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Crime
Babbar Khalsa, Pakistan’s ISI behind Mohali explosion: Police
Chandigarh (TIP)- The Punjab Police has arrested five people in connection with the RPG attack at its Mohali office and pointed at the nexus of militant outfit Babbar Khalsa International and Pakistan’s spy agency ISI. […]
Breaking News
Ranil Wickremesinghe returns as Lankan PM
COLOMBO (TIP): Opposition leader and former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s 26th Prime Minister on Thursday, days after his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa was forced to resign following violent protests over the worst […]
Breaking News
Doyen of Punjabi singing Satinder Sartaaj to perform in New York on May 15
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): One of the best-known Punjabi singers of all times, Satinder Sartaaj is on a singing tour of the US. He is scheduled to perform at the Colden Center auditorium in Queens, New […]
Breaking News
Delhi fire: Cops identify 7 bodies, 29 still missing; death toll likely to rise
NEW DELHI (TIP): Day after a massive building fire in outer Delhi’s Mundka claimed 27 lives, frantic relatives were still searching for their loved ones as police said 29 people were unaccounted for. According to […]
Breaking News
$44 billion Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’ over data on fake accounts; stocks slump
NEW YORK (TIP): Elon Musk tweeted on Friday, May 13, that his $44-billion cash deal for Twitter Inc was “temporarily on hold” while he waits for the social media company to provide data on the […]
Breaking News
20 Punjabis in fray for Ontario provincial polls
Major political outfits banking heavily on South Asians in general and Punjabis in particular MISSISAUGA (TIP): As many as 20 candidates of Punjab origin are in the fray for the Ontario provincial elections in Canada […]
Incredible India
Lesser explored treks of the Himalayas
If you are looking for an adventurous getaway, now would be an ideal time for it. This time around, trek through the lesser travelled areas of the Himalayas, and experience the magic of clear skies, […]
Festival
Buddha Purnima
Buddha Purnima, traditionally known as Vesak or Vesakha, is celebrated as Lord Gautama Buddha’s Birthday. Vaishakh Purnima is also called Buddha Purnima. Gautama Buddha’s name was first Prince Siddhartha Gautama. Buddha means ‘Knowledgeable and knowledgeable […]
India
Supreme Court refuses to stay delimitation process in J&K
New Delhi (TIP)- The Supreme court on Friday refused to stay the ongoing delimitation process in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Two Kashmir residents had challenged the government’s decision to constitute a delimitation […]
India
NIA arrests Chhota Shakeel’s two aides in D-Company case
New Delhi (TIP)- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today said it had arrested two close aides of Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel for allegedly handling the illegal activities and financial transactions of the crime syndicate controlled […]
India
India bans wheat exports with immediate effect to control rising domestic prices
New Delhi (TIP)- India has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of measures to control rising domestic prices, according to official notification. However, the export shipments for which irrevocable letters of credit (LoC) […]
Coronavirus
India logs 2,858 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours; Delhi records 899 new infections
New Delhi (TIP)- India registered a total of 2,858 new cases in the last 24 hours, marking a 0.6% increase from yesterday. This brings the total caseload to 4,31,19,112. The top five states which registered […]
Bollywood
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma: More than just an exponent of Hindustani classical music
It’s common to use words such as ‘legendary’, ‘greatest’, and ‘iconic’ to describe the life and times of illustrious artists. In most cases, the tributes are often befitting, and if anything, the words fall short, […]
India
Indian student dies in Missouri car crash
HYDERABAD (TIP): In a tragic incident, a postgraduate student from Telangana died when the car in which he was travelling was hit by a truck near the city of Warrensburg in Johnson County of state […]
India
Indian-origin man jailed for 20 years for violent robbery in London
LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin man who was found guilty of a violent robbery in east London has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment along with two of his accomplices. Ajaypal Singh, 28, had pleaded guilty […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin Dr. Kamal Bawa elected to US National Academy of Sciences
BENGALURU (TIP): Dr. Kamaljit S. Bawa, aka Kamal Bawa, a noted, Indian born, conservation biologist and President of the Bengaluru, India-based Ashoka Trust for Research and Ecology and Environment (ATREE) has been elected to the […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Kris Kolluri tapped to lead NY & NJ’s Gateway Program
NEW YORK (TIP): Kris Kolluri, an Indian American infrastructure management expert, has been tapped to lead New York and New Jersey’s Gateway Program, including redevelopment of the Portal North Bridge and a new Hudson River […]
Indian Americans
California Sikh faces racial slurs and threats in his neighborhood
Paramjit Singh Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP): For a first generation Sikh American father, Rouble Paul Claire, Sutter in California has been home for decades. The family has been living in the neighborhood since 1973. Naturally for […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Dr. Arun Majumdar named inaugural dean of Stanford University’s new school on climate change and sustainability
STANFORD, CA (TIP): Dr Arun Majumdar, Indian-American material scientist, engineer and professor, has been named the inaugural dean of Stanford University’s new school that focuses on climate change and sustainability. Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, […]
As I See It
Judi Tyabji & Sandi Hawkins played pioneers
Canadian Politics More women of Indian descent preferred federal politics than provincial politics. But Judi Tyabji and Sandi Hawkins were exceptions. Judeline Kim Mary Tyabji, also known as Judi Tyabji, was the first woman of […]
As I See It
Revisiting Roe vs Wade
“The job of a judge is to interpret the law made by the legislature, and apply it to specific cases, but not to make law. Roe vs Wade ( and Planned Parenthood vs Casey ) […]
Opinions
The Murky Business of Citations and Proclamations
“An elected Representative of a State or Municipality can get a Citation or Proclamation for a contribution to his/her election fund. These representatives do not have to understand the cause, history or purpose or how […]
Perspective
Opposition cedes space as Congress in decline
“The Opposition space is so badly fragmented that it seems incapable of reaching the critical mass necessary to take on the BJP. At the heart of the problem is the thinly-spread-out Congress that has a […]
Comments
Reforming WHO
More needs to be done to enhance WHO’s ability to respond to disease outbreaks In the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again brought up the much-discussed issue of reforming […]