WASHINGTON(TIP): The United States said Monday, July 26 it would maintain restrictions on international travel into the country, sidestepping European pressure, pointing to a surge of cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant at home and abroad. “We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. “The more … U.S. maintains entry restrictions due to rising Delta cases
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US Capitol Police officer who was the target of racist slurs during the January 6 insurrection rebuked questions about his credibility from conservative critics Wednesday, July 28 evening, stating, “I can’t put a Band-Aid on my emotions.” Harry Dunn — one of the four officers who testified Tuesday, July 27, before the … Officer at Capitol riot responds to questions of credibility: ‘I can’t put a Band-Aid on my emotions’
WASHINGTON(TIP): The Internal Revenue Service reported July 28 that another 1.5 million taxpayers will receive refunds averaging more than $1,600 as it continues to adjust unemployment compensation from previously filed income tax returns. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which became law in March, excluded up to $10,200 in 2020 unemployment compensation from taxable … IRS continues unemployment compensation adjustments, prepares another 1.5 million refunds
WASHINGTON (TIP): American Telugu Association, a burgeoning Telugu association catering to the needs of Telugu People across North America announced on Saturday, July 24th that it is ready to conduct its first ever national Conference in Washington DC Area. In an event held on July 24th Saturday at Crowne Plaza hotel in Herndon, VA with … American Telugu Association’sJuly 2022 DC Conference Grand Kickoff anEnormous Success
The chamber voted to move forward Wednesday night after negotiators came to an agreement on key issues. WASHINGTON (TIP): After weeks of negotiations, the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure deal finally moved forward on Wednesday, July 28 night, handing a group of centrists and President Joe Biden a major win. Though the legislation is still unfinished and … Bipartisan infrastructure deal moves past first Senate vote
NEW DELHI (TIP): A united opposition on Thursday, July 29, will target the government in Parliament on the issue of the Pegasus snooping row. The opposition MPs have moved notices for adjournment motions in both the Houses. In the Lok Sabha, Congress MP’s Manickam Tagore and Manish Tewari have already moved notice for adjournment motion. … Pegasus snooping row: United opposition to confront government in Parliament
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a body of farmer unions leading protests around the national capital for the last eight months, on Monday, July 26 announced it would hold a “big panchayat” in Muzaffarnagar on September 5. Rakesh Tikait, spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, made the announcement in Lucknow as part of … Kisan morcha to hold ‘big panchayat’ in Muzaffarnagar on September 5
“Shared values – freedom and equality – are key and none of us have done enough,” Blinken said NEW DELHI (TIP): Two of the world’s biggest democracies should do more to strengthen democratic institutions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today during his India visit. “Shared values – freedom and equality – are key … “Both of our democracies are works in progress”:US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
PM Narendra Modi congratulates new CM, applauds contribution of B.S. Yediyurappa BENGALURU (TIP): Basavaraj Bommai was, on July 28, sworn in by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot as the 30th chief minister of Karnataka, in the presence of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP Karnataka in-charge … Basavaraj Bommai sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka
Govt ought to leash agencies, reassure journalist fraternity Every action has a message, particularly when the actor is the Government of India. About 100 sleuths from the Income Tax Department swooped on the offices of India’s biggest Hindi newspaper, Dainik Bhaskar, in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in a series of searches … Raids on media houses
Yediyurappa makes way for new leader The replacement of BS Yediyurappa as the chief minister of Karnataka could well set the template for the BJP to tackle dissidence in the party. The demand for generational change was evident with the four-time CM facing resistance from the younger leaders in the state BJP and yet again … Change in Karnataka
By Dr. A. Adityanjee “Geopolitics abhors vacuum and that will be true of Afghanistan despite its hostile reputation and tough terrain. The US and the NATO countries have no direct interest in Afghanistan at this juncture having tasted defeat. However, others do. And that includes neighboring countries like Pakistan and China. Pakistan has always lusted … US Flight from Afghanistanand the Opportunity for the PRIC
“The farmers are a force that can shape an alternative path to India’s development. Again, it is not that farmers believe in alternatives more than anyone else. It is just that their livelihood concerns and collective interest push them towards equity and ecological sustainability. The present movement underlines the farmers’ quest for equity, their demand … This agitation is not just about farmers now
In ‘New India’, every dissenting voice is seen as a conspiracy against the nation “Let us reflect on the tyranny of power, and the trivialization of fundamental democratic principles. Dialogue is replaced by the monologue of the supreme leader; majoritarianism is equated with the ultimate virtue; every dissenting voice is seen as a conspiracy against … The end of a dream
