New Delhi (TIP)- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is in the United States leading an all-party delegation, was asked a question by his son, Ishan, on Thursday, June 5, about Pakistan’s involvement in the Pahalgam terror attack. Ishan Tharoor asked whether any country had asked the delegation led by his father for evidence of Pakistan’s … Shashi Tharoor’s son grills him on Pak role in Pahalgam terror attack
New Delhi (TIP)- India will count its population by March 1, 2027, in a census to be held after an unprecedented 16-year gap, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Wednesday (June 4, 2025). This will be the country’s first digital census, and the first in independent India to include an enumeration of castes … Centre announces Census in 2027; caste to be counted
Jammu (TIP)- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Chenab railway bridge, the world’s highest rail bridge, marking a historic milestone in India’s infrastructure journey. After landing at the Air Force station in Udhampur, PM Modi flew to the Chenab bridge site to formally inaugurate the marvel. This visit marks his first trip to … PM inaugurates world’s highest railway bridge over Chenab in J&K
British Sikh Members of Parliament Warinder Juss and Jas Athwal on Thursday reiterated their demand in the UK Parliament for an independent investigation into the involvement of the then Margaret Thatcher-led Conservative government in India’s Operation Blue Star in June 1984. Juss, who represents the governing Labour Party in Wolverhampton West in northern England, and … British Sikh MPs call for independent probe into UK role in Operation Bluestar
Operation Bluestar, executed by the Indian Army in June 1984 at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, was not merely a military offensive—it became a watershed moment in the history of Sikhism. For the Sikh community, it was not a battle against terrorism but an unforgivable desecration of their holiest shrine, an assault on their collective … Operation Bluestar and its deep impact on the Sikh psyche: The third ghallughara
Operation Bluestar, executed in June 1984, was one of the most traumatic episodes in independent India’s history. Conceived by the Indian government to flush out Sikh militants from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, it became a military operation of immense scale — unprecedented in its political, religious, and human costs. It left a … Operation Bluestar: The siege of Golden Temple and the tragedy that followed
“History does not occur in a vacuum- it accumulates, builds, and sometimes explodes.” Such was the case with Operation Bluestar, the Indian Army’s June 1984 military action inside the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. The event shocked the nation, wounded the Sikh psyche, and catalyzed a decade of turmoil. But to truly understand why such … The road to Operation Bluestar: The tumultuous prelude in Punjab
The idol of Raja Ram was consecrated and the Ram Darbar inaugurated at the Ram Jamnabhoomi complex on Thursday, June 5, a major step towards completion of a grand temple that has been at the intersection of political and religious discourse for three decades. The city was festooned and lit up as priests gathered at … Ram Temple moves towards completion, idol of ‘Raja Ram’ consecrated
New Delhi (TIP)- The main body of future Rafale fighter jets will be produced in India, outside France for the first time, with French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) on Thursday, June 5, announcing their partnership to build Rafale fuselage at a facility being set up in Hyderabad, in a … Rafale fuselage to be made in Hyd as Tata inks deal with Dassault
Mumbai (TIP)- The RBI on Friday, June cut, repo rate by a higher-than-expected 50 basis points to prop up growth, which has slowed to a four-year low of 6.5 per cent in FY25. Following the rate cut, the key policy rate eased to a three-year low of 5.5 per cent, providing relief to home, auto … Home, vehicle loans to become cheaper as RBI cuts repo rate by 50 basis points
Bengaluru (TIP) – Bengaluru city police late on Thursday (June 5, 2025) night arrested a top official of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise and three from the event management company DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., who organised the victory celebrations for the team in the city that led to stampede and 11 deaths. The arrests … Bengaluru stampede: Top RCB official and 3 from event management company arrested
SAMASTIPUR/NEW YORK (TIP) : A teenager from a small village in Bihar, India has captured international attention with his remarkable talent in cybersecurity. Ram Jee Raj, a 17-year-old ethical hacker from Pahepur, near Samastipur, recently discovered a major vulnerability on the official website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and has since been … Small-Town Indian-origin Hacker Earns Spot In NASA’s Cyber Security Hall Of Fame
CHANDIGARH / TORONTO (TIP): A Garhshankar youth Vishal Rana, son of retired Subedar Sardari Lal Rana, has become an example for those youths who want to go abroad with dreams of a bright future but earn their living by doing small jobs there. He has made his family proud by getting commissioned in the Canadian … Indian-origin Garhshankar youth Vishal Rana lieutenant in Canadian Army
NEW DELHI (TIP): Three men from Punjab, who had gone missing in May while they were travelling to Iran, have been rescued by Tehran police, sources said on Tuesday, June 3. The three rescued men have been identified as Hushanpreet Singh from Sangrur, Jaspal Singh from SBS Nagar, and Amritpal Singh from Hoshiarpur. They had … Three Punjab-origin men who went missing while travelling to Iran rescued
ABU DHABI (TIP): Manpreet Singh, a resident of New Delhi, has appealed the Indian government regarding the torture and harassment of his father, Dalvinder Singh, faced in Abu Dhabi. Talking to the media, Manpreet narrated the traumatic experience his father endured. Dalvinder Singh, an Amritdhari Sikh from Kaithal, travelled to Abu Dhabi on a tourist visa … Indian-origin Sikh man forced to remove turban, kirpan in Abu Dhabi; kept in custody for 20 days
