EW DELHI (TIP): Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat will pick new assemblies in elections on November 4 and December 13 and 17, respectively, in what will be a virtual straight fight between the ruling BJP and […]
NEW YORK: A US court formally ordered Iran, al-Qaida and other defendants on October 3 to pay $6 billion compensation to the victims of September 11, 2001. Although Iran denies any connection to 9/11, it […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Like the Cabinet meeting that cleared FDI in multi-brand retail, the one on October 4 was brief, with finance minister P Chidambaram saying foreign investment in insurance was the need of the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Visiting Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday backed Pakistan’s position on American drone attacks in the country’s tribal regions, saying such strikes violate Islamabad’s “sovereignty and integrity”. “It is not right to […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Lt Gen (retd) K S Brar, who escaped a murder bid in London on October 1, said on Thursday that he won’t leave his Mumbai home. Union home ministry officials have suggested that […]
QUETTA (TIP): Journalists across Pakistan staged protest rallies on Tuesday to condemn the killing of a television reporter in insurgency-torn Baluchistan on the Afghan and Iranian border. Police said Abdul Haq Baluch, 37, who worked […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India is fast earning the label of a country unsafe for children, with an alarming 24% increase in crimes against children in 2011 compared to the previous year. Nearly 33,100 cases were […]
The Indian American community is in transition today. Never before we were so influential in academics and businesses in USA than we are today. A considerable number of Indian American professionals are making huge contribution […]
STAMFORD, CT (TIP): The recently crowned Miss India Connecticut, Ronita Choudhuri, traveled to Guatemala with AmeriCares this week to tour the humanitarian organization’s aid programs. The West Hartford native was one of 75 supporters who […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The crisis at Kingfisher Airlines claimed its first victim when the wife of a technical officer committed suicide on Thursday afternoon, leaving behind a note that said the family was in deep […]
AMMAN (TIP): Jordan’s King Abdullah on Thursday dissolved the country’s pro-government rubber stamp parliament, a constitutional move to pave the way for elections expected early next year. The announcement was made on the eve of […]
LONDON (TIP): With an IQ of 162, a 12-year-old schoolgirl in UK has been rated brainier than even Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Olivia Manning, from Liverpool, has been accepted into Mensa, the largest and […]
NEW DELHI: BJP president Nitin Gadkari found himself at the centre of yet another controversy on Thursday over a letter he wrote to Union water resources ministry seeking release of funds for an irrigation project […]
VARANASI (TIP): A total of 315 people belonging to 22 families, which include five Christian priests also, returned to Hindu fold on August 20., according to a news report in Organiser of September 2, 2012 […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India is expected to soon seek consultations with the US under the aegis of World Trade Organisation (WTO) on visa fee hike for professionals, which discriminates against Indian software companies that send […]
London (TIP): The Metropolitan Police have arrested four persons, including a 40-year-old woman, in connection with the stabbing of retired Lt Gen K S Brar, who had led Operation Bluestar 28 years ago to flush […]
Z-MORH, SONMARG (TIP): Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday amid reports of growing differences between his party and ruling coalition partner National Conference and threat to panchayat members. He […]
Kathmandu (TIP): The Maoists have succeeded in preventing the supply of Bollywood films to Nepal after blocking all traffic via Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh. As a result, there is no cinema hall in Nepal showing […]
New Delhi (TIP): Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who quit the UPA government after foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail was cleared last month, is on the warpath again. Banerjee on Ocober 4 pushed for […]
Presidential elections in the US follow a scripted narrative. As the candidates battle for the highest office, everything is fair game. In a weak economy, that means it is open season on that familiar bogey: […]
New Delhi (tip): Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, whose bold move overturned a longstanding ban on uranium sale to India, comes here Oct 15 on a three-day visit that could see India and Australia sign […]
Dahod (TIP): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit back at Congress President Sonia Gandhi, and charge the ruling party at the Centre of defaming his state. Modi alleged that the Congress failed to […]
What did we learn from the 67th UNGA? Every year, United Nations General Assembly brings world leaders from across the world to New York under a single roof, to address the global issues that stare […]
The OFBJP-USA has mourned the leader’s sad demise. In a condolence resolution it says,” We are really shocked to learn this morning the sad demise of Shri Kedar Nath Sahani, a committed and dedicated BJP […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Engineers, architects and contractors of Indian origin celebrated their accomplishments at the 32nd Gala Dinner Night of the Society of Indo-American Engineers and Architects (SIAEA), a leading professional group of engineers […]
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