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1 May, 2021

Konark: The city of the Sun Temple

Being a UNESCO World Heritage site, Konark is a rich repository of ancient temples, traditional music & dance, monuments and…

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1 May, 2021

Oil drops after rallying on signs of rising global fuel demand

Oil declined on Friday, April 30, but prices are still heading for a weekly gain as signs of strengthening demand…

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1 May, 2021

India’s oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Report

New Delhi (TIP): India's severe medical oxygen supply crisis is expected to ease by mid-May, a top industry executive told…

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1 May, 2021

India’s unemployment rate may rise to 8%: CMIE

As states go into lockdowns and impose restrictions amid the second wave of Covid-19, the unemployment rate in April is…

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1 May, 2021

Powell stomps on inflation fears, pledges more stimulus

Temporary price jumps will not spook the Federal Reserve into pulling back on the stimulus it has pumped into the…

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1 May, 2021

Oscars 2021: Anthony Hopkins wins best actor, Nomadland best picture

In a stunning close to a largely predictable Oscar ceremony, Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor for his work in The…

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1 May, 2021

Modi visits Gurdwara Sis Ganj on 400th Parkash Purab

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib to offer his prayers on the occasion of 400th Prakash Parab…

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1 May, 2021

Will treat action against pleas on social media as contempt: Supreme Court

New Delhi (TIP): A clampdown on messages for help on social media is the “worst way” to deal with the…

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1 May, 2021

Journalist Rohit Sardana dies of Covid; PM says ‘huge void in media’

Noida (TIP): Senior journalist and Aaj Tak anchor Rohit Sardana has passed away. The 41-year-old died of cardiac arrest while…

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1 May, 2021

Madras HC raps EC, refuses to gag media on oral observations

Chennai (TIP): A day after questioning the Centre on its preparations over the last 10-15 months for tackling the second…

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1 May, 2021

Ex-attorney general Soli Sorabjee dies due to Covid

Former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee, one of India's finest legal minds, died of Covid this morning. He was 91. A…

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1 May, 2021

Can’t roll out 18+ vaccine drive, say 13 states

New Delhi (TIP): Ahead of the adult Covid inoculation drive which is scheduled to begin on Saturday, May 1, several…

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1 May, 2021

Gross mismanagement of pandemic and a failed govt in denial

Barely two months ago in February the Government and the Bharatiya Janata Party declared victory over Covid. BJP adopted a…

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1 May, 2021

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 150.9mn

Washington (TIP): In its latest update on Saturday , May 1, morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering…

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1 May, 2021

US CDC warns vax providers of anxiety-related adverse events

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, April 30, urged Covid-19 vaccine providers to be aware…

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1 May, 2021

Israel Bans Travel To 7 Countries, Including India

The Israeli government on Friday, April 30, decided to ban travel of Israeli citizens to seven countries over high Covid-19…

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1 May, 2021

Indian Americans Physicians body AAPI to ship 200 oxygen concentrators to Covid-19 hit India

CHICAGO (TIP): Amid a devastating second Covid-19 wave in India, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (APPI), plans to…

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1 May, 2021

Indian American Lawmaker Welcomes US Government Decision

WASHINGTON (TIP):  An Indian American Democratic lawmaker on Monday, April 26,  welcomed the US government's decision to provide material and…

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1 May, 2021

“India deserves our attention right now”: Sundar Pichai

SAN JOSE (TIP): Witnessing the “heartbreaking” Covid-19 crisis in India amid a deadly second wave, Google’s Indian American CEO Sundar…

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1 May, 2021

Indian American physicians, artists offer India support in Covid-19 crisis

Paramjit Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP):  For Indian Americans living thousands of miles away from the country of their origin, the past…

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1 May, 2021

Indian American activists launch ‘National Call In Day’ for India Covid-19 relief

WASHINGTON (TIP): Following the Biden administration’s offer to help India, currently in the middle of a cataclysmic Covid surge, some…

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1 May, 2021

GOPIO Thanks President Biden and Appeals to Release AstraZeneca Vaccines to India

NEW YORK (TIP): Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) thanked US President Joe Biden for his announcement of…

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1 May, 2021

Koshy Thomas Candidacy for District 23 of NYC Council is gaining momentum.

QUEENS, NY (TIP): Koshy Thomas Campaign is gaining momentum as the Asian Indian Queens community gathered to throw their full…

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1 May, 2021

Dan Quart Joins Lawmakers and Community Leaders to Denounce Hate Towards Asian Americans and Demand Justice for Yao Pan Ma

MANHATTAN (TIP): Candidate for Manhattan District Attorney Dan Quart, on April 27, joined lawmakers and community leaders in East Harlem…

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1 May, 2021

The Making of a Martyr: Guru Teg Bahadur and his Times

By Rupinder S. Brar MD FACC Guru Teg Bahadur was preaching in faraway Assam when he received a short disquieting…

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1 May, 2021

Lal Qila and Guru Teg Bahadur’s 400 th Anniversary: A Sikh History Perspective

On January 26, 2021, when Indian Republic Day celebrations were taking place at Rajpath, New Delhi – and the world…

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1 May, 2021

Promises to keep: On Joe Biden’s first address to U.S. Congress

Biden is on course to fulfilling agenda despite opposition at home and challenges abroad In his first address to a…

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1 May, 2021

Election Commission of India in the dock

Constitutional body is being held responsible for Covid surge The Madras High Court has pulled no punches in holding the…

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1 May, 2021

Gasping for air, gasping for answers

The people of India are entitled to a full and honest account of what led more than a billion people…

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1 May, 2021

A timely warning: On Supreme Court intervention against clampdown on information

SC’s caution against harassing those needing help will deter ill-advised action The Supreme Court has issued a timely warning to…

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