WASHINGTON (TIP): The Senate on Friday, January 22, confirmed Lloyd J. Austin III as defense secretary, filling a critical national security position in President Biden’s cabinet and elevating him as the first Black Pentagon chief. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said, January 22, that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will deliver an article of impeachment against former president Donald Trump on Monday, Jan 25, clearing the […]
The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 93 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.99 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday morning, the University’s Center […]
Washington (TIP): The IMF believes the farm bills passed by the Indian government have the potential to represent a significant step forward for agricultural reforms, but a social safety net is needed to protect those […]
Dhaka (TIP): A fire raced through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes, officials said. No casualties were reported. The UNHCR said more than 550 homes sheltering about […]
“It may be noted that in terms of the provisions relating to impeachment proceedings, the House of Representatives charges an official of the federal government by approving the articles of impeachment by majority vote, but […]
President Donald Trump has the rare distinction of being impeached twice by the House of Representatives. Just as he created history in 2016 by getting elected after beating 16 Republicans in primaries, and finally defeating […]
New York reported 31,164 total statewide deaths of New Yorkers who tested positive for COVID-19, as of Jan. 6. There were 197 more fatalities in New York on Jan. 6. NEW YORK (TIP): The long […]
NEW YORK (TIP): New York State Attorney General Letitia James is suing the New York City Police Department and its leadership over its “excessive, brutal and unlawful” handling of George Floyd protests, James said in […]
Indian community organization aims to help local communities hit hard by Covid pandemic. STAMFORD, CT (TIP): Global Organization of People of Indian Origin-Connecticut Chapter (GOPIO-CT) has given Stamford-based Building One community (B1C) $5,000 for its mission to […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Celebrated Indian American writer Ved Mehta, who overcame blindness to provide Americans their first introduction to India through his prolific writing on a broad canvas has passed away. He was 86. Mehta’s […]
Expansion comes as City surpasses 100,000 tests per day for three days in a row NEW YORK (TIP): As the City continues to fight the winter surge of COVID-19 cases, the NYC Test & Trace […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): There were no cars or scooters and seemingly no tourists on Wednesday, January 13, just the occasional jogger and multiple construction crews at work. All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Sabrina Singh has been named as the White House Deputy Press Secretary in the upcoming Joe Biden administration in the US. Ms Singh was Press Secretary to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on […]
$1 trillion to assist families needing direct financial support: $1400.00 more to each American $440 billion to emergency funds for small businesses and communities $400 billion for COVID-19 response and increasing vaccine capabilities Outlines plan […]
Becomes the first U.S. President in US history to be impeached twice WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time on January 13, charged with “incitement of […]
Apple Inc. said consumers spent $1.8 billion on the App Store during the last week of 2020, an increase from $1.42 billion in the same period a year earlier with people relying on digital services […]
Bathinda (TIP): Mohinder Kaur of Bahadurgarh Jandian village here, who hit the headlines after Kangana Ranaut tweeted her picture claiming that she was the same “Dadi” who was part of the Shaheen Bagh protest, has […]
New Delhi (TIP): As the eighth round of talks between the government and farmer’s unions ended inconclusively, the Opposition on Friday, January 8, hit out at the government, accusing it of trying to tire out […]
Peshawar (TIP): Pakistani police on Friday claimed to have arrested the main accused in the vandalisation of a Hindu temple by a mob led by members of a radical Islamist party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. […]
Seoul (TIP): South Korea is dispatching a delegation to Iran as early as on Tuesday to seek the release of a tanker seized in the Gulf waters by Iranian forces, with a senior diplomat set […]
London (TIP): Britain began its third Covid lockdown on Tuesday with citizens under orders to stay at home and the government calling for one last major national effort to stem the virus before mass vaccinations […]
Beijing (TIP): As China’s ruling Communist Party gears up to celebrate its centenary year, it has revised rules for its 92 million members, stipulating that no public expression of dissent will be tolerated. But party […]
Afflicted with an escalating novel coronavirus pandemic, an ailing economy, racial discrimination, and a climate crisis rebuffed by millions, Mr. Biden’s America has four long years to undo the tragic consequences of intolerance and division […]
The clipping of the wings of the authoritarian and populist Right in the U.S. at the national level heralds genuine change for liberal democratic positions worldwide, at least on some issues – climate change and […]
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