Bollywood
Month: January 2022
Coronavirus
Covid 3rd wave reaches South: Kerala logs 46,387 cases; Karnataka over 47K
New Delhi (TIP)- The third wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which is believed to have crossed its peak in Delhi and Mumbai, has hit hard Karnataka and Kerala as both the southern states reported a record […]
India
First convict in Delhi riots gets 5 years in jail for putting house on fire
New Delhi (TIP)- A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Dinesh Yadav, the first person convicted in connection with the February 2020 riots, to five years in jail. Last month, Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat had […]
India
India
‘Reservation not at odds with merit’: Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC quota in NEET
New Delhi (TIP)- The Supreme Court on Thursday, Jan 20, said that reservation for backward classes is not at odds with merit but furthers its distributive impact while upholding the 27 per cent quota for […]
India
Featured
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, an icon of patriotism
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ’s life is a story of struggle. It is the story of a young dreamer that tells the saga of consciousness, struggle and success in every eye; one who has the […]
History
Asia
3 killed, 20 injured in blast at Lahore’s Anarkali market
Lahore (TIP): At least three people were killed and 20 others injured on Thursday in a powerful blast at the Paan Mandi in Lahore’s famous Anarkali market, where Indian commodities are sold, police said. Lahore […]
Asia
Afghan women losing jobs fast as economy shrinks and rights curtailed
Kabul (TIP): In a small tailoring workshop in Kabul, 29-year-old Afghan entrepreneur Sohaila Noori looks on as her dramatically reduced workforce of around 30 women sew scarves, dresses and baby clothes. A few months ago, […]
Asia
Canada
Snowstorm strands motorists, grounds planes in eastern US, Canada
Toronto / Ontario (TIP): A winter snowstorm creeping up the East Coast of the United States into Canada on January 19 was expected to dump more than two feet (60 cm) of snow in some […]
Europe
Malta legislator Roberta Metsola 3rd woman EU Parliament prez
Brussels (TIP): Christian Democrat Roberta Metsola of Malta was elected president of the European Union’s parliament January 19, taking over for a two and a half years term following the death of Socialist David Sassoli […]
Europe
‘Partygate’ allegations: UK PM Johnson’s allies accused of blackmailing rebels
London (TIP): In the latest round of “partygate” allegations threatening Boris Johnson’s leadership, the British Prime Minister’s allies were on January 20 accused of blackmailing rebel members of Parliament expressing a lack of confidence in […]
World
Mallya can be evicted from London home over unpaid loan, UK court orders
London (TIP): Embattled businessman Vijay Mallya on Tuesday lost a legal battle to hold on to his plush London home after a British court refused to grant him a stay of enforcement in a long-running […]
World
Politics
NY/NJ/CT
NY/NJ/CT
NJ based Global Indian Trade and Cultural Council, USA, (GITCC) Team visits India to promote trade and business ties between the US and India
NEW YORK (TIP): The U.S.-Indian relationship is fast building a strategic partnership and the two sides working together with regional groupings as highlighted by the Indian Prime Minister and the US President including ASEAN and […]
India
Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver’s hate crime attacker charged
NEW YORK (TIP): Authorities in the US have arrested and charged with hate crime a man, who attacked an Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver at JFK International Airport here, knocked off his turban and yelled at […]
Coronavirus
Senate Committee Confirms Garcetti nomination as US Ambassador to India
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who played a key role in the city landing the hosting rights for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has moved a step closer to being appointed […]
United States
CDC moves 22 new destinations into its highest-risk level for travel
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved a whopping 22 nations into its highest-risk travel category for Covid-19 on Tuesday, January 18. By contrast, it moved only two nations to […]
India
Major airlines cancel, change flights to United States over 5G dispute
5G service uses a segment of the radio spectrum that is close to that used by radio altimeters, which are devices that measure the height of aircraft above the ground and help pilots land in […]
India
Indian Americans