Business & Economics
‘Strong Fundamentals’
The truth about the economy is different The middle class today is feeling insecure because the public services are poor and most people are saving 30 per cent to 40 per cent of their incomes […]
Bangladesh
Business & Economics
Sunil Dutt(1929-2005)
Founding Patron of Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation Afilm artist, director and producer, agriculturist, political and social worker, and fighter against religious fanaticism, Sunil Dutt was born in 1929 in Jhelum (now in Pakistan). Mr. Dutt […]
United States
Upbeat Moneydart plans to operate in 50 states of United States by 2014
WOODBRIDGE , NJ (TIP): UAE Exchange, an Abu Dhabi based financial services company,which operates its money transfer business in USA under its wholly owned subsidiary Moneydart Global Services, is aggressively pushing forward to expanding its […]
Incredible India
Medical Tourism to India: The Next Services Industry Revolution
India ranked third in the world in medical tourism in 2012, with Thailand leading and Hungary in the second position. The hallmark of medical tourism in India is care. The author underscores this aspect: “India […]
Europe
1 Killed, Dozens Hurt In Bangladesh Party Protests
DHAKA (TIP): Clashes between Bangladeshi police and opposition activists left one man dead and injured about 20 on August 14 in the second day of a nationwide general strike, television stations reported. Police used night […]
India
INDIA CELEBRATES 66TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE
Independent India is 66 years old today, as is Pakistan. Both countries got their Independence from British rule on August 14/15, 1947. Pakistan celebrates August 14 as its Independence Day. Mohammed Ali Jinnah was Pakistan’s […]
India
A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF INDEPENDENT INDIA
A chronology of key events India has been home to several ancient civilisations and empires, some dating back to more than 2,000 BC. Culture and religions have flourished over the millennia, and foreign influence has […]
India
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Famous Indian nuclear physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on 30 October 1909 in Mumbai. Bhabha played a key role in the development of the Indian atomic energy program. Widely referred to as the father […]
India
INDIA’S RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
India has formal diplomatic relations with most nations; it is the world’s second most populous country, the world’s most-populous democracy and one of the fastest growing major economies. With the world’s seventh largest military expenditure, […]
Featured
Pakistan and the killings across the LoC: Tactical Offensive or a Strategic Defensive?
“The fragile peace between India and Pakistan is once again under threat, but this time, the unease and tension may not be between India and Pakistan but between Pakistan and Pakistani Military establishment”, says the […]
United States
US To Close Some Embassies On Sunday Over Threat
WASHINGTON (TIP): US embassies that would normally be open this Sunday – including those in Abu Dhabi, Baghdad and Cairo – will be closed that day because of unspecified security concerns, the US State Department […]
Europe
Bangladesh Islamist Leader Sentenced To Death For 1971 War Crimes
DHAKA (TIP): A special tribunal sentenced a senior leader of an Islamic political party to death on July 17 for his role in the kidnapping and killing of people involving Bangladesh’s independence war against Pakistan […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Nominated For Key Post In Obama Administration
WASHINGTON (TIP): US state department’s heavy hitter for India will be an Indian origin bureaucrat, Nisha Desai Biswal, a first for both the community and the administration. President Barack Obama on Thursday, July 18, sent […]
Europe
Europe
US Suspends Trade Preference Benefits For Bangladesh
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama announced on June 27 the suspension of US trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global […]
United States
Moneygram Gives U.S. Consumers Chance To Watch ICC Champion’s Trophy Final
Promotion lets MoneyGram users enter for a chance to win all-expense-paid trip to Birmingham, UK, for the final NEW YORK (TIP): It was an easy, nostrings- attached deal: U.S. consumers who sent money to India, […]
Europe
Bangladesh Miracle Survivor Leaves Hospital For Job In Hotel
SAVAR, BANGLADESH (TIP): A seamstress trapped in the rubble for 17 days after Bangladesh’s garment factory disaster in April emerged from hospital today, saying she felt “great” and was looking forward to a new job […]
Featured
Shed Illusions On China
India’s appeasement policy won’t help It is high time the PMO and the MEA gathered courage to speak on the South China Sea and the issues having a bearing on national security, particularly in forums […]
India
Dhaka building collapse probe finds many failings
DHAKA (TIP): The defects and errors that led to the world’s deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to “extremely poor quality” construction materials, to the massive, […]
Europe
Zardari Agrees To Restore Cj To Office
In March 2009, growing demonstrations led Zardari to agree to restore the chief justice to office; the government also subsequently announced it would appeal the banning of Sharif and his brother from politics. The supreme […]
Europe
Political History Of Pakistan
Pakistan was one of the two original successor states to British India, which was partitioned along religious lines in 1947. For almost 25 years following independence, it consisted of two separate regions, East and West […]
India
Shaheed Nanak Singh Lecture Delivered
“India’s unity and diversity are like the colours of a rainbow. If one were removed, its charm and beauty would be diminished”. – SHAHEED NANAK SINGH. NEW DELHI (TIP): The 6th Shaheed Nanak Singh Memorial […]
Europe
Bangladesh Garment Factory Collapse Death Toll Hits 1,021
DHAKA (TIP): The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital soared past 1,000 on May 10, while the list of the dead from a […]
Europe
India Hopes Pakistan Election Throws Up Clear Winner
NEW DELHI (TIP): As Pakistan takes baby steps into democracy, India is looking on with apprehension at the plethora of violence that may prevent the new government after Saturday’s election from being the kind that […]
Europe
3rd Jamaat Leader To Hang For War Crimes
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh battled a fresh outbreak of street violence on Thursday after senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman was sentenced to death for mass murder and crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. Clashes […]