Indians Abroad
Month: July 2024
Indians Abroad
Four Indian Americans arrested for ‘running human trafficking racket’ in Texas
HOUSTON (TIP): Four Indian Americans, including a woman, have been charged with running a human labor trafficking scheme out of a home in the US state of Texas, a media report said. The Princeton Police […]
Indians Abroad
Indian American support for Biden declines sharply by 19 percent since 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): There is a sharp 19-per cent decline in Indian Americans supporting incumbent President Joe Biden between the last election of 2020 and the 2024 election cycle, according to a bi-annual Asian American […]
Entertainment
WORLD CULTURE FILM FEST AIMS TO ELEVATE HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS
By Mabel Pais The inaugural World Culture Film Festival (WCFF) is set to captivate audiences in Los Angeles from July 25-28, 2024. This vibrant event promises entertainment that uplifts, bringing stories from every part of […]
SPORTS
SPORTS
14-year-old swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu to represent India at the Paris Olympics
BENGALURU (TIP): At just 14 years old, swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu is set to be the youngest member of the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics later this month. Despite missing out on the carefree pleasures […]
SPORTS
World
Attacker wounds cop guarding Israeli embassy in Serbia, shot dead by authorities
BELGRADE (TIP): An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on July 1, Serbia’s interior ministry said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the assailant. Both Serbian […]
World
Xi Jinping lauds relevance of Panchsheel to end world conflicts, calls for consolidating Global South
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday highlighted the relevance of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, which gained traction with the Non-Aligned Movement, to end the present-day conflicts and sought to expand influence […]
World
World
Kenya’s president says he won’t sign finance bill that led protesters to storm parliament
NAIROBI (TIP): Kenyan President William Ruto said July 3 he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. It was the […]
World
‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire
RAFAH (TIP): Displaced Palestinian families in Gaza’s south have fled what they said was intensifying Israeli fire in northern areas of Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere, describing a chaotic night as the sounds of fighting […]
World
Mauritania heads to polls with incumbent tipped to win
NOUAKCHOTT (TIP): Mauritanians go to the polls to decide whether to re-elect President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani as head of the vast desert state, seen as a rock of relative stability in the volatile […]
South Asia
South Asia
Veteran Sri Lankan politician & Tamil leader Sampanthan passes away
COLOMBO (TIP): R Sampanthan, a veteran Sri Lankan politician and a moderate Tamil leader, passed away on July 3 while receiving treatment in a hospital, the Tamil National Alliance has announced. Sampanthan, 91, led the […]
South Asia
Pakistan’s Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa comes to Election Commission’s rescue on reserved seats
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Amidst a legal tussle over the reserved seats in Pakistan’s legislatures, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa has ruled that the election commission is not a subordinate institution to the Supreme Court or the […]
South Asia
South Asia
Pak court acquits ex-PM Imran Khan in protest case related to Toshakhana scam
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani court on July 3 acquitted former prime minister Imran Khan and several senior party colleagues in a case registered against them for protesting against the jailed premier’s disqualification by the election […]
India
Rajnath Singh ‘lied’ in Parliament on compensation to families of martyred Agniveers, alleges Rahul Gandhi; Army rebuts claims
NEW DELHI (TIP): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on July 3 alleged that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh “lied” in Parliament about the issue of compensation to families of martyred Agniveers and demanded […]
India
Army Chief reaches Jammu, takes stock of LoC operational readiness
NEW DELHI (TIP): Emphasising the security and defense significance in the regions of Poonch and Rajouri, south of Pir Panjal, the Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, visited the area on Wednesday, shortly after […]
India
3 more bridges collapse in Bihar, 9th in 15 days
PATNA (TIP): Amid heavy showers in Bihar, three bridges collapsed in Siwan district within 24 hours, marking the ninth such incident in the state in the last 15 days. No casualties or injuries were reported […]
Other News
Hathras stampede: Survivors recount horrors, say not sure whether relatives dead or alive
HATHRAS (TIP): A day after a stampede claimed the lives of at least 121 people in Western UP’s Hathras district, survivors recovering at the Hathras District Hospital recounted their ordeal. Sixty-two-year old Kusum Devi, who […]
India
‘Rise in N-warheads to check China’s buildup’
BENGALURU (TIP): The reported increase in the estimate for Indian nuclear warheads is an “educated guess based on limited information,” nuclear and military strategist Aditya Ramanathan told TNIE. He was responding to the report on […]
India
Another bridge collapses in Bihar, tenth such incident in over 15 days
PATNA (TIP): Another instance of bridge collapse came to the fore in Bihar on Thursday, making it the 10th such incident to have been reported from the state in just over a fortnight, an official […]
India