United States
Auto Insurance- Myths and Facts
NEW YORK (TIP): This is the 1 simple truth your car insurance company doesn’t want you to know. If you are currently insured, drive less than 50 miles/day and live in a qualified zip code […]
Year: 2015
United States
INOC Chair lauds the efforts of Indian Armed forces for evacuating Indian citizens from Yemen
NEW YORK (TIP): ‘The combined efforts of Armed forces, Civilians and various Organizations resulted in a triumphant rescue of the people who were stranded in Yemen due to the ongoing conflict and India can truly […]
United States
A.R. RAHMAN ANNOUNCES 2015 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
NEW YORK (TIP): Internationally renowned musician and composer A.R. Rahman will embark on his 2015 North American tour. JBL Presents “A.R. Rahman: The Intimate Concert Tour” will kick off May 21, 2015 in Huntington, NY […]
United States
Hindu-American Tulsi Gabbard Gets Married in a Vedic Ceremony in Hawaii
WASHINGTON (TIP): 33-year-old Indian_American member of the US Congress Tulsi Gabbard, tied the knot with 26-year-old cinematographer Abraham Williams in a Vedic ceremony in her home state of Hawaii. The marriage, which took place at […]
United States
US Opposes Rajat Gupta’s Plea to Reverse Conviction
NEW YORK (TIP): India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta’s conviction on insider trading charges should not be thrown out as the government provided “overwhelming” proof against him for passing on illegal information in return […]
India
Treat acid attack victims for free, Supreme Court orders private hospitals
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on April 10 directed private hospitals to provide free treatment, including specialized surgeries, to acid attack victims and asked government authorities to take action against them if they fail […]
India
IB snoop on Netaji’s kin kicks up row
NEW DELHI (TIP): A political row broke out over reports on declassified intelligence files suggesting that the government of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru snooped on freedom struggle icon Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s family […]
India
PROTEST OVER LAND FOR KASHMIRI PANDITS
SRINAGAR (TIP): The crisis over the Jammu and Kashmir government’s proposed move to provide “separate homeland” to migrant Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) threatens to divide the state along communal lines. Protests erupted in both the regions […]
United States
US workers fired, forced to train foreign replacements: Senators seek probe
WASHINGTON (TIP): A popular visa program allegedly is being misused by U.S. companies to lay off thousands of American workers and replace them with foreign labor. And, adding insult to injury, many of the laid-off […]
India
Will ensure equality to people of all faiths, says Modi at UNESCO event
Paris: At a time when India is witnessing increased activities of right-wing groups, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government will defend the rights of citizens of all faiths. Modi, during his address at […]
Entertainment
Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s ‘Broken Horses’ treks from Bollywood to Hollywood
Fresh out of film school, Vidhu Vinod Chopra was at the Academy Awards in 1979 when his documentary short about child slum dwellers in Mumbai, India, “An Encounter With Faces,” was nominated for an Oscar. […]
Asia
Pakistan remains neutral in Yemen fight
Pakistan’s parliament on Friday voted against joining the Saudi-led coalition of Sunni-majority Arab states launching airstrikes against Iranian-backed Shia rebels in Yemen, dashing Riyadh’s hopes for support from outside the region in its fight to […]
Business & Economics
Hackers break into Lufthansa customer database
The attackers managed to gain access to individual passenger accounts on company’s website LH.com,German flag carrier Lufthansa confirmed Friday. The airline has taken prompt countermeasures, but it “had not been able to prevent illicit access […]
Business & Economics
Class action lawsuit against Facebook to begin in Vienna
Max Schrems, the Austrian law graduate spearheading a class action lawsuit against Facebook for alleged privacy breaches, said ahead oft he preliminary hearing in Vienna on Thursday said he hoped to send a message to […]
India
Aruna Roy, over 100 AAP LS poll nominees to attend ‘Swaraj’
The AAP rebel camp today claimed that rights activist Aruna Roy, a former comrade of Arvind Kejriwal from his RTI campaign days, would be attending a meeting called by them next week along with over […]
Other News
Google’s new update could affect your website’s ranking, is your business prepared?
Google are making changes this April, are you aware of the impact it could have on your business? If you own a website then you’ll know how important it is to keep up to date […]
Entertainment
Mallika Sherawat to be the ONLY Bollywood celebrity attending PM Narendra Modi’s speech at UNESCO
Mallika Sherawat may not be reaching in news due to the choices made by her in her career but the actress has won herself a seat at PM Narendra Modi’s speech at UNESCO,which will be held […]
Entertainment
I rest my case- Prosecution demanding Culpable Homicide in Salman Khan’s hit and run case
The prosecution in the Salman Khan trial on Thursday rested its case against the Bollywood actor, demanding he be convicted for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which attracts a 10-year jail term.Public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat who […]
Entertainment
AbRam makes his debut at the first cricket match of IPL-8 with daddy Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan took time from the shooting of his upcoming film, Fan and flew down to Kolkata to support his team Kolkata Knight Riders as they took on Mumbai Indians. And accompanying the Chennai Express actor were his […]
Entertainment
I wish I could Listen To Ghulam Ali: Modi
India’s elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited to participate in the Music Festival at India’s historical sankat Mochan temple, but he apologized because of engagements. Modi said on Twitter on Tuesday ‘I wish I […]
Entertainment
Kangana Ranaut: “Image Means a Lot “
Actress Kangana Ranaut, the National Award winner and who has played variety of roles on the silver screen, says the image of an actor drives a celebrity’s career in the world of showbiz. The actress […]
Entertainment
Salman Khan hit-and-run case: The actor was drunk at the time of the accident, says prosecution
Mumbai: Attempting to further nail Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case, the prosecution on Wednesday cited evidence to prove that the Bollywood star was indeed under the influence of alcohol and his Toyota Land […]
Entertainment
Dilip Kumar awarded with Padma Vibhushan!
Cinema icon Dilip Kumar and was awarded with Padma Vibhushan – India’s second highest civilian honour – by President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday (April 8). Dilip Kumar, whose real name is Yusuf Khan, became a name to […]
Indian Americans
Sim Bhullar makes history as the first Indian American to play in the NBA
Sacramento Kings’ Sim Bhullar became the first person of Indian descent to play in an NBA game. The Indian American makes history when he appeared in the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves for only 16 seconds […]
Indian Americans
How Mindy Kaling’s Indian American brother ‘pretended to be black’ to get into medical school
Vijay Chokalingam, the brother of the actress Mindy Kaling (whose real name is Vera Mindy Chokalingam), has written a book about his experiences posing as a black man, in order to take advantage of positive […]