Upcoming dystopian action film, “Ganapath” has booked its release date. On Wednesday, the makers of the film revealed the release date of the film with a power-packed video featuring Tiger Shroff in a rugged avatar. The film will be released around Dussehra on October 20, in five languages – Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu. … Amitabh Bachchan, Tiger Shroff-starrer ‘Ganapath’ to release on October 20
Actress Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton, the director of ‘Edward Scissorhands’ seem to be dating, and have been for months under the radar. The Italian actress, 58, and the 64-year-old film mogul first met 16 years ago, but have been claimed to have started secretly dating four months ago, reports Mirror.co.uk. It has been said … Tim Burton, Monica Bellucci have been secretly dating
Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her twins’ birthdays and giving fans a look into their lives with their stepdad Ben Affleck. The songstress, 53, shared an Instagram video filled with special family moments to mark Max and Emme’s 15th birthday, reports People magazine. “Happy birthday to my beautiful, brilliant coconuts,” she wrote in the caption, … JLo celebrates twins Max, Emme’s 15th birthday, posts video featuring Ben Affleck
New Delhi (TIP)- Opposition leaders on Wednesday, February 22, lashed out at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for his remarks on China and the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with many of them pointing to his father’s reported comments against the then Gujarat dispensation following the 2002 riots. The Congress called Jaishankar a … Oppn slams Jaishankar for remarks on China, BBC docu; point to his father’s comments on Gujarat riots
Raipur (TIP)- As the Congress’ plenary session in Raipur begins on February 24, there is a sense of palpable uncertainty amongst the leaders in Chhattisgarh that comes in wake of the raids conducted by the directorate of enforcement (ED), party insiders said. According to people aware of the matter in the party, the recent action … Sense of uncertainty as Congress’ plenary session begins in Raipur amid ED raids
Nearly two and a half months after the civic body polls, AAP’s Shelly Oberoi was on Wednesday elected Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) after she defeated BJP’s Rekha Gupta by 16 votes. First-time councillor Shelly, who received 150 votes, has become the first non-BJP Mayor after a gap of 15 years. Soon … AAP’s Shelly Oberoi Delhi Mayor, Iqbal her deputy
Will ensure ease of doing business: Punjab CM Mohali (TIP)- Underlining the government initiatives towards facilitating the ease of doing business for the new industrial units in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann On February 23 unveiled the roadmap for industrial growth with minimal government interference. He was addressing the inaugural session of the fifth Progressive … INVESTORS’ SUMMIT
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission secretary-cum-scientific director Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi was on February 22 appointed the new Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), according to an official order. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had last month recommended his name for the post of DCGI. “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for appointment … Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi is new Drugs Controller General of India
‘Legal advice first’: Guv refuses to give nod to summon Punjab assembly budget session Chandigarh (TIP)- The ongoing row between Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Punjab further deepened on Thursday, February 23, with the former refusing to summon the Assembly’s Budget session while stating that he would take a decision only … Raj Bhawan-Govt row escalates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb 24 urged G20 finance ministers to focus on an “inclusive agenda” and the most vulnerable citizens of the world as the first ministerial meeting of the world’s largest economies got underway in Bengaluru under the shadow of the Ukraine conflict. The Indian side has sought to keep the focus … Focus on ‘inclusive agenda’: PM Modi’s address at G20 finance ministers’ meeting
OUAGADOUGOU (TIP): Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, was reburied February 23, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. Sankara’s body, and those of the 12 people who died with him, were reburied at the site of his assassination, which has since become a memorial for Sankara featuring a life-size … Iconic West African revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso
GAZA CITY (TIP): The Israeli army and Palestinian militants traded air strikes and rocket fire in and around Gaza on February 23, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank in nearly 20 years. Eleven Palestinians, including a 16-year-old, were killed and more than 80 wounded by gunfire on Wednesday when … Violence around Gaza after deadly Israeli raid in West Bank
TEL AVIV (TIP): Israel’s foreign minister said on February 23 that the Gulf Arab state of Oman has decided to allow Israeli planes to fly through its airspace. The announcement was another sign of closer ties between Israel and some Arab countries. Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority tweeted that it “affirms that the Sultanate’s airspace is … Oman to allow Israeli planes through its airspace
BRUSSELS (TIP): The European Commission has banned TikTok on official devices used by staff amid concerns over data protection, a spokesperson told AFP on February 23. The ban also means European Commission staff cannot use the Chinese-owned video-sharing app on personal devices including phones that have official apps installed, the spokesperson said, confirming a report … European Commission bans TikTok on official devices
MOSCOW (TIP): President Vladimir Putin on Februray 23 called Russia’s army a guarantor of national stability, promising to boost arms production nearly a year after the start of the Ukraine offensive. “A modern, efficient army and navy are a guarantee of the country’s security and sovereignty, a guarantee of its stable development and its future,” … Russia’s army guarantor of stability: Putin
