NEW YORK(TIP): Lincoln Hospital held recently celebrations for Diwali and Halloween. The Halloween celebration took place, fittingly, on Thursday October 31 and was attended by Lincoln patients, nurses and doctors, who all dressed in their […]
The RTI replies demonstrate a constant surge in the amount written off by the scheduled commercial banks, which include public sector banks and private banks in the country, since 2014-15. While banks claim that the […]
By Subir Roy What the public sector needs is ‘space’ to overhaul functioning A banking system is an act of faith. It survives only for as long as people believe it will. — Michael Lewis […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): The United States is concerned about the status of minorities in Pakistan, particularly the harshness of its persecution atmosphere and the number of people getting killed, US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom […]
JERUSALEM(TIP): Israel’s attorney general, on November 21, formally charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a series of corruption cases, throwing the country’s paralyzed political system into further disarray and threatening the long-time leader’s grip on […]
With the CJI under the RTI Act, there will be greater transparency by public authorities The adage, “sunlight is the best disinfectant” is often used to delineate the need for disclosure of matters related to […]
Jawaharlal Nehru’s stature and moral authority, now under attack, were the guarantors for modern India’s social contract The mention of Jawaharlal Nehru evokes strange reactions these days, but for Congressmen such as me it is […]
We have ignored the spiritual strength of shared beliefs in Buddhism, to welcome Buddhist pilgrims and visitors from our eastern neighborhood. There are 460 million Buddhists across and beyond our eastern land and maritime frontiers. […]
NEW DELHI(TIP): Britain’s Prince Charles, who arrived on Wednesday, November 13 on a two-day official visit to India, has hailed the “inspiring” principles of Sikhism and the contribution of the Sikh community in the UK. […]
The event was also marked by an exhibition on the life and teachings of the founder of Sikhism along with two panel discussions. WASHINGTON(TIP): The philosophy and teachings of Guru Nanak echoed the corridors of […]
BRASILIA(TIP): Terrorism has caused USD 1 trillion loss to the world economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Thursday , November 14 , as he addressed the 11th BRICS Summit, terming the scourge as […]
LOS ANGELES / NEW YORK(TIP): At least five people were wounded after a shooter opened fire at a high school in Santa Clarita, California, a city north of Los Angeles, officials said. A suspect described […]
JAMMU(TIP): Lieutenant Governor of the newly formed Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu, announced on Thursday, November 14 that the legislative polls in the UT will be held at the earliest. The […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS conducted a comprehensive biennial fee review and determined that current […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Representative Elijah E. Cummings, a son of sharecroppers who rose to become one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress and a central figure in the impeachment investigation of President Trump, died on […]
HASAN ABDAL, PAKISTAN(TIP): A fire broke out at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib in the Pakistani city of Hasan Abdal on Wednesday, October 16, Sajjad Azhar, a freelance journalist who has extensively covered the news of […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): India’s ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday, October 16, briefed lawmakers on the situation in Kashmir and the steps taken to maintain peace after Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was abrogated. […]
Indian American MIT Economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee Bags the Second Nobel Prize in Economics after Amartya Sen (1998) BOSTON(TIP): India got another Nobel laureate in Economics after Amartya Sen when Indian American MIT economist Abhijit […]
Modi can derive satisfaction from the fact that despite Chinese actions and Sino-Pakistan collusion, India has successfully ridden the storm of external pressures after the revocation of Article 370. New Delhi can now move ahead […]
But politicians, businessmen keep control, too The nomination of Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, to be the next president of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is a welcome development, though the ‘election’ process had […]
Modi succeeds but Foreign Office and diplomats fail to deliver In Public Relations, P stands for Performance. R stands for Reporting. Though Prime Minister Modi performs at his highest levels, his diplomats and bureaucrats are failing […]
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