Seattle (TIP): Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the U.S. space agency awards his company Blue Origin a contract to make a spacecraft designed to land astronauts back on the moon. NASA in April awarded rival billionaire entrepreneur … Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in exchange for moon mission contract
WhatsApp will finally add a long-awaited feature to the app with a new update. The instant messaging app will now let users add unwanted chats to the ‘Archived’ folder and the chats will now stay in the folder when new messages come in, instead of coming back to the top, out of the Archived folder. … WhatsApp will now keep chats archived even after receiving new messages
Washington (TIP): Astronomers have uncovered the first evidence of water vapour in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede by using new and archival datasets from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. According to the study published in the journal Nature Astronomy on Monday, the water vapour forms when ice from the moon’s surface turns from solid to … Hubble finds first evidence of water vapour on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
When people enter Teeth, a bar in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood, the bouncer gives them options. They can order food and drinks at the bar, he says, or they can order via a QR code. Each table at Teeth has a card emblazoned with the code, a pixelated black-and-white square. Customers simply scan it with … QR Codes are here to stay. So is the tracking they allow
Seoul (TIP): A mixed vaccination of first AstraZeneca and then a Pfizer COVID-19 shot boosted neutralising antibody levels by six times compared with two AstraZeneca doses, a study from South Korea showed. The study involved 499 medical workers — 100 receiving mixed doses, 200 taking two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech shot and the remainder getting … Mixed AstraZeneca-Pfizer shot boosts Covid antibody level, says study
Ambassador Jaiswal, film star Kajal Aggarwal and Dr Jay Sarkar are Grand Marshalls. GARDEN CITY, NY: The 10th India Day Parade of Long Island to be held in Hicksville, NY on Sunday, August 8, 2021 to celebrate India’s 75th Independence Day has generated great enthusiasm among the Indian community, said officials of IDP USA, organizer … Great enthusiasm in community for 10th India Day Parade in Hicksville on Aug 8
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The film industry is taking baby steps towards resuming normalcy in the face of the pandemic, but actor Huma S Qureshi warms people against throwing caution to the wind. The actor, who herself has been out and about for her shooting commitments, says while staying at home for prolonged period is not an option, being … Huma Qureshi: It has been a difficult two years
Actor Richa Chadha is thrilled to star in filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia’s upcoming series Six Suspects and says the murder mystery features her in a complex character of an upright investigating officer trying to make her way in the male dominated system. Co-starring Pratik Gandhi, Six Suspects will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar. The series is an … Richa to play investigating officer in Six Suspects
Actress and environmentalist Bhumi Pednekar on World Nature Conservation Day on Wednesday, shared that she has tried to use social media as a tool to reach out to as many people as she can and find new ways to reach out to the youth to spread awareness about conservation. Bhumi said: “With all the focus … Bhumi: Tried to use social media to spread awareness about climate conservation
Actor Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to share a video of himself taking his Jungle Cruise co-star Emily Blunt on a Jungle Cruise ride before the premiere of their film. The video begins with Dwayne taking Emily on her first Jungle Cruise ride. The two engage with their skipper and try to understand her ‘jokes’, … Dwayne Johnson takes Emily Blunt on her first Jungle Cruise ride
Actor Matt Damon is happy for his friend, actor Ben Affleck’s reunion with actor and singer Jennifer Lopez. Since April this year, it has been speculated that Ben and Jennifer have got back together. Matt spoke to Extra, while promoting his new film Stillwater. When asked about Ben’s reunion with former fiancee Jennifer, Matt said: … Matt Damon endorses Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez reunion
Hollywood actress Judy Greer will play the female lead in an independent feature film, ‘LA Bound’, claim reports. The film is based on a small-town high school football star and how he ruins his college scholarship to shift base to Los Angeles to become an actor, and pay tribute to his late sister’s passion for … Judy Greer to headline indie film ‘LA Bound’
Rajkot (TIP): Dholavira, the Harappan-era archaeological site located in Kutch district of Gujarat, was on Tuesday inscribed on the UNESCO list of world heritage sites, making it the first site of Indus Valley Civilisation in India to be included on the coveted list. The decision taken at the 44th session of the UNESCO World Heritage … Harappan city of Dholavira in Kutch among UNESCO’s world heritage sites
New Delhi (TIP): The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday, July 28, dismissed a petition filed by the Kerala Government seeking a direction to withdraw cases against prominent Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders for alleged vandalism in the Kerala State Assembly in 2015 when the current ruling party in the state was in opposition … SC says no immunity to protect legislators from criminal law
