Entertainment
Month: February 2022
Bollywood
Farhan’s mom Honey Irani is ‘very excited’ for his wedding with Shibani
Farhan Akhtar’s mother Honey Irani has said she finds his girlfriend Shibani Dandekar “gorgeous and madly in love” with her son. Farhan and Shibani are all set to tie the knot on February 21 after […]
India
‘Mahabharat’s Bheem’ actor Praveen Kumar Sobti dies
New Delhi (TIP)- Actor-athlete Praveen Kumar Sobti, best known for playing Bheem in the TV series “Mahabharat” and for winning an Asian Games gold medal, died following a cardiac arrest late Monday, Feb 7, evening. […]
India
India
SC gives final opportunity to Vijay Mallya to appear before it in contempt case
New Delhi (TIP)-The Supreme Court on Thursday, Feb 11, gave a final opportunity to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, to […]
India
India
Union minister’s son, accused of running over farmers in UP, gets bail
Lucknow/Noida (TIP)-The Allahabad High Court on Thursday, February 10, granted bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, who was arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that killed eight people […]
India
Enforcement Directorate attaches journalist Rana Ayyub’s assets worth Rs 1.77 crore
New Delhi (TIP)-The enforcement directorate has locked assets worth over Rs 1.77 crore belonging to journalist Rana Ayyub, the Hindu reported. The action comes after an FIR was registered last year by the Indirapuram Police […]
India
‘We are watching, will interfere only at right time’: SC on hijab row
New Delhi (TIP)-On a petition linked to the hijab row raging in Karnataka, the Supreme Court on February 11 rejected an urgent hearing and said, “We will interfere only at an appropriate time.” A girl […]
Featured
Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day, also called St. Valentine’s Day, holiday (February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. Given their similarities, it has been suggested that the holiday has origins in the Roman festival […]
World
UK
Camilla will get Kohinoor once Prince Charles becomes king, says report
London (TIP): Duchess of Cornwall Camilla will be given the priceless Kohinoor crown at Prince Charles’s coronation, the Daily Mail reported in an exclusive story. On February 6, Queen Elizabeth announced that the Duchess of […]
UK
World
World
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak admits attending Downing Street lockdown party
London (TIP): UK’s Indian-origin Chancellor Rishi Sunak has admitted to attending Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s lockdown birthday party in 2020 but refused to say what happened when he entered the room and claimed that he […]
Europe
Asia
Pakistan offers PR scheme for wealthy foreign nationals, including Sikhs in US and Canada, to attract investment
Islamabad (TIP) : Pakistani lawmakers are mulling a proposed amendment to the civil service rules that will bar top government officials from holding dual nationality and could affect over 20,000 bureaucrats, according to a media […]
Asia
Asia
Myanmar piles on 11th corruption charge against Suu Kyi
Bangkok (TIP): Police in Myanmar have filed an 11th corruption charge against Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s elected leader who was ousted from power by a military takeover a year ago, state-controlled media reported […]
Asia
Malaysia’s ex-PM Mahathir discharged from heart hospital
Kuala Lumpur (TIP): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was discharged on Feb 6 from the National Heart Institute two weeks after he was admitted and will recuperate at home, the hospital said. The 96-year-old […]
Asia
Pregnant Pakistani woman gets nail hammered into her head so that she gives birth to a son
Islamabad (TIP): The belief that a son could provide better financial security to parents than daughters had this Pakistani woman do something, which was unbelievable. A pregnant Pakistani woman, who had three daughters, had a […]
India
Indian-origin Malaysian man sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Singapore
SINGAPORE (TIP): A Malaysian man of Indian origin has been sentenced to death by a court here for delivering heroin in Singapore and acting as a middleman for drug traffickers, according to a media report. […]
India
India
Indian American Himanshu B. Patel to advise Congressman Sessions on Crypto
WASHINGTON, (D.C.): Congressman Pete Sessions has appointed Indian-American Himanshu B Patel as his chief economic development and energy infrastructure advisor for his Crypto Technical Working Group. In a statement, Sessions said it is vital for […]
Indian Americans
Indian American software engineer in Seattle goes missing
SEATTLE, WA (TIP): Saurabh Gupte, an Indian American who works at Amazon went down from his 6th floor apartment in Trio Condos in Seattle to throw trash on Monday, February 7 morning, and never returned, […]