India
Year: 2012
Europe
Europe
Chavez reelected Venezuelan president
CARACAS (TIP: Incumbent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won Sunday’s presidential election with 54.42 percent of the vote, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles has accepted defeat and congratulated the socialist president. Speaking to supporters at his […]
Europe
Protect Afghan girls from child marriage: UN
KABUL (TIP): UN agencies in Afghanistan on Thursday called for protecting Afghan girls against child marriage, even as the tradition remains rampant in the country. More than 46 percent of Afghan women are married before […]
United States
‘Pyar Mein Kyun’ Premieres with Star-Studded Red Carpet
NEW YORK CITY: It was a celebrity-packed night as the stars came out for the red carpet gala premiere of Pyar Mein Kyun, a full-length Bollywood feature film made entirely in the United States. The […]
Europe
World’s ‘oldest person’ dies at 132
LONDON (TIP): A Georgian woman who claimed to be 132-years-old – making her the world’s oldest human being ever – has died, The Independent reported. Antisa Khvichava claimed to have been born July 8, 1880, […]
Europe
Europe
Walmart workers threaten to go on nationwide strike
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hundreds of Walmart workers rallied across dozen cities in the US, protesting against low wages and alleged unjust labour practices and have threatened to go on a nationwide strike on November 23, the […]
United States
Europe
Europe
Duke University Nobel Prize winner blazing trail to new medicines
DURHAM (TIP): A scientist who has spent his career at Duke University, Robert Lefkowitz, will share the 2012 Nobel Prize for chemistry with a Stanford University researcher he trained in the 1980s. Lefkowitz, 69, and […]
United States
4 Queens youths die in car crash
NEW YORK (TIP): Peter Kanhai, 18, Christopher Khan, 18, Darian Ramnarine, 18 and Neal Rajapa, 17, all of Queens, died in an accident on the Southern State Parkway Tuesday, October 9. While Peter Kanhai, Christopher […]
Europe
Chinese novelist Mo Yan wins Literature Nobel
BEIJING (TIP):Writer Mo Yan, whose complex world of fiction often reminds readers of William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, pipped bookmaker’s favourite Japanese Haruki Murakami to become the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel […]
United States
United States
UN Women condemns attack on girl in Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK (TIP): UN Women expressed indignation and condemned the cowardly attack on Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old girl in Pakistan who was targeted for speaking out on the rights of girls to education […]
Entertainment
Entertainment
Priyanka Chopra I Don’t Just want to be a Heroine
While Priyanka Chopra’s flying high post the success of Barfi!, she asserts that her de-glam avatar in the film hasn’t alienated her fan base. The actor says, “Not wearing makeup doesn’t make one any less […]
India
Boost for Modi as Britain ends no-contact policy with Gujarat
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a boost to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi‘s profile ahead of the assembly elections, Britain has ended its official nocontact policy with the state after the 2002 riots and will be […]
Entertainment
MALAIKA BEHIND THE SCENE IN ‘DABANGG 2’
Model-turned-actress Malaika Arora Khan’s item number Munni in Dabangg was a chartbuster, but for the actioncomedy’s sequel, she is focusing more on behind the scenes activities. “I am not actively involved on the sets of […]
Entertainment
Gwyneth Paltrow to produce Musical Band
Gwyneth Paltrow is in talks to produce a musical based on the all-girl supergroup The Go-Go’s, according to reports. Working with several prospective co-producers, including Donovan Leitch and Rick Ferrari, Paltrow would base the musical […]
Other News
Entertainment
Kardashian wants next wedding on island
If reality star Kim Kardashian and her current beau ever exchange wedding vows, she would like to have the ceremony on an island. The twice-wed 31-year-old, who is still legally married to basketball player Kris […]
India
Allegations against Vadra land in court
NEW DELHI (TIP): Allegations of wrongdoing in land deals by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and his “mango people” comment have found their way into the court with two PILs filed even as […]
Entertainment
Emily Blunt in Race For ‘Avengers’ Sequel
Actress Emily Blunt is tipped to star in ” The Avengers” sequel. The 29-year-old is vying for the role of Ms Marvel in the highly anticipated sequel. She is in competition with fellow British actress […]
Featured
Amitabh Bachchan turns 70
MUMBAI (TIP): It was dance, music and masti galore at Amitabh Bachchan’s 70th birthday bash, says Shah Rukh Khan who shook a leg with the “birthday boy”. Vishal Dadlani called it a “stellar party” and […]