India
Month: October 2022
India
SC delivers split verdict on hijab ban, says there’s divergence of opinion
New Delhi (TIP)- The Supreme Court on Thursday, October 13, delivered a split verdict on the hijab ban in Karnataka’s educational institutions, with one judge holding permitting a community to wear its religious symbols would […]
India
India
UP police raid in Uttarakhand leaves BJP leader’s wife dead, 6 cops injured
Dehradun (TIP)- A woman shot dead in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district during clashes with an Uttar Pradesh Police team, which reached there looking for a man accused of illegal sand mining, was identified as […]
India
World
Pakistani Senator arrested for tweeting against Army Chief Bajwa
Islamabad (TIP): A lawmaker of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party was arrested here on October 13 for accusing Army chief General Qamar JavedBajwa of legitimising corruption in the high echelon of the […]
Asia
18 flood survivors killed in bus fire in Pakistan’s Sindh
Islamabad (TIP): At least 18 flood survivors, including eight children and nine women, died of severe burns in Pakistan, when an overcrowded air-conditioned bus they were travelling in caught fire, police officials said on October […]
Asia
Graft convictions extend Aung San Suu Kyi’s jail term to 26 years
Bangkok (TIP): A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges on October 12, with two three-year sentences to be served concurrently, adding to previous […]
Asia
Nepalese PM Deuba sacks four ministers representing Janata Samajwadi Party
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on October 13 sacked four ministers representing the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP), which left the ruling coalition last week after joining hands with the opposition CPN-UML for […]
World
World
World
477 whales die in “heartbreaking” New Zealand strandingsX
Wellington (TIP): Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say. None of the stranded whales could be refloated and all either died naturally […]
World
Robot addresses UK Parliament, says ‘Although not alive, I can still create art’
London (TIP): A “robot artist” called Ai-Da told British lawmakers on October 11 that although it was an artificial creation, it was still capable of producing art, as it spoke at a parliamentary inquiry into […]
World
Child malnutrition soars in central Somalia, area on verge of famine
Somalia (TIP): Acute malnutrition is surging among children displaced by drought and conflict in a part of central Somalia teetering on the edge of famine, according to a survey conducted by humanitarian agencies. The United […]
World
NY/NJ/CT
CRY America’s “Walk for Child Rights” Aims to Make a Difference in Post-COVID India
Nationwide Fundraiser Puts Children’s Educational Recovery in Focus NEW YORK (TIP): The COVID pandemic revealed just how interconnected – and interdependent – we all are, the world over. In that spirit, walkers, runners and bicyclists […]
NY/NJ/CT
NYC Gala Raises $1.3 Million toward Sankara’s 2030 Vision of One Million Free Eye Surgeries a Year
NEW YORK (TIP): The Sankara Eye Foundation raised $1.3 million at its glittering gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on September 24. More than 300 invitees opened their hearts and wallets as speaker […]
United States
United States
United States
India US healthcare cooperation set to be taken to a new level: Ambassador Sandhu
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The healthcare cooperation between India and the United States is set to be taken to a new level, New Delhi’s top envoy here said on Tuesday, October 11. The robust and longstanding […]
NY/NJ/CT
Indian American Community hosts fundraiser for Paul DeGroot , Candidate for House of Representatives from District 11 – NJ
PARSIPPANY, NJ (TIP): The Indian American Community held a fund raiser and campaign strategy meet for Paul Degroot at Rajni Restaurant in Parsippany. The event was attended many community leaders who support Paul Degroot in […]
NY/NJ/CT
GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $2.4 MILLION TO DIVERSIFY PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE
New York State Doubles Investment to Expand Diversity Programs Managed by the Associated Medical Schools of New York and Serving More Than 800 Students About 20 percent of All Medical Students in New York now […]
United States
IRS sending letters to over 9 million potentially eligible families who did not claim stimulus payments, EITC, Child Tax Credit and other benefits; Free File to stay open until Nov. 17
WASHINGTON , D.C. (TIP): Starting this week, the Internal Revenue Service is sending letters to more than 9 million individuals and families who appear to qualify for a variety of key tax benefits but did […]
United States
FBAR extension deadline nears for foreign bank and financial account holders
Filers affected by a natural disaster in Puerto Rico, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina may have their FBAR due date further extended. WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): – The Internal Revenue Service today reminds U.S. citizens, […]
United States
Biden to celebrate Diwali at White House on Oct 24; Trump at Mar a Lago on Oct 21
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden plans to celebrate Diwali at the White House on October 24 while his predecessor Donald Trump is working on celebrating the festival of lights at his Mar-a-Lago resort […]