-old Punjabi businessman was shot dead outside his office in Mississauga, Canada, officials said on Thursday, May 15. According to sources, Harjit Singh Dhadda was shot dead near the intersection of […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin techie Vishnu Irigireddy among 3 killed in tragic climbing accident in US
NEW YORK (TIP) : Indian-origin techie Vishnu Irigireddy was among the three persons killed in a tragic climbing accident in Washington state’s North Cascades Range of western North America. Vishnu, 48, a resident of Seattle, […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin Scholar Badar Khan Suri Released from Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Badar Khan Suri, an Indian postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University, has been released from U.S. immigration detention following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles that his prolonged detention likely violated […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin Student Dies After Falling From Balcony During Bahamas Trip
WALTHAM, MA (TIP): A Bentley University senior, Gaurav Jaisingh, tragically died after falling from a hotel balcony during a senior class trip to the Bahamas, just days before his scheduled graduation. Bentley University is a private […]
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Trump’s Middle East Foray and the Redefinition of U.S. Foreign Policy
President Donald Trump’s recent tour of the Middle East in May 2025 has laid bare the contours of a new U.S. foreign policy—one that unapologetically prioritizes economic interests over traditional diplomatic alliances or democratic advocacy. […]