NEW YORK (TIP): The 2013 Annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) announced an exclusive kick-off screening of MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN followed by a special Q&A on April 10, 2013. In attendance will be the film’s […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Indian-born, New York-based designer Naeem Khan said he is looking to open a store in Mumbai and to work with Bollywood celebrities. The designer, who launched his eponymous brand Naeem Khan in 2003 […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): A high-level 24- member business delegation from the United States led by three members of the House of Representatives called on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar today and discussed various issues […]
ON BOARD PM’S SPECIAL AIRCRAFT (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 28 refrained from spelling out whether he will serve a fresh term if the Congress leadership nominates him for the top job for […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): New Delhi is set to reject a global arms trade treaty (ATT) since the agreement is heavily loaded against weapons-importing countries like India, and let exporting nations like the US and China […]
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Former South African President Nelson Mandela is “responding positively” to treatment for a recurring lung infection after being admitted to hospital on Wednesday night, the government said on Thursday. “He remains under treatment […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption of a U.N. treaty that for the first time would regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade. An agreement required agreement by all 193 U.N. member […]
Recent Court Order on Discovery Narrows Window for Settlement NEW YORK, N.Y. (TIP): Comptroller John C. Liu is urging the Mayor to instruct the New York City Law Department to negotiate promptly an appropriate settlement […]
Premium Processing for Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions to Begin April 15, 2013 WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced March 15 that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) […]
Revisions include new user-friendly instructions for completing Form I-9 WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 for use. All employers are required to complete a […]
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama, March 22, nominated Indian-American Renee Ramaswamy, a Bharatanatayam exponent, to the prestigious National Council of the Arts for a five year term. Ramaswamy founded the Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The anxious family of 22-year-old Indian-American student Sunil Tripathi, who went missing on March 16, has issued a passionate plea for him to return home. “Sunil please come home, we all love you, […]
Colourful cityscape The silky sand dunes of the Thar Desert dotted with camels basking in the sun, towering forts and palaces glistening in red sandstone and the narrow lanes leading to shops that open into […]
Kangna Ranaut was to get inked again (after Tanu weds Manu) on her cleavage for her next film Queen, directed by Vikas Bahl. However this time the actress refused. In TWM, Kangna, in a scene, […]
Cast: Jackky Bhagnani, Amitosh Nagpal, Vijay Verma, Priya Anand, Rajpal Yadav Direction: Priyadarshan Genre: Drama Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes STORY: Three friends who believe in undying friendship risk their life and dreams, so that […]
Vidya Balan plays a loud, robust Punjabi housewife with a bizarre sense of fashion in Raj Kumar Gupta’s quirky comedy Ghanchakkar. Vidya says, “I had great fun playing Nitu Bhatia. She’s the hatti-katti Punjabi housewife […]
After No one Killed Jessica Rani Mukherji plays a journalist again. This time it is for her favourite director Karan Johar with whom she has delivered several hits. Rani will be seen playing a journalist […]
KOCHI (TIP): Muslim women are not allowed to travel alone for the Haj pilgrimage to avoid risking their safety, the state government has informed the Kerala high court. The government clarified its stance on a […]
Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, one of the leading sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, is selling some of her diamond jewelry to raise money for stem cell research, saying now is the time to […]
Actress Emma Watson’s wax statue is the latest to join other celebrities’ statues at the Madame Tussauds’ museum here. The 22-year-old rose to fame after playing witch in the “Harry Potter” series. Her statue is […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations celebrated Holi at the permanent mission here on Wednesday, March 27, in style and with great enthusiasm. Colors and flower petals expressed the […]
DURBAN (TIP): Five giants of the developing world have in principle agreed to create a development bank to provide initial funding for infrastructure projects worth $4.5tn (£3tn), in a potentially historic challenge to westerndominated financial […]
KARACHI (TIP): A shoe was thrown at former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as he headed to court to face legal charges after returning from self-imposed exile. Local TV channels showed video of the shoe being […]
DURBAN (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 27 met Chinese President Xi Jinping during the summit of the BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – in Durban, South Africa. This […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The war of words between Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav sharpened on March 28 with Congress asking the Uttar Pradesh stalwart to decide which side of the secularcommunal […]
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