NEW DELHI (TIP): Aided by a rebound in capital goods production, the country’s industrial output grew a better-thanexpected 2.6 per cent in July compared with the same period last year. This was a fourmonth high. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): How much the nearly century-old Miss America pageant has declined in salience is best illustrated by this joke on Jay Leno’s late night show following the crowning of Indian-American Nina Davuluri last weekend: […]
LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin teacher in the UK has dramatically given birth to a baby boy in a classroom after she went into labour while in school. Diane Krish-Veeramany, 30, went into labour, a week […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): India and the US are destined to be partners on the world stage because of shared values and outlooks, a top US official told Indian officials ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Indian American actor Vivek Shah, who sent extortion threats to several high-profile people including Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, has been sentenced to seven years and three months in prison. The 26-year-old actor, […]
CHICAGO (TIP): A judge sentenced a business traveler from suburban Chicago to nine months in prison Sept. 11 for groping a passenger in flight while she slept in a seat next to him. The victim […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House said on September 19it was possible that President Barack Obama would meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York next week if Tehran signaled it was serious about giving […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Republicanrun US House of Representatives voted to cut spending on food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over 10 years on September 19, defying a veto threat from the White House […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s government has increased security of the father of the country’s nuclear programme Abdul Qadeer Khan amid fears of an Abbottabad-type raid which killed Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. Khan’s posh Islamabad’s […]
JAFFNA (TIP): Ananthi Sasitharan, a candidate in the September 21 elections to the Northern Province council in Sri Lanka, is a teacher by profession. She is also the wife of an LTTE militant – one […]
JAFFNA (TIP): Despite the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime in Sri Lanka being seen as responsible for war crimes and mass displacement of Tamils in the north, the ruling party’s prospects of winning some seats are bright. […]
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (TIP): Local media are reporting that Bangladeshi police have opened fire on supporters of the country’s largest Islamic party, leaving one man dead. The party members are enforcing a general strike to protest […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): With Maldives Supreme Court admitting a plea seeking annulment of the first round of elections in the Indian Ocean archipelago, in which former president Mohamed Nasheed has emerged as the front runner […]
The truth about the economy is different The middle class today is feeling insecure because the public services are poor and most people are saving 30 per cent to 40 per cent of their incomes […]
The British government’s attempts to dilute legislation that recognizes caste-based discrimination render it insensitive to the treatment of Dalits in the U.K. In a truly historic move, on June 25 the British parliament, the United […]
“True, the political critics of the government would inevitably ask the question: why now? But the counter question is: why not? If the LoC tensions are the reason for not having any bilateral meetings with […]
It needs to become more relevant The 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) comes at a time when the world is looking at the UN for answers to many complex issues. The […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The mother of the gunman who shot dead 12 people at a US navy base this week said september 19, she doesn’t know why Aaron Alexis opened fire, but she is glad he […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Chicago authorities said that 11 people, including a 3-year-old child, were injured when a gunman opened fire on people in a park located in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. Chicago fire department […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US secretary of state John Kerry said on September 19, it was essential that a Russia-US deal on eradicating Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal be enforced and that the UN Security Council must act […]
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS (TIP): A former street gang member was executed on Septmber 19 evening for his involvement in a gang ambush in which four women were gunned down 11 years ago. Robert Gene Garza, 30, […]
OLD BETHPAGE, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced September 19 that the Old Bethpage Village Restoration (OBVR) will host the 171st Annual Long Island Fair over two successive weekends on Friday, September […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Nirupama Rao visited Orange County in the vicinity of Los Angeles, California on September 14, 2013 at the invitation of the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, […]
Family, Friends and Community Leaders demand Justice in India HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Anmol Sarna, 20, a US Citizen and Long Island resident was killed in New Delhi on September 13, 2013. Friends and family held […]
MINEOLA, NEW YORK (TIP): Three employees of a Hicksville-based modeling agency have been charged with defrauding dozens of clients out of more than $250,000, says Eyewitness News. Authorities say they overcharged for photo shoots, misrepresented […]
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