India
Year: 2013
India
RITUPARNO GHOSH, TRAILBLAZER OF NEW WAVE BENGALI CINEMA, DIES
KOLKATA (TIP): Noted filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh died of cardiac arrest at his south Kolkata residence on May 30. He was 49. Winner of 12 national and some international awards, Ghosh was suffering from pancreatitis and […]
India
BJP to decide PM candidate ‘soon’: Rajnath
NEW DELHI (TIP): There is “no question mark” on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi‘s popularity and the party will “soon” decide its prime ministerial candidate, BJP president Rajnath Singh has said. “The decision on the […]
India
COALGATE: CBI SEEKS PERMISSION TO QUIZ BUREAUCRATS
RANCHI (TIP): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought Jharkhand governor’s permission to probe the role of some bureaucrats, including former chief secretary AK Basu, for their alleged role in irregularities in allotment of […]
India
DOGS, TREES AND CHAIRS HAVE AADHAAR CARDS
BANGALORE (TIP): In hilarious slip-ups in the Aadhaar card enrolment process, some cards have ended up with pictures of an empty chair, a tree or a dog instead of the actual applicants. Asked about the […]
United States
FBI: RICIN LETTER TO BARACK OBAMA SENT FROM WASHINGTON
SEATTLE (TIP): A suspicious letter containing the deadly poison ricin was mailed to President Barack Obama from Spokane, Washington, on the same day similar ricin-tainted letters were mailed to a federal judge and a post […]
United States
15 Indian-American students qualify for Spelling Bee semis
WASHINGTON (TIP): 42 have made it to the national Spelling Bee semifinals. Of them 15 are Indian-American students. Six of them are girls. The Indian American students account for almost one-third of the total 42 […]
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Europe
Europe
Chinese baby rescued from sewer released to family
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese newborn who was rescued from a sewer pipe has been released to his family and his mother is unlikely to face criminal charges because authorities concluded he fell into the toilet […]
Europe
Europe
SYRIA’S ASSAD ‘CONFIDENT OF VICTORY IN CIVIL WAR’
BEIRUT (TIP): Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast on May 30 that he is “confident in victory” in his country’s civil war, and he warned that Damascus would retaliate for any future […]
Europe
SYDNEY TO HOST REGIONAL PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS
NEW DELHI/MELBOURNE (TIP): The seventh regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in Sydney from November 10 to 12 with an aim to woo overseas investors and deepen two-way engagement with the Indians living there. […]
Europe
Obama terms Srikanth Srinivasan as a ‘Favorite’ person
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama has described Indian-origin Srikanth Srinivasan, who created history by becoming a top federal judge, as one of his “favourite” persons. “One of my favourite people right now [is], Sri […]
United States
PROMINENT LEGAL LUMINARIES OF INDIAN ORIGIN IN THE US
WASHINGTON (TIP): Recently, Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan scripted history after he was confirmed as the first South Asian judge to America’s second highest court. But Srinivasan is not the only famous person of Indian origin who […]
United States
Young Indian-American girl appointed to United States Military Academy at West Point
NEW YORK (TIP): It has been a long road from the small village in India where her parents were born, and her life began, but immigrating to the United States of America, becoming a naturalized […]
United States
‘HOT YOGA’ Guru Accused of Rape in Two New Lawsuits
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Millionaire yoga guru Bikram Choudhury has been charged with raping two female students attending his teacher training courses, in two separate lawsuits filed May 6 and 7 in Los Angeles, Calif., Superior […]
United States
Indian-American to head GMAT parent firm
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Graduate Management Admission Council, which owns the prestigious GMAT exam for admissions to B-schools across the world, has announced the appointment of Sangeet Chowfla as its new president and CEO. Chowfla, who […]
United States
U.S. to Send More American Students to India Each Year
WASHINGTON, D.C (TIP): The United States is looking to triple the number of Americans going to India for higher studies in the next five years. “That is still far from our goal of 15,000 in […]
United States
RAJASTHAN MINISTER INAUGURATES RAJASTHAN CHAPTER OF INOC (I)
NEW YORK (TIP): Rajasthan government Minister for Urban Development and Housing Shanti Dhariwal inaugurated on May 25 Rajasthan chapter of Indian National Overseas Congress (I) at Mint Restaurant in Long Island, New York. Inaugurating the […]
Business & Economics
Featured
NAXAL VIOLENCE: CHHATTISGARH MASSACRE AND THE SYSTEMIC ROT
Unfortunately, in this fight between the state and the Naxals, the local tribal’s welfare is neglected. They are becoming collateral damage to this protracted insurgency which is showing no signs of depleting. Unless the government […]
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Time to act tough with Naxals
Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh may not be wrong when he says, “You can’t have a dialogue with people who don’t want to have a dialogue. Maoists are not here for tribal welfare.” His […]