LUCKNOW (TIP): Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Shivpal Yadav quit the government as well as his position as chief of Samajwadi Party’s state unit on Thursday (Sept 15), in what is seen as a blow to […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): As curtains came down on the last assembly session of Punjab ahead of polls, it saw yet another first. After an unprecedented sit-in by Congress MLAs on the floor of the House for […]
Chandigarh: Congress MLA from Banga Tarlochan Singh Soondh would never have imagined how his worn-out pair of shoes would become a “prized” possession. A Canada-based news channel has reportedly offered Soondh Rs 50,000 if he […]
SRINAGAR (TIP): In the first major fallout of over two-month-long unrest in the Kashmir valley that has left over 80 persons dead, PDP’s founding member Tariq Hameed Karra resigned from the party and membership of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The growing threat from Islamic State and its spread has made the BRICS to work. The member nations have decided to pool in efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism sprouting from […]
RIYADH (TIP): Simon Collis, Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, has performed Haj after recently converting to Islam, it was reported on September 14. The diplomat was pictured with his wife in the traditional white garments […]
ROME (TIP): Some 235,000 migrants in Libya are ready to make the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Italy as soon as the opportunity arises, UN envoy Martin Kobler said in an interview published September 15. According […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A piece of aircraft wreckage+ found in June off Tanzania has been confirmed as coming from the doomed airliner MH370+ , Malaysia said on September 15. The debris, found on Pemba Island […]
JERUSALEM (TIP): The world’s oldest man turned 113 on sept 15 and the Holocaust survivor living in Israel readied for the Bar Mitzvah he was denied a century ago, his family said. Yisrael Kristal, an […]
BEIJING (TIP): China has launched its second space station in a sign of the growing sophistication of its military-backed program that intends to send a mission to Mars in the coming years. The Tiangong 2 […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain’s Prince Charles was reportedly involved in a car crash with a deer on his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s estate in Scotland, a media report said on September 156. The 67-year-old heir to […]
MOSCOW (TIP): The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sept 15 it had recorded 45 violations of a ceasefire agreement in Syria in the last 24 hours. The ministry said Russian and Syrian forces had stopped […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Reliance Jio has sought the industry watchdog’s intervention over the three main telecom operators — Airtel, Vodafone and Idea — refusing to allow porting of their subscribers to its own network, in […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Apparel giant Raymonds to cut about 10,000 jobs in its manufacturing centres in the next three years, replacing them with robots and technology, said Sanjay Behl, CEO, Raymonds. Speaking at an event at […]
COIMBATORE (TIP): Moody’s Investors Service has placed under review for downgrade Reliance Communications’ (RCOM) Ba3 corporate family rating and senior secured rating following the announcement of its plan to merge its wireless business with Aircel […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): With regulation on pollution from automobiles getting stringent world over, carmakers finally moving towards electrics, but not in a hurry. Companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Volvo plan to start off with […]
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said it is “high time” for the reform of Security Council for making it more “democratic and representative” as he appealed the member states to pay heed to the rapidly […]
New York, Sep 13 – Indias top women bankers, SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma, are among the 50 most powerful women based outside the US, according […]
Reliance Communications has finally announced its long-awaited merger with unlisted telecom operator Aircel. It is said to be one of the biggest mergers of the telecom sector. The pressure in the telecom sector has already […]
Famous Colombian-American actress, Sofia Vergara, who stars in the internationally hit TV series ‘Modern Family’, has been announced as the highest paid TV star by Forbes Magazine this year. Vergara, who joined the ensemble cast […]
According the Navy, “These ships are among the most technologically advanced guided missile destroyers in the world, with state-of-the-art weapons / sensors package, advanced stealth features and a high degree of automation.” MUMBAI: India’s latest […]
US-based experts said that China and Pakistan are ‘passive enablers’ of the North Korean nuclear program and may face some secondary sanctions for violating UN approved sanction. Scott Snyder, senior fellow at the Council for […]
For 69th consecutive day and after violence has claimed over 80 lives in the Valley, life remained paralyzed. In view of the continuing protest in Srinagar, the authorities made heavy deployment of the security forces in […]
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s real estate investments in Indian cities including Pune and Gurgaon may impact US foreign policy in case he becomes the next President of the United States, according to a report […]
Russia has accused the United States of failing to fulfil its obligations under the truce agreement in Syria. A Russian defense ministry statement said Washington was using a “verbal curtain” to hide its reluctance to […]
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