Philippines wins its first ever Olympic gold Flora Duffy wins first ever Olympic gold for Bermuda Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka knocked out Japan wins baseball gold as USA and Canada get silver and bronze Belgium and Australian men maintain clean record in men’s hockey Mirabai Chanu wins first silver medal in weightlifting for India … Tokyo 2020: USA faces initial challenges from Japan, China in medals hunt
Washington (TIP): A US-based alumni group of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has donated a whopping $50 million to its alma mater. The IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation (IITBHF), a US based non-profit charity organization established to support students, alumni, faculty, and research at IIT Bombay, said this during a virtual event attended by hundreds … US-Based Non-Profit IIT Bombay Alumni Organization Donates $50 Million to its Alma Mater
LONDON (TIP): Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors long listed for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel ‘China Room’, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers. The 2021 long list or “The Booker Dozen” of 13 novels was unveiled on Tuesday after judges … Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota among 13 contenders for fiction’s Booker Prize
OHIO (TIP): Ohio-based IT analyst Sumit Kumar made an urgent phone call this week to his hometown in Haryana, India, to ask his parents to postpone booking their tickets to the US via Cancun. Kumar says he took the decision after the US State Department in its new travel advisory changed the travel health notice … Indians in America hopeful US may lift India travel ban soon
TOKYO (TIP): Indian American Nikhil Kumar, participating in his first Olympics, won two rounds to advance to the final 48 in the Men’s Singles table tennis event before Swedish pro Anton Kaellberg knocked him out. Kumar, an eighteen-year-old from San Jose, California, did not have an answer for Kaellberg, who won the Second Round best-of-seven … Indian American Nikhil Kumar knocked out of Olympic TT Men’s Singles Game
A scenic place in the Western Ghat of the versatile state Karnataka – Chikmagalur. The coffee land of Karnataka is a gorgeous hill station is a place that must feature on every tourists and travellers bucket list, thanks to the lush greenery all around, magnanimous views of the adjacent peaks and add to it the … Chikmagalur: The Coffee Land of Karnataka
New Delhi (TIP): At $608.99 billion as on June 25, India has emerged as the fifth largest foreign exchange reserves holder in the world after China, Japan, Switzerland and Russia, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. India’s foreign exchange reserves position is … At $608.99 billion, India’s forex 5th highest in world
The International Monetary Fund’s No. 2 official on Tuesday, July 20, called on countries to pivot from saving their economies from collapse to reviving growth-oriented policy reforms to boost their recovery prospects and make them more sustainable. IMF First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto said in a blog posting on the IMF website that the … IMF urges countries to shift from economic rescue to reforms
2021 will probably go down in history as the year when Bitcoin started to enter the mainstream financial world with an increasing number of global financial institutions, large technology enterprises, and even a nation adopting the crypto king. While Bitcoin will sooner or later come out of the current price correction phase, the majority in … Crypto king to ‘overtake global finance’ by 2050
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has downgraded India’s economic growth forecast for the current financial year to 10% on Tuesday, from 11% projected earlier this year, mainly on account of the adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic. India’s GDP growth recovered to 1.6% in the last quarter of fiscal year ended March 2021, narrowing contraction in … ADB slashes India’s FY22 growth forecast to 10%
The capital markets regulator and the anti-smuggling investigator, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), are probing some Adani Group companies, the finance ministry told lawmakers in Parliament. Adani Group said it had made full disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on request for information and that the DRI matter was sub judice. … Adani firms under Sebi’s lens: Fin Min
Van Horn (TIP): Jeff Bezos blasted into space on Tuesday, July 20, on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old … Billionaire Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket
YouTube has launched a new way for video creators to earn money from fans through a feature called Super Thanks, as the Alphabet Inc streaming service looks to attract more content makers. The feature, a fourth way for YouTubers to earn money from their viewers, comes as competing platforms like short-form video app TikTok and … YouTube adds money-making feature to attract creators
Pegasus spyware is once again at the center of a major controversy after a two-year hiatus. Global reports have shown that NSO Group’s software was used to spy on about 50,000 people including political leaders, businessmen, journalists, and activists from across the world. The malware exploits zero-day vulnerability in the device’s operating system to spy … Pegasus: How to find out if your phone was infected with spyware
The Biden administration has blamed China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. The administration and allied nations also disclosed a broad range of other cyberthreats from Beijing, including ransomware attacks from government-affiliated hackers that have targeted companies with demands … Microsoft Exchange email hack was caused by China, says US
Colombo (TIP): Chasing 276, India were down and out at 193 for seven before Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (19 not out off 28) forged an unbeaten 84-run stand to seal a memorable win for the visitors who extended their record of not losing an ODI on Sri Lankasoil since 2012. A struggling Sri Lankan … Deepak Chahar scripts India’s series-sealing win over Sri Lanka