New Delhi (TIP), March 20, 2026: The Supreme Court on March 19 quashed criminal proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in a case alleging use of snake venom in video shoots and involvement in drug-fuelled rave parties, holding that the FIR was legally unsustainable. At the same time, the court made it clear that its order … Supreme Court quashes FIR against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in snake venom case
New Delhi (TIP): The lone American who was arrested along with six Ukrainians last week by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for alleged drone warfare training, illegal border crossings and links to armed groups operating near India’s North-Eastern region is Matthew VanDyke. He has worn different hats and, according to his social media profile, calls … American held for terror training in India wore many hats
New Delhi (TIP): The rupee plunged to a record low on Friday, March 20, breaching the Rs 93 mark for the first time as a surge in crude oil prices and escalating tensions in West Asia triggered fresh pressure on the currency. It weakened to Rs 93.15 against the US dollar in early trade, extending … Rupee hits all-time low, slips past Rs 93 mark against US dollar
New Delhi (TIP): Amid heightened concerns around the Strait of Hormuz and the deteriorating global geopolitical situation due to the war in West Asia, the government on March 19 announced a Rs 497 crore relief package for exporters to mitigate the immediate impact of logistics disruptions and safeguard jobs. The intervention, called RELIEF (Resilience & … Exporters to get Rs 497-cr relief package to offset war disruption
Delhi (TIP): The market for diabetes and weight-loss drugs is set for a transformation starting Friday as Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s patent on semaglutide expires, triggering the launch of a multitude of cheaper generic versions. More than 50 branded versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo’s diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Wegovy are … Floodgates for cheap weight-loss drugs open as key patent expires
Guwahati/Kolkata (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 19 released a list of 88 candidates for Assam and 111 for West Bengal as it geared up for assembly elections next month in four states and a Union Territory. In Assam, where the BJP is hoping to come back to power for a third consecutive … BJP releases first Assam, second West Bengal candidate lists
New Delhi (TIP): Properties linked to fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district have finally been sold after several unsuccessful attempts over the years. The Central government conducted the auction on March 5, 2026, marking a significant breakthrough in disposing of assets tied to criminal activities. The auction involved four agricultural plots located … Dawood Ibrahim’s Maharashtra plots finally auctioned after four failed attempts
New Delhi (TIP): A proposed legislation allowing the government to prescribe the validity period within which foreign contributions may be received and also the timelines for their usage, is learnt to have been cleared by the Union Cabinet. The amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), are said to have been approved by the … Changes to Foreign Contribution Act ‘cleared’ by Cabinet
If permission to appeal is denied following this week’s hearing, decks are expected to be cleared for the fugitive diamond merchant’s extradition to be held at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai ahead of his trial in India LONDON (TIP): Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s application hearing seeking permission to reopen his extradition appeal concluded in … Nirav Modi seeks to reopen UK extradition case alleging ‘real risk of torture’ in India
Man inappropriately touched the stewardess, caused distress by threatening behavior SINGAPORE (TIP): A Singapore court on Tuesday, March 17, charged an Indian national for allegedly molesting and harassing an air stewardess on a flight from Bangkok to Singapore last month, a local media reported. Akash Tiwari, 35, was charged with using criminal force to outrage … Indian national charged in Singapore for outraging modesty
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The FBI has increased to USD one million the reward money for tip-offs on fugitives on its Ten Most Wanted list that includes an Indian national on the run in an 11-year-old murder case and features for the first time a cybercriminal wanted for allegedly leading an international ATM jackpotting scheme. Addressing … Indian national in FBI’s ‘Ten Most Wanted’ list; reward raised to $1 million, features first-ever cyber fugitive
Builders seek removal of phone numbers, addresses from public records amid safety fears VANCOUVER, BC (TIP): After surfacing in Surrey and Brampton, the menace of extortion targeting Punjabi business owners has reached Vancouver in Canada, where builders have slowed work and want their phone numbers and project details erased from public records for their safety. … Extortion threats against Punjabi builders spread to Canada’s Vancouver
CHANDIGARH / NEW YORK (TIP): Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) has appointed Prof Zameerpal Kaur Sandhu Bajwa as a foreign expert in South Asian Studies and Punjabi language for the 2026-27 academic session. Bajwa is currently a professor and former Dean of the School of Languages, Literature and Culture, at the Central University of Punjab, … Chinese varsity appoints Bathinda’s Prof Zameerpal Kaur as foreign expert in Punjabi language
Two cases were of homicide, while one died in a group clash OTTAWA (TIP): Three India-origin persons were killed in Canada during the last seven days — two cases of homicide, while one died in a group clash — even as their friends worry they were the target of a racial hate crime, according to … 3 Indian-origin men killed in Canada within a week
MONROE, NJ / NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), under its national leadership and in collaboration with the IPA Punjab State Branch, has announced the institution of the “Professor Harkishan Singh Research Excellence Award,” a prestigious annual national honor recognizing outstanding contributions to pharmaceutical research, drug discovery, academic leadership, and service to the … Indian Pharmaceutical Association Announces “Professor Harkishan Singh Research Excellence Award”
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): NYC Health + Hospitals’ Ambulatory Care Innovation Lab Assistant Vice President Dr. Kevin Chen has been named to the National Minority Quality Forum’s 2025 annual “40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health” list. Each year, the National Minority Quality Forum recognizes 40 outstanding health leaders under the age of 40 from … NMQF NAMES DR. KEVIN CHEN OF NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS TO “40 UNDER 40 LEADERS IN MINORITY HEALTH” LIST
EDISON, NJ (TIP): The Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA), a beloved non-profit cultural organization founded in 1975, hosted a massively successful Holi event at the Royal Albert Palace. The festive gathering drew families from Bihar and Jharkhand, with around 550 to 600 attendees, residing in several states of the USA, including New York, … BJANA Hosts a Massive, Colorful Holi Milan 2026, with 600 Participating
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Congressman Tom Suozzi announced that his constituent, Kamran Hekmati of Great Neck, who has been imprisoned by the Iranian regime for over 300 days, was last night designated a wrongful detainee by U.S. State Department. This development comes after months of advocacy from Suozzi, including leading a bipartisan letter alongside Congresswoman Tenney … State Department Declares Suozzi Constituent from Great Neck ‘Wrongfully Detained’
The US ice hockey teams have asserted their complete supremacy in all versions of the Olympics, including the Paralympics, by completing a credible hat trick of wins over their archrival and neighbor, Canada. The third and final summit clash between the two superpowers of the sport saw the US defeating Canada 6-2 for its 13th … USA asserts its complete supremacy in Olympic/Paralympic ice hockey.
