Pakistan on Friday, March 10, reversed its decision not to participate in the meeting of Chief Justices of SCO member countries being held here. However, Pakistan downgraded its participation by a notch. Instead of Chief […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was sent to Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand till March 17 in the alleged excise policy scam. Special Judge MK Nagpal of Delhi […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP):: Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged March 10 with abusing his power to obtain bribes and money laundering linked to the alleged misuse of a Covid economic recovery fund. Muhyiddin […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka voiced hope on March 8 that a long-awaited IMF bailout would be finalised soon and help unfreeze billions of dollars in foreign aid for projects suspended since last year. Government spokesman […]
QUETTA (TIP): A suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded 16 others March 7 in an attack on their truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. Security forces have been battling a years-long insurgency by […]
TBILISI (TIP): Georgia’s young protesters, having forced parliament into a U-turn on controversial new legislation, are determined to maintain the pressure on the government, which they believe is steering the country away from Europe. Thousands […]
KYIV, Ukraine (TIP): Ukraine’s capital restored most of its power supply on March 10, officials said, as the country again responded swiftly and defiantly to the latest Russian missile and drone barrage targeting critical infrastructure. […]
BEIJING (TIP): Xi Jinping was handed a third term as Chinese president on March 10, capping a rise that has seen him become the country’s most powerful leader in generations. The appointment by China’s rubber-stamp […]
DUBAI (TIP): Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed March 10 to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions between the Mideast rivals. The major diplomatic breakthrough negotiated with China lowers the chance […]
BERLIN (TIP): Eight people including the perpetrator were killed in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in the northern German city of Hamburg on March 9 evening, and several people were wounded, police said. […]
As Vice President of Facilities, Saez will oversee an approximately $10 billion-dollar portfolio consisting of over 300 projects NEW YORK CITY (TIP): NYC Health + Hospitals announced , March 9, Manny Saez has been tapped […]
LAWRENCE, NY (TIP): On Tuesday, March 7, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced that the County would not renew the lease of the Five Towns Community Center. Following his announcement, Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden on Friday, March 11 named two Indian-Americans — Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council — to the Advisory Committee […]
VIRGINIA (TIP): Two Indian American Democratic candidates have announced their bids for the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates. Suhas Subramanyam, of Ashburn, a two-term delegate who currently represents the 87th House district, announced […]
BOSTON (TIP): An Indian-origin associate professor at the Wellesley Business School, Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was subjected to racial and gender discrimination, according to a media report. Lakshmi Balachandra, associate professor […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain’s first female Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill has said she was forced to contact police after receiving a threatening email message saying: “watch your back”. The senior Labor MP for Birmingham, Edgbaston […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden on Thursday, March 10 unveiled a USD 6.9 trillion annual budget for the year 2024, which proposes a hefty tax on the rich, massive spending on social measures and […]
WASHINGTON,D.C. (TIP): A bipartisan bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Friday to properly utilize the employment-based visas currently allocated each year under existing federal immigration law. Introduced by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The nomination of Eric Garcetti for US Ambassador to India moved a step closer to being confirmed by the Senate as it adopted a cloture motion, indicating that the ruling Democrats have […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris led the country in sending greetings to the Hindu community in the United States, in India and across the world on the occasion […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A coalition of 55 leading academics, economists, including three Nobel laureates, have endorsed the nomination of Indian-American Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank, describing him as the right […]
India needs to be wary of Chinese President’s absolute power In an inevitable outcome, Xi Jinping has been ‘unanimously elected’ Chinese President for a historic third term. This makes him the country’s longest-serving leader since […]
As an elected official and a fellow Democrat, I urge New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and our state representatives not to adopt the housing proposal in its current form as part of the forthcoming […]
“The Supreme Court needs to revive and apply the doctrine of “effect and consequence” to consider a broader canvas of executive actions that will shape the practices of our criminal courts. For instance, in the […]
Indian civil society remains hierarchical and fragmented, desirous more of integrating itself into ruling power structures than challenging them. Therefore, any resistance to majoritarian encroachments on our constitutional order is not likely to come from […]
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