New Delhi (TIP): It will be Modi vs the rest of India in 2024 and the opposition will create history, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday, July 28, setting the tone for opposition unity in the Lok Sabha elections. “Poore desh me khela hoga. When general elections happen, it will be Modi vs … ‘Poore desh me khela hoga, it will be Modi vs country in 2024’ – Mamata says in Delhi
Following the drone attack at the Jammu air base, security agencies have picked up several fake calls to the forces made by Pakistani spy agency ISI. Intelligence sources have said security agencies have issued an alert over an increasing number of fake calls being made to the Indian security forces from Pakistan. Pakistan’s ISI has … Pak agencies making fake calls to Indian security forces, alert issued
New Delhi (TIP): A neutral central force will be deployed along the disturbed Assam-Mizoram border where five policemen and a civilian were killed following a clash recently, officials said on July 28. The decision was taken after a two-hour-long meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and attended by Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah … Border row Assam, Mizoram agree on deployment of neutral force
New Delhi (TIP): India recorded 43,509 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, which pushed the nationwide tally to 31,528,114 while the death toll climbed to 4,22,662 with 640 daily fatalities, according to Union health ministry update on Thursday, July 28. The active cases declined to 4,03,840 in the said … India records 43,509 new Covid-19 cases, active cases cross 4 lakh-mark
Seoul (TIP): South and North Korea have restored hotlines that Pyongyang severed a year ago when ties deteriorated sharply, with renewed efforts by the two countries’ leaders to rebuild relations, the South’s presidential Blue House said on July 27. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have exchanged multiple letters … South, North Korea have restored hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties
Beijing/Tianjin (TIP): A Taliban delegation, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, on July 28 made a surprise visit to China and held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during which the Taliban leader termed Beijing as a “trustworthy friend” and assured that the group would not permit “anyone to use” Afghanistan’s territory. This is … Won’t let terrorists operate from Afghanistan, Taliban leader assures Chinese FM
Jerusalem (TIP): French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on reports that Morocco’s security forces may have used the Pegasus spyware to snoop on his cellphones, according to a media report. A global media consortium last week reported that 50,000 cellphone numbers were being spied on using the Pegasus malware, … Macron dials Israeli PM over snooping charges
Geneva (TIP): At least 57 people drowned on July 26 after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where more than 1,100 have perished this year, the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. Bodies have not been recovered from the shipwreck, but survivors included migrants from … 57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast
Berlin (TIP): Rescue teams in Germany continued searching for missing workers on July 28 at an industrial park for chemical companies where an explosion killed at least two people and injured 31 others, German news agency dpa reported. The Tuesday explosion at the waste management facility of the Chempark site in western Germany produced a … Search for missing people continues at German explosion site
DUBAI (TIP): Iran’s supreme leader on July 28 declared Tehran would not accept Washington’s “stubborn” demands in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal and said the United States had failed to guarantee that it would never abandon the pact again. “The Americans acted completely cowardly and maliciously,” state TV quoted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as … Iran blames US for pause in nuclear talks
MOSCOW/TOKYO (TIP): Russia rejected what it said was a hostile Japanese diplomatic protest following a visit to a disputed island chain on July 26 by the Russian Prime Minister, saying he could go wherever on Russian territory he wanted. A top Japanese government spokesman said earlier on Monday that Tokyo was lodging an official diplomatic … Russia protests Japan’s ‘hostility’ over island visit, summons envoy
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WASHINGTON (TIP): The office of Governor Lamont announced on 26 July the nomination of Manisha Juthani as Connecticut’s Public Health Commissioner. Dr. Juthani, an Indian American, is an associate professor at the Yale University School of Medicine. She will succeed Dr. Deidre Gifford to lead the Public Health Department, as he is being promoted to … Indian American Physician Manisha Juthani Nominated to Lead Connecticut’s Dept. of Public Health
CHICAGO (TIP): “As we prepare to celebrate the 75thIndependence Day of India, the nation which has made us to be what we are today, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI,) the largest ethnic organization in the United States, representing nearly 100,000 physicians and Fellows of Indian origin in the United States, is excited … Celebrating India’s 75th Independence Day, AAPI Plans Blood Donation and Bone Marrow Drive Camps in 75 Cities In US
QUEENS, NY (TIP): Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced July 28 that Naved Durrni, 30, has been charged withassault as a hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon and other charges for three separate attacks on people hebelieved to be Muslim. The defendant allegedly pursued, struck and yelled anti-Muslim sentiments at the victimshe encountered on … QUEENS MAN FACES HATE CRIMES CHARGES FOR RANDOM ATTACKS ON MUSLIMS IN QUEENS