WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration on April 9 warned several state legislatures against initiatives that would punish the state-owned French railway company SNCF for carrying out Holocaust-era deportations to Nazi death and labor camps. The […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A New York City man who spent nearly 25 years in prison for murder was exonerated on April 8 when a judge found that he had been in Florida on vacation at […]
Not only are pineapples tasty, they also have several health benefits. Pineapples are packed with vitamins and minerals like vitamin A and C, calcium, potassium and phosphorus. High in fibre content and low in fat […]
A nursing home for the elderly in Long Island, New York, is being sued after it hired male strippers to entertain its residents, it was announced on Tuesday. The incident came to light when Franklin […]
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA (TIP): Prosecutors say a man charged with murdering nine people in California has told authorities that he has killed up to 40 people while working for a drug cartel. Errek Jett, a district […]
There are two kinds of people – those who drink tea and those who drink coffee. While both the beverages come with their individual health benefits, the argument never resolves as to which beverage is […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least 23 people were killed and nearly 120 injured when a powerful bomb went off at a crowded marketplace in Islamabad early on April 2. The deadliest bombing occurred at a wholesale […]
KABUL (TIP): The Canadian journalist who was badly injured when her Associated Press colleague was shot dead by a policeman in Afghanistan has been flown to Germany for further medical treatment, the news agency said […]
CHENNAI (TIP): US President Barack Obama was not too far off the mark when he told students at Maryland recently that Americans would have to compete against Indians and Chinese for good jobs in the […]
COLOMBO (TIP): The National Freedom Front (NFF), a key ally of President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed doubts over India’s motives in abstaining at the UNHRC vote against Sri Lanka.”We have to closely examine why India abstained,” […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP on April 10 expelled party leader Jaswant Singh’s son Manvendra Singh from its national executive in the wake of reports that he was campaigning against the party’s candidate Sonaram Chaoudhary […]
YANGON (TIP): Acute shortages of water and medical treatment in western Myanmar following attacks on humanitarian groups are the latest hardships imposed on Rohingya Muslims that “could amount to crimes against humanity”, a UN expert […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): An Indian Police Service officer, Devendra Kumar Pathak, took over as the Director General of the Border Security Force. Pathak is the 23rd DG of the BSF, the world’s largest border guarding […]
KABUL (TIP): A bigger-than-expected turnout in Afghanistan’s presidential election and the Taliban’s failure to derail the vote have raised questions about the capacity of the insurgents to tip the country back into chaos as foreign […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Elections, it is said, are about spending big. This despite repeated poll panel efforts to curb candidate expenses. The EC rule book is clear: Each candidate is entitled to spend a maximum […]
Modi’s silence on foreign policy is rather intriguing. “Our most severe external challenges are driven not by economics but politics, relating to territory, terrorism, religious extremism, nuclear blackmail, constraining our strategic options and boxing us […]
Unless the leaders of India, especially from the secular parties show some courage to stand up to fundamentalism that may emanate from any quarters whether it is Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian and stop exploiting […]
UDAIPUR/JHUNJHUNU (TIP): Accusing the BJP of copying his party’s poll manifesto, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on April 10 said its only focus seemed to be on making Narendra Modi the prime minister. “It took […]
After entering a green light mode, India-US relations have slipped into an amber mode. How soon we can get back into smooth circulation will depend largely on the US, as the responsibility for the malaise […]
RANCHI (TIP): India has been ruled by a “black magician” for the past 10 years, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said April 10. Quoting Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who said the Bharatiya Janata Party […]
BHUBANESWAR (TIP): Beating the drums for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has again promised to bring back Indian currency stashed away in foreign banks within 100 days […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The CBI is likely to wait for the General Election to be over before calling former Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for examination in connection with alleged irregularities in appointments in the […]
Ask for heavens and Indian politicians will give you. I marvel the ingenuity of Indian politicians who have found the easiest way to woo the voters. Promise them moon and stars. Tell them again and […]
The name has a musical ring. Saurashtra, literally a region of one hundred kingdoms. Undoubtedly, the past of this princely area is rich in antiquity and history, as it is in lores and legends. One […]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (TIP): Xoom Corporation (NASDAQ: XOOM), a leading digital money transfer provider, announced, March 31, a partnership with HDFC Bank Limited (NYSE: HDB), by offering instant deposits to INR denominated HDFC Bank accounts […]
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