Kolkata (TIP)- The disgraced former administration of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital had lied thrice to the rape-murder victim’s family, audio clips of recorded conversations between hospital authorities and the victim’s parents, which surfaced on Thursday, August 29, suggest. The first of these three calls — made over a span of eight … ‘Unwell, critical, suicide’: 3 lies RG Kar told victim’s parents
New Delhi (TIP)- Signalling some progress in diplomatic negotiations to resolve the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops that began in May 2020 along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, India said Thursday that the two sides had a “frank, constructive and forward-looking” exchange of views in Beijing on the situation along the … LAC talks: India, China for ‘intensified contact’ to ‘narrow down differences’
“Do we decide on political considerations?” the Supreme Court on Thursday asked Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy, irked by his comment alleging a political hand behind the top court granting bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in the Delhi excise policy case. The issue at hand was a petition to shift the … SC slams Telangana CM over remark on Kavitha’s bail
Pakistan on Thursday, August 29, invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of Government meeting to be held in Islamabad in October. Pakistan holds the rotating chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) and in that capacity, will be hosting the two-day in-person … Pak invites PM Modi for SCO meet in Islamabad, India yet to take call
New Delhi (TIP)- Days after she made objectionable remarks against protesting farmers, actor Kangana Ranaut, the Lok Sabha MP from Mandi, on Thursday, August 29, met BJP president JP Nadda, who asked her to honour the party discipline and refrain from speaking out of line on sensitive policy matters. The BJP reined in the actor … Farmer remark out of line, Nadda ticks off Kangana
Dhaka (TIP): Former Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and ex-Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi have been arrested for the killing of a goldsmith during the recent quota reform protests that led to the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led government, media reports said on August 29. Munshi, 74, was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion in Gulshan, … Ex-Bangladesh Speaker, former Commerce Minister arrested in murder case
Kuala Lumpur (TIP): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged on August 27 with sedition over a speech he made that allegedly questioned the integrity of the country’s previous king. Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia from March 2020 until August 2021, pleaded not guilty in a court in northeast Kelantan state. According to the charge … Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin charged with sedition for ‘mocking former king’
Dhaka (TIP): Bangladesh’s interim government on August 28 revoked a ban on the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, less than a month after it was imposed on the Islamist party by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was forced to resign following massive protests against her government. “It (lifting the ban) … Interim govt revokes ban on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Cairo (TIP): Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and launched strikes across the enclave as they battled Hamas-led militants, killing at least 34 Palestinians on August 28, medics said. Residents of Khan Younis said Israeli tanks made a surprise advance into the centre of the city, and the … Israeli forces launch strikes across Gaza Strip, 34 killed
Seoul (TIP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched as new “suicide drones” took off and destroyed test targets, including a mock tank, and urged researchers to develop artificial intelligence for the unmanned vehicles, state media reported on August 21. Kim visited the Drone Institute of North Korea’s Academy of Defence Sciences on Saturday and … North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees tests of ‘suicide drones’
Termini Imerese (Italy) (TIP): An Italian prosecutor has opened a manslaughter investigation into the deaths of British tech magnate Mike Lynch and six other people who were killed when a luxury yacht sank in stormy weather off Sicily this week. The head of the public prosecutor’s office of Termini Imerese, Ambrogio Cartosio, said while the … Manslaughter probe opened into yacht sinking
Tokyo (TIP): A typhoon lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds August 29, causing at least three deaths as it started a crawl up the length of the archipelago and raised concerns of flooding, landslides and extensive damage. Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in the morning on the southern island of Kyushu and about … Typhoon Shanshan lashes Japan with torrential rain, strong winds causing 3 deaths
Tokyo/Beijing (TIP): Japan’s defence ministry said it had scrambled jets against a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft that had briefly breached its airspace on August 21 morning. The aircraft was identified as a Y-9 reconnaissance plane that flew over the Danjo Islands to the west of the southern island of Kyushu between around 11:29 am and 11:31 … Japan scrambles jets as Chinese plane breaches its airspace
Paris (TIP): French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on August 28 for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app, and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation. Both free-speech advocates and authoritarian governments have spoken out in Durov’s defence since his weekend arrest. The case has also called attention … French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram messaging app CEO Durov
Moscow (TIP): Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced 92 additions on August 28 to its list of Americans banned from entering the country, including some journalists who formerly worked in Russia, and law enforcement and business people. A ministry statement said the bans were imposed “in response to the Russophobic course pursued by the Biden administration with … Russia bans 92 more Americans from country, including journalists in response to ‘Russophobia’
