Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday that it is partnering with a Boeing subsidiary to manufacture the next generation of the twin-fuselage aircraft used to carry aloft the space tourism company’s rocket ship. Aurora Flight Sciences will build two of the special carrier planes at its facilities in Mississippi and West Virginia. Final assembly still will take … Virgin Galactic partners with Boeing Aurora to build motherships
Actor Lindsay Lohan is celebrating her 36th birthday on Saturday as a married woman. The Freaky Friday star said she was the luckiest woman in the world in an Instagram post Friday that pictured her with financier Bader Shammas, who had been her fiance. “I am stunned that you are my husband,” Lohan said in … Lindsay Lohan announces wedding to Bader Shammas on her birthday
Natalie Portman is returning to the Thor franchise in Thor: Love and Thunder as the Mighty Thor, a transformed version of the character, astrophysicist Jane Foster, whom she played in past Thor films. Unlike many of Portman’s former roles, this part involved the actress making serious gains in preparation to portray the comic book character. … Portman did to prepare for her role in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
Hollywood star Chris Evans has joined Emily Blunt in Pain Hustlers, a criminal-conspiracy film to be directed by David Yates. Yates, known for directing four films in the Harry Potter series and the first three films of its prequel series Fantastic Beasts, will helm the new movie, which has a script by writer Wells Tower. … Chris Evans to feature with Emily Blunt in Pain Hustlers
‘Squid Game’ star Lee Jung-jae said that his directorial debut ‘Hunt’ is a mix of his decades-long experience as an actor and his dream of making a new type of spy movie.Hunt is a story about two rival intelligence agents in South Korea, Park Pyong-ho (Lee) and Lee Jung-do (Jung Woo-sung), who separately chase after … ‘Squid Game’ star Lee Jung-jae to make new spy movie with directorial debut ‘Hunt’
Actress Sanya Malhotra, who will be seen playing the role of a forensic lady in the upcoming film ‘Hit: The First Case’, has talked about the challenging scenes she dealt with in the film, which also stars Rajkummar Rao. Talking about the difficulties during the shoot, Sanya shared: To be honest, when you’re working with … Sanya Malhotra shares secret of tackling challenging scenes in ‘Hit’
Disney+ Hotstar greenlights the new season of Aarya. Sushmita Sen took to social media to announce the same. The Sherni is all set to sharpen her claws in Aarya 3. Filmmaker Ram Madhvani has started the scripting of the new season of the Emmy-nominated series. Aarya traces the journey of a mother who can go … Sushmita Sen announces ‘Aarya 3’
Kangana Ranaut is among the biggest stars in India. With films like Queen, Manikarnika, Thalaivii and more – she has proved that she’s here to stay for long. However, her journey has been full of controversies. One of the controversies was around her film Simran with Hansal Mehta. Reports had it that Kangana Ranaut took … Working with Kangana Ranaut was a massive mistake: Hansal Mehta
Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan has been in the news ever since the makers released the first look with Chiyaan Vikram and Karthi’s character posters. The makers released Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s poster and she looks ethereal as she has morphed effortlessly into her character. The former Miss World will be seen in the role of Nandini, … Aishwarya Rai Bachchan looks etheral as Queen Nandini
Beijing (TIP)- The ties between China and India have generally shown a “momentum of recovery” as the two countries have maintained communication and effectively managed their differences, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar during their meeting in Bali on Thursday, July 7. During the one-hour meeting on the sidelines of … India, China ties show ‘momentum of recovery’: Wang Yi tells Jaishankar
New Delhi (TIP)- The Indian government is in touch with several diplomatic missions urging them to expedite student visas and the result is that the average waiting time has gone down, according to MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. Senior MEA officials dealing with Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, Poland, the UK and the US … Expedite student visas, MEA urges foreign missions
New Delhi (TIP)- The education system developed by the British was not a part of the Indian ethos and created a “service class”, and the National Education Policy (NEP) will open doors to take education out of narrow thinking towards modernity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, July 7. The PM was speaking at … Education system created by British not part of Indian ethos: PM Narendra Modi
THE CBI has arrested the executive director of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) and five officials of Tata Projects Ltd, including its executive vice president and assistant vice president, in a case of alleged bribery. The arrests were made following searches at 11 locations across the country, during which Rs 93 lakh was … CBI arrests Power Grid executive director, top Tata Projects officials in bribery case
Bhopal (TIP)- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has been booked for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after her comment on Goddess Kali stirred a controversy. An FIR has been registered in Bhopal against Moitra under section 295A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for hurting religious sentiments. She had called Kali “meat-eating” and “alcohol-accepting”. Madhya … TMC leader Mahua Moitra’s controversial remarks on ‘Kaali’ sparks outrage, booked for hurting religious sentiments
New Delhi (TIP)- The regular ‘band, bajaa, baraat’ were missing but the festivities seemed intact as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann turned groom for his wedding with a doctor from Kurukshetra at his home on Thursday, July 7. It was a private ceremony without the usual crowds, so much a part of the big, fat … Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann gets married to doctor from Kurukshetra
Nine tourists from Punjab drowned on Friday, July 8, morning as a car fell into the Dhela river in Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar and was washed away by its strong current, news agency PTI quoted the police as saying. While four bodies have been recovered, five are still trapped in the car, they added. The incident occurred … 9 tourists from Punjab killed as car falls into river in Uttarakhand
A Moga court on Thursday, July 7, sentenced three Dera Sacha Sauda followers to three years imprisonment for desecration of Guru Granth Sahib at Malke village in 2015. The court of Judicial Magistrate First Class Rahul Garg also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each on Prithvi Singh, resident of Baghapurana who was a member … Moga Sacrilege case: 3 Dera followers jailed for 3 years
Indo-American Quartz, distributors of natural and artificial stones in Kearny, New Jersey has shipped over 3300 lbs. of essential commodities to Poland for the refugees, the president of the company Mr. Devraj Aiyar told The Indian Panorama.
