Actress Shraddha Kapoor wants to update her playlist for night drives and requested her fans to share songs with her on social media. Shraddha took to Instagram stories, where she was seen crooning to the Punjabi sensation Karan Aujla’s ‘Jee Ni Lagda’, while she is seen on a drive and sitting in the passenger’s seat. … Shraddha Kapoor croons Karan Aujla’s ‘Jee Ni Lagda’
Priyanka Chopra Jonas announced the release date of her new project, titled Tiger. She said it was fun lending her voice to this incredible story and exploring the jungles through this film. Taking to Instagram, Priyanka treated fans with the film’s poster along with a note. The note read, “Tiger… a story that captures the … Priyanka Chopra lends voice for Tiger
Raashii Khanna has opened up on the underwhelming box office performance of her recent release, Yodha, starring Sidharth Malhotra. The high-flying action thriller hit theaters last month but fell short of expectations. Speaking with India Today, Raashii spoke of the challenge of drawing audiences to cinemas when they know the film will eventually stream on … Raashii Khanna blames Yodha’s eventual OTT release for its box office failure
Parineeti Chopra has debunked rumours of her pregnancy by sharing a video of herself wearing ‘fitted clothes’. Recently, during the trailer launch of her upcoming streaming movie Amar Singh Chamkila, Parineeti wore a loose black coloured kaftan dress. Rumor mills were abuzz with the speculation around the actress’ pregnancy, after her recent wedding with AAP … Entering my fitted clothes era, Parineeti on pregnancy rumors
A visiting American team to tighten sanctions on Moscow said all Indian imports of crude from Russia must adhere to the price cap announced by the US, the EU and Australia. “Permitting unrestricted Russian oil trade was and remains unacceptable. It would allow Putin to profit from a price spike he created,” said US Assistant … Stick to price cap: US to India on Russian crude
New Delhi (TIP)- Noting that it’s a personal call of Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court on Thursday, April 4, refused to entertain a PIL seeking his removal from the post of Delhi CM following his arrest in a money laundering case related to the Delhi excise policy scam. “At times, personal interest has to … High Court rejects plea seeking Arvind Kejriwal’s removal as Delhi CM
New Delhi (TIP)- The Indian government got ‘individuals’ killed in Pakistan as part of Delhi’s larger strategy to eliminate wanted terrorists living on foreign soil, ‘The Guardian’, a renowned global newspaper, claimed in a report on Thursday, April 4, quoting some “intelligence operatives of India and Pakistan”. The London-based daily claims to have some documents … India dismisses report claiming it ordered targeted killings of wanted terrorists in Pakistan
New Delhi (TIP)- The Congress on Friday, April 5, released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. Top leaders of the Congress, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, released the poll manifesto, days before the general elections. In its … Congress releases manifesto for 2024 Lok Sabha elections, calls it ‘Nyay Patra’
Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow here on Wednesday, April 3, was visibly different from that of 2019 in the constituency when the green flags of ally IUML outnumbered the Congress’s in the crowd. This time, the flags were conspicuous by their absence — even those of the sitting MP’s party. The roadshow held in Kalpetta in Wayanad … Party flags conspicuously absent at Rahul’s roadshow in Wayanad
New Delhi (TIP)- The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) dropped some references to the Babri Masjid, the politics of Hindutva, the 2002 Gujarat riots, and minorities, in its political science textbook for Class 12 that will come into effect from this academic session, adding to a growing list of textbook changes and … NCERT syllabus: Mentions of Babri, Gujarat riots, Hindutva clipped
Mabel Pais The Brooklyn Children’s Museum (BCM – brooklynkids.org) will host Celebrate Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, April 14, a fun-filled festival of music, dance, art, and food that will take place from 11 am to 4 pm. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting. Traditionally, people … COUNCIL MEMBER JOINS CULTURAL PARTNERS TO CELEBRATE EID AL-FITR AT BCM
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): In the sixth part of the “Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2024, the Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers about groups masquerading as charitable organizations to attract donations from unsuspecting contributors. In natural disasters and other tragic events, it’s common for compassionate individuals to donate money to help the victims. Unfortunately, scammers often … Dirty Dozen: IRS warns about fake charities exploiting taxpayer generosity
GUWAHATI (TIP): Responding to China’s release of a fourth list of 30 new names of various places in Arunachal Pradesh, BJP stalwart and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on April 2 said he would want Government of India to rename 60 places in Tibet as tit for tat. “My request to Government of India … Govt of India should rename 60 places in Tibet as ‘tit for tat’: Himanta
CHENNAI (TIP): Three former convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case returned to Sri Lanka on April 3, nearly two years after being freed by the Supreme Court in the case. Agency reports quoting police sources said V Murugan, B Robert Payas, and S Jayakumar reached the Colombo International Airport around 11 am (local time) … 3 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts return to Sri Lanka
TEHRAN (TIP): Jihadist attacks in southeastern Iran near Pakistan killed 10 Iranian security personnel, state media reported on April 4, doubling an earlier toll. The number of dead is almost as large as from a similar attack in December, which the same group claimed and was followed by tit-for-tat air strikes with neighbouring Pakistan. The … 10 Iranian security personnel killed in jihadist attacks near Pakistan border
