Peshawar (TIP): A Pakistan high court on Thursday said it would order the government to ban social media app TikTok in the country, a lawyer representing Pakistan’s telecommunications regulator said. A high court in the northwestern city of Peshawar said it was ordering the ban after a private complainant said the social media app was spreading indecent content, Jehanzeb Mehsud, who represented Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in the case, told Reuters.—Reuters
Asia
Ready to listen to democratic protesters: Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena
Colombo (TIP) July 27 : Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed PM Dinesh Gunawardena said the government was ready to listen to the demands of democratic public protesters, but denounced acts of terrorism, calling it the “greatest threat […]
NY/NJ/CT
Karen Lin Induction Ceremony to take place on December 20
QUEENS, NY (TIP): Karen Lin will be sworn in as the first East Asian-American woman elected to the Queens Civil Court. Karen won this past November 8th election with more than 240,000 votes. Karen Lin, […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Meera Joshi set to become New York City Deputy Mayor
New York (TIP): Indian American attorney Meera Joshi is all set to become deputy mayor of operations of New York City on Jan 1 chartering yet another historic first for the Indian American community. Joshi, […]
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