Month: June 2022
Telegram launches premium subscription service
Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has announced paid subscription on its platform that is likely to cost around $5 (about Rs 400) a month. The company said that it now has over 700 million monthly active […]
Low turnouts mark bypolls to 3 Parl, 7 assembly seats
New Delhi (TIP)- Voting for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats — across six states — was held on Thursday, June 23, with significantly low turnouts ranging from 76.72% in Agartala assembly constituency in […]
5 more arrested in Kanpur for 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Kanpur (TIP)-An SIT probing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases has arrested five more people who were part of a mob that had set a house ablaze during the violence, which had left 127 dead here. […]
Skewed relief under Agnipath flagged to Army brass
With the recruitment of troops under the Agnipath scheme set to commence, monetary compensation to Agniveers in case of disability or death is skewed as they will get much less than what regular soldiers are […]
Awan-e Urdu Florida Organized a literary hangama to pay tribute to legendary Urdu humorist poet Akbar Allahabadi
ORLANDO (TIP): Awan-e Urdu Florida Organized a literary hangama to pay tribute to legendary Urdu humorist poet Akbar Allahabadi on May 14, 2022, in Orlando, FL. The event was also celebrated as Eid Milan after […]
MAYOR ERIC ADAMS AND SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR DAVID C. BANKS PARTNER WITH PLANET FITNESS TO PROVIDE FREE SUMMER ACCESS TO FITNESS FOR ALL NYC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
NEW YORK (TIP): Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor David C. Banks . June 23 joined Planet Fitness and 15 student athletes at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn to promote the High School Summer […]
UK plans to rewrite human rights law; critics cry foul
London (TIP): The British government on June 22 unveiled plans for a Bill of Rights it says will strengthen free speech and the power of Parliament — but that critics argue will rip up human […]
Twenty killed as Russia rains rockets on Kharkiv
Kyiv/Kharkiv (TIP): Russian forces pounded Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv and surrounding countryside with rockets, killing at least 20 people in what Kyiv called a bid to force it to pull resources from the main […]
Biggest rail strike in 30 years paralyses UK’s travel network
London (TIP): Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years kicked off on June 21 as tens of thousands of staff walked out in a dispute over pay and jobs that could pave the way for […]
Terrorists planning to assassinate Imran Khan, Pakistan’s counter-terrorism department warns
Peshawar (TIP): Terrorists are planning to assassinate Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and they have sought assistance from an assassin in Afghanistan to target him, the Counter-Terrorism Department’s (CTD) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wing has warned, […]