India
Year: 2017
India
I DRAW INSPIRATION FROM DONKEYS, MODI COUNTERS ‘CASTEIST’ AKHILESH
LUCKNOW (TIP): Countering Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘donkeys from Gujarat’ jibe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb 23 (Thursday) said he drew inspiration from the animal. Modi also said the remark reflected Akhilesh’s “casteist” mentality. […]
United States
Donald Trump reverses Barack Obama ban on private prisons
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump‘s administration on Thursday reinstated the use of private prisons for federal inmates, saying commercial prison operators are needed for the correctional system’s “future needs.” Trump’s new attorney general, Jeff Sessions, […]
United States
Donald Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump administration has ended federal protections for transgender students that instructed schools to allow them to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identities. Stepping into an emotional national debate, the […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans
United States
United States
Meet Lt Gen McMaster, Trump’s New National Security Advisor
Herbert Raymond “H.R.” McMaster has been picked to serve as President DonaldTrump’s new national security adviser. The active duty 3-star Army general is expected to have a relatively easy confirmation process, as he is widely […]
Asia
Pakistan on equipment buying spree to fight militancy
Pakistan has expedited efforts to acquire military equipment and weapons to combat militancy as a fresh bout of terror attacks have killed over 100 people. At least three such deals with the US were reported […]
Asia
Asia
Bacha bazi: Afghan practice of child sex slavery
Afghanistan is set to criminalise the practice of “bacha bazi”, sexual exploitation of boys, with a slew of stringent punishments laid out for the first time in a revised penal code. The move comes after […]
Asia
Pakistan
7 dead, 20 injured in bomb attack in Pakistan’s Lahore
LAHORE (TIP): At least seven persons were killed and 20 others injured on Feb 23 in a powerful explosion that ripped through a building in a defence locality in this Pakistani city, the latest in […]
Featured
‘Huge blessing in small virtues’
Sheila Chaman, the one time most admired newsreader on Doordarshan and now a Delhi based freelance journalist sent me, the other day, a piece ‘Huge blessing in small virtues’ by Maj Gen SPS Narang (Retd). […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
United States
New Yorkers send a clear message – Activists drape Lady Liberty with ‘Refugees Welcome’ banner
NEW YORK (TIP): Activist scaled the Statue of Liberty and unfurled a red and white “Refugees Welcome” banner on Tuesday, just hours after the Department of Homeland Security unveiled its sweeping plan to deport undocumented […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
The terror Frankenstein: ISI-nurtured terror groups have come to haunt Pakistan
With Pakistan on the back foot, the time has come for New Delhi to make use of the aversion for jihadi groups in Pakistan over the Sehwan outrage. A carefully crafted approach to relations with Pakistan […]
Featured
Mass deportations? The Trump Administration goes after immigrants
Despite judicial rebuffs on his ban on immigrants, President DonaldTrump appears to be intent on waging war on the American society’s most vibrant elements: the immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security is reported to have […]
Featured
Media and issues of responsibility
The Indian media display certain defects. These should ideally be addressed and corrected in a democratic manner. But if the media prove incorrigible, harsh measures may be called for. The time has come when some […]
Asia
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS – THE REAL DONALD TRUMP AND RUSSIA’s PUTIN
The undeserving Donald Trump pretty just keeps on proving to America that his presidency was just going to be a pathetic continuation of his presidential campaign, squashing all hopes that he might suddenly come to […]
Featured
Sports News
Education
Indian student’s vision for glaucoma app wins national recognition
A 17-year-old Tesoro High senior Shalin Shah was one of four teenage recipients of the Young Innovators to Watch award, a part of Mobile Apps Showdown at the CES convention, the largest technology trade show […]
Indian Americans
Alaska Airlines names Charu Jain new Vice President and CIO
WASHINGTON (TIP): On February 16, Alaska Airlines board of directors named Charu Jain vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of Alaska Airlines. Jain comes to the airline from IBM Global Business Services, where she […]
Indian Americans
Pramila Jayapal Elected Vice Ranking Member of House Budget Committee
WASHINGTON (TIP): Last week, Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, announced that Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) will serve as the committee’s Vice Ranking Member. “I’m pleased to congratulate our new […]