Incredible India
Month: May 2016
Incredible India
WEEKEND GETAWAYS
If you are still looking for a break this summer, head to Dehradun, and check out a few options in the vicinity. Dehradun Like in our case, several hikers and holidaymakers tend to use Dehradun […]
Indian Americans
Ninth Season of the MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee Announced
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): At a glittering event held in New York to mark the 9th anniversary of the South Asian Spelling Bee, Touchdown Media Inc., the leading multicultural advertising firm, announced, May 3, the […]
Other News
Sanjay Bangar appointed as India’s coach for Zimbabwe tour
NEW DELHI (TIP): Sanjay Bangar, former India all-rounder, has been appointed as India’s head coach for the Zimbabwe series, the Board of Cricket for Cricket in India announced on Thursday (May 26). Bangar has previously […]
Other News
Kohli ahead of Messi as most marketable player: SportsPro
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s Test captain and numero uno batsman Virat Kohli has been named as ‘Third Most Marketable Sportsperson’ in the world ahead of football superstar Lionel Messi , world No 1 tennis player […]
Other News
Serena Williams cruises into French Open third round
PARIS (TIP): Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams cruised into the French Open third round with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Teliana Pereira of Brazil. It was a routine victory for the world number one […]
Other News
Sonia Lather storms into final of World Boxing Championship
ASTANA: Sonia Lather (57kg) stood just one win away from ending India’s six-year-old gold medal drought at the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship as she advanced to final after outpunching Kazakhstan’s Aizhan Khojabekova in the […]
Americas
Brazil faces its own ‘Nirbhaya’ crisis: 16-year-old raped by 33 men in Rio
SAO PAULO (TIP): With less than two months to go before the world’s top athletes and hundreds of thousands of sport lovers head to Rio de Janeiro for Olympics 2016, the city’s reputation has taken […]
Featured
We Need Powerful Economic Engines in Nassau County: Comptroller Maragos
More often than not Mr. Maragos has been caught in controversies, much because of the nature of his job. Recently, he was embroiled in a running argument with Nassau County Police Chief over his audit report […]
Entertainment
EVA LONGORIA GETS MARRIED
Actress Eva Longoria and fiance Jose Antonio Baston have tied the knot in Mexico. A source has confirmed that the couple got married in a sunset ceremony in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, a lakeside town roughly […]
Entertainment
HEIDI KLUM’S TAKE ON HER ‘TOPLESS BEACH’ STILLS
Heidi Klum, who has been spotted enjoying beachside fun with her beau Vito Schnabel in Pampelonne , Gulf of Saint-Tropez, has recently opened up her topless beach pictures. In a recent interview, the 42-year-old model said […]
India
US hopes to ink defence pact with India ahead of Modi visit
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US is hopeful of concluding a key military logistics agreement with India and making progress on other foundational pacts in the defence sector ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here next […]
United States
Barack Obama leases 9 bedroom mansion as post- presidential pad
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will lease a 9 bedroom mansion in Washington, DC’s wealthy Kalorama neighborhood after he leaves the White House next year, US media reported on Thursday. The real estate is reportedly owned […]
India
TWO YEARS OF MODI GOVERNMENT
On May 26, two years back, President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet. The lavish ceremony was attended by Premiers of SAARC nations, several Chief Ministers, Opposition […]
Entertainment
MALLIKA SHERAWAT GOES CONSERVATIVE
Mallika Sherawat is known for her sartorial choices and turned quite a few heads at Cannes recently. With this being her eighth appearance, she did make a conservative entry this year, where many termed it as […]
Entertainment
WANTED TO DO SOMETHING IN ENGLISH: JACQUELINE
For the first time, Jacqueline Fernandez is trying her luck in a British film and the actress says the genre of the movie prompted her to take up the project. ‘Definition of Fear’, a psychological […]
Entertainment
MOVIE REVIEW | SARBJIT
TIP Reader Review: Aishwarya’s acting is the same as always; even with her chest thumping & screaming she fails to impress – Food for thought – Does the Director know about Divya Dutta or Rani Mukerji. […]
India
RAJNATH SINGH TO UP VOTERS: END BJP’S EXILE IN STATE
SAHARANPUR (TIP): Virtually kickstarting BJP’s poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of the government’s second year of completion of power today, Home Minister Rajnath Singh made a fervent appeal to the people of […]
India
IAS officer in MP who praised Nehru in FB post transferred
BHOPAL (TIP): IAS officer Ajay Singh Gangwar and Barwani district Collector, who praised the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in a Facebook post, was transferred by Madhya Pradesh government. Gangwar was transferred as […]
India
HC stays reservation for Jats
CHANDIGARH (TIP): In what is seen as a setback for the Khattar government in Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court here on Thursday stayed the reservation granted by the state government to Jats and […]
Europe
GOVT LOOKS AT CONCLUDING RAFALE DEAL IN JUNE: PARRIKAR
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is looking at concluding the much-hyped multi billion Euro Rafale deal next month, more than a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the purchase of 36 fighter jets […]
Asia
Prez lists 8 steps to resolve issues between India, China
BEIJING (TIP): Outlining eight “pillars” for the future of India-China relations, President Pranab Mukherjee today underlined the need for comprehensively resolving challenges including the boundary question through “political acumen” and “civilisational wisdom”. Delivering a lecture at the […]
United States
Indian Held for Trying to Enter US on Fake Driver’s License
VIRGIN ISLANDS (TIP): A 23-year-old Indian man was arrested by US immigration authorities and has been charged with illegally trying to enter the US by using a fake driver’s license. Chintam Kumar Patel, who faces […]
Middle East
UN envoy says no new Syria talks in next few weeks: diplomats
UNITED STATES (TIP): The UN envoy for Syria told the Security Council on Thursday that he has no plans to convene a new round of peace talks in the next two or three weeks, diplomats […]
United States
Trump Hotel Bookings Plummet 60% as Global Boycott Escalates
NEW YORK (TIP): Trump has run a campaign asking voters to have confidence in a potential presidency because of his business acumen. However, bookings at his line of hotels have declined dramatically since the blustery […]