Month: March 2023
Pakistan suicide bomber kills nine police officers
QUETTA (TIP): A suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded 16 others March 7 in an attack on their truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. Security forces have been battling a years-long insurgency by […]
‘Step by step’: Young Georgians shun Moscow, push for EU dream
TBILISI (TIP): Georgia’s young protesters, having forced parliament into a U-turn on controversial new legislation, are determined to maintain the pressure on the government, which they believe is steering the country away from Europe. Thousands […]
Ukraine rebounds from Russian barrage, restores power supply
KYIV, Ukraine (TIP): Ukraine’s capital restored most of its power supply on March 10, officials said, as the country again responded swiftly and defiantly to the latest Russian missile and drone barrage targeting critical infrastructure. […]
Mideast rivals Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China’s help
DUBAI (TIP): Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed March 10 to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions between the Mideast rivals. The major diplomatic breakthrough negotiated with China lowers the chance […]
German police: Eight people, including perpetrator, dead in Jehovah’s Witnesses hall shooting
BERLIN (TIP): Eight people including the perpetrator were killed in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in the northern German city of Hamburg on March 9 evening, and several people were wounded, police said. […]
Manny Saez to lead facilities management at NYC Health+ Hospitals
As Vice President of Facilities, Saez will oversee an approximately $10 billion-dollar portfolio consisting of over 300 projects NEW YORK CITY (TIP): NYC Health + Hospitals announced , March 9, Manny Saez has been tapped […]
Biden appoints two Indian-Americans to Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden on Friday, March 11 named two Indian-Americans — Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council — to the Advisory Committee […]
Two Indian American Democratic candidates to run for Virginia legislature
VIRGINIA (TIP): Two Indian American Democratic candidates have announced their bids for the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates. Suhas Subramanyam, of Ashburn, a two-term delegate who currently represents the 87th House district, announced […]
Indian-origin professor Laxmi Balachandra files lawsuit against US college alleging racial discrimination
BOSTON (TIP): An Indian-origin associate professor at the Wellesley Business School, Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was subjected to racial and gender discrimination, according to a media report. Lakshmi Balachandra, associate professor […]
Biden unveils USD 6.9 trillion budget, raises taxes on rich, boosts spending on social programs, infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden on Thursday, March 10 unveiled a USD 6.9 trillion annual budget for the year 2024, which proposes a hefty tax on the rich, massive spending on social measures and […]
Bipartisan bill introduced in US House to improve legal immigration
WASHINGTON,D.C. (TIP): A bipartisan bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Friday to properly utilize the employment-based visas currently allocated each year under existing federal immigration law. Introduced by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi […]
President Biden, VP Harris and US lawmakers extend Holi greetings
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris led the country in sending greetings to the Hindu community in the United States, in India and across the world on the occasion […]
Coalition of Nobel laureates, economists & academics endorse Ajay Banga for World Bank president
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A coalition of 55 leading academics, economists, including three Nobel laureates, have endorsed the nomination of Indian-American Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank, describing him as the right […]
State Must Revise Affordable Housing Proposal
As an elected official and a fellow Democrat, I urge New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and our state representatives not to adopt the housing proposal in its current form as part of the forthcoming […]
Media raids and breaking the silence on press freedom
“The Supreme Court needs to revive and apply the doctrine of “effect and consequence” to consider a broader canvas of executive actions that will shape the practices of our criminal courts. For instance, in the […]
The unchallenged run of majoritarian encroachments
Indian civil society remains hierarchical and fragmented, desirous more of integrating itself into ruling power structures than challenging them. Therefore, any resistance to majoritarian encroachments on our constitutional order is not likely to come from […]
The CBI’s fishing expedition
It is not clear what offences punishable by law Sisodia is being charged with “Even if kickbacks are accepted and then credited to the party’s coffers, an offence would be made out under the Prevention […]
Trump may be charged in connection with hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels
NEW YORK (TIP): Throwing a huge question mark over the 2024 election, former President Donald Trump may be criminally charged in connection with hush money he allegedly paid to silence Stormy Daniels, an adult film […]
Silicon Valley Bank collapse sends shockwaves across the banking industry
SVB is one of the largest lenders to fail since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis SANTA CLARA, CA (TIP): The collapse on Friday, March 10 of Silicon Valley Bank that catered to many of the […]