DHAKA (TIP): Reprisals against journalists and indiscriminate arrests risk undermining Bangladesh’s once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the legal abuses seen under ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, Human Rights Watch warned on January 28. Hasina fled into exile […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan criminalised online disinformation on January 28, passing legislation that enshrines punishments of up to three years in prison, a decision journalists say is designed to crack down on dissent. The law targets […]
Belarus (TIP): The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on January 26 as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another […]
SEOUL (TIP): South Korean prosecutors on January 26 indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, news reports said, a criminal charges that could put him […]
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on January 27 praised Soviet soldiers for ending the “total evil” of Auschwitz on the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of the Nazi death camp. Auschwitz was […]
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting against the M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the defence force said January 28, after nine were killed last week. […]
LEBANON (TIP): On January 26, Israeli forces opened fire on protesters in southern Lebanon demanding their withdrawal in accordance with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 22 people and injuring 124, according to Lebanese health […]
BEIJING (TIP): China said on January 27 it was “extremely unlikely” Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab […]
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES (TIP): Thousands of displaced Palestinians were returning to the north of war-ravaged Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. The Israeli government said on January […]
By Mabel Pais “An exhilarating showcase of marvels for the men and women of Momix, who cavort for their eagerly applauding audiences like so many skilled acrobats in their element…[they] gleam like gold.” – The […]
By Mabel Pais The iconic PATTI LABELLE brings her 80/65 Tour to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). The legendary singer, author, and actress, who has won multiple Grammy Awards, is celebrating 65 years […]
By Mabel Pais “An outburst of pure joy…nothing less than spectacular.” – NJArts.net A Newark tradition for over two decades, the Fort Lee-based company Nai-Ni Chen Dance returns to NJPAC to welcome the coming of […]
TORONTO (TIP): After the closing of nominations for the Liberal Party leadership, all aspirants for the top political post have stepped up their campaigns to reach out to the maximum number of party members. The […]
TORONTO (TIP): Notwithstanding its political clout, the Indian diaspora is locked in a piquant situation. Starting last year, when an unprecedented and unpleasant diplomatic spat erupted between the country of its origin (India) and the […]
SEATTLE (TIP): A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump that sought to curtail birthright citizenship in the United States. The ruling came as a relief to Indian […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): In a tragic incident, Koyyada Ravi Teja, a 26-year-old from Hyderabad, India, was fatally shot in New Haven, Connecticut on January 20, 2025. Teja, who had recently completed his master’s degree in the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The new year began differently for Baiju Bhatt than most, by earning close to $10 million. Bhatt reportedly sold 228,645 shares of Robinhood’s Class A stock for $9.23 million under a pre-arranged […]
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Indian-origin South African filmmaker Anant Singh has been appointed to the Global Arts and Culture Council (GACC), which was inaugurated at the latest session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Known […]
Shortly after the dawn of this New Year, the residents of Bellmore were swiftly greeted by one of the persistent, age-old crises – the consequences stemming from the steady deterioration of Nassau County’s aging infrastructure. […]
Year of the Snake marks the first time students have Lunar New Year off from school FLUSHING, NY (TIP): The Year of the Snake kicked off with hundreds of celebrants at the historic Flushing High […]
Suozzi also Presented Honorary 7th Degree Taekwondo Black Belt For Long Time Support of the Korean American Community WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY), on January 23, introduced a resolution celebrating the alliance between […]
DORAL, Fla (TIP): President Donald Trump said Monday, January 27, that he doesn’t just want to deport undocumented immigrants with criminal convictions, but also hopes to remove violent, repeat offenders — in the United States […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US Congress is ready to pass sanctions on countries which refuse to cooperate with the Trump administration’s order on deportation of undocumented immigrants, House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has warned. […]
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