CHANDIGARH (TIP): At 5.15pm on Thursday (Sept 15), Chandigarh International Airport actually became international as a flight from Sharjah landed with 128 passengers onboard a 186-seater plane. At 6.35pm, an Air India Express plane carrying […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Budget session of Parliament may be advanced by a month and commence on January 24 and a combined Railway and General Budget may be presented on January 31. The Cabinet is […]
COLOMBO (TIP): The first democratically elected president of the Maldives said from exile in Britain that he has an agreement with the country’s former strongman to counter the current president, who is increasing his stranglehold […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Dismissing beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya’s claim that he is unable to travel back as his passport has been suspended+ by the Indian authorities, the government on Thursday (Sept 15) said any citizen […]
DENPASAR, INDONESIA (TIP): An explosion on a speedboat in Bali left two foreigners dead and 18 other tourists injured on September 15, sparking dramatic scenes as rescuers rushed to haul stunned and bloodied holidaymakers off […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Senior DMK leader MK Stalin was taken into preventive custody on Friday after staging a rail roko at the Egmore Railway station in Chennai. Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi also courted arrest as the […]
ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN (TIP): A family physician who operates a medical marijuana clinic in Oakland County. Michigan, has been jailed on charges that he made Internet (Facebook) threats to kill Oakland County prosecutor Jessica Cooper, […]
Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier duped around 100 investors MIRAMAR, FL(TIP): The former Chief Executive Officer of Essex Holdings, Inc., Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier, a/k/a ‘Navin Xavier,’ a/k/a ‘Dr. Navin Xavier’, 44, of Miramar, Florida, was charged with […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American physician-author Abraham Verghese, whose work has emphasized empathy in medicine, has been selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal, the White House has announced. US President Barack Obama would confer the […]
Yogi, mystic, and visionary Sadhguru is known around the world for the large-scale humanitarian, educational, and environmental projects carried out by the Isha Foundation, which he founded in 1992. He has been an honored guest […]
Political scientists write with some regret of how a political movement that had tapped the consciousness of lakhs of Indians through sustained and patient mobilization, dissemination of ideology, and shared understanding of what is wrong […]
NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU (TIP): India is likely to offer Nepal’s new prime minister help building an east-west railway line and better access to its ports on his first visit this week, as it tries to regain […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will hold consultations with Hurriyat and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) leaders on Sept 16 before leaving for the US to address the UN General Assembly, where he is likely to raise […]
DHAKA (TIP): Large-scale animal sacrifices marking the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha combined with heavy rains have turned the streets of Bangladesh’s capital into rivers of blood. Authorities in Dhaka designated several places in the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): In a move that will no doubt annoy Pakistan, Geo News reported late yesterday that Baloch leader Brahumdagh Bugti, currently in exile in Switzerland, is set to get Indian citizenship after long negotiations […]
CONSIDER how far Donald Trump is estranged from fact. He inhabits a fantastical realm where Barack Obama’s birth certificate was faked, the president founded Islamic State (IS), the Clintons are killers and the father of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US congressional intelligence committee on September 15 issued a scathing report accusing former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden of leaking information that “caused tremendous damage” to US. national security, lying about […]
CHICAGO, IL(TIP): Over 400 people gathered to witness talent of Illinois area with outstanding performances of talent by youth. Association of Indians in America, Inc. Illinois Chapter (AIA) proudly organized ‘Group Dance Competition Youth Talent […]
LOS ANGELES, CA (TIP): Calling it “outrageous” and “a major breach of trust,” local and federal regulators hammered Wells Fargo & Co. for a pervasive culture of aggressive sales goals that pushed thousands of workers […]
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 […]
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