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December 24 New York & Dallas E – Edition

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Indian American diplomat Uzra Zeya is America’s Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US has designated Indian-origin diplomat Uzra Zeya as its Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and she has been tasked with promoting “substantive dialogue” between China and the Dalai Lama or his […]

Indian Americans Ritwik Behera and Yasir Saeed Mohammad make International debut for the US T20I team

Indian Americans Ritwik Behera and Yasir Saeed Mohammad make international debut for the US T20 team

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LAUDERHILL, FL (TIP): Indian Americans Ritwik Behera and Yasir Saeed Mohammad made their international debut for the U.S. national T20 team, as the Americans thrashed the visiting Ireland by 26 runs in Lauderhill, FL, on […]

Houston’s Eternal Gandhi Museum gets $457,000 grant

Eternal Gandhi Museum, Houston gets $457,000 grant

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HOUSTON (TIP): The Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston, the first US museum dedicated to preserve and promote Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and ideals, has received a grant of $475,000 from the Fort Bend County under the American […]

California-based Indian-origin poet Major Bhupinder Singh Daler’s collection of ghazals released

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Parminder Aujla SACRAMENTO / AMRITSAR (TIP): A collection of ghazals by eminent California-based poet Major Bhupinder Singh Daler was released at Punjab Natshala, Amritsar. The literary event was hosted by the Alfaz Theatre Organisation. Vishal […]

Biden plans to name 4 Indian Americans to presidential body on AANHPI communities

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP: President Joe Biden plans to appoint 23 civic leaders, including four Indian Americans, from across the country as commissioners to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders […]

Punjab iswitnessing aboil

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Punjab goes to polls in early 2022. Prabhjot Singh, a former Chief of the Bureau, The Tribune analyses the Punjab political scenario. The US and Canada have a sizeable number of people from Punjab, and […]

Changing the iconography of power

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The hegemony of Hindutva can be gauged by its confident makeover of structures with a powerful symbolic significance. “The manufacturers of Mr. Modi’s vaunted image seem not to know that Banaras produced both Tulsidas and […]

A bagful of promises

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There are no big ideas in Uttar Pradesh’s pre-election discourse It’s a pragmatic dilemma before BJP: privileging Hindutva over bread-and-butter issues or doing a balancing act. “Given the huge investments made by PM Modi to […]

Stay Safe and Healthy Over the Holidays

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The holidays are here, and I know many New Yorkers are making difficult decisions on how to connect with family, friends and loved ones. This is a time of the year we all look forward […]

Omicron threat: Prevention, not travel ban, is required

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With the memory of past waves of Covid-19 still fresh along with their devastating effect on lives and livelihoods, the advisory issued by the ICMR to avoid non-essential travel and mass gatherings amid the rise […]

Kim Potter, former police officer who shot Daunte Wright is held guilty of manslaughter

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The jury of six men and six women heard from 25 witnesses for the prosecution and eight who testified for the defense MINNESOTA (TIP): A Minnesota jury, on December 23, reached a guilty verdict on […]

UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid tests positive for COVID-19

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UNITED NATIONS (TIP): President of the United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid on Thursday, December 23, said that he has tested positive for the COVID-19 and is isolating at home with mild symptoms. The 59-year-old […]

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Another US Senator tests positive for Covid-19

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, announced he has tested positive for Covid-19 and said he has minimal symptoms so far. “In recent weeks I have been tested for COVID-19 […]

Mayor Bill de Blasio announces “scaled back” New Year Eve celebration in Times Square

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I.S. Saluja NEW YORK CITY (TIP): New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, on December 23, announced plans for a “scaled back” New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square with fewer revelers and mask requirements, […]

MAYOR-ELECT ADAMS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS FOR COMMISSIONERS OF HRA, OMB, DOF, AND DCAS, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ETHNIC AND COMMUNITY MEDIA

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NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Mayor-elect Adams announced, December 23, a slate of appointments for his incoming administration. The appointees – one of whom will head a newly-created Mayor’s Office – reflect Mayor-elect Adams’ stated commitment […]

Karolina Pliskova out of Australian Open with hand injury

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Karolina Pliskova has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open and two warm-up tournaments because of a right hand injury sustained in training. Australian Open officials on Thursday confirmed the world fourth-ranked player’s withdrawal, and said […]

China’s economy slows in November as property slump deepens

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China’s economy slowed further in November, dragged down by a worsening property market slump and disruptions from repeated Covid outbreaks. Growth in fixed-asset investment eased to 5.2% in the first eleven months of the year. […]

Leena Nair named CEO of French fashion house Chanel

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French fashion house Chanel named Leena Nair, an executive from Unilever, as its new global CEO on Tuesday, picking a consumer goods veteran to run one of the world’s biggest luxury goods groups. I am […]

Tech giant Apple’s market value closes in on $3 trillion

Dec 19, 2021 - 7:47 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Apple Inc’s market value hovered just shy of the $3 trillion mark on Monday, following a stunning run over the past decade that has turned it into the world’s most valuable company. The stock needs […]

RBI brings NBFCs on par with banks in new PCA framework

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To further strengthen the supervision on non-banking entities (NBFCs), the Reserve Bank on Tuesday, Dec 14, issued revised guidelines on a Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework for such companies, excluding government-owned ones, effective from October […]