Global attention to the slow ethnic cleansing missing The recent brutal murder of two Sikh traders by Islamic State terrorists at Peshawar in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province marks another low in the unrelenting saga of ethnic cleansing of minorities in Pakistan. The joining of the locals in the protests by the enraged Sikhs demanding … Two more Pak Sikhs killed
Sanctions may not succeed because Europeans cannot afford to give up $104 billion exports to Russia. Europe will be pressuring USA to go for peace with Russia to lift sanctions. If sanctions are not lifted, oil and gas price will keep on going up adding up inflation. Russian economy and EU economy are integral parts. … Sanctions may not succeed
The killing of 10 black people by a gun-toting white teenager in Buffalo, New York, indicates that not much has changed in the US even two years after a nationwide outrage over George Floyd’s murder had revitalized the Black Lives Matter movement. ‘Terrorism, terrorism, domestic terrorism,’ that’s how US President Joe Biden has described the … American nightmare: Deep-rooted racism, lax gun laws fueling violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A presidential advisory commission has unanimously voted to recommend President Joe Biden to process all applications for green cards or permanent residency within six months. To be sent to the White House now for approval, recommendations of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (PACAANHPI) if adopted … US Presidential commission votes to process all green card applications within 6 months
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Over a dozen influential Congressmen attended the formal launch of the nationwide “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” event by Indian Americans to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, a remarkable achievement of the world’s largest democracy. Coinciding with the Asian Heritage Month, the event attracted several hundred Indian Americans from various parts … Congressmen, Indian Americans launch ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ at US Capitol
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): Chicago Premier League announced the Five Teams that will be participating in an IPL format Franchise Cricket Tournament. Guest of Honor, Toni Preckwinkle (President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners), and other Chicagoland Dignitaries, Jesal Patel (Mayor, Village of Lincolnwood), Mary Oshana (Commissioner, Skokie Park District) Pramod Shah (Clerk, Village of … Chicago Premier League Opens season with a spectacular Ceremony, Concludes Draft for 2022 Season
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s onetime personal attorney and a lead architect of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, on Friday, May 20, met with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, CNN said quoting two sources. Giuliani’s original deposition with the committee had been postponed … Giuliani meets with January 6 committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A Chicago-based executive of Pakistani origin has been sentenced to a year in prison for illegally exporting computer equipment to a Pak nuclear research agency, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday, May 18. Obaidullah Syed, 67, had last year pleaded guilty to conspiring to export goods from the US without a … Chicago entrepreneur jailed for a year for illegally exporting computer equipment to Pakistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A group of eminent Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday, May 18, rejuvenated their push to provide a pathway to citizenship to some 250,000 documented ‘dreamers’, a significant majority of whom are Indian Americans. Led by California Senator Alex Padilla and Congresswoman Deborah Ross, the lawmakers urged their colleagues in the United States Senate … Democratic US lawmakers seek pathway to citizenship for documented ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP) An American family of Pakistani origin was convicted on Friday , May 13, of domestic forced labour on a Pakistani woman for 12 years, federal prosecutors said. A federal jury found the family members — Zahida Aman, Mohammad Nauman Chaudhri and Mohammad RehanChaudhri — subjecting the victim to physical and mental abuse … American family convicted of forcing Pakistani woman into forced labour
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Biden on Thursday, May 19 expressed unequivocal support for Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, saying that the two democratic countries “meet every NATO requirement and then some” and that their addition to the alliance would strengthen U.S. security, says a Washington Post report. The Post’s Amy … Biden expresses support for Sweden and Finland to join NATO
WASHINGTON, D.C (TIP): HinduPACT Executive Director Utsav Chakrabarti and CHINGARI Director Rakhi Israni will speak on a panel at the Gold Institute for International Strategy (GIIS) on May 25 titled, “How the Indian American Diaspora is Affected by Issues on the Indian Subcontinent.” “As the United States and the Indo-Pacific region become increasingly interconnected, the … Washington, D. C. Think Tank to Host Indian American Leaders for Panel Discussion on Diaspora Geopolitics
NEW YORK (TIP): Students and staff were honored during NYC Emergency Management’s “Ready School of the Year” award ceremony, presented to P.S. 103, the Hector Fontanez School in the Bronx on Wednesday, May 18. Throughout the year, students at P.S. 103 participated in emergency preparedness and fire safety presentations, providing them with information and resources … THE HECTOR FONTANEZ SCHOOL IN THE BRONX RECEIVES NYC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT’S READY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR AWARD
NEW YORK (TIP): On May 16th, “The Association of Indian In America”(AIA) National Executive Committee organized a conference on What is Awareness and Empathy and How Can We Increase Them In Us.The idea for this conference was conceived by Mr. Gobind P. Munjal, President of National AIA, Asmita Bhatia, Trustee of AIA and Professor Shivaji … AIA Organizes a conference on “What is Awareness and Empathy and How Can We Increase Them In Us”
NEW DELHI/ PATIALA /NEW YORK (TIP): Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu surrendered before a court in Patiala on Friday, May 20, a day after being sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court in a 1988 road rage death case. “He surrendered before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Amit Malhan,” said senior advocate … Navjot Singh Sidhu sentenced to 1-yearrigorous imprisonment in 1988 road rage case: surrenders
Court gives more time to its panel to submit probe report NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Friday, May 20, said its technical committee had so far received and tested 29 mobile devices suspected to be infected by Pegasus malware and gave it four weeks to submit a report to Justice R.V. Raveendran, a … 29 phones tested for Pegasus spyware: Supreme Court
Kapil is on a US fundraising tour for his non-profit Khushii, which helps educate underprivileged children NEW YORK (TIP): As India’s sportspersons increasingly win accolades and script history in international arenas, cricket legend Kapil Dev credited parents of children and youngsters for their achievements at sporting events, saying the day parents want their kid to … The day parents want their kid to become a sportsperson, India will produce all champions: Kapil Dev
PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA (TIP): US President Joe Biden on Friday, May 20, opened his Asia trip by highlighting the computer chip shortage that has bedeviled the world economy, touring a Samsung computer chip plant that will serve as model for a USD 17 billion semiconductor factory the Korean electronics company plans to open in Texas, … Biden on Asia trip with global issues and tech on agenda
“Punjabis love diversity, be it in making a choice of their immigrant destination or politics. Their ability to relocate and adjust to new environments are tremendous. Many of them may not be able to read or write local languages of their new countries of abode but their matchless ability to converse in local languages facilitates … “Videshi” Punjab is all set to go to polls
Twitter has announced a new feature called exclusive Spaces that allows users to host special Spaces that can only be joined by paid followers, or Super Followers. The feature will be a new way for user accounts with Super Followers to further incentivise Super Following them by hosting exclusive Spaces. Twitter has said that the … Twitter now has exclusive Spaces, only for Super Followers
Apple on Wednesday dropped a new ad, but not to promote the iPhone 13. It’s about privacy. The one-minute 34-second commercial shows the journey of Ellie who goes to a record shop and discovers a data auction where her personal information is being sold. The ad highlights the different ways in which apps on one’s … Apple’s new ‘privacy’ ad for iPhone makes you seriously think about your data
This video image provided by SpaceX shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission to launch 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), takes off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Photo: AP/PTI A SpaceX rocket carried 53 satellites for the Starlink internet constellation into orbit after blasting off from California. … SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California
Tech giant Google is preparing to purge nearly 900,000 apps, which have been abandoned or not been updated, from the Play Store. According to Android Authority, the Google Play Store could see the number of available apps drop by nearly a third. Google and Apple have both unveiled measures to deal with abandoned apps or … Google to remove nearly 900K abandoned apps from Play Store
Deepika Padukone, who will represent India as a jury member at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in 2022, looked stunning in a Sabyasachi ensemble for the jury photocall on the first day of the festival. Sabyasachi began his post with a quote, “I love that moment of storytelling where looking back at the past reveals … Cannes: Deepika Padukone stuns in Sabyasachi ensemble
Filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s classic ‘Anand’, starring the then superstar Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan, is set for a remake helmed by Sameer Raj Sippy, grandson of the film’s original producer, N.C. Sippy, and Vikram Khakhar. The director and cast of the film, which is in its scripting stage, are yet to be finalised. Sharing his … Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Anand’ set for remake
Opening up about the missteps she took in the Hindi film industry, Tamannaah has said that she believed in Himmatwala as much as she did in SS Rajamouli’s Bahubali. Tamannnaah also said in a new interview that she is open to say it if she didn’t like her own film. Tamannaah featured in Sajid Khan’s … Tamannaah says she had equal belief in Himmatwala and Baahubali
Indian actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be seen in the lead role of the upcoming US indie film ‘Laxman Lopez’. The film is a Christmas-themed movie to be directed by Mexico’s Roberto Girault, director of local hits including 2017’s ‘La Leyenda Del Diamante’, 2015’s ‘Los Arboles Mueren de Pie’ and ‘El Estudiante’ from 2009, reports ‘Variety’. … Nawazuddin Siddiqui To Star In US Indie Film ‘Laxman Lopez’
New Delhi (TIP)- The Supreme Court on Thursday, May 19, in a judgment championing the importance of “cooperative federalism” for the well-being of democracy, held that Union and State legislatures have “equal, simultaneous and unique powers” to make laws on Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the recommendations of the GST Council are not binding … GST Council’s proposals not binding on Centre, States: SC
A fresh case has been filed by the CBI against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and searches were reported at 16 locations – across several cities – on Friday, May 20, morning. The case is related to alleged corruption linked to recruitments when Lalu Yadav served as the union railways minister, officials said. The 73-year-old … CBI searches against Lalu Prasad Yadav at multiple locations
Dharamsala/New Delhi (TIP)- The Dalai Lama on Thursday, May 19, said the Chinese government had failed to win over the Tibetan people and transform their minds. Instead, the thinking of the Chinese people itself was rapidly changing, he said in a video message after a meeting with US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya … US envoy meets Dalai Lama, China livid