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A Sarsanghchalak’s very own Sarkaar
15 years ago, this month, a prime minister of India had traveled to the United States for the annual United Nations General Assembly mela. During that visit, he found time to attend a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event in Staten […]
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Corruption in Nassau County
The recent arrest and indictment of Harendra Singh of Singh Hospitality Group on multiple criminal charges has focused on the human weakness for amassing wealth by hook or by crook. The charges against Singh include bribery […]
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Religious Accommodation in the Workplace and U.S. Constitution
Defying the Supreme Court and saying she was acting “under God’s authority,” Ms. Kim Davis, a county clerk in Kentucky denied marriage licenses to gay couples on Tuesday [09/01/15]. Ms. Davis has preferred to go to […]
Asia
Asia
Aftab Alam second journalist to be killed in Pakistan in 24 hours
KARACHI (TIP): Police in Pakistan say gunmen have shot dead two journalists in separate attacks in the country’s violent port city of Karachi in the last 24 hours. Police say the first attack on Sept […]
Asia
LAWYERS: WE WILL PURSUE SANCTIONS AGAINST MALDIVES
MALE, MALDIVES (TIP): A team of human rights lawyers said Sept 10 they will seek international sanctions and travel bans against the Maldives as part of its efforts to secure the release of the country’s […]
Asia
Asia
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US presidential election: The rise and rise of Donald Trump
HOUSTON (TIP): All 172 people on board a British Airways plane had a miraculous escape Sept 11 after an engine of the aircraft burst into flames on the runway just before taking off from Las […]
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US judge rules Republicans can pursue Obamacare lawsuit
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US judge said on Wednesday congressional Republicans could move forward with parts of a lawsuit that alleges executive overreach by President Barack Obama‘s administration in implementing his signature healthcare law. US District […]
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72 people miraculously escape after BA jet catches fire in US
HOUSTON (TIP): All 172 people on board a British Airways plane had a miraculous escape Sept 10 after an engine of the aircraft burst into flames on the runway just before taking off from Las […]
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Obama, Biden to lead high decibel US engagement with India
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama along with vice president Joe Biden and several of his cabinet ministers are all set for a high-level engagement with the Indian leadership in a series of meetings later […]
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Baby dies after being left in hot car in Texas
TEXAS (TIP): Police say a 4-month-old boy died but his sister survived after their father left them in a hot car for at least 40 minutes in South Texas. Corpus Christi Police Sergeant Marc Harrod […]
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Fully automated restaurant opens in US
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): There’s a new quinoa restaurant in San Francisco where customers order, pay and receive their food and never interact with a person. The restaurant, Eatsa, is almost fully automated. There are no […]
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California to become sixth US state to allow euthanasia
LOS ANGELES (TIP): California is set to become the sixth American state to approve euthanasia, a controversial issue in the United States fueled by the recent suicide of a woman suffering from terminal cancer. “This […]
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UN says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe in 2015 and 2016
GENEVA (TIP): At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next, the United Nations said on Sept 9, giving estimates that already look conservative. The UN […]
India
SONIA ATTACKS MODI’S ‘HAWA BAZI’, FLIP FLOPS
NEW DELHI (TIP): Sonia Gandhi set the tone for the meeting in her inaugural remarks as she launched a frontal attack on Prime Minister Modi, terming his promises as nothing more than “hawa baazi” (hot […]
India
India
PM Modi inaugurates new terminal at Chandigarh airport
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sept 11 inaugurated a new terminal at Chandigarh airport which will handle both domestic as well as international flights. Modi dedicated to the nation the modern facility which […]
India
PM MODI TO WIN WEST WITH STAR-STUDDED BUSINESS MEETINGS
NEW DELHI (TIP)): A galaxy of super-rich chief executives, techies, entrepreneurs, investors with global giant companies like Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Adobe are lined up to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two day […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
2006 MUMBAI TRAIN BLASTS CASE: 12 CONVICTED, ONE ACQUITTED
MUMBAI (TIP): Nine years after seven RDX bombs kept in Mumbai suburban trains exploded killing 188 people, a MCOCA court here today convicted 12 persons in the serial blasts case. Delivering the verdict, the Special […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
2008 MALEGAON BLASTS CASE: SC SEEKS CENTRE, NIA REPLY ON PIL
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Sept 11 sought response from Centre and National Investigating Agency (NIA) on a plea challenging removal of Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and alleging […]