SYDNEY (TIP): Virgin took full control of budget carrier Tigerair Australia, buying the remaining 40 percent it did not already own for Aus$1 (88 US cents) from its Singaporelisted parent. The deal was revealed as […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Sardar Singh will lead a 21-member Indian men’s hockey squad for the four-match Test tour of Australia to be held in Perth from November 4 to 9. Post bagging the gold medal […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The five-day Indian festival – Diwali – symbolic of victory of good over evil was celebrated , from October 22 , the world over with great enthusiasm Amid chanting of Vedic mantras and […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela won coveted seats at the UN security council on October 16, but Turkey suffered a humbling defeat in its bid to join the world’s “top […]
At the end of the day, India and the US have to find common ground that protects their respective interests. The US as a global power should not force India to support it in its […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The United States and Pakistan have questioned several of India’s farm trade policies, including its land holding laws and the subsidy mechanism at the World Trade Organization, which is the latest assault […]
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA (TIP): The Islamic State plot to carry out random beheadings in Sydney alleged by police is a simple and barbaric scheme that has shaken Australians. But terrorism experts on September 19 questioned whether […]
SYDNEY (TIP): Counterterrorism raids in Sydney on Sept 17 were sparked by security intelligence that the Islamic State movement was planning a public killing as a demonstration of its reach, the prime minister said on […]
CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA (TIP): The world’s 20 largest economies are expected to signal a fresh push to check tax evasion by agreeing on deadlines for new measures and call for boosting global growth, through a quicker […]
ATLANTA (TIP): World number one Rory McIlroy isn’t convinced the absence of both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson from the US PGA Tour Championship signals a changing of the guard in golf. But the 25-year-old […]
BANGALORE (TIP): Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna will be presented the Davis Cup Commitment Award during the World Group play-off tie against Serbia which begins here tomorrow. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will present the […]
Bilateral Civil Nuclear Agreement NEW DELHI (TIP): As widely expected, India and Australia signed a bilateral civil nuclear agreement, September 5 which enables India to secure uranium from Australia to meet its energy requirements. The […]
During his visit to India this week, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott is expected to sign a deal to sell Australian uranium that will be the singlemost significant advance in bilateral relations with India in […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot arrived in India on Thursday, September 4, on a two-day visit during which he is expected to sign a long-awaited deal to sell uranium to the energystarved India. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has begun to mobilize a broad coalition of allies behind potential American military action in Syria and is moving toward expanded airstrikes in northern Iraq, administration officials said on August […]
SYDNEY (TIP): Fifteen Australians, including two suicide bombers, are believed to have died fighting in Syria and Iraq, intelligence chief David Irvine said on August 27, while warning espionage and foreign intervention threats were increasing. […]
HONOLULU(TIP): Improving US cooperation with China is critical to maintaining stability and security in the Asia-Pacific as well as combating the effects climate change, US secretary of state John Kerry said. Wrapping up an eight-day, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Adani Power will buy Lanco Infratech’s 1,200-MW imported coal-fired power plant at Udupi in Karnataka in a deal valued at more than Rs 6,000 crore, marking the biggest acquisition in India’s thermal […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and Australia have completed negotiations for the much awaited civil nuclear agreement, which is likely to be signed during the visit of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott early next month. It […]
By Farahnaz Ispahani The desire of Islamist extremists to ‘purify’ Pakistan has resulted in a major catastrophe for the minorities. The country cannot emerge as a modern pluralist state until the reversal of this culture […]
GENEVA (TIP): The World Trade Organization failed on July 31 to reach a deal to standardise customs rules, which would have been the first failed global trade reform in two decades but was blocked by […]
SYDNEY/COLOMBO (TIP): The United Nations has expressed “profound concern” about Australia’s handling of asylum seekers amid reports that scores of Sri Lankans will be handed over to their country’s navy after only a brief assessment […]
HYDERABAD (TIP): In a major setback to Indian badminton hopes at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal is learnt to have pulled out of the event. Saina, who shot to fame by winning […]
SYDNEY/COLOMBO: The United Nations has expressed “profound concern” about Australia’s handling of asylum seekers amid reports that scores of Sri Lankans will be handed over to their country’s navy after only a brief assessment by […]
Story of American Journey from British Occupation to slaving and racially discriminating its own citizens to vibrant Democracy to Crony Capitalism The journey of America from a little known land mass inhabited by primitives to […]
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