May 1 New York & Dallas E – Edition

RITUAL4RETURN: TESTAMENT TO POWER OF THE ARTS TO HEAL AND BUILD COMMUNITY

By Mabel Pais Ritual4Return (R4R - https://ritual4return.org), one of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Arts & Well-Being initiatives, will…

SFFILM ANNOUNCES 2026 HONOREES OF SLOAN SCIENCE IN CINEMA INITIATIVE

By Mabel Pais The 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM,) which runs April 24 - May 4, 2026, announced…

IFFLA ANNOUNCES 2026 AWARD WINNERS

By Mabel Pais  The 24th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) was held April 23-26, 2026. At the Closing…

India–Romania Hybrid B2B Meeting on Construction Sector Strengthens Business Synergies

BUCHAREST (TIP): The Embassy of India successfully hosted a hybrid Business-to-Business (B2B) meeting focused on the construction sector on 24…

Streets of Toronto reverberate to beating of drums and recitation of holy hymns to mark Khalsa Day Parade

TORONTO (TIP): Streets of Toronto, the business capital of Canada, reverberated to the beats of music, recitation of holy hymns…

Hemant Shah to head Trade Development Committee

TORONTO (TIP): Regular exchange of visits, including those by trade missions, has raised hopes of taking the ongoing dialogue to…

How three ‘isms’ failed the people of the Middle East

From Nasser to Khomeini, the region’s revolutionary ideologies have delivered only ruin “The outgrowth of these dramatic events was an…

American Punjabi Society Celebrates Vaisakhi with Grandeur, Unity, and Distinguished Participation

Consul General of India Hon’ble Ambassador Binaya Srikanta Pradhan Joins Celebrations MINEOLA, NY  (TIP):  The historic Theodore Roosevelt Executive and…

Commemoration of the International Day of Vesak

NEW YORK (TIP): Permanent Mission of India, with the participation of the Permanent Missions of Bhutan, Cambodia, Japan, Lao PDR,…

Rohan Narang Fashions Presents a Spring Summer Earth Day Runway in Times Square

A nature-inspired collection celebrating feathers, florals, pastel tones, and a partially sustainable capsule TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK (TIP): Rohan Narang…

World Food Movement’s ‘No One Hungry’ Initiative Successfully Launched

Special event organized by the World Food Movement and Consulate General of India, New York NEW YORK (TIP):  The Consulate…

“Line of Control” – Travis Hodgkins’ Acclaimed Adaptation of “The Collaborator” Released in India, Southeast Asia, and Middle East.

The haunting drama exploring the human cost of the Kashmir conflict, directed by Travis Hodgkins and based on Mirza Waheed's…

Time for Riyan Parag to step up amidst myriad of controversies

Rajasthan Royals return to Jaipur under growing pressure, and even victory in their previous outing has done little to ease…

Iran will of course play World Cup matches in USA: FIFA president

Zurich (TIP)- FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that Iran will "of course" take part in the upcoming FIFA World Cup…

US returns over 650 antiquities valued at $14 million

NEW YORK (TIP)- The US has returned 657 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $14 million to India, saying there is…

Gujarat Titans take sweet revenge as Royal Challengers Bengaluru endure rare off day

Ahmedabad (TIP)- Royal Challengers Bengaluru would strongly agree that April 30 marked their most underwhelming outing of IPL 2026, where…

US introduces SACRED Act, proposes 100-foot safety zone around temples and gurdwaras

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the US Congress to create a 100-foot buffer zone around…

Drug trafficker Salim Dola lived in Turkiye on Bulgarian passport, used fake name ‘Hamza’: Officials

New Delhi (TIP): Mohammad Salim Dola, the absconding international drugs trafficker brought to India from Turkiye recently, was living in…

Trump Signs DHS Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown

The department had been partially shuttered for 76 days, resulting in long Transportation Security Administration lines at airports nationwide WASHINGTON,…

Exit polls cheer UDF; LDF finds hope in margin of error

New Delhi (TIP): A day after most of the exit polls predicted UDF victory in the Kerala Assembly polls ,…

Overseas Citizen of India registration system revamped, fully digitized

New Delhi (TIP): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday, April 30, notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026, bringing changes…

SC grants pre-arrest bail to Pawan Khera in case linked to Assam CM’s wife

New Delhi (TIP): The Supreme Court on April 30 granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a defamation…

PM Modi wants to delay caste census; details of exercise still awaited: Congress

New Delhi (TIP): Attacking the government over the caste census issue, the Congress said it is yet to come out…

Triple blow to Mamata Banerjee ahead of Bengal election results

New Delhi (TIP): With just days to go before votes are counted on May 4, West Bengal chief minister Mamata…

Chinese investment in US seen stagnant even if Xi-Trump summit happens

Beijing (TIP): Chinese foreign direct investment in the US is unlikely to rebound meaningfully even if Washington and Beijing restart…

Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest

Naypyidaw (TIP): Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to be moved to house arrest, state media reported…

How the UAE’s OPEC exit could affect its trade ties with Saudi Arabia

Abu Dhabi (TIP): The United Arab Emirates’ withdrawal from OPEC weakens the group’s control over global oil markets and potentially…

US war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, figure equal to NASA’s annual budget

Washington (TIP): The United States' war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said, providing…

Rupee hits all-time intraday low of 95.34 against $ as crude spirals past 122 per barrel

NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): The rupee on Thursday gained four paise to settle at 94.84 against the US…