This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. On September 11, 2001, 2,977 people were killed in the deadliest terrorist attacks in American history. The moment shocked the nation. Two planes, hijacked by Islamic jihadists vowing death to all Americans, plowed into both towers at the World Trade Center in … 9/11: The deadliest terrorist attacks in American history
“The idea of ‘one nation, one election’ is based on the premise that there should be countrywide elections to the state Assemblies and the Lok Sabha once in five years. It does not allow for the fact that party positions at the Centre and in the states would fluctuate, and there could be mid-term elections … One Nation, One Election: An idea fated to fail
HONG KONG (TIP): Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on September 8, leaving the city’s streets and some subway stations underwater and forcing its schools to close. Just across the border, authorities in China’s tech hub Shenzhen recorded the heaviest rains since records began in 1952. Climate change has … Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in 140 years
TALLINN (TIP): Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago and still does not fully control. The voting for Russian-installed legislatures in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions begins on September 8 and concludes … Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there
BAMAKO (Mali) (TIP): A military camp in Mali’s restive north was attacked on September 8, a day after two separate assaults by al-Qaida-linked insurgents killed 49 civilians and 15 government soldiers, the military said. “Response and evaluation in progress,” the armed forces said in a brief statement about Friday’s attack on a Malian military camp … Mali military camp is attacked a day after 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed in assaults
BEIRUT (TIP): Clashes resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding several people and prompting residents of the camp and the surrounding area to flee on Sept 8. Several days of street battles had broken out in the camp, Ein el-Hilweh, between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement and Islamist … Clashes resume between factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp
ATHENS (TIP): Severe rainstorms eased but floodwaters were still rising in parts of central Greece on September 8, while fire department and military helicopters were plucking people from villages inundated by tons of water and mud that have left six dead, six missing and many people clinging to the roofs of their homes. Flooding triggered … Helicopters airlift residents to safety from deadly floods in central Greece
NEW YORK (TIP): A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco Friday night, killing nearly 300 people and damaging buildings in the historic city of Marrakech in what the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said was the strongest tremor to hit that part of the North African nation in more than a century. The quake struck in … Powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Morocco , killing nearly 300 people
I.S. Saluja AMRITSAR/NEW YORK (TIP): The SGPC executive committee has decided to establish a printing press at Tracy City in California, US, to publish the ‘holy saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib. It will also set up a religious preaching center at Yuba City. This was decided by a meeting of the SGPC executive committee chaired … SGPC to set up press in US to print ‘holy saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib
NEW DELHI (TIP): A day after the INDIA bloc parties won four seats out of seven in the Assembly bypolls, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, September 9, said the BJP is in panic as the opposition alliance is “very strong”. In a post on X, the Delhi chief minister shared a media report … INDIA bloc ‘very strong’, BJP in panic after bypoll results: Kejriwal
PM Modi appeals to turn trust deficit to confidence NEW DELHI (TIP): Amid deep divisions over the Ukraine war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged world leaders to turn the global trust deficit into confidence in each other and find new solutions to age-old challenges. In his opening remarks at the G20 Leaders’ Summit, … G-20 summit kicks off; leaders begin deliberations on pressing challenges facing globe
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Two top retired generals – General (rtd) Manoj Mukund Naravane and General (rtd) Richard Clarke – have joined the advisory board of the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF). General (rtd) Naravane most recently served as the 28th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army and General (rtd) Clarke … Top retired generals Naravane, Clarke join USISPF advisory board
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed that he will pardon all peaceful January 6 protesters if he gets elected as the next US president in 2024. The 38-year-old Indian American entrepreneur has gained traction after he denounced the US Justice Department for its “political persecution” of non-violent protesters at the Republican … Vivek Ramaswamy says he will pardon all peaceful January 6 protesters
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers who pay estimated taxes that the deadline to submit their third quarter payment is Sept. 15, 2023. Taxpayers not subject to withholding may need to make quarterly estimated tax payments. Taxpayers such as gig workers, sole proprietors, retirees, partners and S corporation shareholders generally must … IRS reminds gig workers, self-employed and others of Sept. 15 third quarter estimated tax payment deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US wants the G20 countries to help reshape and scale up multilateral development banks like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, a top White House official has said. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby said on Wednesday, September 6, the US will make it … US wants G20 to help reshape multilateral development banks like IMF and World Bank
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The FBI has busted a violent crime ring and arrested over a dozen of its members for engaging in a series of armed robberies of Indian jewelry stores and showrooms in several US States. Between January 2022 and January 2023, the members of this gang, based out of Washington DC, targeted several … FBI busts gang involved in armed robbery of Indian jewelry stores in US
