India’s economy grew at an average rate of 7.5% in 2015, faster than the 6.9% growth in China, official figures show. In recent history it has been unusual, but not unprecedented, for India to grow faster […]
NEW YORK: A tweet by Facebook board member Marc Andreessen implying that Facebook’s Free Basics is the same as colonialism created a storm on Twitter on Wednesday, with many Indians lashing out against him on […]
Storyline: Ghayal once again (previously known as ghayal returns) is an upcoming indian action drama film directed by rahul rawail and produced by dharmendra. it is the sequel to 1990 super-hit film ghayal. Ghayal Once Again […]
MUMBAI — Actress Sonam Kapoor, who aspires to be a director, says she will direct incredible stories about strong women. “I will certainly turn director as I think there are more women required in that field. […]
Written and directed by Prakash Jha, produced by Prakash Jha Productions and Play Entertainment and co-produced by Milind Dabke, Jai Gangaajal, is an upcoming Bollywood action drama film, which is being directed and produced by […]
Fitoor starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif and Tabu is directed by Abhishek Kapoor and releases on February 12, 2016. This story follows a young Kashmiri boy Noor, his muse Firdaus and a mercurial Begum, […]
MELBOURNE: Australia today announced the appointment of Indian-origin Harinder Sidhu as the country’s next High Commissioner to India. Mr Sidhu who has an Indian background had migrated to Australia as a child with her family from […]
MEXICO CITY: An Indian-American actor and designer who was turned away from an airline flight after refusing to remove his Sikh turban during a security check said he’s “thrilled” that Aeromexico is vowing to overhaul its […]
A Sikh-American teenager has penned a book about bullying of children from the community in the US based on his experiences and that of others to raise awareness on the issue. Karanveer Singh Pannu, an […]
MUMBAI – Pakistani-American terrorist-turned-informant David Coleman Headley Feb. 11 said Thane collegian Ishrat Jahan, shot dead in an alleged shootout with police in 2004, was a Lashkar-e-Taiba member and hinted that she could have been […]
WASHINGTON: Four Indian-Americans have been selected to the prestigious US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to be part of its new list of 80 members for their valuable contributions to the society. Anil K Jain, Dr […]
National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, has made a new controversial claim, saying that he possessed some classified information proving that Osama Bin Laden is still alive. Snowden, who lives as a fugitive in Russia […]
Actor Randeep Hooda has lost 18 kg in just 28 days for his upcoming film “Sarbjit”, the film’s director Omung Kumar has revealed. PLS DONT TRY THIS HOME!! My #weightloss was done under strict supervision […]
NEW YORK — An Indian American professor has devised a new method to characterize dark matter that can help hunt for the mysterious space phenomenon. Sukanya Chakrabarti, assistant professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in […]
SAN FRANCISCO — India’s government has essentially banned a Facebook program that sought to connect with low-income residents by offering free access to a limited version of the social network and other Internet services. The […]
WASHINGTON — The American Heart Association has for the first time issued a scientific statement on female heart attacks, underscoring knowledge gaps and outlining the priority steps needed to better understand and treat heart disease in women. […]
In the first deposition on a terror act from foreign soil, Pakistani-American LeT operative David Headley on Monday told a court via video-link that Pakistani terrorists attempted to attack Mumbai twice before the 26/11 strikes that killed 166 people […]
DUBAI (TIP): The International Cricket Council is all set to scrap the controversial constitutional amendments, which gave executive clout and financial power to India, Australia and England, with its Shashank Manohar-led Board recommending complete overhaul […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Wrestler-actor Sangram Singh on Febryary 4 launched ‘Champion’s Pro Kushti’ aimed at tapping into the talent pool in the interiors of the country. “The motive behind the whole exercise is to once again […]
MANCHESTER (TIP): Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh’s fourth professional bout was rescheduled from February 13 to March 12 but the venue of the fight remains Liverpool. The reason for rescheduling this fight was an injury […]
NEW DELHI (PTI): Under-fire India hockey captain Sardar Singh on February 3 rubbished alleged sexual harassment charges leveled against him by a British hockey player of Indian origin, saying even though he knew her they […]
For the past 5 months, thousands of recent foreign science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates of U.S. universities who hold jobs in the United States under a program known as Optional Practical Training (OPT) have worried […]
With palaces that still evoke the grandeur of their regal past, in literally every hamlet, and the Thar desert’s never-ending sand dunes that appear like golden-hued paintings, there’s no shortage of places to visit in Rajasthan […]
If the cosmos of sound (sabda-prapanca) enfolds all creation and what is beyond it, it must naturally be immensely vast. However voluminous the Vedas are, one might wonder whether it would be right to claim […]
OM or Aum is of paramount importance in Hinduism. This symbol (as seen in the image on the right) is a sacred syllable representing Brahman, the impersonal Absolute of Hinduism —omnipotent, omnipresent, and the source of […]
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