UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption of a U.N. treaty that for the first time would regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade. An agreement required agreement by all 193 U.N. member […]
Recent Court Order on Discovery Narrows Window for Settlement NEW YORK, N.Y. (TIP): Comptroller John C. Liu is urging the Mayor to instruct the New York City Law Department to negotiate promptly an appropriate settlement […]
Premium Processing for Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions to Begin April 15, 2013 WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced March 15 that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) […]
Revisions include new user-friendly instructions for completing Form I-9 WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 for use. All employers are required to complete a […]
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama, March 22, nominated Indian-American Renee Ramaswamy, a Bharatanatayam exponent, to the prestigious National Council of the Arts for a five year term. Ramaswamy founded the Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The anxious family of 22-year-old Indian-American student Sunil Tripathi, who went missing on March 16, has issued a passionate plea for him to return home. “Sunil please come home, we all love you, […]
Colourful cityscape The silky sand dunes of the Thar Desert dotted with camels basking in the sun, towering forts and palaces glistening in red sandstone and the narrow lanes leading to shops that open into […]
Cast: Jackky Bhagnani, Amitosh Nagpal, Vijay Verma, Priya Anand, Rajpal Yadav Direction: Priyadarshan Genre: Drama Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes STORY: Three friends who believe in undying friendship risk their life and dreams, so that […]
KOCHI (TIP): Muslim women are not allowed to travel alone for the Haj pilgrimage to avoid risking their safety, the state government has informed the Kerala high court. The government clarified its stance on a […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations celebrated Holi at the permanent mission here on Wednesday, March 27, in style and with great enthusiasm. Colors and flower petals expressed the […]
DURBAN (TIP): Five giants of the developing world have in principle agreed to create a development bank to provide initial funding for infrastructure projects worth $4.5tn (£3tn), in a potentially historic challenge to westerndominated financial […]
KARACHI (TIP): A shoe was thrown at former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as he headed to court to face legal charges after returning from self-imposed exile. Local TV channels showed video of the shoe being […]
DURBAN (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 27 met Chinese President Xi Jinping during the summit of the BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – in Durban, South Africa. This […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The war of words between Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav sharpened on March 28 with Congress asking the Uttar Pradesh stalwart to decide which side of the secularcommunal […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Justice Markandey Katju, chairman of the Press Council of India, in a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee on March 28, has sought pardon for Sanjay Dutt under article 72 of the constitution. […]
We all know that Lord Vishnu married Goddess Lakshmi. Do you want to know the story of how they married? The story of their marriage starts with Indra – the Lord of the Devas. Now […]
Who said dance classes are only for kids and dance enthusiasts? Dancing is also recognised as an excellent calorie burner. According to a survey published by the American Council on Exercise, experts see dance-based workouts […]
We have all heard this advice innumerable times. Drink eight to 10 glass of water a day. Experts say that if you are overweight or tend to get most of your calories from processed and […]
Drinking red wine can ward-off cholesterol buildup resulting from eating red meat, say scientists. Harmful compounds from red meat form in the bloodstream, creating “bad” cholesterol that damages blood vessels and heightens cardiac risks. The […]
Do you feel old and tired because of your eyes? It is really hard to feel fresh and alert when your eyes are tired and droopy, because of those annoying bags under them. They are […]
LONDON (TIP): Bio-batteries have now taken a giant leap towards becoming a reality. British scientists have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria. Findings published today show that proteins […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): NASA scientists have discovered that a swarm of high-speed space objects that slammed into the Moon four billion years ago also bombarded the giant asteroid Vesta and many other asteroids. Scientists from NASA’s […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Some famous cow breeds of the Americas, including the iconic Texas Longhorn, have descended from Indian ancestors, a new genetic study reveals. Indian cows traveled to East Africa, then mixed with local […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): “Dhonee. Dhonee. Dhoneee.” The chant reverberated around Feroze Shah Kotla as India closed in on victory within three days in the fourth Test against Australia. After a topsy-turvy day that saw 16 […]
WELLINGTON (TIP): New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder lies in coma after being badly beaten up by a group of men near a bar in Christchurch early March 28, police said. “Four men” attacked Ryder as […]
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