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Maha Shivratri-The Night Of Shiva
Maha Shivratri, the night of the worship of Lord Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna. It falls on a moonless February night, […]
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India Crush Australia By 8 Wickets In First Test To Take 1-0 Lead
CHENNAI (TIP): India clinched the first Test against Australia with a comfortable eight-wicket victory to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series on Tuesday with their spinners taking all the 20 wickets for only […]
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Chennai Knock Dhoni’s Best: Chappell
CHENNAI (TIP): Former Australia captain Greg Chappell has rated MS Dhoni’s double-century in Chennai as his best in Tests. Dhoni’s knock of 224 tilted the scales in India’s favour, according to Chappell, and helped them […]
Europe
Russia Accuses Us Over Un Statement On Syria Attack
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Russia hasaccused US diplomats of blocking a UNSecurity Council condemnation of a bombattack in the Syrian capital that left at least59 dead.Russia’s UN mission said the United States”encourages” militant attacks by blockingthe […]
Europe
Zardari Raises Concerns Over Drone Attacks With US Delegation
ISLAMABAD (TIP):President Asif Ali Zardari onThursday described US droneattacks in Pakistan’s tribalareas as “counterproductive”,saying the two countriesneed to “find a way out” inthe campaign againstmilitants operating in theregion.The drone attacks arecausing “great damage”among the people, […]
United States
Consul General Prabhu Dayal Bids Adieu
NEW YORK (TIP): Retiring Consul General PrabhuDayal and his wife Chandini Dayal hosted a party onFebruary 15th at the Consulate of India to celebrate Mr.Dayal’s 60th birthday and to bid farewell to the couple’sfriends in […]
United States
Interview : Ambassador Prabhu Dayal
Q. In your time as the Consul General ofIndia in New York, what were the mostsignificant highs and lows that youexperienced? Well, New York is the center of theUniverse. Although I have served in manyother […]
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Is Bobby Jindal preparing for a 2016 presidential run?
WASHINGTON (TIP): Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal is laying the groundwork for a likely presidential bid and using his state as a testing ground for policies that play well with national conservatives, according to a […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
Hyderabad Twin Blasts: Cries And Chaos Rent The Air At Hospitals
HYDERABAD (TIP): A dazed childwith blood pouring down her foreheadand a 60-year-old man shrieking withpain summed up the scene in the cityhospitals as hundred of injured peoplepoured in with torn limbs, shrapnelwounds and blood-spattered bodiessoon […]
United States
India’s Foreign Secretary Mr. Mathai meets with US Secretary of State Mr. Kerry
WASHINGTON (TIP): Foreign Secretary Mr. Ranjan Mathai completed a series of very useful and important interactions at the State Department, including a brief call upon the new U.S. Secretary of State,Mr. John Kerry here on […]
India
Dilsukhnagar Has Been On Indian Mujahideen Radar Since 1999
NEW DELHI (TIP): The twin blasts at Hyderabad aresuspected to be the handiwork of IndianMujahideen(IM) commander Riyaz Bhatkal. Althoughintelligence agencies are in no rush to jump to ajudgment, their suspicion of IM’s role is derived […]
India
Jallianwala Bagh Killings Deeply Shameful: UK PM
AMRITSAR (TIP): British PrimeMinister David Cameron visited the site ofa colonial-era massacre in India onFebruary 20, describing the episode as”deeply shameful” while stopping short of apublic apology.On the last leg of a three-day trip aimedat […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
U.S. Condemns Hyderabad Blasts, Offers Assistance in Probe
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has strongly condemned the terrorist bombings in Hyderabad Feb. 21 that killed more than a dozen people and offered assistance in investigation if requested by the Indian government. “We condemn […]
Politics
Hillary Clinton to charge $200,000 per speech
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hillary Clinton has signed up for speaking circuit and will charge a whopping $200,000 per appearance, an amount more than her annual salaray as the US Secretary of State. The $200,000-per-speech fee will […]
India
Bharat Bandh: Nation-Wide Two-Day Trade Union Strike Hits Banking, Transport Services
NEW DELHI (TIP): Bharat Bandh:Nation-wide strike hit banking andtransport sector day two of nationwidestrike. While banking services were onFebruary 21 paralysed with ATMs runningout of cash in metro cities and publictransport disrupted during the Centraltrade […]
United States
Nri Doctor Helps Officially End Slavery In America — In 2013!
WASHINGTON (TIP): An India-born research scientist has driven the last forgotten nail in the coffin of slavery in the United States, a shameful casket that was thought to be long buried after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation […]
Incredible India
Ajanta Caves A Legacy From The Golden Age
Ajanta and Ellora are the pride of Maharashtra. The rock-cut caves of both these sites are world famous and illustrate the degree of skill and artistry that Indian craftsmen had achieved several hundred years ago. […]
Europe
Pakistan Ambassador To US Sherry Rehman Faces Blasphemy Probe
MULTAN (TIP): Pakistan police are investigating thecountry’s ambassador to the United States for allegedlycommitting blasphemy in a television show three yearsago, officers said Thursday. Sherry Rehman, an ally ofPresident Asif Ali Zardari, who has been […]
Europe
Nepalese Ex-Prince Suffers Heart Attack In Thailand
BANGKOK (TIP): Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah is inintensive care in Thailand after suffering a heart attack, the Nepaleseembassy in Bangkok said Wednesday.Shah, 42, who had been living in Thailand, was admitted to hospitallate […]
Europe
Nasheed Still In Mission, Court Scraps Hearing
MALE (TIP): Amidst continuing stand-off between the governmentand the former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, who remainedholed up in the Indian mission here for the eighth day, a high-levelteam of the Indian foreign office arrived here […]
Europe
Bangladesh Cracks Down On Anti-Islam Blogs
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh haslaunched a crackdown onInternet sites for “hurtingreligious feelings” in themajority Muslim nation amidprotests by Islamic groupsagainst bloggers seen as anti-Islamic, officials said onThursday.Giasuddin Ahmed, vicechairman of the country’stelecommunications regulator,told AFP at least […]
United States
Indian-American Lawyer Convicted In US For Lies In Britain
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American lawyer, who liedabout her work experience and shaved nearly 20 years offher age in an effort to be admitted to the British bar, hasbeen convicted by a New York judge.The […]
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Britain’s Hat-Tip Towards Honest History
PM Cameron’s admission of colonialshame, while short of an apology orreparations to the heirs of thoseslaughtered, is welcome by all who insistthat history must be honest and not a tool ofadded insult to those who […]
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Movie Review-Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Neha Sharma, Nasser Direction: Vinnil Markan Genre: Romantic Comedy Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes STORY: Damsel in distress moves into bad neighbourhood and is bailed out by a golden-hearted, lovelorn don. Of […]