Indian-American writer Akhil Sharma has won the second annual Folio prize for fiction for a novel which charts an emigrant family’s heart-wrenching search for the “American dream”, said a media report. Sharma said after winning […]
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American journalist suffered a heart attack inside the White House, but a prompt response by US Secret Service personnel saved his life. Manku Singh, the only Sikh journalist accredited to the White House, […]
Dr. Kiran Bedi, in an exclusive interview with The Indian Panorama editor Prof. Indrajit S Saluja, speaks about her social and charitable work and her vision of future of India. She wants parents, principals, police, […]
Since it opened earlier this year, Terminal 2 at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has been getting a lot of love-it was chosen by travelers as their second most Favorite International Airport in the world. Now, […]
Air India was a part of J.R.D”s vision for India. Being India’s first true business scion, Tata was a director at Tata Sons Limited; one of Asia’s largest industrial companies. In July of 1932, he created […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has firmed up a list of PSUs for divestment of minority stakes in the fiscal beginning next month, starting with BHEL, as it gears up to raise Rs 41,000 crore […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): Another surge in US stockpiles pushed oil prices lower again on Thursday, giving up some of the big gains in New York that came after the Federal Reserve cooled the chances of an […]
ABU DHABI (TIP): The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) National Council for Tourism and Antiquities has launched a road show in India to promote tourism from India and to provide them with special offers tailored to […]
KANNUR (TIP): The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has formally agreed to take 26 percent equity share in the upcoming Kannur International Airport (KIAL). The agreement was finalised in a high-level meeting that ports minister […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Industrialist Ratan Tata will head the new innovation council of railways, called ‘Kaya Kalp’, formed to turn around the ailing state-run transporter. Kaya Kalp will also have two prominent railway union leaders, […]
BEIJING (TIP): China has overtaken Germany to become the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 per cent of the market remains small compared to the combined 58 per cent of exports from the US […]
BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) (TIP): Israel’s agricultural minister on Thursday accused Iran of orchestrating two terrorist attacks in Argentina in the 1990s and urged the world not to negotiate with the Middle Eastern country on the future […]
LONDON (TIP): It’s a soldier’s life no more for Britain’s Prince Harry. Royal officials said on Tuesday that the 30-year old prince will leave the armed forces in June after 10 years of service that […]
BRUSSELS (TIP): Exasperated leaders of the European Union pressed the Greek prime minister to speed up plans to improve his country’s balance sheet in a meeting that stretched into the early hours Friday. ”A deal […]
TRIPOLI/RABAT (TIP): Warplanes from Libya’s internationally recognised government on Thursday bombed the only functioning commercial airport in Tripoli on March 19, delaying the departure of a delegation from a rival parliament for UN peace talks, […]
LONDON (TIP): Four con artists have gone on trial for allegedly duping a German businessman of 1.3 million by pretending to sell him key buildings in Rome, including the US embassy and the UN food […]
TUNIS (TIP): The Islamic State group issued a statement on March 19 claiming responsibility for the deadly attack on Tunisia’s national museum that killed 23 people, mostly tourists. The statement described on March 18 attack […]
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] BENGALURU (TIP): IAS officer D K Ravi, posted as Additional Commissioner (Enforcement) of Commercial Tax Department, was found dead at his residence near Koramangala on March 16. The 2009-batch IAS officer was found […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The bill on mines and minerals, paving the way for auction of blocks for prospecting, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on March 20, even as opposition parties, notably the Congress, wanted […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): While speaking in favour of the proposed National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), the Centre said before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the collegium system of appointing judges was illegal. The government […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP-ruled Goa would not ban beef as it is an essential part of the cuisine of minority communities in the state, chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar told ET, adding that it had taken […]
JAMMU (TIP): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the militants who carried out a Fidayeen attack on a police station in Rajbagh area of Kathua district came from across the border. […]
HISAR (TIP): An under-construction church in Kaimri village near here was vandalised by a group and the cross replaced with an idol of Hanuman, triggering tension in the area in Haryana. Father Subhash Chand of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court today sought explanation from UP Police on the circumstances leading to the arrest of a boy for allegedly posting on Facebook objectionable comments against senior SP leader Azam Khan. […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): The National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA), which is the largest umbrella organization in the US, representing over 3.5 million Americans who trace their roots to India, held its 18th biennial […]
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