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): The American Punjabi Society (APS) Women’s Forum, in collaboration with New York Cancer and Blood Specialists and the New York Blood Center, organized a highly successful Blood Donation Camp today at the Pearl Banquet Hall in Hicksville, New York. The event, led by Navneet Sondhi from the APS Women’s Forum and Dr. … APS Women’s Forum Partners with NY Cancer and Blood Specialists and NY Blood Center for Blood Donation Camp
GREENWICH, CT (TIP): Celebrations have already started in the US cities to honor India for its 77th Anniversary of Independence, being organized by the 4.5 million strong Indian American community. The Connecticut Chapter of the Global Organization (GOPIO-CT) had a highly successful celebration on August 11th with flag hoisting at the Stamford Government Center, a … Connecticut General Assembly Honors India and Indian Americans at India’s 77th Anniversary
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Expressing solidarity with the protesting doctors over the Kolkata rape and murder case, prominent medical alumni associations in the US and Canada have sought setting up of a commission for review of existing safety protocols in health care system in India. Urging expeditious measures for safety of health care workers, heads of … Indian-origin doctors from US, Canada write to President, PM on safety of medical professionals & demand severe penalties
LONDON (TIP): Indian students, charities and diaspora organizations in Britain have organized a series of events to continue to highlight their demand for justice following the rape-murder of an on-duty female doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. While women’s organizations came together to organize peace vigils at the Mahatma Gandhi … British Indians hold justice march, peace vigils at London’s Parliament Square
LONDON (TIP): Indians may continue to top the tally of student visa grants but they are beginning to show signs of being put off applying to UK universities amid greater migration curbs, the latest Home Office statistics revealed on Thursday. The Home Office data for the past year until June 2024 shows a 23 per … 23% fall in Indian students wanting to study in UK
CUPERTINO, CA (TIP): Apple has appointed Indian-origin Kevan Parekh as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who will also join the executive team at the tech giant. Current CFO Luca Maestri will transition from his role on January 1, 2025, Apple said in a statement. “For more than a decade, Kevan has been an indispensable … Indian-origin Kevan Parekh appointed as Apple’s new Chief Financial Officer
As Britain featured among the top three source countries, overall foreign tourist arrivals to India increased by around 64 per cent compared to previous years LONDON (TIP): There has been a significant surge in demand for the “Visa at Your Doorstep” service amid a growing number of UK visitors choosing India as a travel destination, … Surge in ‘Visa at Your Doorstep’ demand among UK travelers to India
SACRAMENTO, CA (TIP): A group of Indian Americans organized a protest in the City of Folsom. The group demanded urgent steps to address gender-based violence in the wake of the rape and murder case of a female medic in Kolkata. A 31-year-old junior doctor was raped and murdered while on duty and her body was … Peaceful protest by Sacramento-based Indian Americans condemning the murder of the on-duty female doctor at Kolkata
TAMPA / Dharamshala (TIP): Rohini Rustogi, a resident of Kangra town, has been awarded the ‘Business Woman of the Year’ award for Tampa Bay by the INDO Chamber of Commerce for the year 2024. Rohini is CEO-cum-founder of The Brandon Montessori (BMS), Riverview Montessori (RMS), SouthShore Montessori (SMS) and Edward James Samuel (EJS) Montessori schools … Kangra’s Rohini CEO-cum-founder of 4 Montessori schools gets ‘bizwoman of year’ award in US
SACRAMENTO (TIP): The North American Punjabi Association on Sunday condemned the attack on an NRI in Amritsar by two assailants and described the incident as “deeply troubling.” Sukhchain Singh was shot at by two people in front of his family at his home in the Daburji village of Amritsar on Saturday. Singh, who recently returned … North American Punjabi Association condemns attack on Indian American in Amritsar
SACRAMENTO (TIP): NRI high school 11th grade girl Varshini Nagam Bharatanatyam Rangapravesham program was held with impressiveness at Harris Center Theater at Folsom, California State – USA on August 18th 2024. Varshini has been interested in dance since childhood. Varshini was trained in Bharatanatyam from the age of 6 under the tutelage of Guru Smt. … Indian American Teen Varshini Nagam gives a dazzling Bharatanatyam Rangapravesam performance
CHICAGO (TIP): Electrified by the fact that someone among their community has become the Democratic presidential candidate, a group of enthusiastic Indian-Americans have launched a new website – DesiPresident.com, with the tagline ‘Kamala Ke Saath”. Harris, 59, is of mixed parentage; her mother immigrated to the United States from Chennai and her father moved to … Desi President’: Indian-Americans launch website for Kamala Harris campaign
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): Some Hindus in the US have come together to create “Hindus For Kamala Harris”, a support group for the Democratic presidential nominee, saying she would be good for India, America and the world. The group has been created “to support Kamala Devi Harris to become the 47th President of the United States … Hindus in US create group to rally support for Kamala Harris
SEAFORD, N.Y. (TIP): Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) is joining forces with Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) Northeast Board Chairman John Carrion in support of the fourth annual Team DRI Walk/Run/Ride Event on Saturday, Sept. 14. Starting at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford, participants select their own pace and … Minority Leader DeRiggi-Whitton, Diabetes Research Institution Foundation NE Board Chair John Carrion, Invite Long Islanders to Support Upcoming Walk/Run/Ride at Cedar Creek Park