The apparent rewarding of family members and associates of county officials with patronage jobs and county contracts has been endemic to Nassau County dating back to the reign of former county Republican leader Joseph Margiotta. […]
“Ed had never managed anything. He was not town supervisor or mayor, and some felt [Mangano] should’ve brought in somebody who had done that,” said an expert in Nassau County politics who asked not to […]
The common thread tying together the Hicksville Republican Club and Mangano’s campaign is Rob Walker. How did a relatively unknown former lawmaker rise to his current position of power in Nassau County? One could say […]
The Hicksville committee also listed separate American Express payments of $2,206 and $1,792 in 2012 for a Myrtle Beach golf fundraiser for the Mangano campaign. Yet the invitation for the fundraiser, sent by Walker on […]
Eager to avoid a repeat of his party’s 2009 debacle, Nassau County Democratic Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs last summer commissioned his staff to begin opposition research of Mangano. Among the areas he directed them to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India, the world’s fourth largest steel maker, logged 5.86 per cent growth in production in 2012-13 – the highest among major global producers, World Steel Association has said. According to WSA, India […]
MUMBAI (TIP): In a move to support the rupee, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday announced measures to curb gold imports in tandem with the government measures to encourage foreign capital into debt. The […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said it has won a contract from the Saudi Arabian Oil Company Saudi Aramco for setting up gas processing facilities. “A joint venture company of L&TLarsen […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Sebi acts against public float violatorsMUMBAI: Market regulator Sebi on barred promoters of companies which failed to comply with its 25% minimum public shareholding norms by denying partially their rights to dividend, bonus […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Realty giant and Commonwealth Games Village builder Emaar MGF was on Tuesday slapped with a show-cause notice of Rs 8,600 crore by the Enforcement Directorate for violating Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). […]
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kalki Koechlin Direction: Ayan Mukerji Genre: Romance Duration: 2 hours 41 minutes STORY: Four friends take off for adventure sport and discover little-known personal aspects of one […]
“Forces of destabilization are as active today as they were earlier. They are anxiously waiting for the withdrawal of the US-led troops from Afghanistan next year. The new scenario that will emerge in Afghanistan can […]
“Pakistan has paid a heavy price for the slow pace of the change-over from a secret government to a transparent one. A closed system of governance undermines one of the salutary gifts of democracy – […]
BANGALORE (TIP): After tasting fair amount of success in India and a few other emerging countries, Tata Consulting Services (TCS), India’s leading information technology (IT) services company, is foraying into the government vertical in the […]
MUMBAI (TIP): India will sell inflation-linked bonds next week – something it tried unsuccessfully more than a decade ago – in the hope that eventually they will catch on enough to help wean millions of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, which has not flown since last October, reported yet another quarter of loss, and the resumption of operations is still not in sight as it struggles to win […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Kunming, the capital and largest city of the Yunnan province in South-West China, holds particular interest for the Indian Hotel Company’s (IHC) expansion plans. The entry of the Taj Group’s two brands, Taj […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Betting big on its flagship smartphone HTC One, handset maker HTC on Wednesday said it aims to achieve 15% market share in the domestic smartphone market by the end of this year. […]
Cast: Riya Sen, Veena Malik, Rajpal Yadav, Rajan Verma, Aarya Babbar, Supriya Kumar, Murli Sharma Direction: Rajiv S. Ruia. Genre: Drama Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes STORY: Set in Mumbai, the film revolves around the […]
The writing is on the wall as China does not have good track record of strategic comfort and reliability vis-a-vis India. The current incidence of Chinese incursion into Indian territory in Daulat Beg Oldie region […]
Cast: Ruslaan Mumtaz, Chetna Pande Direction: Amit Kasaria Genre: Romance Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes STORY: You don’t value ‘true love’ until you lose it. The ‘Facebook’ generation portrayed in the film learns this the […]
“So to the indifferent inquirer who asks why Memorial Day is still kept up we may answer, it celebrates and solemnly reaffirms from year to year a national act of enthusiasm and faith. It embodies […]
The writing is on the wall as China does not have good track record of strategic comfort and reliability vis-a-vis India. The current incidence of Chinese incursion into Indian territory in Daulat Beg Oldie region […]
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari, Pooja Gupta Direction: Krishna D.K., Raj Nidimoru Genre: Comedy Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes STORY: In a first of its kind zomcom(zombie-comedy) three friends gatecrash […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Chennaiheadquartered Tecpro Systems Ltd has entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mechatronics Systems Ltd (MHI) of Japan for technology for manufacturing electro-static precipitators (ESPs) for thermal power projects. With MHI technology, […]
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