STANFORD (TIP): Indian American physician and writer Abraham Verghese has underscored the vital role of immigrants in the life of the nation underlining the contributions of international students living, studying, and working in the U.S. “When legal immigrants and others who are lawfully in this country, including so many of your international students, worry about … Indian American physician and writer Abraham Verghese underscores immigrants’ contributions to American life
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American entrepreneurs Bharat Desai and Neerja Sethi have joined the Giving Pledge, a global philanthropic initiative founded by Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett. Desai and Sethi are among 11 new signatories—eight couples and three individuals—in its largest cohort since 2021, who committed in the past year to donate … Indian American entrepreneurs join Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was barred from attending her graduation ceremony after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza, according to media reports. Megha Vemuri, the 2025 class president of MIT, is the latest in the list of students to face discipline after protesting … Indian American MIT student banned from graduation ceremony after pro-Palestinian speech
Kathmandu (TIP) : Former Nepali Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Madhav Kumar Nepal has been charged with corruption by the anti-graft agency in connection with an alleged land scam. It is the first time that a former Prime Minister has been booked for corruption in the Himalayan nation. The anti-graft agency, Commission for … Nepal’s ex-PM Madhav Kumar Nepal booked in land scam case
DHAKA (TIP): A special tribunal set up to try Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina began proceedings Sunday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. The Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal directed investigators to produce Hasina, a former … Bangladesh opens trial of deposed ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
PESHAWAR (TIP): Security forces mowed down 14 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation at a tribal district bordering Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan, military media wing said on Wednesday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, “On June 2-3, 2025, an intelligence-based operation was conducted by the security forces in general area of Datta … Pak security forces kill 14 terrorists in northwest Pakistan
HANAOI (TIP): Vietnam’s communist government has scrapped its long-standing policy of limiting families to two children, state media said Wednesday, as the country battles to reverse a declining birth rate. The country banned couples from having more than two children in 1988, but a family’s size is now a decision for each individual couple, Vietnam … Vietnam scraps two-child limit as birth rate declines
PARIS (TIP): Nicole Croisille, a French singer who sang on the soundtrack of the hit 1966 film “A Man and a Woman”, has died, her agent told AFP on Wednesday. She was 88. Croisille died “following a long illness” in Paris during the night of Tuesday-Wednesday, Jacques Metges said. “Until the end, she fought with … French singer Nicole Croisille, of ‘A Man and a Woman’ fame, dies at 88
SEOUL (TIP): South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung vowed Wednesday to restart dormant talks with North Korea and bolster a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan, as he laid out key policy goals for his single, five-year term. Lee, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight … Newly elected South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll bolster US-Japan ties and pursue talks with North
New Zealand (tip) : In a bold move to highlight the threat of deepfake technology, New Zealand Member of Parliament Laura McClure displayed an AI-generated nude image of herself during a parliamentary session. The image, the MP said was created in under five minutes using readily available online tools. “This image is a naked image … New Zealand MP Laura McClure displays deepfake AI nude image of herself in Parliament to urge legal reform
KYIV (TIP): At least five people, including a one-year-old child, were killed in a Russian drone strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky overnight, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus said Thursday. The attack came just hours after Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Trump, Putin “very strongly” said that Russia will … Russian strike kills five, including one-year old in Northern Ukraine, hours after Trump calls Putin
TEL AVIV (tip): Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, officials said Thursday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai were recovered and returned to Israel in a special operation by the … Israel says it has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip
SEOUL (TIP): South Korea’s liberal-led legislature overwhelmingly passed bills Thursday to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December and criminal allegations against his wife, targeting the ousted conservative a day after his liberal successor took office. The National Assembly also passed a bill to initiate an … South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law, Yoon’s wife
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Association of Indians in America (AIA) is the oldest national association of Asian Indians in America, founded in 1967.AIA’s mission is rooted in promoting the interests of Asian Indians, fostering community engagement, and celebrating our cultural diversity. In a remarkable evening that blended grace, celebration, and community pride, (AIA), NY Chapter, held … AIA NY Chapter organizes Annual Benefit Gala; Honors five exceptional individuals for their outstanding contributions to the community
Ambassador and Municipal Mayor Hold Press Conference SAN PEDRO CARCHA, GUATEMALA (TIP): The Embassy of India, in collaboration with the Municipality of San Pedro Carchá, organized a press conference today to promote the upcoming 11th International Day of Yoga at San Pedro Carchá, Cobán, scheduled for June 13, 2025. Approximately 200 participants, including Municipal Mayor … Embassy of India in Guatemala Launches IDY 2025 Countdown