Breaking News
Twitter to have a new CEO in six weeks: Elon Musk
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Elon Musk said Thursday, May 11 that he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called. He did not name the person but she will be […]
Breaking News
Karnataka witnesses ‘record’ 73.19 per cent voter turnout in Assembly elections
Largely peaceful voting in all 224 Assembly constituencies, no repoll indicated in any of the 58,545 polling stations All Exit Polls place Congress in the lead, followed by BJP and JDS BENGALURU (TIP): Karnataka registered […]
Breaking News
Maharashtra Governor’s decision to call floor test wrong: Supreme Court of India
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court of India, in a unanimous judgment, effectively opened the doors for disqualification proceedings against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for defection from the Shiv Sena and held that the […]
Breaking News
Pakistan Supreme Court declares Imran Khan’s arrest ‘illegal’, orders his immediate release
ISLAMABAD (TIP): In a major relief for Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared the former prime minister’s arrest “illegal” and ordered his immediate release after he was produced before a bench on its […]
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Supreme Court disapproves of Amit Shah’s statement on scrapping of 4pc Muslim quota in Karnataka
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Tuesday disapproved of senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on scrapping the four per cent quota for Muslims in government jobs and educational institutions […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin professional Aishwarya Thatikonda killed in Texas shooting
DALLAS (TIP): Friends from school fondly remember 28-year-old Aishwarya Thatikonda as “Rowdy” – a nickname she earned for her courage and bold personality. The young Indian professional was among those who were killed when a […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Vishal Gaur named dean of Cornell School of Management
ITHACA, NY (TIP): Indian American professor and Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi alumnus Vishal Gaur has been named the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management in Cornell University. […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Swadesh Chatterjee elected to North Carolina University Board of Governors
CHAPEL HILL, NC (TIP): Swadesh Chatterjee, an Indian American businessman, entrepreneur, and community leader, has been elected to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors for a four-year term. Chatterjee, 75, was elected with […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Neera Tanden named as Biden’s domestic policy adviser
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP)– President Joe Biden announced on Friday, May 5, that Indian American policy expert Neera Tanden will serve as his new domestic policy adviser in place of Susan Rice, who plans to leave […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin drunk driver kills 2 teenagers in a car crash
NEW YORK (TIP): A drunk Indian-origin pick-up truck driver slammed into a car killing two 14-year-old boys on the spot and injuring two others in Long Island, New York, police said. Amandeep Singh, 34, was […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin man sentenced for 20 years for assaulting and murdering woman with Down’s syndrome in New Zealand
MELBOURNE (TIP): A 33-year-old Indian-origin homeless man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years imprisonment in New Zealand for sexually violating and fatally strangling a woman with Down’s syndrome in September 2021, a media report […]
Indian Americans
Indian-Origin Canada’s Kabaddi Federation president Kamaljit Kang shot at outside his house in Surrey
SURREY (TIP): Canada’s Kabaddi Federation president Kamaljit Singh Kang alias Neetu Kang was shot at outside his house by unknown assailants in Surrey’s Bear Creek area on Friday, May 5. The assailants managed to escape […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Georgia based doctor indicted for sexually assaulting patients
ATLANTA (TIP): An Indian-origin primary care physician in Georgia has been accused of sexually assaulting four of his female patients during routine check-ups over a 12-month period. Rajesh Motibhai Patel, 68, was indicted last week […]
Indian Americans
Two nurses from India shortlisted for Global Nursing Award
LONDON (TIP): Two nurses from India are in the running for a prestigious USD 250,000 Global Nursing Award, organized by Dubai-headquartered private healthcare service provider Aster DM Healthcare to honor the contributions of nurses worldwide. […]
Entertainment
NYIFF OFFERS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON CONTEMPORARY INDIAN CINEMA
By Mabel Pais The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), North America’s prestigious festival featuring longest-running cinema from the global Indian community runs its 23rd edition, in person, May 11-14 in New York City. This […]
Mother's Day
AILEY ARTISTS WELCOME YOU ALL WEEKEND TO HONOR MOTHER
For Mother’s Day Weekend, mom & the entire family to the incomparable performances of Alvin Ailey dancers! Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, America’s beloved cultural ambassador to the world, completes its 22-city coast-to-coast North American […]
Astrology
Weekly Horoscope- May 8 to May 14, 2023
Aries Ganesha says, this week will be academically challenging for you since you’ll meet a significant individual. Keep in touch with them since they will soon be able to direct you in the appropriate direction. […]
Astrology
Birthday Horoscope-May 8 to May 14
May 8 Ganesha says your merited gratitude and accolades will be bestowed upon you today. This is a very profitable time to make real estate investments. Speculating, however, is harmful and is to be avoided. […]
History
India in history this Week- May 5, 2023, to May 11, 2023
05 MAY 2006 Music director Naushad Ali, who is said to be the right mix of music and success, said goodbye to the world on this day. 1883 Surendra Nath Banerjee became the first journalist […]
Religion
Sikh History This Week- may 5, 2023, to may 11, 2023
5th May 1723 Jassa Singh Ramgarhia was born. Ramgarhia, son of Giani Bhagwan Singh of Saedbaegh village, Lahore. He was an accomplished scholar of weaponry and an effortfull individual. He together with Nand Singh Sanghani […]
Elections
History of Karnataka elections
16 elections, 23 CMs but most of them couldn’t complete term The history of Karnataka’s chief ministers since the country’s Independence in 1947 and the state’s reorganisation in 1956 reveals that the state has so […]
Featured
Key issues in Karnataka Assembly elections
As political parties, including key players BJP, Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) gear up for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka, the following issues are expected to be among the top campaign material. Corruption […]
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Hindutva, corruption charges key issues in coastal areas
There is a school exam at the Government Pre-University College for Girls in Udupi. Many anxious parents are waiting for their daughters near the spot where the hijab row started in Karnataka in 2022 and […]
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Beta, beti, bhai and biwi… the ‘nepo’ netas in the fray
Parivarvaad and Indian politics go hand in hand. The upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections are no exception. The Congress, often targeted for dynastic politics, is not the one to change. Its list of candidates is rife […]
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Pre-poll surveys herald hung verdict; will JDS emerge as kingmaker?
The incumbent Bhartiya Janata Party may have made tall claims regarding its performance in the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka, but several pre-poll surveys and opinion polls have indicated the possibility of a hung assembly. […]