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Dear editor: I read with interest the editorial of professor Saluja and the article by Publy in the Independence Day Special 2015. The great statesman and Indian ambassador to USA in 1977, Nani Palkhivala, had […]
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ANDROID WEAR UPDATE BRINGS INTERACTIVE WATCH FACES
Android Wear update brings interactive watch facesA new Android Wear update adds official support for interactive watch faces, allowing for even more at-a-glance information for you to digest on your smartwatch. Now, it can really show […]
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NOW, MOBILE APP TO TRACK YOUR KID’S SCHOOL BUS
PUNE (TIP): Parents will be able to keep up with details of their child’s school bus, its driver and attendant as well as the school committee, formed under the state’s school transport policy, through a […]
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KANGANA RANAUT GETS A PIXIE CUT FOR RANGOON
Kangana Ranaut ‘s next film Rangoon is with Vishal Bhardwaj and it will go on floors in October. One hears that the actress will flaunt a pixie cut in the film. The look test for the […]
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United States
Comptroller Stringer calls on the public to find more than one thousand workers who owed $3.7 billion
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): With Labor Rights Week just days away, on Wednesday, August 19, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer enlisted the help of the public to identify more than one thousand workers who […]
United States
Satnam Singh Parhar is endorsed by Taxi Drivers Medallion Association
BELLEROSE, QUEENS (TIP): The Taxi Drivers Medallion Association has endorsed Satnam Singh Parhar for City Council District 23 in the September 10th Democratic Primary, Parhar announced, August 25. The association represents more than 6,000 medallion […]
United States
Indian Consulate’s Outreach – At Your Doorstep – in Buffalo
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): With an aim to strengthen ties with the local Indian Community in Buffalo, New York, the Indian Consulate organized an outreach program for the Indian community on consular, economic, cultural, banking and […]
India
CENTRAL GOVT ANNOUNCES 98 SMART CITIES
NEW DELHI (TIP): The union government on August 27 released the list of 98 cities that will be developed under the Smart Cities mission. These cities together have a population of 13 crore, accounting for […]
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Census 2011: Hindus dip to below 80% of population; Muslim share up
NEW DELHI (TIP): The percentage of Muslims in the country’s population increased 0.8 percentage points between 2001 and 2011 to 14.23% or 17.22 crore. In the previous decade, i.e. between 1991 and 2001, their share […]
India
Sheena Bora murder case: When Indrani Mukerjea broke down during questioning
MUMBAI (TIP): Arrested media baron Indrani Mukherjea, accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora, on August 27 broke down during questioning by the Mumbai Police. According to a report, Indrani started crying when she was […]
India
BANGLADESH EXPORT ADDS TO ONION CRISIS
MALDA (TIP): Just when the Indian government is planning to take the import route to keep supply of onions on the common man’s platter steady, the pricey commodity is being sold at almost half the […]
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From Nitish turf, Kejriwal targets PM Modi
In the run-up to the Bihar Assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal travelled to Patna on Thursday and threw his weight behind Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by calling him a sushashak (good administrator) during […]
United States
Pentagon probing alleged distorting of war intelligence
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Pentagon’s inspector general is investigating an allegation that the U.S. military command overseeing the anti-Islamic State campaign distorted or altered intelligence assessments to exaggerate progress against the militant group, a defense official […]
United States
US civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson dies at 104
MONTGOMERY: Amelia Boynton Robinson, a US civil rights activist who nearly died while helping lead the Selma, Alabama civil rights march in 1965, championed voting rights for blacks and was the first black woman to […]