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American Nikki Haley is the only Republican presidential aspirant who can defeat President Joe Biden in the November 2024 polls, a CNN poll has revealed. More than half a dozen Republican leaders, including two Indian Americans – Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy — are seeking to be the party’s presidential nominee. … Nikki Haley only Republican presidential aspirant who can defeat President Joe Biden: CNN poll
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A federal judge on Friday, September 8, rejected former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to move his Georgia criminal case to federal court, a significant setback for Meadows and a troubling sign for former President Donald Trump, CNN has reported. US District Judge Steve Jones found that the allegations … Judge rejects Mark Meadow’s bid to move Georgia election interference case to federal court
NEW YORK (TIP) : Indian American Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar hosted two major “Back to School” distributions at her office where she gave away over 1,000 backpacks and thousands of school supplies to the children of South Queens, New York. Rajkumar, who represents District 38 in the New York State Assembly, secured private donors from outside … Indian American Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar distributes school supplies in South Queens
On September 11, 2001, the world changed forever. Two decades later, the impact of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., still reverberates through our collective memory. The events of that fateful day, commonly referred to as 9/11, remain etched in our hearts and … Remembering 9/11 Twenty-Two Years Later
The absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin from the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi has offered an opportunity to India and the US to not only hog the limelight but also drive the agenda of the high-profile multilateral event. With Joe Biden looking forward to his first visit … The India-US moment: Both looking to make G20 summit a success
MINEOLA, N.Y. (TIP): Names of elected officials would be permanently removed from County signs and properties under a proposed resolution that was introduced on Monday, Aug. 21 by Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (D – Woodbury). Under Legislator Lafazan’s proposal, the County would be required to remove the names of current County officials from signs … Remove Names of Elected Officials from County-Owned Signs and Properties: Legislator Lafazan
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Five men, including four Indian Americans, have been arrested on charges of illegally processing more than USD 600 million through unlicensed money-transmitting businesses, an attorney said. US Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said the four Indian Americans were Raj Vaidya (26), Rakesh Vaidya (51), Shrey Vaidya (23), and Neel Patel (26), all residents … 4 Indian Americans among 5 held for illegally processing over USD 600 million through unlicensed money transmitting businesses
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): NYC Health + Hospitals today reminded parents and guardians to schedule appointments for annual physicals, immunizations, vision and hearing, and other regular checkups. Public school starts on Thursday, September 7th. Appointments for pediatric and adolescent services are available at NYC Health + Hospitals locations citywide at little or no cost by … IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME: COVID 19, FLU SHOTS AND OTHER VACCINATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR A HEALTHY SCHOOL YEAR
SINGAPORE (TIP): Registering a landslide victory in Singapore’s presidential election, Tamil-origin economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam said his win is a vote of confidence in the city-state’s future and vowed to build a ‘future of optimism’. Tharman received a resounding mandate with a whopping 70.4 per cent votes in a three-way contest to elect the city-state’s ninth … Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins Singapore presidential election
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): A stretch of a highway in California has been named after a 33-year-old Indian-origin police officer who was shot dead while conducting a traffic stop in 2018. Dedicated to Ronil Singh from Newman Police Department, the “Corporal Ronil Singh Memorial Highway”, which stands at Highway 33 and Stuhr Road, was unveiled at … Indian-origin slain cop Ronil Singh honored- Stretch of highway in California named after him
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American policy expert Vaishu Jawahar, former Domestic Policy Coordinator to Vice President Kamala Harris, has joined Waxman Strategies, a public interest focused policy and communications firm, as a director in its health practice team. “Vaishu Jawahar is a valuable addition to our team as a Director in the Health Practice,” said … Indian American policy expert Vaishu Jawahar joins Waxman Strategies as director in health practice
LONDON (TIP): Indian American physician-author Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee’s ‘The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human’ has been longlisted for the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction here on Wednesday, September 6. The New York-based cancer physician and researcher, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University, will go up … Indian American physician-author Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee on UK non-fiction prize longlist
FAIRFAX, VA (TIP): Puneet Ahluwalia, a first-generation Indian American businessman, is running for Fairfax County supervisor in Virginia to, as he says, “bring accountability, good governance and diversity of ideas to the supervisor board.” “We have a large number of Indian and Asian Americans residing and doing business in Fairfax County and they need representation,” … Indian American businessman Puneet Ahluwalia running for Fairfax supervisor
Arjun Gupta, Indian American founder and chief believer at TeleSoft Partners, an Aspen, Colorado, -based special situations venture capital firm, has been appointed chair of a newly established Investment Capital Advisory Committee. The 14-member committee will advise the US Small Business Administration (SBA) in the development of a more inclusive and accessible ecosystem for small … Indian American Arjun Gupta to chair new Investment Capital Advisory Committee