NEW DELHI / DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh National Party (BNP) has been propogating an ‘India Out’ campaign for some time and has been asking people to boycott Indian products. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has lashed out at BNP for propagating this campaign. Challenging BNP, Sheikh Hasina sarcastically said, “Why they don’t burn their wives’ Indian … Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lashes out at BNP’s ‘India Out’ campaign
KYIV (TIP): A nighttime Russian attack using Iranian-designed drones killed four people and wounded 12 in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, local authorities said. Shahed drones smashed into two apartment buildings in the city near the Russian border that has frequently been targeted during more than two years of war. The Kremlin’s forces in recent months … Russian drone attack kills five, wounds 12 in Ukraine’s second-largest Kharkiv city
VOSKEPAR (TIP): Peering through the window at a bustling crowd outside the Voskepar village council in northeastern Armenia, mayor Ishkhan Aghbalyan said locals are on edge over arch-foe Azerbaijan’s claims to their lands. The small village’s residents are gathering daily to share their fears since Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signalled in March his readiness … ‘Bracing for conflict’: Armenians fear Azerbaijani land claims
HUALIEN (TIP): Rescuers searched on April 4 for dozens of people still missing a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, killed 10 people and left others stranded in remote areas. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to stabilize the base of a … Taiwan earthquake: Rescuers scour debris as death toll climbs to 10, many still missing
GAZA (TIP):World Central Kitchen (WCK) founder José Andrés has accused Israeli forces in Gaza of targeting his aid workers “systematically, car by car”, the BBC reports. Monday’s strike which killed seven members of his staff was not a mistake, he said, repeating that Israeli forces had been told of their movements. WCK workers from Australia, … World Central Kitchen founder says Israel targeted staff in Gaza ‘car by car’
PARIS (TIP) : France’s sports minister said Wednesday that there was no “specific” terror threat to the Paris Olympics and that organisers were planning to go ahead with the opening ceremony on the river Seine. An attack on a Moscow concert hall last month which left 140 people dead has revived fears for the Paris … No ‘specific’ terror threat to Paris Olympics: minister
KAMPALA (TIP): Uganda’s Constitutional Court is due to rule April 3 on a petition seeking to annul an anti-gay law that has been roundly condemned as one of the toughest in the world. The legislation was adopted in May last year, triggering outrage among the LGBTQ community, rights campaigners, the United Nations and Western nations. … Uganda court to rule on harsh anti-gay law
NEW YORK (TIP): Schools Chancellor David C. Banks, on April 4, announced that NYC Public Schools’ newly revamped Office of New School Development and Design will open nine new schools for the 2024-25 academic year. This marks the latest effort by Chancellor Banks to fulfill the administration’s promise to provide increased access to accelerated schools … CHANCELLOR BANKS ANNOUNCES NINE NEW SCHOOLS OPENING FOR THE 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR
Taking place at The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology, the curriculum helps give seniors the planning tools to advocate for their communities. NEW YORK (TIP): Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick, on April 4, announced that 45 high school seniors from The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology (MSHS223) in Mott Haven, the … City Planning Congratulates this Year’s Class of Youth Engagement Curriculum Graduates
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ (TIP): Six Middlesex College students have been selected as semifinalists for the Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship. The students are: Safia Ansari of Woodbridge Township, Adriana Fung of North Brunswick, Theodore Kozak of Middlesex Borough, Nima Sedghi of Piscataway, and Idaliz Herrera and Crystal Paulino, both from Perth Amboy. The Jack Kent … Six Middlesex College Students Are in the Hunt for the Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
Michael Dewayne Smith had been on death row for the murders of 24-year-old Indian store clerk Sharath Pulluru and 40-year-old Janet Moore in separate incidents on February 22, 2002 HOUSTON, TX (TIP): A 41-year-old man convicted of shooting and killing two people, including an Indian, in the US state of Oklahoma in 2002 was executed … US man executed for killing Indian and another person in Oklahoma in 2002
NEW YORK (TIP): Neal Katyal, former Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States, and two other Indian Americans— Monica Arora and Ambika Kumar — have made it to the Forbes inaugural list of America’s top 200 lawyers. The list “highlights the finest practitioners in the profession—lawyers with stellar track records in their specialties, those … Three Indian Americans on Forbes list of America’s top 200 lawyers
NEW YORK (TIP): Sprinklr, a New York-headquartered leading enterprise software company for all customer-facing functions, has appointed Indian American executive Amitabh Misra as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective April 1. Misra will lead all R&D teams across the globe including product and engineering at Sprinklr. He joins the Executive Leadership Team to share his passion … Indian American executive Amitabh Misra will lead Sprinklr as chief technology officer
EDISON, NJ (TIP): A driver thwarted an attempted carjacking by three masked assailants in the parking lot of a Patel Brothers grocery store in Edison, New Jersey recently. The driver is the son of Kaushik Patel, one of the owners of the Patel Brothers on Oak Tree Road. Surveillance footage captured the dramatic encounter as … India American Son of Patel Brothers owner fends off carjackers in dramatic parking lot showdown
Holi Traditions Explored During April 14 Multi-Sensory Festival GARDEN CITY, NY (TIP): Long Island Children’s Museum invites visitors to “Celebrate Holi!,” a holiday focused on welcoming spring and all its beautiful colors on Sunday, April 14 (11 a.m.-4 p.m.). This festive holiday, which originated in India, is devoted to celebrating the arrival of spring, meeting … CELEBRATE “FESTIVAL OF COLORS” AT LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM