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Lohri: The harvest festival
Lohri is a popular winter folk festival celebrated in the northern region of the country, particularly in Punjab. Every year, it falls on January 13. This is the time the Sun starts moving towards the […]
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India in history this Week-January 7, 2022, to January 13, 2022
07 JANUARY 1967 Irrfan Khan, who rejuvenated the characters of Hindi cinema world, stepped into the world. 1980 After less than three years of the overthrow of power due to emergency, the people of India […]
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The multifaceted persona of Swami Vivekananda
“Vivekananda, original name Narendranath Datta, Datta also spelled Dutt, (born January 12, 1863, Calcutta [now Kolkata]—died July 4, 1902, near Calcutta), Hindu spiritual leader and reformer in India who attempted to combine Indian spirituality with […]
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History This Week-January 7 to January 13
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.”-Mahatma Gandhi January 7 January 7, 1714 – A patent was issued for the first typewriter […]
Indian Americans
Indian origin Gupta brothers, Zuma misused public money, says report
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): The first report of the much-awaited South African Commission of Inquiry into State Capture has confirmed the influence that former President Jacob Zuma had in supporting the now-defunct newspaper The New Age (TNA) […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Pavan Parikh to succeed Aftab Pureval in Hamilton County
HAMILTON COUNTY, CINCINNATI (TIP): With Aftab Pureval set to become Cincinnati’s first Indian American mayor on Tuesday, January 4, Pavan Parikh, another attorney of Indian descent has been chosen to succeed him as Hamilton County […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Jeremy Cooney to run for upstate New York senate again
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Jeremy Cooney, who made history in 2020 as the first Asian American elected to state senate from upstate New York, says he is going to run for a second term. […]
Indian Americans
First Indian American woman elected to municipal office in South Carolina
COLUMBIA CITY, SC (TIP): Dr Aditi Srivastava Bussells, a first-generation Indian American immigrant, made history Tuesday as she was sworn in as a Columbia City Council member in South Carolina. Bussells, who won the 7-member […]
India
Four more Indian Americans nominated to key posts
Indian Americans in Biden administration number around 50 now WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden has nominated four more Indian Americans for key posts, pushing the number of people of Indian descent working in Biden-Harris […]
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Three-day Shaheedi Sabha held at Fatehgarh Sahib
The three-day annual Shaheedi Sabha (Jor Mela) was held in the sacred memory of Guru Gobind Singh’s two younger sons- Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, who were buried, alive in a brick wall here. The […]
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The world in 2022: Another year of living dangerously
On the brink of a new year, the world faces a daunting array of challenges: the resurgent Covid-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism, humanitarian crises, mass migration, and trans-national terrorism. […]
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Achievements by Indians on the global scene
2021 had its share of highs and lows, but what we’re choosing to focus on as the year comes to a close are the Indians who broke barriers and reached significant milestones in their chosen […]
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Indian-Origin people who scaled new heights globally in 2021
As 2021 comes to an end, the world has been abuzz with new developments in Covid-19 pandemic or anything related to it, but there were Indian-origin techies, actors and entrepreneurs who made a lasting impact […]
Coronavirus
Mix of challenges, hope in 2021 COVID-19 fight
The global anti-pandemic fight in 2021 was full of twists and turns: a string of new and cunning variants, a yawning immunization gap between high- and low-income nations, and a distractive politicization of origin-tracing have […]
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Stars who faded away in 2021
With the Covid pandemic unrelenting in its second year, the grim reaper found his way into many famous homes taking away their residents. Untimely demises due to death by suicide to accidents, we bid adieu […]
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Disasters that rocked India
While India was already battling with the COVID-19 pandemic this year, climate change-induced natural disasters like floods, cyclones have also been making lives miserable for people in India and sometimes even life-threatening. A flashback at […]
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Natural disasters that shocked the world in 2021
Natural disasters kill an average of 60,000 people per year and are responsible for 0.1 per cent of global deaths, according to data. With climate change becoming more and more evident, we bring to you […]
Science & Technology
First flight on mars, touching the sun, webb launch
The year 2021 has been one of the busiest years for NASA in low-Earth orbit. The space agency also made progress on its Artemis plans for the Moon, and had a very active year exploring […]
Coronavirus
Vaccine drive, virus resurgence, Omicron & lockdown 2.0
Pandemic rages amid vaccination In 2021 as the vaccines were rolled out across the world, the COVID-19 surge continued unabated as large portions of the world continued to remain unvaccinated. The Omicron variant detected in […]
Coronavirus
Delta to Omicron, looking back at Covid-19 journey in 2021
While people bid adieu to the ‘unlucky 2020’ that was touted to be the cursed and worst year in many decades, and ushered in 2021 with hopes of normalcy, the year proved to be even […]
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India farmers end year-long stir after government accepts demands
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of 32 farmer unions, on December 9 decided to call off its year-long protest at New Delhi’s borders against three contentious farm laws which have now been […]
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Most significant events in 2021
One good thing can be said about 2021: it wasn’t as tumultuous as 2020, which put in a claim to be the worst year ever. That, however, may be damning with faint praise. Yes, the […]
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TIME’s 100 Most Influential People 2021
From gold-medallists to Grammy Award-winning musicians, the TIME100 is a snapshot of the world’s most influential people over the last 12 months. The edition is split into six sections: Icons, Titans, Artists, Leaders, Pioneers and […]
Bollywood
The 10 Best Movies of 2021
If 2020 was a long, dark winter for movie lovers—a season of some terrific pictures, sure, but also a long slog of having no choice but to stream everything at home—2021 has been the exuberant, […]
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From Ambani to Birla, meet top 10 richest billionaires of India
We all know that wealth does not remain static and specially during the fluctuating industry scenario that we are facing due to the ongoing covid pandemic. But even in this tough situation where market continue […]