Incredible India
Lucknow : The city of Nawabs
Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, lies in the middle of the Heritage Arc. This bustling city, famed for its Nawabi era finesse and amazing food, is a unique mix of the ancient and the […]
India
Sex ratio: Number of women surpasses men for first time in India, shows survey
New Delhi (TIP): In welcome trends that signal a decline in adverse sex selection, the ratio of women to men has crossed the 1,000 mark for the first time. Sex ratio of India’s total population […]
India
Cabinet approves bill to repeal farm laws; bill to be tabled in Parliament
New Delhi (TIP): Five days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the decision to repeal the three contentious farm laws against which the farmers had been protesting for a year, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, […]
India
Key Bills likely to be tabled during winter session of Parliament
New Delhi (TIP): The government has listed 26 Bills for introduction in Parliament’s winter session starting on November 29. Here is a look at some of the proposed laws: – Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, […]
India
New South Africa Covid variant triggers alert in India
Hours after South African authorities announced they had detected a new variant of the novel coronavirus with a “very unusual constellation” of mutations, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday directed states to rigorously screen and […]
India
Govt to review Rs 8 lakh cap for EWS quota
New Delhi (TIP) : Nudged by the Supreme Court to do a “high-level policy rethink”, the Union government has decided to review the Rs 8 lakh annual income limit to identify economically weaker section (EWS) […]
World
European Union to limit political ads, ban use of certain personal info
Brussels (TIP): Concerned by the misuse of political advertising to undermine elections, the European Union on November 25 unveiled plans to help people better understand when they are seeing such ads online and who is […]
World
Sweden’s first woman PM resigns on first day of appointment
Stockholm (TIP) : Shortly after Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson was elected by Parliament as Sweden’s first female Prime Minister, she tendered her resignation after facing the harsh reality of having to lead a minority […]
World
Coal mine fire in Russia’s Siberia kills 11, dozens trapped
Moscow (TIP): A fire at a coal mine in Russia’s Siberia killed 11 people and injured more than 40 on November 25, with dozens of others remaining trapped, authorities said. Efforts to rescue those trapped […]
World
Islamist bombing near school in Somalia kills 8; 13 kids hurt
Mogadishu (TIP): An Islamist suicide bombing outside a school in Somalia’s capital killed eight persons and wounded 17, including 13 children, the latest in a string of deadly blasts this year in a country beset […]
Asia
Muslim man, 3 sons charged with blasphemy over argument with cleric in Pakistan
Lahore (TIP): A Muslim man and his three sons in Pakistan’s Punjab province have been booked under the tough blasphemy laws over an argument with a cleric who had refused to make an announcement about […]
World
3 German parties reach deal to form new govt
Berlin (TIP): Three German parties have reached a deal to form a new government that will end the era of longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to Olaf Scholz, who is poised to replace her. Scholz, […]
Asia
6 students killed after ferry capsizes in eastern Sri Lanka
Colombo (TIP): A ferry with 20 people board capsized in eastern Sri Lanka on November 23, killing at least six students, the Navy said. Six students drowned while 17 others survived by swimming at Kinniya’s […]
Asia
Afghan girl from famous cover portrait is evacuated to Italy
Rome (TIP): National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian government said on November 25. […]
Asia
Lanka’s ex-police chief indicted in Easter Sunday terror attack
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lanka’s former police chief Pujith Jayasundera was on November 22 indicted with 855 charges of criminal negligence for failing to act despite receiving prior intelligence warnings in the 2019 Easter Sunday terror […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin man sentenced to 8 years corrective training, caning in Singapore
SINGAPORE (TIP): A 26-year-old Indian-origin man was on Monday sentenced by a Singapore court to eight years of corrective training and 24 strokes of the cane for supplying weapons, including a baton and a samurai […]
Indian Americans
Indian -origin Dr. Suresh Reddy becomes president of Indian American Medical Association, Illinois
CHICAGO (TIP): Dr. Suresh Reddy, an Indian American neuro interventional radiologist and a past president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), has assumed charge as the president of Indian American Medical […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans among the 20 South Asians who won 2021 elections from schools to state senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): As many as 20 South Asians, all but a couple of them Indian Americans, won in the November polls pulling off several historic victories from school boards to state legislatures. “We are […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Ishan Shah becomes president of New Jersey Leadership Program
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Ishan Shah, government affairs manager at Quest Diagnostics, has become president of the New Jersey Leadership Program (NJ Lead) that seeks to encourage South Asian youth in the state to get involved […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin man gets over 10 months in jail for sex with minor in Singapore
SINGAPORE (TIP): An Indian-origin man in Singapore has been sentenced to 10 months and four weeks in prison for performing a sex act on a minor. P Asokan Pappu Pachan, 57, pleaded guilty to a […]
Comments
Reviving the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum is a chance to break vicious cycle in economic ties
On her maiden visit to Asia, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai held bilateral meetings with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and relaunched the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum (TPF). A lot has transpired in the […]
Comments
Raiding party: On Mamata Banerjee’s national ambitions
TMC is encroaching on the Opposition space at the national level as Mamata eyes a larger role West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s national ambitions are intriguing and daring. Soon after she led the Trinamool […]
As I See It
Battle is won but war of attrition continues
“Though the agitation had nothing to do with Sikhs or Sikhism, yet the larger participation of Punjab farmers, who are mostly Sikhs, and the whole hearted support from various democratic organizations the world over, provided […]
Perspective
The rise of ‘Godi Media’ in the U.S.!
“There is an urgent need for honest journalism to speak the truth to power in India and within the Diaspora. The primary function of journalism is to connect, inform and educate the public. Unless the […]
Opinions
Having an ear to the ground in Punjab
Amid burning social issues, the farm laws repeal may not aid the BJP, while the Congress and AAP are in a tight contest “Electorally, the Congress and AAP are in a tight contest, with a […]