One of the world’s most populous megacities, with over 8.5 million people New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York … New York City needs attention of CityAdministration
Kyiv (TIP): Moscow has named Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov as new commander for its invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, Ukraine said its troops were holding out despite heavy fighting on a battlefield littered with bodies in a salt mining town in eastern Ukraine, where Russian private military firm Wagner Group … Russia replaces Ukraine war commander; Soledar battle on
London (TIP): British counterterrorism police are investigating after border officers seized cargo contaminated with uranium at London’s Heathrow Airport. The Metropolitan Police force said January 11 that “a very small amount of contaminated material was identified after routine screening within a package incoming to the U.K.” on Dec. 29. It said the force’s Counterterrorism Command … UK police investigating uranium-tainted cargo at London’s Heathrow Airport
Tokyo (TIP): Japan and South Korea defended public health restrictions on travellers from China on January 11, a day after China stopped issuing new visas in both countries in apparent retaliation. Chinese embassies stopped issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday. It wasn’t clear whether China would expand the visa suspensions to … Japan, South Korea protest China visa stoppage amid Covid spat
Jakarta (TIP): A powerful deep-sea earthquake damaged village buildings in a lightly populated island chain in eastern Indonesia early on January 10, and its substantial shaking was widely felt in northern Australia. Two school buildings and 15 houses were damaged in the Tanimbar islands, with one of the homes heavily damaged and three moderately damaged. … 7.6 quake damages buildings in Indonesia, felt in Australia
Rio De Janeiro (TIP): “No amnesty! No amnesty! No amnesty!” The chant reverberated off the walls of the jam-packed hall at the University of Sao Paulo’s law college on January 10 afternoon. Hours later, it was the rallying cry for thousands of Brazilians who streamed into the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, … Clamour grows in Brazil over jail for rioters
London (TIP) : The leaders of Britain and Japan are signing a defence agreement on January 11 that could see troops deployed to each others’ countries. The two countries are strengthening military ties amid growing concern about China’s increasing military assertiveness and designs toward Taiwan, which it considers a renegade province. The British government said … UK, Japan sign defence deal amid China concern
London (TIP): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and 15 of his Cabinet ministers are at risk of losing their seats in a general election “wipeout” in 2024, according to a media report citing a new polling data. Senior Tory figures – including Prime Minister Sunak, Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab and health secretary Steve Barclay … British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and 15 ministers at risk of losing seat in 2024
Islamabad (TIP): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 12 agreed to extend an existing loan of $2 billion and provide an additional loan of $1 billion to help cash-strapped Pakistan tackle its economic woes, including the fast-depleting foreign exchange reserves. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Office made the announcement after his meeting with UAE President … UAE to roll over $2 bn loan: Pak PM office
UNIONDALE, NY (TIP): The Las Vegas Sands Corporation has entered into a deal to purchase the lease for the Nassau Coliseum and its surrounding property and, if approved by the state, build a casino on the site, says a Patch report. The company announced the multi-billion-dollar deal Thursday, January 12. It plans to build a … Multi-Billion-Dollar Casino Project Proposed for Nassau Hub Site
EDISON, NJ (TIP): India’s Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Textiles , and Leader of the Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal interacted here with the Indian American community on January 8. The minister was gracious enough to apologize for arriving late. Referring to the cultural presentation by the young artists, he … India’s Minister Piyush Goyal interacts with the Indian American community, details his government’s achievements
ALBANY (TIP): Governor Hochul, on Tuesday, January 10th, announced in the 2023 State of the State address that New York will continue to undertake an ambitious and economywide effort to address the threat of climate change. It is truly encouraging to see New York’s climate and clean energy work represented in the Governor’s 2023 agenda, … Governor Hochul Announces Climate Programs and Initiatives in State of the State Address
NEW YORK (TIP): A nurses strike at two private New York City hospital systems has come to an end after 7,000 nurses spent three days on the picket line. CNN has reported that the New York State Nurses Association union reached tentative deals with Mount Sinai Health System and Montefiore Health System, which operates three … New York nurses strike ends after tentative deal reached with hospitals
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): It has been a few months now and a new year but laid off Twitter and Meta employees are still struggling to find a new jobs given the macroeconomic conditions globally. Meta and Twitter laid off thousands globally. Many among them were Indians holding H1B visa. In 2022, employees working for tech … Laid off Indian employees on H1B visa in the United States still struggling to find a job
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): At a time when the world is faced with continued economic slowdown and social distress, the international community counts a lot on India’s leadership of G-20, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday, January 12. “India, which is the president of G-20 countries, remains among the … We count a lot on India’s G-20 leadership: IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who has admitted to fabricating key details of his biography, received payments as recently as April 2021 from a financial services company accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of a “classic Ponzi scheme,” according to a court-appointed lawyer reviewing the firm’s assets, a Washington Post report says. … George Santos was paid for work at company accused of Ponzi scheme later than previously known
NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): “After the highly successful Global Healthcare Summit in Visakhapatnam last weekend, I am happy to announce that the 17th annual Global Healthcare Summit will be held in New Delhi from January 2nd to 4th, 2024,” Dr. Anjana Samadder, President-Elect of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) … AAPI’s 17thGlobal Healthcare Summit Announced During Curtain Raiser in Delhi
Consul General of India at New York Mr. Randhir Kumar Jaiswal, a few days after joining the present position on 19th July 2020 in an interview with The Indian Panorama, had spelt out in brief his priorities which included nourishing and strengthening the already strong bonds between India and the US, and exploring new areas … The consulate also promotes economic relations between India and the US
WESTBURY, N.Y. (TIP): Dozens of Republican officials in New York State, including four recently elected congressmen, urged Representative George Santos, on Wednesday, January 11, to resign in a fracturing of local party support for Mr. Santos. Their call represented a sharp break from congressional Republican leaders, who insisted they would not push the embattled congressman … George Santos Faces Calls to Resign
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The Internal Revenue Service, on January 12, announced Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, as the beginning of the nation’s 2023 tax season when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2022 tax year returns. More than 168 million individual tax returns are expected to be filed, with the vast majority of those coming … IRS sets Jan. 23 as official start to 2023 tax filing season; more help available for taxpayers this year
The announcement by the attorney general, Merrick Garland, came after the discovery of two batches of classified documents from Mr. Biden’s time as vice president WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Thursday. January 12, appointed Robert K. Hur, a veteran prosecutor who worked in the Trump administration, to handle the investigation into … AG Garland Names Special Counsel in Biden Documents Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): About 50 Indian American students are among 300 semifinalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023, said to be the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. The 300 scholars selected from 1,949 applications from 627 high schools across America and four other countries, will be … 50 Indian American students among America’s top 300 for the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023
WASHINGTOON, D.C. (TIP): Indian-Americans who constitute about one per cent of the US population pay about six per cent of the taxes, a Congressman Rich McCormick told his Congressional colleagues on Thursday, January 12, noting that this ethnic community does not cause problems and follows the laws. In his maiden speech on the House floor, … Being 1 per cent of US population, Indian-Americans pay 6 per cent of taxes: Congressman Rich McCormick
In Indian electoral politics, alliances are formed on the basis of strengths rather than weaknesses of the participants. The aura of success surrounding Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is set to provide him with moral authority to play a pivotal role. In addition, in Sonia Gandhi, Rahul has a reserve bench of sorts; the former party … Yatra lends purpose to Rahul’s political journey
“The unresolved issue with the NRIs is that the Indian government just does not know what it can do with them. The government wants their money, no doubt, and they are indeed sending money home, which accounts for 3 per cent of India’s GDP, according to the World Bank. The BJP’s foreign policy notion that … Making diaspora invest in India a challenge
An open letter to the Indian film industry “There has also been a concerted effort to suppress projects which do not fit the BJP’s vision of and for India. Consequently, barring some notable exceptions, India’s film fraternity consciously self-censors itself, hoping to ride out the storm. Faced with a dispensation that stops at nothing, this … The onus of furthering constitutional values is on the film fraternity and on other progressive forces
PERTH (TIP): Punjabi is all set to be taught in public schools of Western Australia. As per the WA government statement, development of Punjabi curriculum for WA schools will commence this year and syllabuses will be developed for pre-primary to Year 12. Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery said a Punjabi curriculum will be developed … Punjabi curriculum will soon be added in Western Australian public schools
WHITEHORSE (TIP): Indian-origin cabinet minister Ranj Pillai is set to be sworn in as the tenth Premier of the Canadian province of Yukon. He will be the second Premier of Indian descent to take oath after Ujjal Dosanjh who became the Premier of Canada’s British Columbia province between 2000 and 2001. A deputy in Premier … Indian-origin Ranj Pillai elected and will take oath as premier of Canada’s Yukon province
AUCKLAND (TIP): A gas station owned by an Indian-origin businessman was attacked by unknown assailants in New Zealand, a media report has said, in yet another instance of violence against small-scale businesses in the country. The gas station on Kaurilands Road owned by Kanna Sharma in Auckland was ram-raided by robbers in the early hours … Indian-origin businessman’s gas station attacked in New Zealand
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): An Indian American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA’s new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programs at the space agency’s headquarters here. In his position, AC Charania will align NASA’s agencywide technology investments with mission needs across six mission directorates … Indian American space expert AC Charania named NASA’s new chief technologist