KATHMANDU (TIP): The Indian government may have agreed to ease the transit of some trucks into Nepal but the annual Dasain (Dussehra) festival this year will be a subdued affair in the Himalayan country. Food […]
KABUL: At least 15 Taliban militants and six security force members were killed in clashes as the Taliban seized a district in Afghanistan’s province of Herat, the authorities said on October 22. Afghan troops were […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude was felt across Pakistan’s Punjab province on October 23, authorities said. The epicentre was 11 km north of Dajal town, Xinhua quoted the US Geological Survey as saying. […]
VATICAN CITY (TIP): Pope Francis on Thursday announced a new Vatican department on life and family issues, in his latest effort to streamline the central administration of the 1.2 billion-member Roman Catholic Church. It will […]
TORONTO (TIP): Welcoming the incoming Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau whose Liberal Party was swept to power October 19 major Indo-Canadian organizations have urged him to fast-track the long-pending free trade agreement with India. Ajit […]
TEHRAN, IRAN (TIP): The Iranian government will begin fully implementing the landmark nuclear deal reached with world powers “with good will,” and the work will be done while keeping in mind concerns voiced by Iran’s […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama vetoed a $612 billion defense spending bill Oct 22, saying it prevented the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison and wasted money on unwanted programs. Making a rare public show […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Republican lawmakers spent more than eight hours aggressively questioning Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday, seeking to build a case that the former secretary of state had been derelict in her duty to secure […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Former UN general assembly president John Ashe was indicted on Tuesday by US authorities on charges of accepting more than a million dollars in bribes from Chinese real estate developers. Ashe, from Antigua […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A group of 130 police chiefs, prosecutors and sheriffs from around the United States called for reforms that would to reduce the US prison population. The top cops are adding their voice as […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Marijuana use in the US more than doubled between 2001 and 2013 – from 4.5 to nearly 10%, according to new research. Laws and attitudes about marijuana are changing, with 23 states having […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): : A Chinese immigrant who pleaded guilty earlier this month to the meat-cleaver killings of five relatives, including four children under 9 years old, was sentenced on Tuesday to 125 years to life […]
MEXICO CITY (TIP): Patricia is strengthening and is expected to hit the coast of Mexico as a dangerous major hurricane. On Oct 22, Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami warned residents in the […]
The fifth generation of CCP leadership under Xi Jinping has de facto abandoned the Deng doctrine of keeping low profile internationally. China has become more ambitious of becoming a superpower and has been extending its sovereignty […]
Virender Sehwag, who announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday, was a throwback to the days when sport at the highest level was still played primarily for fun. There was a time when being […]
RUTHERFORD, NJ (TIP): One of the largest distributors of Natural Stones, INDO AMERICAN is celebrating their 10th anniversary on Nov 7th 2015 at the Renaissance in Rutherford, NJ. Felicitating their key associates and partners in […]
MANHASSET, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano (7th left) joined in the grand opening celebration of Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island’s (OCLI) 11th office. The state of the art facility located at 1355 […]
AMARILLO, TX (TIP): Dr. Neel Kanase recently joined a select group of business experts and entrepreneurs from around the world along with Best-Selling Author® Jack Canfield originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Another Indian American kid has created history by becoming the first person to earn a second time Global Finalist award in the 2015 Google Science Fair. But what made this accomplishment even more […]
CHICAGO (TIP): The principal of a USDA-approved lender ‘First Farmers Financial LLC “sold phony loans to transfer over $4.5 million to himself and fund his “extravagant lifestyle,” the firm’s asset receiver claimed in court. In […]
BOSTON (TIP): An Indian-Origin doctor Rita Luthra was arrested on Thursday, Oct 22, in connection with allegedly accepting free meals and speaker fees from a pharmaceutical company in return for prescribing its osteoporosis drugs, allowing […]
ATLANTA (TIP): An elderly Indian-American couple has been shot dead in the US state of North Carolina and police have arrested a 20-year-old suspect in connection with the slayings. Kantibhai Patel, 72, and his wife […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Protests continue in Punjab over incidents of alleged desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib even as the government deployed paramilitary personnel in four districts of the state. Coming as they do so close […]
SAN JOSE (TIP): A 72-year-old Indian-origin San Jose resident was killed in a hit-and-run accident and was later identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office in California. Inderjeet Sharma was walking near a […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Vice-president Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016, he said on Oct 21, ending a month-long flirtation with a third White House campaign and setting him on a glide path toward […]
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