WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: Having excelled in America in their respective fields, there are tremendous opportunities for Indian-Americans to contribute to the development of India and its ties with the US, India’s envoy in Washington has […]
NEW YORK: A 20-year-old Sikh-American student has won a significant legal battle in the US with a court allowing him to enroll in an army programme without removing his articles of faith like the beard […]
The 15th Star Parivaar Awards 2015 was all about glitz and glamour. It not only celebrated TV’s most popular on-screen characters but also gave them an opportunity to showcase their larger than life performances on stage. The winners of […]
Kangana recently unveiled the trailer of Katti Batti along with her co-star Imran Khan and director Nikhil Advani. As the floor was opened to questions, a reporter asked Kangana a cliched question: “Who do you think […]
Yo Yo Honey Singh has managed to make his mark in Bollywood in a very short period. The rapper has collaborated with most bigwigs in Bollywood right from Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan to Amitabh […]
Nothing can really stop Shah Rukh Khan. The actor who underwent a knee surgery on May 21, finished one schedule of director Rahul Dholakia’s Raees, and then yesterday, flew off to Bulgaria for two months […]
Vipul Shah has directed Akshay Kumar in over five films like Aankhen, Waqt among others, he will yet again don the director’s hat for the sequel to the popular film Namastey London (which was also […]
Shah Rukh Khan, has begun shooting in Bulgaria for his upcoming film ‘Dilwale’ with one of his most compatible onscreen actors, Kajol. He seems to be getting quite nostalgic as he shared a collage of […]
Three Indians, including two women, have won an inaugural award set up by Queen Elizabeth II to recognise exceptional youths who are transforming the lives of others and making a difference in their communities from […]
A senior Cambridge University academic working with Tata Steel has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list along with 17 other Indian-origin people who received in various fields. Professor Harshad Kumar Dharamshi […]
Three Indian Americans are among the national finalists for the 2015-16 White House Fellowship that offers exceptional Americans first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government. Luxme Hariharan, Payal Patel and […]
The US Department of Labor has opened up an investigation against TCS and Infosys for possible violations of H-1B visa rules, indicating that there could be tougher regulations ahead for onsite workers. As the campaigning […]
A teacher has been “relieved of her teaching duties” after posting a racist Facebook rant in response to recent events at a McKinney, Texas, pool party, according to a statement from Frenship Independent School District. Karen […]
A $20,000 reward was offered Wednesday for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who shot and killed the owner of a Quiznos sandwich shop during a robbery in San Dimas, sheriff’s officials said. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Reserve Bank on June 11 said Rs 7,940 crore earmarked for recapitalization of PSU banks in the current fiscal is not adequate and has asked finance ministry to increase the quantum […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Consulate General of India, New York, in association with DLabs at the Indian School of Business, DS Ventures and the Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce hosted ‘India Demo Day’ on Friday, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Six letters by “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee to one of her closest friends could fetch as much as $250,000 at auction. Four of the letters date from before “Mockingbird” […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A 48-year-old Indian-origin man has been killed after he allegedly jumped in front of a train at a railway station in New York’s Hartsdale town. The victim identified as Rakesh Bali, a […]
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): A deputy with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office was fired Tuesday, June 9 night and arrested on drug trafficking charges, Sheriff Bill Leeper said. Stuart James Raulerson, 38, was charged with conspiracy […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan ordered international children’s aid agency ‘Save the Children’ to shut down its operations in the country as authorities today said no NGOs “working against the country” will be allowed to continue. The charity’s […]
DHAKA (TIP): A Bangladeshi photojournalist has been arrested over his alleged role in the murder of an “atheist” blogger who was hacked to death last month by masked machete-wielding assailants, police said on June 10. […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal will sign the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement in Thimphu on Monday to facilitate transportation of both people and goods among the four Saarc member countries. Minister for Physical Infrastructure […]
KABUL (TIP): They call it the “mini-Pentagon” — a white marble building in the heart of Afghanistan’s capital built with US funds to serve as the headquarters of a modern military more than a decade […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on June 12 attacked the “irresponsible and imprudent” statements from the Indian political leadership and vowed to protect his country’s “vital interests at all costs”. Addressing a conference […]
SACRAMENTO (TIP): Drought-stricken California has ordered the largest cuts on record to farmers holding some of the state’s strongest water rights. State water officials yesterday told more than a hundred senior rights holders in California’s […]
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