NEW YORK (TIP): Top-ranked Serena Williams is seeded No. 1 as she seeks her third straight US Open title. The US Tennis Association followed this week’s WTA rankings in announcing the seedings Wednesday. French Open […]
PATIALA (TIP): Feeling “insulted” after his name was not added to this year’s list of Arjuna awardees, boxer Manoj Kumar on Wednesday said he would sue the Sports Ministry for the “injustice” meted out to […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A petition calling on President Barrack Obama to cancel the controversial Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States surpassed the 100, 000 mark which means the White House is […]
contined from vol 8 issue 31 If some middle course were wiser, if some other way were clear! Gathered chieftains hailed the mandate with applauses long and loud, As the peafowls hail the thunder of […]
CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 31 || 3 || The Lord makes the lives of His devotees fruitful; He Himself links them to the Guru’s service. Imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and intoxicated […]
The South Asian and American Women’s Alliance (SAAWA), a Long Island based organization, recently recognized a few ladies at their 2014 annual gala. One of the honorees who drew my attention, in particular, was Dr. […]
HARLEYSVILLE, PA (TIP): Hundreds of men, women and children burst into applause as dozens of 8 to 12 years old students, clad in colorful costumes, performed a dance number, ‘Taare Zameen Par’, and spoke humorous […]
Michael Jackson, the legendary pop singer who has been dead for five years, has released a new song, and premiered its video on Twitter. The Jackson Estate has released the video for ‘A Place With […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Secretary-General Ban Kimoon warned that the failure to hold a conference on establishing a nuclear-weapons-free-zone in the Middle East this year could jeopardize the success of next year’s review of the landmark […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Robin Williams was sober but suffering from the early stages of Parkinson’s disease as well as severe depression and anxiety at the time of his apparent suicide, the actor’s widow said in […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A white police officer shoots dead an unarmed black teenager in an American suburb. Accounts vary as to whether the black kid posed any serious threat to the officer. One thing is certain […]
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Prominent members of the Indian American community gathered, August 12, at the Indian Consulate to celebrate and exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr. Eid-Ul-Fitr is celebrated all over the […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations organized a Special Commemorative Event to highlight the sacrifices of Indian soldiers who lost their lives in the First World War. Ten other […]
NYC Growth Expected to Top National Rate in 2014, but Unemployment Remains Flat NEW YORK, NY (TIP): New York City’s economy grew more than three percent in the second quarter because of robust job growth […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In his first address to the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of India’s independence, August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke […]
BAGHDAD (TIP): Iraq’s embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has stepped down in the face of international and domestic pressure to give up his post to a rival politician. The move defuses a political deadlock that […]
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): It was a fine August day. No rains. Not very hot, though a little humid. It seemed to be an almost perfect setting for an outing for a parade. The 3rd India […]
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (TIP): Even as Pakistan celebrated 68th Independence Day, the political storm brewing in India’s neighboring country, threatens to engulf the Islamic nation in a civil war. Thousands of Pakistani opposition supporters on August […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Rahul Gandhi shied away from the debate on communal violence that he forced by leading a protest in Lok Sabha, defying enormous pressure from within that he speak on the party’s top […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has again made it clear that absence of a Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha would not impact its functioning. Asked whether the government would follow a similar formula […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 launched ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana’ to help the poor open bank accounts which will come with the facility of a debit card and an […]
Known and revered worldwide as Mahatma Gandhi, he advocated nonviolence (ahimsa) as the only path to victory. India as we know it today would not have been, but for the efforts of selfless and courageous […]
By Nitin Vora “At the stroke of midnight hour when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom…are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of […]
HONOLULU(TIP): Improving US cooperation with China is critical to maintaining stability and security in the Asia-Pacific as well as combating the effects climate change, US secretary of state John Kerry said. Wrapping up an eight-day, […]
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