World
Month: December 2021
World
World
Man who put razor blades in pizza dough sentenced to prison
Portland (TIP): A man accused of putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire was sentenced on December 2 to four years and nine months in federal prison. […]
World
Meghan Markle wins new round of privacy legal battle in UK
London (TIP): Meghan Markle on December 2 won the latest round of her legal battle over privacy against the publishers of the ‘Mail on Sunday’ newspaper as a UK court turned down an appeal against […]
Asia
Bomb threat on Dhaka-bound Malaysia Airlines plane turns out to be hoax: Airport official
Dhaka (TIP): A bomb threat, which forced a Malaysia Airlines flight with 135 passengers on board to make an emergency landing at the Dhaka airport, turned out to be a hoax, a senior airport official […]
Asia
Afghan air force commander calls on run-away pilots to return
Kabul (TIP): Afghanistan‘s acting air force commander Mawlawi Amanudin Mansoor has called on the pilots who served under the previous government to return to work and join the current air force. The commander made the […]
Asia
Bangladeshi court sentences 13 to death for lynching 6 students
Dhaka (TIP): A Bangladeshi court on December 2 sentenced 13 people to death and 19 others to life imprisonment for lynching six students suspecting them of being robbers on the outskirts of the capital ten […]
Asia
Pakistan says model’s ‘bareheaded’ photoshoot at Kartarpur ‘isolated incident’
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan on December 2 summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convey its view that a model’s “bareheaded” photoshoot at the revered Gurdwara […]
India
India
Omicron scare: India puts on hold restart of regular international flights
New Delhi (TIP): The Centre has formally put on hold the resumption of scheduled international flights from December 15 in view of the global spread of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. Several countries […]
India
India
Bengaluru doc with no travel history infected with Omicron
Officials of the health department and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) remain clueless about how a person got infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus any history of international travel. Unlike other infected person, […]
United States
Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread
“Many people are dying without knowing what they are ingesting”: Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the yearlong period ending in […]
Other News
National Tax Security Awareness Week: Tax pros, taxpayers can use secure online account and digital signature options
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax industry marked the fourth day of National Tax Security Awareness Week with a reminder to tax professionals and taxpayers that they can […]
United States
Comments
Protect, don’t pander: On suppression of free speech
Suppression of free speech by yielding to threats has become an unfortunate norm The ‘heckler’s veto’ seems to be winning repeatedly against stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui. Bengaluru has joined the list of cities in which […]
Comments
Omicron shadow on travel
Govt to review decision on resuming international flights The Centre has decided to review its move to end the 20-month ban on scheduled international flights — imposed with the first lockdown in March 2020 — […]
Opinions
Comedians Point to the Sheer Absurdity of Hindutva – and That’s Why BJP Can’t Face Them
To the long and growing list of people that the Bharatiya Janata Party appears to be intolerant or perhaps scared of, which includes students, activists, journalists, academics and human rights defenders, a new category can […]
As I See It
Is Punjab heading for a new ruling alliance?
“About two decades ago, as the country ushered into an era of coalition politics at the center, this political tool gained extra significance. Since the concept of minority governments has never been experimented in the […]
Perspective
The three farm laws were never a solution
True agricultural reform rests with local governments, and States need to go back to the basics and expert suggestions “The central national challenge is that different States have different regulations and a different pace of […]
Opinions
Modi alone knows best
Propaganda claims PM doing everything for the good of country and its people Our existence should not depend on the mercy or compassion of the messiah. Instead, it requires the spirit of a creatively nuanced […]
Misc
The nonagenarian Punjabi litterateur Prof Bhogal bestowed with “Life-time Achievement Award”
By Jaswant Singh Gandam PHAGWARA (TIP): The nonagenarian Punjabi litterateur Prof Piara Singh Bhogal was, on November 14, bestowed with “Life-time Achievement Award” by Punjabi Virsa Trust (Regd) Phagwara and Punjabi Lekhak Sabha (Regd) Palahi […]
Breaking News
Congress Approves Spending Bill: Government Shutdown Averted
The vote to fund the government through mid-February came after lawmakers staved off a Republican threat to force a shutdown over vaccine mandates WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): With less than 36 hours before funding was set […]
Breaking News
Breaking News
Congressman Tom Suozzi announces run for Governor of New York State
I.S. Saluja HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Congressman Tom Suozzi took all by surprise last week when he announced via a video on social mediathat he was running for Governor of the State of New York. In […]