Perspective
Month: January 2022
Asia
Comments
Comments
Technology tangle: On 5G services and flight disruptions
The roll-out of 5G services near airports is posing a challenge to airlines Almost 11 months after the United States’ leading telecommunications companies won bids for $81 billion worth of C-band radio spectrum to roll […]
As I See It
Neglecting cultural czar Munshi’s efforts
“A massive effort of rewriting Indian history from our traditional perspective was done between 1951 and 2003. This was by the doyen of cultural renaissance, the late Dr KM Munshi, who was also a noted […]
India
Ven Parameswaran Bereaved; pays Tribute to his Dear Departed Sister
Mr. Ven Parameswaran, a former Indian diplomat with the United Nations and a regular contributor to The Indian Panorama lost his younger sister Bhagyalakshmi on January 16, 2022. She was 90. The staff at The […]
Breaking News
Foreign investment flow into India down 26% in 2021: UN
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26% lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, the UN trade body has said. The UN Conference […]
Breaking News
Recognize ‘Hinduphobia’ and violence against Buddhists, Sikhs too: Ambassador Tirumurti
NEW YORK (TIP): India’s Ambassador to the United Nations says global terror strategy is selective, urges against adding right wing extremism, violent nationalism to anti-terror resolutions. Callingon the United Nations to recognize ‘Hinduphobia’ along with […]
Breaking News
19-year-old woman sets record for solo global flight
Rutherford will find herself in Guinness World Records book after setting the mark that had been held by 30-year-old American aviator Shaesta Waiz NEW YORK (TIP): A 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot, Zara Rutherford, set a world […]
Breaking News
E-Edition
World
Tonga issues tsunami warning after undersea volcano erupts
Wellington (TIP): The Pacific nation of Tonga issued a tsunami warning January 15 after an undersea volcano erupted. Video posted to social media showed large waves washing ashore in coastal areas. The Tonga Meteorological Services […]
UK
‘Partygate’ pressure builds on UK PM Boris Johnson’s leadership
London (TIP): The UK Opposition is leading the charge to pile pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday as a picture of a boozy culture at the heart of Downing Street emerges, with […]
Asia
UK
Female Chinese agent active in UK Parliament, MI5 warns
London (TIP): The UK’s secret service MI5 has warned members of Parliament that a female Chinese agent has been active in Parliament, it emerged in the House of Commons on January 13. Senior Conservative Party […]
Canada
Canada drops vaccine mandate for its truckers after pressure from industry
Ottawa (TIP): Canada will allow unvaccinated Canadian truckers to cross in from the United States, reversing a decision requiring all truckers to be inoculated against the coronavirus, Canada’s border agency said on January 12. Canadian […]
E-Edition
Indian Americans
Indian American Republican politician Rik Mehta to challenge Frank Pallone in New Jersey
NEW JERSEY (TIP): Indian American Republican politician Rik Mehta, who made an unsuccessful bid for US Senate against Democrat Cory Booker in 2020, now plans to challenge Democrat incumbent Frank Pallone in New Jersey’s 6th […]
India
Indian American entrepreneur Pooja Ika’s eternalHealth raises $10 million
BOSTON (TIP): eternalHealth, a Medicare Advantage health plan, founded and run by Indian American entrepreneur Pooja Ika, has raised another $10 million in Series A funding to build a sustainable business doing things the right […]
Indian Americans
Indian American entrepreneur Cherian Thomas owned Octopus Interactive acquired by T‑Mobile
Parminder S Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP):Octopus Interactive, the largest national network of interactive video screens inside Uber and Lyft vehicles, co-founded and run by Indian American entrepreneur Cherian Thomas has been acquired by T-Mobile. This move […]
Indian Americans
American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) organizes “Aerospace symposium for Everyone” on Jan 15
WASHINGTON (TIP): Fasten your seatbelts for a high-speed flight into the future at an “Aerospace symposium for Everyone”, being organized by the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) on Jan 15. To be […]
Indian Americans
British Indian author reinvents Princess Sophia Duleep Singh as a role model for children
Nirpal S Shergill LONDON (TIP): Princess Sophia Duleep Singh deserves more attention as a role model for young girls in Britain, says British Indian author Suifya Ahmed about her new children’s book on the granddaughter […]
India
Defections- A Bane of Punjab Politics
The story of defections has continued since the early 60s. Defections have become an integral part of politics. Essentially, they lure the defector with power while overlooking the political ideology, discipline and respect for constitutionalism. […]
Comments
A welcome probe: On PM security breach and propaganda
SC should restrain political parties from using any lapse in PM’s security for poll propaganda An impartial inquiry into a politically contested incident is always welcome. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy was […]
Comments
Hate speeches: Onus on Supreme Court, ECI to stem the rot
Hate speeches have come under judicial scrutiny, with the Supreme Court agreeing to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an ‘independent, credible and impartial’ investigation by an SIT into the inflammatory remarks made by […]