India
Capt Reacts
Amarinder Singh, who was removed as Congress Punjab unit chief, said he would have suggested a different name to replace him had he been consulted. Amarinder, a former Chief Minister of Punjab, was replaced by […]
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India
26 Kg Heroin Seized- Drug Dealer Arrested, Says He Supplied Heroin To Boxer Vijender
CHANDIGARH (TIP): In a massive drug haul, the police recovered heroin worth Rs 130 crore from a flat in Zirakpur, Mohali. The police has alleged that boxer Vijender Singh’s wife’s car was found outside the […]
India
Copter deal: Ex-IAF chief evasive during CBI grilling
NEW DELHI (TIP): CBI sources said they would be filing an FIR in the VVIP helicopter scandal next week, even as they suggested that former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Shashi P Tyagi was evasive […]
United States
31ST ANNUAL CONVENTION OF AAPI IN CHICAGO IN MAY
Over 3,000 Delegates to Attend Convention from May 23rd – May 27th 2013 NEW YORK (TIP): Over 3,000 talented and dedicated physicians of Indian origin are expected to gather and deliberate on ways to enhance […]
India
Aggressive Pm Tears Into Bjp
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 7 donned an unusually aggressive mantle in the Lok Sabha as he tore into the Opposition BJP’s recent tirade against the Congress and dared it at […]
India
Unsafe North: 7 rape cases on eve of Women’s Day
CHANDIGARH (TIP): For women in the region, Women’s Day could be just another day, with safety being their prime concern. Seven cases of rape and gang rape were reported from Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, including […]
India
Delhi gang-rape: HC allows use of interview CD as ‘evidence’
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Delhi High Court on March 7 allowed the plea of a Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape accused to use as evidence a CD of the TV interview of the victim’s friend, the […]
India
19-Yr-Old School Girl Gangraped In Moving Auto
GHAZIABAD (TIP): When she flagged down a share auto-rickshaw, little did she know that she would be gagged, beaten, gang-raped, robbed and then dumped by three men near the busy Shipra Mall, an important landmark […]
United States
PEACE STATUE OF SRI CHINMOY dedicated at Timor-Leste Parliament
NEW YORK (TIP): A beautiful bronze statue of Dreamer of World-Peace Sri Chinmoy was dedicated inside the grounds of the Parliament of Timor-Leste (East Timor) by President Taur Matan Ruak, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and […]
India
Sc Slams Punjab Govt Over Police Brutality
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on March 7 said the Punjab Police thrashing a girl in Tarn Taran on March 4 had “shocked the conscience of the entire nation” and decided to go into […]
India
Consensus on rape law still eludes government
NEW DELHI (TIP): Differences of opinion over the draft Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill – seeking to reintroduce the word ‘rape’ instead of ‘sexual assault’ in the anti-rape law and lower the age of consensual sex […]
India
Engage’ US on rights issue in UN: India To Lanka
NEW DELHI (TIP): Against the backdrop of demands by Tamil parties that India should vote against Sri Lanka at the UN on human rights, government on Wednesday, March 6 remained evasive on the stand it […]
Europe
One Woman: A song for UN Womento launch on International Women’s Day
A musical celebration of women worldwide / Artists from 20 countries participate UNITED NATIONS (TIP): “One Woman: A song for UN Women” will launch on International Women’s Day. The track will be globally available for […]
India
India Sixth Most Favourable Nation For Americans: Poll
WASHINGTON (TIP): India is the sixth most favourable nation for Americans, while at least eight out of 10 do not like Pakistan, making it the third most unfavourable nation after Iran and Korea, according to […]
Business & Economics
Ah! Chavez
NAME: Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías OCCUPATION: World Leader BIRTH DATE: July 28, 1954 DEATH DATE: March 05, 2013 EDUCATION: Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences CARACAS (TIP): Venezuela president Hugo Chavez died on 6th March, 2013. […]
Europe
Indian American company indicted for defrauding H-1B visa system
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American company based in Texas has been indicted by federal authorities on charges of fraud and misusing the H-1B visa to create a low-cost workforce for third party clients in […]
United States
US: Storm strikes mid-Atlantic; 250,000 lose power
WASHINGTON (TIP): A winter storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday, dumping nearly two feet of snow in some places and knocking out power to about 250,000 homes and businesses. It largely spared the […]
Europe
Indians account for 22% of Britain’s ultra-rich cluba
NEW YORK (TIP): Super-rich Indians account for more than 20% of the wealth of ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals in Britain, a new list showed on Tuesday, March 5. As a national group, they are […]
Politics
Hillary Clinton tops 2016 US presidential poll
WASHINGTON (TIP): The 2016 US election might be a full three and a half years away, but that is not stopping pollsters from asking voters who has the early presidential edge. And the advantage goes […]
India
Narendra Modi’s Supporters Rally To Offer Him Us Platform
WASHINGTON: Supporters of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi are rallying to provide him a platform to address overseas constituents after a small group of liberal and leftist activists in the US nixed what would have […]
United States
Now, you can carry small knives, bats on US planes
WASHINGTON (TIP): Airline passengers will be able to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes beginning next month under a policy change announced Tuesday by the head of […]
United States
In Us, Expatriates See A Reason To Celebrate
ORAL (FLORIDA) (TIP): First the car horns blasted the news on street corners here, a town so packed with Venezuelans that it is nicknamed “Doralzuela.” Then came dozens of yellow, blue and red flags, floating […]
United States
New AIA Executive Inaugurated
NEW YORK (TIP): Association of Indians in America-NY Chapter’s new executive committee for the current term 2013-2014 was inaugurated in Long Island on Sunday, March 3rd . Outgoing president, Ranju Batra was felicitated for her […]
United States
US House votes to prevent March 27 federal shutdown; Obama reaches out to Senate
WASHINGTON (TIP): Legislation easily passed the US House of Representatives on March 06 to avert another partisan budget battle and a possible government shutdown, and a dinner meeting between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans […]
United States
US Senate confirms Brennan as CIA director
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Senate has confirmed John Brennan as the next director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Currently the counter terrorism adviser to the US President Barack Obama, Brennan was nominated by a vote […]