WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who played a key role in the city landing the hosting rights for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has moved a step closer to being appointed the United States Ambassador to India. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week confirmed the nomination of Garcetti to the … Senate Committee Confirms Garcetti nomination as US Ambassador to India
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved a whopping 22 nations into its highest-risk travel category for Covid-19 on Tuesday, January 18. By contrast, it moved only two nations to Level 4, or “very high” risk, last week, according to a CNN report. Adding to the impact: The CDC also … CDC moves 22 new destinations into its highest-risk level for travel
5G service uses a segment of the radio spectrum that is close to that used by radio altimeters, which are devices that measure the height of aircraft above the ground and help pilots land in low visibility DUBAI/ NEW YORK (TIP): Major international airlines cancelled flights heading to the US or changed the planes they’re … Major airlines cancel, change flights to United States over 5G dispute
HYDERABAD / NEW YORK (TIP): The Healthcare industry in India and worldwide is rapidly changing, leading to many describing the healthcare environment as dynamic, complex, and highly uncertain. How the health care environment is perceived and characterized is vital for several reasons. In this context, continuing with the traditions on the successful experiences of the … Expert CEO Forum at 15th AAPI Global Healthcare Summit 2022 Urges Modi Govt. to Appoint an Indian Preventive Task Force (IPTF)
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): FIAFounder President Sunil Shah has been conferred the title of the Chairman of the FIA Board in recognition of his services to the organization. The meeting was a significant one, not just because it was the first meeting under the leadership of President Hitesh Gandhi, but it also marked a new beginning … Federation of Indian Associations Chicago elects Sunil Shah as Chairman
There are risks that could be both domestic and geopolitical and New Delhi must take care to read the signals properly. Diplomatically, in 2022, India may find itself vulnerable in dealing with the turmoils which have occurred in two areas of strategic interest to it, viz. Central Asia and West Asia. Both areas are undergoing … India’s watchwords in a not so bright 2022
Capable of meeting challenges faced by national security “China now possesses 350 nuclear warheads, while Pakistan has 165, and India 156, according to the latest assessment of the Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI). Apart from its land-based nuclear missiles, India launched its third nuclear submarine barely a month ago. It is said to have a … India’s N-project going strong
Putting off Punjab polls welcome, but Covid concerns persist The Election Commission of India (ECI) deserves praise for accepting a genuine demand by the state government and various political parties to postpone the Punjab Assembly polls in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and other leaders had appealed to the poll … Election Commission of India’s Gesture
The roll-out of 5G services near airports is posing a challenge to airlines Almost 11 months after the United States’ leading telecommunications companies won bids for $81 billion worth of C-band radio spectrum to roll out 5G services, the much-awaited introduction hit a major snag this week after the country’s leading airlines warned of massive … Technology tangle: On 5G services and flight disruptions
“A massive effort of rewriting Indian history from our traditional perspective was done between 1951 and 2003. This was by the doyen of cultural renaissance, the late Dr KM Munshi, who was also a noted litterateur, educationist, historian, freedom fighter and close associate of Patel. In 1938, Munshi founded the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, which has … Neglecting cultural czar Munshi’s efforts
Mr. Ven Parameswaran, a former Indian diplomat with the United Nations and a regular contributor to The Indian Panorama lost his younger sister Bhagyalakshmi on January 16, 2022. She was 90. The staff at The Indian Panorama are grieved at the loss of Mr. Parameswaran. They pray for eternal peace to the dear departed soul. … Ven Parameswaran Bereaved; pays Tribute to his Dear Departed Sister
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26% lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, the UN trade body has said. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Trends Monitor published on Wednesday said global foreign direct investment flows showed a strong … Foreign investment flow into India down 26% in 2021: UN
NEW YORK (TIP): India’s Ambassador to the United Nations says global terror strategy is selective, urges against adding right wing extremism, violent nationalism to anti-terror resolutions. Callingon the United Nations to recognize ‘Hinduphobia’ along with other acts of religious hatred against Buddhism and Sikhism, India’s U.N. envoy T.S.Tirumurti said that the U.N.’s latest Global Counter-Terrorism … Recognize ‘Hinduphobia’ and violence against Buddhists, Sikhs too: Ambassador Tirumurti
Rutherford will find herself in Guinness World Records book after setting the mark that had been held by 30-year-old American aviator Shaesta Waiz NEW YORK (TIP): A 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot, Zara Rutherford, set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching her small airplane down in western Belgium on … 19-year-old woman sets record for solo global flight
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): U.S. President Joe Biden also said he believes that Russia is preparing to take action on Ukraine, though he doesn’t think Putin has made a final decision President Joe Biden said he believes Vladimir Putin doesn’t want full blown war in Ukraine and would pay a “dear price” if he moves forward … President Joe Biden warns Russia against invasion of Ukraine
Wellington (TIP): The Pacific nation of Tonga issued a tsunami warning January 15 after an undersea volcano erupted. Video posted to social media showed large waves washing ashore in coastal areas. The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning had been put in force for all of Tonga. The eruption Saturday was the latest in … Tonga issues tsunami warning after undersea volcano erupts
London (TIP): The UK Opposition is leading the charge to pile pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday as a picture of a boozy culture at the heart of Downing Street emerges, with new reports of so-called “wine-time January 14” by staff during the Covid-19 lockdown. Opposition Labour Party Leader, Sir Keir Starmer, … ‘Partygate’ pressure builds on UK PM Boris Johnson’s leadership
Beijing (TIP): China said on January 14 it gained support on issues, including the treatment of Uighur Muslims, from a number of Persian Gulf states following talks between their foreign ministers at which they agreed to upgrade relations. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the ministers and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf … China touts support from Gulf for Uighur treatment
London (TIP): The UK’s secret service MI5 has warned members of Parliament that a female Chinese agent has been active in Parliament, it emerged in the House of Commons on January 13. Senior Conservative Party MP and outspoken China critic Iain Duncan Smith brought up the issue with reference to a letter sent to Commons … Female Chinese agent active in UK Parliament, MI5 warns
Ottawa (TIP): Canada will allow unvaccinated Canadian truckers to cross in from the United States, reversing a decision requiring all truckers to be inoculated against the coronavirus, Canada’s border agency said on January 12. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had faced pressure from the main opposition party and trucking lobby to drop the vaccine mandate … Canada drops vaccine mandate for its truckers after pressure from industry
NEW JERSEY (TIP): Indian American Republican politician Rik Mehta, who made an unsuccessful bid for US Senate against Democrat Cory Booker in 2020, now plans to challenge Democrat incumbent Frank Pallone in New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District. Mehta, 43, who then made history as the first Indian American candidate to win a statewide nomination for … Indian American Republican politician Rik Mehta to challenge Frank Pallone in New Jersey
BOSTON (TIP): eternalHealth, a Medicare Advantage health plan, founded and run by Indian American entrepreneur Pooja Ika, has raised another $10 million in Series A funding to build a sustainable business doing things the right way. This additional financing follows an initial $10 million in seed and pre-Series A investment by successful healthcare and tech … Indian American entrepreneur Pooja Ika’s eternalHealth raises $10 million
Parminder S Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP):Octopus Interactive, the largest national network of interactive video screens inside Uber and Lyft vehicles, co-founded and run by Indian American entrepreneur Cherian Thomas has been acquired by T-Mobile. This move marks the next step for Marketing Solutions, T-Mobile’s fast-growing advertising technology business, in expanding its advertising offerings for marketers, the … Indian American entrepreneur Cherian Thomas owned Octopus Interactive acquired by T‑Mobile
WASHINGTON (TIP): Fasten your seatbelts for a high-speed flight into the future at an “Aerospace symposium for Everyone”, being organized by the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) on Jan 15. To be keynoted by Dr. Michael Griffin, former Administrator of NASA and former Undersecretary of Defense, the symposium at 8 am PT/11 … American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) organizes “Aerospace symposium for Everyone” on Jan 15
Nirpal S Shergill LONDON (TIP): Princess Sophia Duleep Singh deserves more attention as a role model for young girls in Britain, says British Indian author Suifya Ahmed about her new children’s book on the granddaughter of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and goddaughter of Queen Victoria. ‘My Story: Princess Sophia Duleep Singh’, released this month, is intended … British Indian author reinvents Princess Sophia Duleep Singh as a role model for children
The story of defections has continued since the early 60s. Defections have become an integral part of politics. Essentially, they lure the defector with power while overlooking the political ideology, discipline and respect for constitutionalism. Though legislation was brought in 1985 to check this political menace, the 1985 Anti-Defection Law has failed in many ways … Defections- A Bane of Punjab Politics
SC should restrain political parties from using any lapse in PM’s security for poll propaganda An impartial inquiry into a politically contested incident is always welcome. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy was stranded on a flyover near Ferozepur in Punjab for about 20 minutes. Treating this as a serious security lapse, and … A welcome probe: On PM security breach and propaganda
Hate speeches have come under judicial scrutiny, with the Supreme Court agreeing to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an ‘independent, credible and impartial’ investigation by an SIT into the inflammatory remarks made by speakers at last month’s Dharma Sansad in Hardwar and an event in New Delhi. The petitioners have claimed that no … Hate speeches: Onus on Supreme Court, ECI to stem the rot
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Art lovers went ga ga over the paintings of Krish Sengupta who organized his first solo art exhibition in New York City. The inauguration of the exhibition on Thursday, January 13 at On The Fringe, aka 72 Warren at Tribeca attracted a number of painters, art lovers, friends, and above all, … Krish Sengupta’s solo art exhibition in New York City thrills art lovers
Special correspondent JAIPUR (TIP): The world’s biggest national tricolor, 225 long, 150 feet wide and weighs about 1000 km, was on Saturday be hoisted on the Jodhpur National Highway in the Jaisalmer Military area to mark the 75th year of Indian Independence. On the occasion of Army Day, on 15 January 22, the Southern Command … Army hoists world’s biggest national tricolor hoisted in Jaisalmer