As the curtain was rung down on the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, a 70-year circle linking this mountainous Italian town had come to a complete close. The Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, which played host to the closing ceremony, would be known to the progeny as games that saw opening and closing ceremonies held hundreds … Cortina scripts another golden chapter to its 70-year-old Olympic history
TORONTO (TIP): In less than three weeks of the first official visit of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to India, a six-member Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) mission has arrived in Mumbai on a five-day mission for the launch of the new Canada-India Joint Talent and Innovation Strategy. The mission will visit New Delhi, Bengaluru, … India and Canada look to collaborate to advance skills training partnerships
VICTORIA (TIP): British Columbia’s credit rating has been downgraded, but Premier David Eby said government made a “very clear choice” between making cuts to “meet a credit rating” and “prioritizing British Columbians.” “We have to meet people where they’re at,” Eby said at an unrelated event in Metro Vancouver. “They are sicker, and they stay … Premier Eby defends budget after credit drop, but Opposition says B.C. is going broke
BUCHAREST (TIP): The Embassy of India in Bucharest, in coordination with Dr. Nilima Kundnani, Community Leader from Timișoara, organized the first-ever vibrant celebration of Holi 2026 on 15 March 2026 at Club Heaven Ballroom, Timișoara. Timișoara, located approximately 550 km from Bucharest, is one of Romania’s important cultural and economic centers. The event brought together … Embassy of India Celebrated Holi Festival 2026 at Club Heaven Ballroom, TIMISOARA
CORTENUOVA, ITALY (TIP): For them, a “Nagar Kirtan” procession by a strong immigrant community from Punjab in North India has been something “unique” and “unprecedented.” For them, the display of “gatka” by Nihang Sikhs was both “out of the world” and “awesome.” Hundreds of Sikhs drawn not only from all over Italy but also from … Italians evince keen interest in Hola Mohalla celebrations
India’s foreign policy framework—built on strong, simultaneous ties with Israel, Iran, the US, and Gulf nations—positions it as a potential ‘back‑channel’ negotiator and peace architect in West Asia “One phone call from PM Narendra Modi could help end the Iran–Israel conflict,” said former UAE envoy to India Hussain Hassan Mirza, highlighting India’s potential role in … Can India act as a ‘peace architect’ in West Asia?
Over the past year, farmers across the United States have been facing a crisis. Staring down record high business costs and lower profit yields, cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and tariff policies, many have found that the profession is no longer economically viable. And now the war in Iran is adding another … U.S. Farmers are in Crisis. The Iran War Is Not Helping
How Energy Markets—Not the Battlefield—Could Decide a U.S.–Israel Confrontation with Iran The most dangerous battlefield in a war between the United States, Israel, and Iran may not be in the Middle East at all. It may be the global economy. What began as a military confrontation is rapidly evolving into an economic war with worldwide … The Oil War Behind the Iran Conflict
NEW DELHI (TIP): Senior diplomat Vikram K. Doraiswami, currently serving as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People’s Republic of China, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday, March 19. Doraiswami, a 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is expected to take … Vikram Doraiswami appointed India’s next Ambassador to China
The attack by Israel on the South Pars gas field prompted Iran to retaliate against energy infrastructure in other West Asian countries WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s diverging language on Israel’s decision to attack a critical Iranian gas field marks the most notable difference of opinion between … Trump, Netanyahu diverge on gas field attack, raise questions about whether they’re in sync on war
MEA confirmed that New Delhi is in touch with ‘all sides’ and actively exchanging perspectives to help ease tensions NEW DELHI (TIP): India has stepped up diplomatic outreach across regions and power centers in a bid to de-escalate the intensifying conflict in West Asia, engaging multiple stakeholders while firmly reiterating that dialogue and diplomacy remain … India steps up diplomatic push to de-escalate West Asia conflict, engages global leaders