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17 July, 2021

Call off kanwar yatra, or we will, SC tells UP

New Delhi (TIP): The Supreme Court on Friday, July 16,  observed that “the Uttar Pradesh government cannot go ahead with…

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17 July, 2021

Amarinder writes to Sonia, expresses reservation over Sidhu as Punjab Congress chief

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is learnt to have written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, expressing reservation over Navjot Singh…

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17 July, 2021

Sedition law colonial, concerned over misuse: SC

New Delhi (TIP): Expressing concern over the “misuse” of the sedition law and “no accountability of executive agencies”, the Supreme…

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17 July, 2021

Devotees can have ‘darshan’ of Ramlala in Ayodhya temple by 2023-end

New Delhi (TIP) : Toward 2023-end, devotees will be able to have “darshan” of Ramlala in the Ayodhya Ram temple.…

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17 July, 2021

India eases drone norms in boost for future tech

New Delhi (TIP): The Union civil aviation ministry on Thursday, July 15,  released the draft of the national drone policy,…

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17 July, 2021

‘Early stages’ of Covid-19 third wave, amid Delta surge: WHO

The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic is now in the "early stages" of the third wave, warned World Health Organization (WHO)…

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17 July, 2021

UK passes COVID-19 jabs milestone but masks confusion mounts

London (TIP): Two-thirds of UK adults have now been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the government said Wednesday, July 15,…

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17 July, 2021

US Senate confirms Indian-American Seema Nanda as solicitor for labor dept

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Senate has confirmed Indian-American civil rights lawyer Seema Nanda as the solicitor for the Department of…

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17 July, 2021

Sirisha Bandla isthe third Indian-Origin Woman to fly into Space

HOUSTON (TIP): Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on Sunday, July 11, became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into space when she…

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17 July, 2021

Indian American Surgeon Atul Gawande nominated to Senior Job at USAID

WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, July 13 nominated writer, surgeon and public health expert Atul Gawande to…

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17 July, 2021

Indian American Samir Banerjee lifts Wimbledon boys’ singles title

LONDON (TIP): Indian American tennis player Samir Banerjee on Sunday, July 11, lifted the Wimbledon boys’ singles title with a…

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17 July, 2021

Indian American health policy expert Meena Seshamani appointed Director of the US Centre of Medicare

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American health policy expert Dr Meena Seshamani, who served on the leadership of the Biden-Harris transition Health…

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10 July, 2021

Covaxin to get WHO nod soon? Chief scientist says trial data ‘looks good’

New Delhi (TIP): In what potentially comes as a piece of good news for Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech, the…

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9 July, 2021

Magisterial inquiry to be conducted into death of Father Stan Swamy

Mumbai (TIP): A magisterial inquiry will be conducted into the death of Father Stan Swamy, who passed away at the…

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9 July, 2021

Govt clears Rs 23K-cr Covid package to boost health infra

New Delhi (TIP): The revamped Union Cabinet, in its first meeting on Thursday, July 8, approved Rs 23,123 crore Covid-19…

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9 July, 2021

French court lets Britain’s Cairn Energy seize 20 Indian assets in Paris

A French court has reportedly allowed Britain’s Cairn Energy to seize 20 Indian Government properties in Paris to recover an…

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9 July, 2021

Cabinet reshuffle: Political reboot in Modi 2.0 delivered

The much-awaited Union Cabinet expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term has finally taken place. In one of the…

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9 July, 2021

UK sees biggest surge in Covid cases since January

Britain reported the highest daily number of new Covid cases since January 29 on Tuesday, and the greatest number of…

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9 July, 2021

Indian Origin Sikhs in Singapore thrilled as Singapore PM wears turban, greets audience with ‘Sat Sri Akal’ while inaugurating gurdwara

SINGAPORE(TIP): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wore a turban and greeted an audiencewith ‘Sat Sri Akaal' while inaugurating a…

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9 July, 2021

Indian workers to be brought in Singapore on ‘small scale’ and in a ‘calibrated manner’

Since the coronavirus outbreak, the CMP sectors have been severely affected by restrictions on the inflow of migrant workers SINGAPORE…

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9 July, 2021

Indian man wins top prize in govt-initiated competition for migrant workers

He performed a sequence of Silambam - a traditional martial art form practiced in India since the 4th century BC…

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9 July, 2021

Indian American Diaspora Saddened at death in detention of Stan Swamy

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American diaspora on Tuesday, July 6, expressed grief over the death of Father Stan Swamy and described…

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9 July, 2021

Indian American Neha Parikh appointed new CEO of crowd-sourced navigation app Waze

HOUSTON(TIP):Neha Parikh, the Indian American former president of the travel website Hotwire, has been appointed as the new CEO of…

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9 July, 2021

India’s PM Narendra Modi in a major reshuffle drops 12 senior ministers and inducts a younger team

I.S. Saluja NEW DELHI (TIP): In a balancing act and to refurbish the image of the government, Prime Minister of…

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9 July, 2021

Rajasthan High Court cancels Adani group’s land allotted for solar park near Pokhran

By Dr Yash Goyal JAIPUR (TIP): In a serious setback to the ambitious solar energy planning of the state government,…

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4 July, 2021

Govt rushes teams to six states with 36% Covid cases

New Delhi (TIP): The Indian government has rushed expert teams to six states showing an increase in Covid-19 cases of…

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4 July, 2021

Bank fraud: ED attaches assets of Ahmed Patel’s son-in-law, Dino Morea

New Delhi (TIP): The Enforcement Directorate on Friday, June 2, said it has attached assets of late Congress leader Ahmed…

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4 July, 2021

Rafale deal: French judge to probe corruption allegations in sale to India

New Delhi (TIP): A French judge has been appointed to lead a judicial probe into the alleged "corruption and favouritism"…

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3 July, 2021

Turf war over theatre commands escalates, IAF chief rejects CDS Rawat’s ‘supporting role’ view

New Delhi (TIP): The bitter turf within the armed forces over the four proposed theatre commands escalated further with the…

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3 July, 2021

Bharat Biotech says completed final analysis for Covaxin, claims 77.8% efficacy

New Delhi (TIP): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Friday, July 2, said that it has completed the final Phase-3 analysis for…

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