I.S. Saluja RICHMOND HILL, NY (TIP): Sikh Day Parade, to mark the creation of the Khalsa (the Sikhs), is organized annually by the Sikh Cultural Society of Richmond Hill New York in cooperation with the Sikh Gurdwaras and the Sikh institutions in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The Sikh Day … Sikh Day Parade in New York City on April 29
TRENTON, NJ (TIP): Over 500 children from 22 community dance academies spread across Four states enthralled a 1000-plus crowd with their mesmerizing performances as they performed to showcase their talent, discipline, technique, and costumes in FIAs oldest cultural competition, its 39th annual edition on Saturday, Feb 18th at Patriots War Memorial Theatre, Trenton, NJ. Ages … FIA’s ‘Dance Pe Chance’ Entices the Audience
I.S. Saluja NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Consulate General of India, New York, in partnership with Shanti Fund is celebrating BLACK HISTORY MONTH on Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 4:30 to 06:00 pm in the Indian Consulate. The event will feature two eminent speakers from the field of academia and medicine. They are Dr. Timothy … Dr. Timothy E. Sams and Bernadine Waller to speak at the Black History Month celebration at the Indian Consulate
NEW YORK (TIP): India will host an event on Gandhian thought and philosophy at the UN headquarters in New York to discuss how the fundamental values of pluralism, democracy and rule of law can be strengthened to build peaceful and inclusive societies. Thursday’s event comes as the UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a … Amid UN debate on Ukraine conflict, India to host event on Gandhian thought and philosophy
Nonprofits to Cooperate on Thursday, March 2 to Create a Brighter Future for India’s Marginalized Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): CRY, Child Rights and You America (CRY America) is excited to announce the launch of India Giving Day (IGD) under the leadership of the India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA). IPA, a coalition of 16 of the leading … CRY America Joins IPA for First-Ever India Giving Day
214 cases in 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Though External Affairs Ministry is pushing at the UN the need to recognize Hinduphobia a crime, facts on the ground in the US indicate that it is the Sikh community which is facing the increasing brunt of hate crimes. From around 60 incidents of hate crimes against Sikhs … Hate crime against Sikhs on the rise in US
SEATTLE (TIP): Seattle has become the first US city to add caste discrimination to its non-discrimination policy, two years after Indian-American counselor Kshama Sawant on Tuesday , February 21 successfully quarterbacked a resolution through the Seattle city council to outlaw caste discrimination. The resolution moved by Sawant was approved by the Seattle City Council by … Seattle first US city to ban caste discrimination
LONDON (TIP): Professor Meghana Pandit, a leading Indian-origin medic was appointed the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals. Pandit becomes the trust’s first female chief, and she is also the first person of Indian heritage to be appointed CEO of any National … Indian-origin medic Meghana Pandit named CEO of Oxford University Hospitals
NEW YORK (TIP): Karthik Subramaniam, an Indian-origin software engineer in the US and a hobbyist photographer, has won the prestigious National Geographic’s ‘Pictures of The Year’ award with his photograph titled ‘Dance of the Eagles’. Selected from nearly 5,000 entries, Subramaniam’s picture won the grand prize on Friday, earning him a feature in the magazine’s … Indian-origin software engineer Karthik Subramaniam wins top National Geographic photography contest
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Vivek Ramaswamy, the multi-millionaire biotech entrepreneur and self-described intellectual godfather of the anti-woke movement, announced on Tuesday, February 21 that he is running for president. “We are in the middle of a national identity crisis,” he declared in an online video launching his campaign, offering that the current political climate constituted a … Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy announces he will run for president
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian-American businessman and former Deloitte Global CEO is being considered to be the next chairman of SAP SE, a Germany-based European multinational software company. The Supervisory Board of SAP has nominated Renjen to stand for election as a new member of the Supervisory Board and proposes him as the designated successor to … Indian-American businessman Punit Renjen in line to succeed Hasso Plattner as chairman of SAP SE
India today appears to be more divided than it ever was. In the 80 years that I have been on this planet, with sixty years of my life spent in India, I can say with an amount of certainty that the vibrant democracy I had known in my younger days seems to be taking a … Indian opposition parties have a duty to protect democracy in the nation
Hardening of battle lines ominous for the world The strategic visit by US President Joe Biden to Kyiv, days before the first anniversary of the Russian war on Ukraine, has only hardened the battle lines and made it obvious that America is in no mood to facilitate an early resolution of Europe’s biggest conflict since … Biden’s Kyiv visit
The real challenge before the nation is how to make citizens, now bystanders, aware of their duties to defend the Constitution The nation stands polarized on religious and caste lines, resulting in the creation of deep distrust, if not animosity. The party in power at the Centre is unwilling to cede an inch to the … Protect the power of ‘the little man’ in a democracy
About 50,000 of Russia’s newly mobilized troops are already at the front and another 2,50,000 are under training. The occupation of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions will continue, but a major Russian breakthrough is less likely. “The steady flow of arms and equipment through its western borders into Ukraine has greatly aided its war effort. … Russia’s spring offensive is the key