Mumbai (TIP)- A fired-up Virat Kohli roared back to form with a fine half-century as Royal Challengers Bangalore stayed alive in the IPL playoffs race with a thumping eight-wicket win over table-toppers Gujarat Titans here on May 19. This was after skipper Hardik Pandya scored a gritty 47-ball 62 to lift Gujarat to a competitive … IPL: Kohli finds form as RCB steamroll Gujarat
Eintracht Frankfurt fans waited long enough. When Rafael Borre struck the decisive penalty for Frankfurt to win the Europa League with a 5-4 shootout win over Glasgow Rangers in Sevilla, Spain, late Wednesday, thousands of fans who packed Frankfurt’s home stadium to watch in Germany flipped out. Some 60,000 supporters in and around Frankfurt’s Waldstadion … Frankfurt end 42-year wait for European title
Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men’s tournament for the first time in Qatar. Three female referees and three female assistant referees were announced Thursday by FIFA among 129 officials selected for World Cup duty, including one man who caused controversy when refereeing a chaotic African … Female referees to officiate men’s FIFA World Cup for 1st time
Meta (formerly Facebook) has paused hirings for several verticals, like shopping and Messenger Kids, which has triggered the fear of layoffs among employees. According to The Verge, Meta has frozen hirings for a number of products. The company recently stopped hiring for certain engineering roles and also for low-level data scientists. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, … Meta freezes hiring for several verticals; Zuckerberg says no job cuts
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday, May 19, that “Tesla is on my mind 24/7,” trying to soothe investor worries about him being distracted by a Twitter deal that has depressed stocks at the electric car company. Posting a picture tweet showing a woman (Tesla) who is upset by her boyfriend (Elon) checking out … Musk says ‘Tesla on my mind 24/7’ amid concerns about Twitter distraction
Pessimism weighing on Britain’s households has hit unprecedented levels as the cost-of-living crisis pushed confidence in the economic outlook to its joint lowest, a survey showed. Market research firm GfK said consumer morale gauge, dating back to 1974, touched an all-time low of -40 in May from -38 in April. Economists polled by Reuters had … UK consumer morale hits lowest since records began in 1974: Report
Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rose to a record high of 15.08 per cent in April, up from 14.55 per cent in March, due to rising prices of crude, food products and chemicals. The wholesale inflation has been in double digits for 13 straight months since April last year. Besides, the inflation rate for April … India’s Wholesale inflation at record high of 15.08%
Domestic cooking gas LPG price was on Thursday, May 19, hiked by Rs 3.50 per cylinder, the second increase in rates this month. Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,003 per 14.2-kg cylinder in the national capital, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers. The hike comes on the back of a Rs 50 … LPG price hiked by Rs 3.50 per cylinder in India, 2nd increase this month
Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved Ltd will sell its food retail business to group firm Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd for Rs 690 crore as part of its strategy to focus on non-food, traditional medicine and wellness business. Patanjali Ayurved Ltd had acquired Ruchi Soya through an insolvency process. In a regulatory filing, Ruchi Soya informed that … Patanjali Ayurved sells food retail business to Ruchi Soya for Rs 690 cr
The court directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to assess Malik’s financial condition to determine the amount of fine that could be imposed and posted the matter for May 25 to announce the quantum of punishment. New Delhi (TIP)-Yasin Malik, a separatist leader from Jammu and Kashmir, was convicted by a National Investigation Agency court … Separatist leader Yasin Malik convicted in terror funding case
New Delhi (TIP)- India’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of one of the men convicted of involvement in the 1991 murder of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. AG Perarivalan had spent over 30 years in jail. In 1998, he was given a death sentence, but it was later commuted.Arrested aged 19, Perarivalan was convicted … SC orders release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination accused Perarivalan
NEW YORK(TIP): New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on May 18 appointment of Kyle Kimball to the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP). The newly appointed member brings a diverse range of experience spanning the public sector, education policy, the private sector, and, most importantly, firsthand knowledge as a public school parent. “New York City … MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBER TO PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY
NEW YORK (TIP): Schools Chancellor David C. Banks announced on May 19 that the New York City Department of Education’s Division of Instructional and Information Technology (DIIT) is launching the DOE Grades, Attendance, and Messaging applications. These applications will be available at no cost to all NYC public schools this summer in anticipation of the … SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR DAVID C. BANKS ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF DOE GRADES, ATTENDANCE, AND MESSAGING APPLICATIONS
Citi Volunteers Will Choose from Thousands of Books that Reflect the Diversity of NYC, Written by or about Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, North African and LGBTQIA+ Individuals NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) , on May 19, announced a virtual book drive, in partnership with Citi, that … NYC ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES AND CITI PARTNER ON VIRTUAL BOOK DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND TEENS ACROSS THE CITY
