Ratha Jatra, the Festival of Chariots of Lord Jagannatha is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Orissa, on the east coast of India. The presiding deities of the main temple, Sri Mandira, Lord […]
Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is one of the most famous Vaishnavite temples in the world. The presiding deity of Vishnu here is referred to as Venkateswara. There […]
LONDON (TIP): Gravitational waves or ripples in space-time captured by space detectors could soon be used to discover when and how some of the universe’s largest black holes were born, scientists say. Scientists led by […]
LONDON (TIP): Four vegetables grown on soil similar to that on Mars have been found safe for human consumption, Dutch scientists say. In greenhouses at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, scientists have worked on growing […]
Google is trying to make it easier for you to manage the vast pool of information that it collects about your online activities across phones, computers and other devices. Among other things, a new privacy tool […]
Facebook has introduced new ways to let people share and save content with two new Chrome extensions, as well as update to its suite of Social Plugin buttons — the Share, Comment and Like button for […]
MARSEILLE (TIP): A superb shootout save by Portugal’s Rui Patricio allowed Ricardo Quaresma to be the hero again as his spot kick against Poland sent them into the Euro 2016 semi-finals 5-3 on penalties after […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Following their silver medal winning performance at the Champions Trophy in London, the Indian men’s hockey team on June 29 jumped two places to fifth spot in the latest rankings, issued by […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian boxing sensation Vijender Singh on June 29 said he is doing high intensity training ahead of his much-awaited title fight at home and hopes to “knockout” Australian Kerry Hope early for […]
Vidya Balan is known for getting into the skin of her characters. She goes to great lengths to essay her roles with conviction – be it gaining weight for The Dirty Picture (2011) or putting on […]
Actress Drew Barrymore is said to be discussing a talk show development deal with Warner Bros and popular TV host Ellen DeGeneres’s A Very Good Production banner. According to sources, there is no deal in place […]
Inglourious Basterds star Diane Kruger has revealed that she was called difficult for speaking up about gender pay disparity in Hollywood. “I have yet to be paid the same amount as a male costar,” the 39-year-old […]
STORY: There has been no conflict on earth for the past 20 years after the aliens last attempted to invade our planet and destroy mankind. The humans have now adopted the alien inspired technology to […]
DHAKA (TIP): A Hindu priest was hacked to death on July 1 at a temple in Bangladesh, police and senior administrative officials said. Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation of 160 million people, has seen a surge […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The International Monetary Fund cleared payment of $501 million for Pakistan taking the total amount given to the country to $6.1 billion in the last few years. In a statement, issued after the […]
NEW YORK: A first-ever exhibition exclusively featuring contributions of the Sikh-Americans to the US will open in New York next month aiming to spread awareness about Sikhs in the wake of numerous hate crimes against […]
WASHINGTON — The State Department June 30 put al-Qaida’s branch in the Indian subcontinent on its list of foreign terrorist groups. The action bans Americans from engaging in transactions with the group or its leader, […]
EY recently announced the regional winners of the Entrepreneur of the year award who will now can compete at the national level. According to EY, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP) — Indian American actor Aziz Ansari expressed his fury over Donald Trump’s “xenophobic rhetoric” in a poignant op-ed for a leading newspaper. The 33-year-old “Master of None” creator started out by noting […]
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Professor Animesh Ray’s research titled, “A novel approach to understand and prevent the evolution of drug resistant lung cancer cells: A feasibility study,” on lung cancer drug resistance was recently approved […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was pleased to be with his friends from Jackson Heights. He mentioned his very cordial and personal relationship with the veteran businessman and community leader Shiv Dass. […]
It was a sea of humanity at Gurdwara Glen Cove annual Vaisakhi Mela on Sunday, June 26. As before, the organizers ensured adequate entertainment for all age groups. There were stores which sold clothing and jewelry. […]
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (D-Queens) and NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights, Elmhurst) honored Caribbean Equality Project Executive Director Mohamed Q. Amin and NYC Public School Teacher Justin Monaco at the 2016 LGBT Pride […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Over five hundred followers of Shiv Yog gathered at the “Yes We Can Community Center” Westbury Long Island on June 18 to participate in a five-day intense spiritual discourse by Acharya Ishan […]
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): At the curtain raiser to the IDP USA-India Day Parade 2016, organizers expressed confidence that the parade will draw a bigger number of people and will be larger in size. Organizers informed […]
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