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Asia
PTI names Ayub Khan’s grandson PM candidate
Islamabad (TIP): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by jailed ex-PM Imran Khan, on February 15 nominated generay secretary Umar Ayub Khan, grandson of former military dictator Ayub Khan, as its PM candidate. Besides, the party […]
Asia
‘Operation Dunki’: Nepal Police bust trafficking racket in Kathmandu; free 11 Indian hostages, mostly students from Punjab and Haryana
Kathmandu (TIP): Eleven Indian nationals, mostly students, held hostage for over two weeks with a promise to facilitate travel to the USA, were rescued as Nepal police busted a human trafficking racket and arrested eight […]
Asia
PPP, PML-N parleys on power sharing deferred
Islamabad (TIP): A meeting between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) coordination committees, which was expected to take place on Friday for finalising government formation in the Centre, has been postponed, […]
Asia
Coalition deal finalised, Shehbaz Sharif set to be Pakistan PM
Islamabad/Lahore (TIP): A day after being nominated by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), 72-year-old Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif, is very likely to become Pakistan’s next PM as a post-poll alliance of […]
World
Linked to rights abuse, Prabowo Subianto claims victory in Indonesia poll
Jakarta (TIP): Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, an ex-General linked to past human rights atrocities, claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election on February 14 based on unofficial tallies. The 72-year-old candidate, who was once banned by […]
World
Israel raids Gaza hospital as Rafah concerns deepen
Jerusalem/Doha (TIP): Israeli forces said on February 15 they had raided the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza as footage showed chaos, shouting and gunfire in dark corridors filled with dust and smoke. Israel’s military called […]
World
Gunshots fired at house of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s aide in Canada
Brampton (TIP): A gunfire was directed at a half-completed house of Inderjit Singh Gosal, said to be aide of slain Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Brampton. The banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) said separatists would hold […]
World
Albanese 1st Oz PM to get engaged while in office
Sydney (TIP): It is not often, especially on Valentine’s Day, for a Prime Minister of a major country to blush on his official X handle. But that is what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did […]
World
Sunak’s party loses 2 bypolls to Labour
London (TIP): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered two heavy blows to his leadership ahead of a general election later this year as the Opposition Labour Party overturned strong Conservative majorities to win by-elections in […]
World
Russian Opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Moscow (TIP): Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most famous Opposition leader, died on February 16 after collapsing and losing consciousness at the penal colony north of the Arctic Circle where he was serving a long jail term, […]
World
6 killed, 18 injured by missile strike in Russian city of Belgorod, officials say
Kyiv (Ukraine) (TIP): A missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border on February 15 killed six people, including a child, and injured 18 others, a Russian official said. It was […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American motel owner shot dead after altercation over room tariff
ALABAMA (TIP): A 76-year-old Indian-origin motel owner has been shot dead in the US state of Alabama following a confrontation over room rent. Pravin Raojibhai Patel, the owner of the Hillcrest Motel in Sheffield, was […]
Indian Americans
Haryana man sentenced for stealing $150,000 from elderly woman in US
Sukhdev Vaid, 24, admits targeting elderly Americans via an international computer-hacking scheme that resulted in more than $1.2 million in total losses NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian national hailing from Haryana has been sentenced to […]
Indian Americans
28-year-old Indian-origin woman dies in flooding as severe weather batters Australia’s Queensland
MELBOURNE (TIP): An Indian national has died in a flooding incident in Queensland as wild weather battered the region with severe rain and thunderstorms, the Indian High Commission in Canberra said on Friday, February 16. […]
Indian Americans
9 Indians slapped with serious crime prevention orders for role in attempt to smuggle migrants, money laundering in UK
The group was recently convicted of removing 15.5 million pounds from the UK to Dubai hidden in suitcases, as well as attempting to smuggle 17 migrants into the country LONDON (TIP): Nine Indian-origin members of […]
United States
US-India Business Council launches task force to align leadership between two nations on artificial intelligence
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US India Business Council on Thursday announced the launch of its AI Task Force (AI-TF) which it said is a pivotal step in aligning US and Indian leadership on Artificial Intelligence […]
United States
Biden admin working ‘very hard’ to thwart attacks against Indian students: White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden and his administration are working very hard to thwart and disrupt attacks on Indian and Indian American students, the White House has said. The announcement by John Kirby, […]
United States
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna joins USISPF Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has joined the Board of Directors of US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF), an official announcement said on Thursday, February 15. Krishna, the 62-year-old Indian-American CEO among […]
United States
US House passes Quad bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US House of Representatives has passed the Quad bill which instructs the Biden administration to establish a Quad Intra-Parliamentary Working Group to facilitate closer cooperation between the US, Australia, India and […]
India
Two years on, FIR filed on NRI’s property fraud plaint
Brother among two arrested, two others booked LUDHIANA (TIP): An NRI belonging to the city has paid his gratitude to the Punjab Police for taking action on his complaint related to a property fraud done […]
GUATEMALA
VISIT OF 20-MEMBER BUSINESS DELEGATION FROM FIEO TO GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA CITY (TIP): India’s proactive engagement with the untapped Central American market underscores its aspirations to emerge as a leader among global South nations. This outreach has proven highly attractive to numerous Indian companies, catalyzing […]
GUATEMALA
SIGNING OF LOI FOR GUATEMALAN INTEROCEANIC CORRIDOR (GIC). (DRY CORRIDOR PROJECT ) IN GAUTEMALA
February 15, 2024 GUATEMALA CITY (TIP): In recent times, Indian companies’ interest and involvement in Guatemala, particularly across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, automobiles, business process outsourcing (BPO), and textiles, has increased. The establishment of Yash […]
Breaking News
Supreme Court nulls electoral bonds scheme, seeks info on donors
February 15, 2024 NEW DELHI (TIP): Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court on Thursday, February 15, declared “unconstitutional” the electoral bonds scheme that allowed individuals and companies to make unlimited anonymous […]
Breaking News
Tom Suozzi wins the special election for Congress
The Indian Panorama was one of the first newspapers to endorse Tom Updated February 15, 2024 NEW YORK (TIP): Tom Suozzi won back New York’s 3rd Congressional District seat that he earlier held for three […]