Seven counties statewide are now once again at high risk for COVID-19 community transmission, the CDC says NEW YORK (TIP): New York’s COVID-19 positivity rate is rising again. According to Gov. Kathy Hochul, on Thursday, July 7, the state’s 7-day average positivity rate stood at 8.89 percent, up from 4.68 percent on June 27, an … New York’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate rises
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Recognizing the importance of Indian armed forces’ veterans, the Indian Embassy here on Monday, July 4, Indian Embassy organized ‘Varishtha Yoddha’, an event to honor the ex-servicemen who are now living in the United States. More than 140 people, including some distinguished veterans who had fought in various wars and their families, … Indian Embassy Organizes Event held in honor of Indian defense force veterans in US
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A group of US lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to file a formal request for consultations with India at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over its “dangerous trade-distorting practices”. The 12 Congressmen, in a letter to Biden, stated that current WTO rules allow governments to subsidize up to 10 per cent … 12 US lawmakers urge Biden to hold India accountable in WTO for its ‘trade-distorting practices’
The Gun Violence Archive has counted more than 300 mass shootings through early July NEW YORK (TIP): A gunman killed seven people and wounded dozens more during a Fourth of July celebration in Highland Park, Ill., on Monday, July 4. It was one of several shootings on the holiday around the United States, according to … New York Times lists Mass Shootings in the United States in 2022
CHICAGO, IL (TIP) : Global Humanitarian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar led the convergence of large gathering ‘I Stand for Peace’ – a Peace Festival in Chicago that attracted a large attendance including ranking United States Congressmen, Local, County and State elected officials and a great host of business and community leaders on June … Indian American Business Council & Art of Living Host Mega Peace Festival with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Chicago
LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin officer is among two dismissed from Scotland Yard without notice for their highly offensive and discriminatory behavior following a professional standards investigation examining a year’s worth of social media messages, including a racist jibe about Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. Police Constable (PC) Sukhdev Jeer and PC Paul Hefford, both … Indian-origin Scotland Yard officer dismissed for ‘offensive’ and ‘discriminatory’ behavior
LONDON (TIP): A 51-year-old Indian-origin woman who was given just months to live a few years ago is celebrating on Monday, July 4, after doctors say she is showing no evidence of breast cancer following a clinical trial at a UK hospital. Jasmin David from Fallowfield in Manchester is now looking forward to celebrating her … Indian-origin woman cancer-free after experimental drug trial in UK
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American public health expert Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist and frequent NBC and MSNBC guest, is the leading candidate to become the Food and Drug Administration’s principal medical adviser. FDA is eyeing media-savvy Gupta to shore up the agency’s public messaging amid missteps over the coronavirus crisis, baby formula shortage and abortion … Indian American Vin Gupta in line for FDA Principal Medical Adviser
TORONTO (TIP): As many as 100 Sikh security guards have lost their jobs because of Toronto’s mask mandate. The rules required them to be clean-shaven. The World Sikh Organization (WSO) has urged the city administration to change its rules. Meanwhile, Punjab minister Harjot Singh Bains tweeted: “Beard and Moustaches are identity of a Sikh and … 100 Sikh security guards lost their jobs for not being clean-shaven as required by Toronto’s mask rules
SAN JOSE, CA (TIP): Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, a former high-ranking executive at Theranos, was convicted of fraud Thursday, July 7, for misleading investors about the financial health of the now-defunct health care startup. Balwani, who was convicted on all 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was president and chief operating … Indian American Former Theranos executive Ramesh Sunny Balwani is convicted of fraud
CM Bhagwant Mann hands over the SIT report to eminent Sikh leaders It was Dera Sacha Sauda that hatched a conspiracy to cause unrest in Punjab. The provocation was a ban on screening of a feature film of the Dera Chief Ram Rahim Singh. This is the major finding of a Special Investigation Team headed … Bargrari, Burj Jawahar Singh Wala sacrilege cases: SIT report blames Dera Sacha Sauda
Methodical and Relentless: Russia’s war Donbas likely to continue through the summer The idea that by next month the UAF could both halt Moscow’s offensive and then launch its own counteroffensive has no realistic basis. It is therefore time to consider the unthinkable: Ukraine may not be able to stop the Russian offensive and could … Russia’s Brutal War in The Donbas Proves Ukraine Can’t Win