The Government could have avoided the hate speech issue if the BJP had acted early The Government’s decision to take a stern view of hate speech targeting religious beliefs, to distance itself from comments made by two spokespersons of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and to assert India’s traditional values of tolerance and respect for … Delayed response: On govt.’s stern action against hate speech
The questioning of Mr. Trump and two of his adult children is part of the attorney general’s civil investigation NEW YORK (TIP): Donald J. Trump and two of his adult children have agreed to be questioned under oath in mid-July by lawyers from the New York State attorney general’s office, unless the state’s highest court … Trump and his two adult children set to be Questioned Under Oath by New York A.G., starting July 15
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Election Commission of India on June 9, 2022, announced that voting for electing India’s next President will take place on July 18, 2022. Counting of votes will be held on July 21. Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha will be the Returning Officer, said Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said. The nomination papers … India Presidential election 2022: Voting on July 18, results on July 21
The legislation passed by a mostly party-line vote of 223-204. WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US House passed a wide-ranging gun control Bill on Wednesday, June 8, in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle and prohibit the sale of … Post Buffalo, Uvalde shootings, US House passes gun control Bill
OTTAWA (TIP): Indians will benefit the most from changes introduced by Canada to its super visa program for parents and grandparents. Under the changes announced by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser on Tuesday, June 7, parents and grandparents coming to Canada can now stay here for up to five years per entry. The changes will kick … Canada super visa changes to benefit Indians the most; parents and grandparents can now stay longer
HOUSTON (TIP): Harini Logan, a 14-year-old Indian American eighth-grader from Texas, barely took a breath as she correctly spelled 22 words during a marathon, first-of-its-kind 90-second spell-off to win the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Vikram Raju in the prestigious contest where children of Indian origin have ruled the roost. Logan, who took home … Indian American Harini Logan is Spelling Bee Champ
BRAMPTON (TIP): Six Indo-Canadian Punjabis have been elected to the provincial legislature of Ontario in elections held on Thursday, June 2. The Progressive Conservative Party (PC) has again got mandate from the people. As many as 20 Punjabis had contested the poll in the Brampton and Mississauga areas in Ontario. Six Punjabis who won are: … Six Indo-Canadian Punjabis win Ontario polls
LONDON (TIP): Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of the Booker Prize-winning novel ‘Midnight’s Children’, leads a list of over 40 professionals and community champions of Indian-origin to be honored in the Queen’s Birthday Honors list. Rushdie is named a Companion of Honor, an exclusive club with membership limited to just 65 people at any given … Indian-origin Booker Prize winning novelist Salman Rushdie leads over 40 British Indians in Queen’s Jubilee Honors list
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): A South African Indian-origin gambling addict has lost a court bid to force world-renowned casino venue Sun City to repay over five million rands that he lost while gambling there. In the unusual case lodged at the South Gauteng High Court here, local businessman Suhail Essack, a Gauteng businessman, claimed that Sun City … Indian-origin South African gambler loses court bid to get back millions he lost at a casino
SACRAMENTO / JALANDHAR (TIP): Coming as a proud moment for Jalandhar, a 41-year-old medico Dr Gagan Pawar has become the Chief Executive Officer of a US-based healthcare agency. Her father Major-Gen Sarabjit Singh Pawar (retd), who hails from Mithapur village here, shared the information with Jalandhar Tribune. A renowned ex-serviceman, he said it was celebration … Indian American Dr Gagan Pawar becomes CEO of US healthcare agency
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden has nominated Indian American advocate Sopen B. Shah as US attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, which includes Madison. Shah’s nomination was sent to the Senate for confirmation Monday, June 6, along with four attorneys across the country, as well as two new nominees to serve as US … Indian American Sopen B. Shah nominated by Biden as US attorney in Madison
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers who pay estimated taxes that the deadline to pay their second quarter tax liability is June 15. Taxes are pay-as-you-go This means taxpayers need to pay most of the tax they expect to owe during the year, as income is received. There are two ways to … For those who pay estimated taxes, second quarter June 15 deadline approaches
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): As the 6th item on the 2022 “Dirty Dozen” scams warning list, the Internal Revenue Service, on June 7, cautioned taxpayers with pending tax bills to contact the IRS directly and not go to unscrupulous tax companies that use local advertising and falsely claiming they can resolve unpaid taxes for pennies on … Dirty Dozen: IRS urges anyone having trouble paying their taxes to avoid anyone claiming they can settle tax debt for pennies on the dollar, known as OIC mills
By Mabel Pais NJPAC’S STAND IN SOLIDARITY FOR JUNETEENTH: OVERCOMING ECONOMIC RACISM The racial wealth gap in our country is staggering, with typical white families holding ten times the net wealth of typical Black families. How do we overcome the legacy of economic racism that began with slavery and continues to this day? In honor … JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGE THE LONG ROAD STILL AHEAD
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Wednesday, June 8, announced the appointment of Indian national Krishna Srinivasan as Director of the Asia and Pacific Department (APD) from June 22. According to an IMF announcement, Srinivasan will succeed Changyong Rhee whose retirement from the Fund was announced on March 23. “Krishna is … IMF MD names Krishna Srinivasan to head Asia-Pacific Dept