Istanbul (TIP): Turkey will oppose Sweden and Finland joining NATO, the country’s president flatly stated in a video released May 19. “We have told our relevant friends we would say ‘no’ to Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO, and we will continue on our path like this,” President RecepTayyipErdogan told a group of Turkish youth … Turkey opposes inclusion of Sweden, Finland in NATO
Geneva (TIP): The international Red Cross says it has been visiting prisoners of war on “all sides” since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine almost three months ago. The International Committee of the Red Cross didn’t specify what “all sides” meant, but it is believed to mean Russian and Ukrainian government forces, … Red Cross visits prisoners of war from Ukraine, Russia
Kyiv, Ukraine (TIP): Russian forces bombarded areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region from land and air on May 20, destroying houses in residential districts and killing a number of civilians, Ukrainian officials said. President VolodymyrZelenskiy said the assaults had turned the Donbas into “hell”. As the war neared its three-month mark, the Ukrainian general staff … Ukraine’s Donbas ‘destroyed’ as Russian artillery and aircraft step up strikes
HELSINKI (TIP): Russia’s Gazprom has informed Finland that it will halt flows of natural gas from Saturday morning, Finnish state-owned gas wholesaler Gasum said on May 20. Gasum has refused to pay Gazprom Export in roubles as Russia has requested European countries to do. “It is highly regrettable that natural gas supplies under our supply … Russia halts gas to Finland today
Brussels (TIP): Police in four European countries have busted a crime gang accused of using young women to trick elderly Italian men out of their savings, the European Union’s law enforcement agency said on May 20. Europol said the gang was mostly composed of members of one Romanian family and used young women hired as … Police bust gang for tricking old men with love in Italy
Nairobi (TIP): A 16-year-old British schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on May 18. Mack Rutherford, who started his journey near the Bulgarian capital Sofia in March, is looking to clinch a Guinness World record currently … Teen pilot reaches Kenya in round the world quest
London (TIP): A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in Britain for a terrorism offence as part of an ongoing investigation related to the alleged sharing of extreme Islamist material online, Scotland Yard said here on May 18. The Metropolitan Police said its Counter-Terrorism Command arrested the teenager at a west London address on Tuesday on … 13-year-old held for Islamist terror offence in Britain
Kyiv (TIP): A 21-year-old Russian soldier asked a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for the murder of her husband, as a court in Kyiv met for a second hearing on May 19 in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion. VadimShishimarin, a tank commander, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing an … Russian soldier asks for forgiveness in Ukraine war crimes trial
LONDON (TIP): Indians are driving a rise in foreign nurses coming in to boost the workforce of the UK’s National Health Service, according to official figures released in London on Wednesday, May 18. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) data for 2021-22 shows 37,815 Indian nurses on the council’s register of those qualified to work … Indian-origin nurses drive UK’s health service foreign intake
MUKTSAR (TIP): Five years after Manjit Kaur from Muktsar got selected in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), her daughter Khushroop Kaur Sandhu has also made a mark by getting enlisted as an officer in the force. Gursahib Singh, Khushroop’s maternal uncle, said it was a double delight for the family. “Manjit and Khushroop are … Indian-origin girl follows in mum’s footsteps, joins Royal Australian Air Force
DALLAS (TIP): An IndianAmerican boy was held in a chokehold and allegedly bullied by a white student in a school in the state of Texas, according to a media report. The incident happened during lunch at Coppell Middle School North in Texas on May 11, according to NBC 5. In a viral video, the Indian-American … Indian American boy bullied at Texas school
SINGAPORE (TIP): An Indian-origin man was charged in a Singapore court on Thursday, May 19, for cheating two others of SGD 1.6 million (around USD 1.1 million) under a timeshare recovery scheme that was linked to a payout agency in Bangalore. Murlidharan Muhundan, 45, faces 21 charges of cheating, two charges of abetting cheating and … Indian-origin man faces 21 cheating charges in Singapore
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (TIP): Tech giant Google has hired Bakul Patel, a former Indian American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leader as its new senior director of global digital health strategy and regulatory. Patel spent over a decade at the FDA and most recently was the chief digital health officer of global strategy and innovation. … Indian American Tech Giant Bakul Patel to lead Google’s global digital health strategy
After hockey and cricket, badminton is the third game in which Indian men have been crowned World champions. The gold medal triumph at Bangkok on May 15 was the culmination of a long journey that started with a first round exit in 1949. In between India made the penultimate round in 1952, 1955 and again … Thomas Cup : From first round exit to Gold Medal finish
In new India, can’t ask students to enquire, relate theory to socio-historical reality “Recently, a private university in UP suspended a faculty of political science. In the first-year BA political science paper, he asked his students to share their observations on parallels between ‘Fascism/Nazism and Hindutva’. In new India, you cannot ask your students to … Rise of ‘bulldozer academics’
The Buffalo killings are part of a pattern: Most extremist violence in the U.S. comes from the political right. “It’s important to emphasize that not all extremist violence comes from the right — and that the precise explanation for any one attack can be murky, involving a mixture of ideology, mental illness, gun access and … ‘Numbers don’t lie’