Perspective
In the name of a majority
The reality of imposing a national order of things, through a CAB and an NRC, in non-national spaces will unfold in future but Assam has given us adequate evidence of the risks involved. It can […]
politics
Opinions
The day of Boris: Labour lost because it fought a Brexit election as if it were just another general election
The decisive victory the Conservative Party clinched in Thursday’s elections to Parliament gives British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who built his campaign around the promise to “get Brexit done”, a clear mandate to take the […]
Perspective
Ravi Batra Writes to Chairman Engel Voicing Disagreement over Pramila Jayapal’s Resolution Urging India to End Restrictions on Communications in Kashmir
Dear Chairman Engel, Thomas Jefferson’s June 28, 1776 draft Declaration of Independence – had sequentiality built into what’s more important as in – “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” – in that order. That […]
Frontpage News
Maharashtra Mahabharat : Devendra Phadnavis Announces his Resignation as Chief Minister
MUMBAI(TIP): The beleaguered Devendra Fadnavis announced at a press conference here on November 26 that he will submit his resignation to the Governor. Fadnavis in his statement said that the people of Maharashtra had given […]
Frontpage News
Maharashtra Government Formation: Sena approaches SC, calls Maharashtra Governor’s action arbitrary, malafide
Dilip Patil replaces rebel Ajit Pawar as leader of NCP legislature party I.S. Saluja MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (TIP): Maharashtra government formation is presenting swift and interesting scenes. After the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari swore in […]
Frontpage News
Guru Nanak’s principles more relevant today, say US lawmakers
The event was also marked by an exhibition on the life and teachings of the founder of Sikhism along with two panel discussions. WASHINGTON(TIP): The philosophy and teachings of Guru Nanak echoed the corridors of […]
Frontpage News
Assembly elections in J&K soon, says L-G Girish Chandra Murmu
JAMMU(TIP): Lieutenant Governor of the newly formed Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu, announced on Thursday, November 14 that the legislative polls in the UT will be held at the earliest. The […]
Frontpage News
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings Dies at 68
WASHINGTON (TIP): Representative Elijah E. Cummings, a son of sharecroppers who rose to become one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress and a central figure in the impeachment investigation of President Trump, died on […]
Frontpage News
Impeachment fight escalates as Trump calls upon China to investigate Bidens
WASHINGTON(TIP): President Donald Trump on Thursday, October 3 called on China to probe former Vice President Joe Biden, further escalating the impeachment fight. “China should start an investigation into the Bidens,” Trump said in remarks […]
Other News
Congress a divided house: Party in disarray ahead of Haryana elections
Nothing unites Congressmen more than the sight of electoral victory while political wilderness brings to the fore bickering in the rank and file. The five years in opposition in Haryana seem to have done the […]
Frontpage News
US hostage negotiator is new NSA
WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Sept 18, named his chief hostage negotiator Robert O’Brien as the new National Security Adviser to replace John Bolton, who was fired last week. O’Brien, who has been […]
Frontpage News
Hawkish Netanyahu fails to win majority in Israeli Elections
Gantz rejects Netanyahu’s offer for unity govt JERUSALEM (TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to win a ruling majority in an election that produced a virtual tie between his right-wing bloc and a center-left […]
India
India-New Jersey: A New Chapter Begins with Governor Phil Murphy’s Visit
Bidisha Roy NEW JERSEY / NEW DELHI(TIP): New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey delegation had action-packed days on their economic development mission to India. Governor Murphy, First Lady Tammy Murphy, Deputy Chief […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Obama Aide Named COO of Biden Campaign
WASHINGTON (TIP): Team Biden has hired Maju Varghese, a top Obama White House aide to help run the operational side of the Biden campaign. Varghese has been hired by former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential […]
Frontpage News
Elections Canada 2019
Canada Elections 2019: Record number (50) of candidates of Indian origin in the fray Canada is all set to go for the Federal Elections 2019. On September 11, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will go to […]
Frontpage News
British Parliament blocks no-deal Brexit prompting PM Johnson to push for new elections
LONDON(TIP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Thursday, September 5, kicking off what is in effect an election campaign, casting an alliance of opposition parties trying to block a ‘no-deal’ Brexit as defeatists surrendering […]
Featured
Pulwama attack: Politicizing a conflict for electoral gains
What we have witnessed following the strike , from the Government and the BJP leaders would not only sully the image of India but also the nation’s credibility through overt politicization of this conflict, as […]
Pakistan
Musharraf calls Jaish-e-Mohammed a terror outfit, welcomes Pak action against it
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Former Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf (retd) on Wednesday, March 7, said the Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was a terror outfit but indicated that his country’s intelligence had used it to carry out attacks […]
United States
Global Leva Patidar Foundation award for NJ based Pramod Attarde
EDISON, NJ(TIP): Pramod Attarde from Edison, NJ was recently awarded as a Global Leva Icon by Speaker of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha at NESCO, Mumbai. Ex- Revenue Minister Eknathrao Kadase of Maharashtra was also present at the event. Global Leva Patidar […]
Other News
CAG on IAF purchases: Rafale reflects the need for major corrections
The Rafale tender stole the political thunder in the Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s (CAG) assessment of 11 capital acquisitions by the Indian Air Force over a time period that spanned both the UPA […]
Featured
ARRANT RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY AND DISGUISED RACISM NOW SEEM ALIVE AND WELL IN THE US SUPREME COURT (SCOTUS)
EXECUTED MUSLIM DENIED LAST RITES BY MULLAH Looks like the halcyon days of Supreme Court justices like William J. Brennan Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Earl Warren, Potter Stewart, William O Douglas, Felix Frankfurter are permanently over, […]
Featured
Why Modi’s BJP May Fail to Regain Power?
Failed foreign policy, Mounting Unemployment, Economic Woes for many Sections, and Hindutva pose a challenge to Modi Prime Minister Modi has failed to capitalize on US-India closest ally relationship. Modi must display and reciprocate friendship […]
India
President Kovind defends Demonetization, Rafale deal
Addressing House, heaps praise on govt on triple talaq, surgical strikes NEW DELHI(TIP): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, President Ram Nath Kovind, on January 31, defended the BJP government’s controversial decisions, from Rafale jet […]
Featured
A failed coup in Venezuela
The country was once the heartbeat of leftist assertion. But with change in the Americas, matters are now complex Thus far, the government of Mr. Maduro remains in power, and the military has pledged its […]
United States
Queens Indian American community extends a reception to Melinda Katz
RICHMOND HILL, NY(TIP): The Queens Indian American community organized a reception to Melinda Katz, the Queens Borough President who is completing two terms this year. Melinda is now eying the post of District Attorney of […]