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Vivekananda Yoga University in the United States will hold its first convocation on June 12 where a batch of 23 students will be awarded graduation certificates. The maiden convocation of the university is likely to be attended by a host of eminent Yoga practitioners, academicians and leaders from the field. The event … Vivekananda Yoga University to hold its first convocation on June 12
NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): India has strongly pushed back at criticism from the West that it is not doing enough to promote religious freedom and for failing to condemn the Russian aggression in Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs, on June 3, accused Washington of playing “vote bank politics” after US Secretary of … ‘Vote politics’: MEA slams US report on religious freedom in India
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): In a rare occurrence, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday, June 2, called out India for rising instances of attacks on religious freedom. Minorities in India, said Blinken, were “under threat due to rising attacks on places of worship” while delivering remarks on the 2021 Report on International Religious … Religious freedom in India under threat, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Eminent Indian-American and major fund raiser Ajay Jain Bhutoria has been named as Deputy National Finance Chair of the ruling Democratic party. Silicon Valley-based Bhutoria is a successful entrepreneur and is considered to be one of the major fund raisers for the Democratic Party and US President Joe Biden. With a proven … Indian-American named Democratic Party Deputy National Finance Chair
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Rohit Kumar, 30, hailing from West Bengal, is charged with six counts of submitting false and fraudulent immigration documents and six counts of committing aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Philip Sellinger announced on Thursday, June 2. Each count of immigration documents fraud is punishable by a sentence of up to 10 … Indian man indicted for immigration documents fraud, aggravated identity theft
Rocked by the gruesome assassination of folk singer-turned politician Sidhu Moose Wala on May 29, the ruling Aam Aadmi faces a litmus test in the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat bye-election scheduled for June 23. The seat had fallen vacant after the incumbent Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann quit his Lok Sabha seat on his election … Punjab Politics: Litmus Test for AAP in Sangrur Lok Sabha Bye-Election
“Americans and Indians often see the same problem in very different ways. India, for example, does not see Russia’s attack on Ukraine as a threat to world order. While Americans have been disturbed by India’s continued willingness to buy oil from Russia, Indians resent the West’s attempt to rally global support for what many here … Handle the India-U.S. Relationship with Care
By Mabel Pais Mausiqui (an Urdu language word for Music) is the expression to explore sound and the origin of Vedic chants. Five leading musicians: Hidayat Khan, Ehren Hanson, Camilla Celin, Joshua Geisler and Abhik Mukherjee, each with their unique instrumental talent, explore music and the origin of the Vedic chants with narration and poems … MAUSIQUI: THE STORY OF MUSIC
Supporting Susan G. Komen Over 1100 Participants Joined Over 100 Guest, Dignitaries, and local Business leaders from across the DFW Metroplex Members of Susan G. Komen Foundation present to receive the ceremonial check for $75,000 DALLAS (TIP): On June 4, 2022, BAPS Charities in Dallas, TX, held In the Joy of Others: Walk | Run. … BAPS Charities in The Joy of Others: Walk Run
Focus On “Heal The Healers: Rejuvenate And Rekindle Your Mind And Your Spirits” SAN ANTONIO, TX (TIP): “It is with great pleasure that we want to welcome you to the 40th Annual Convention and Scientific Sessions of American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI), which will be held from June 23-26, 2022 in the … AAPI Convention Teaser Offers Glimpses of 40th Annual Convention in San Antonio, TX
A World Health Organization senior official said on Friday that the priority needs to be containing monkeypox in non-endemic countries, saying that this can be achieved through quick action. Monkeypox, typically a mild viral infection, is endemic in the African countries but its spread to non-endemic countries such as in Europe and the United States … Monkeypox can be contained if we act now, says World Health Organization
Children who previously had COVID-19 or the inflammatory condition MIS-C are not protected against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to a study which found vaccination, however, does afford protection. The findings of the study, published recently in the journal Nature Communications, are similar to those found in adults. “I hear parents say, ‘Oh, my … Previous Covid infection does not protect kids from Omicron: Study
Ingredients 1/2 kg chicken 1/4 kg mutton 1/2 kg rice 1 cup curd, well beaten 1 cup milk 3 onions 2 eggs 1/2 cup green peas, shelled 1 pod arlic 1 big piece of ginger 1 tsp rose water Ghee or oil for frying Salt to taste Method 1. Clean and wash rice and soak … Nawabi Pulao
It can be disheartening to see hair strands in the shower drain. If you have wondered why you lose more hair in summers than in winters, there is a reason for it that Pooja Nagdev, aromatherapist, cosmetologist and founder of Inatur explains. According to her, in summers, hair breakage increases due to excessive sweating in … Hair loss: Know the causes, ways to prevent it
Save your skin from dryness and dehydration. Increase water intake and exfoliate the dead skin cells to achieve smooth skin, says an expert. An experthas shared a few tips to get spotless skin: – Hydrate: Hydrating yourself is absolutely essential to keep your skin healthy. A lot of water content from the body is lost … Hydrate, exfoliate, moisturize to avoid dry skin