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Most significant events in 2021
One good thing can be said about 2021: it wasn’t as tumultuous as 2020, which put in a claim to be the worst year ever. That, however, may be damning with faint praise. Yes, the […]
Elections
Asia
Indian Americans
Biden nominates Indian American Errol Rajesh Arthur to be DC Superior Court judge
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden has nominated Indian American magistrate judge Errol Rajesh Arthur to be an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years. […]
Breaking News
Sanyukta Kisan Morcha suspends protest aftergovt agrees to most of their demands
Experts call agitation ‘enriching of democracy’, but also term victory as one ‘forced due to political compulsions’ NEW DELHI (TIP): As the leaders of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday, December 9, formally announced the […]
Opinions
Modi alone knows best
Propaganda claims PM doing everything for the good of country and its people Our existence should not depend on the mercy or compassion of the messiah. Instead, it requires the spirit of a creatively nuanced […]
Breaking News
Breaking News
The bipartisan infrastructure bill is finally on its way to President Biden’s desk
House Approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in the bipartisan 228-206 vote I.S. Saluja WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): After months of intense debate between Democrats’ warring factions, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday, November 5, secured […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Felicia Singh in historic battle in Queens Council District 32
QUEENS, NY (TIP): Felicia Singh, the first Guyanese and Punjabi person to win the Democratic Party primary in Queens Council District 32, is joining the battle for the prestigious seat to center equity and justice […]
Politics
Questionnaire
What do you want your local elected officials to pay attention to? Let us know, and we’ll ask them. New York voters have a lot of decisions to make this year. A bunch of local […]
India
United States
Perspective
Indian American
Indian Sikhs in U.S. welcome election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON (TIP): Sikhs across the United States have hailed the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris in the November 3 elections, saying America needed a leader who would set a […]
Indian American
Indian Americans make a splash in yet another election cycle
NEW YORK (TIP): Besides the four member ‘Samosa Caucus’ of Indian American lawmakers re-elected to the US House of Representatives, over a dozen others, including five women have won state level elections scoring a few […]
Comments
Time for a Healing Touch and Unity
I am assuming Mr. Biden has won the presidency. Mr. Biden may have to wait a little to be certified a winner; may have to wait a little longer in view of the lawsuits the […]
Perspective
Political takeaways from the Bihar campaign
Tejashwi Yadav’s campaign in Bihar is frustrating the ruling party as it is using that very powerful appeal against a 15-year-old regime by citing the absence of bread and butter issues and taking the […]
NY/NJ/CT
Biden vows to rejoin Paris Climate Agreement
NEW YORK (TIP): On November 4, the US formally withdrew from the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has pledged that his administration would rejoin the historic Paris Agreement on […]
Asia
Indian American
United Nations
2020 US presidential election to be most expensive in history; expected to cost $14 billion
Biden’s campaign brought in record-breaking USD 938 million through October 14, while Trump raised USD 596 million NEW YORK (TIP): The 2020 Presidential election is turning out to be the most expensive election in history […]
Breaking News
U.S. coronavirus cases cross nine million: a Reuters report says
NEW YORK (TIP): U.S. coronavirus cases crossed the 9 million mark on Friday, October 30, rising by 1 million in two weeks as the world’s worst-affected country faces a resurgence in the pandemic just ahead […]
United States
Kamala Harris seeks creation of national police registry with records of misconduct
Calls for creating national standards on use of force, decriminalizing marijuana and expunging criminal records of people convicted of marijuana offences WASHINGTON (TIP): Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris has sought the creation of a national […]
Americas
India
India-Japan ties to become stronger in ‘New India’, PM Modi tells diaspora
KOBE, JAPAN (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 27 said the ties between India and Japan will become stronger in ‘New India’ as he thanked the Indian diaspora for being part of the […]
Frontpage News
Census citizenship question blocked by Supreme Court: Trump seeks 2020 Census delay
WASHINGTON (TIP): In a setback for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, rejected its stated reason for adding a question on citizenship to the census, leaving in doubt whether the question […]