Yet another party in Long Island to bid farewell to Ambassador Prabhu Dayal was hosted by one of the leading Medical practitioners of New York and a prominent member of American Association of Physicians of […]
February 18 evening witnessed quite a hustle & bustle at the Muttontown home of Zinda Singh and wife Tina Shah Singh. Friends of the Singh family had gathered to bid farewell to a very dear […]
Hansa & Ajay Mehtani were introduced to a New York couple Jugal & Rekha Lakhwani and their son Aman by their New Jersey based relatives in Mumbai. Mrs. & Mr. Lakhwani spoke very highly of […]
UDAIPUR (TIP): Bejan Daruwalla’s latest book “2012 End of the World” predicts 21st century to be the brightest for mankind. It puts forth the view that dooms day is nowhere near and the world is […]
DUBAI (TIP): Former Pakistani President and military dictator Pervez Musharraf announced the end of his self-imposed exile on Friday and said he will return to Pakistan within one week after the formation of an interim […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): The film adapted from the novel written by a Saskatoon author was one of the big winners during Sunday’s Academy Awards. “Life of Pi,” written by Yann Martel, captured four Oscars, including […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): The 85th Academy awards were conducted on Feb. 25, 2013. The night’s surprises included a tie for an award and an upset in Best Director category for Steven Spielberg. A performance by […]
SEFFNER, FLORIDA (TIP): In a matter of seconds, the earth opened under Jeff Bush’s Florida bedroom and swallowed him up like something out of a horror movie. About the only thing left was the TV […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Russia hasaccused US diplomats of blocking a UNSecurity Council condemnation of a bombattack in the Syrian capital that left at least59 dead.Russia’s UN mission said the United States”encourages” militant attacks by blockingthe […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP):President Asif Ali Zardari onThursday described US droneattacks in Pakistan’s tribalareas as “counterproductive”,saying the two countriesneed to “find a way out” inthe campaign againstmilitants operating in theregion.The drone attacks arecausing “great damage”among the people, […]
MULTAN (TIP): Pakistan police are investigating thecountry’s ambassador to the United States for allegedlycommitting blasphemy in a television show three yearsago, officers said Thursday. Sherry Rehman, an ally ofPresident Asif Ali Zardari, who has been […]
BANGKOK (TIP): Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah is inintensive care in Thailand after suffering a heart attack, the Nepaleseembassy in Bangkok said Wednesday.Shah, 42, who had been living in Thailand, was admitted to hospitallate […]
MALE (TIP): Amidst continuing stand-off between the governmentand the former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, who remainedholed up in the Indian mission here for the eighth day, a high-levelteam of the Indian foreign office arrived here […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh haslaunched a crackdown onInternet sites for “hurtingreligious feelings” in themajority Muslim nation amidprotests by Islamic groupsagainst bloggers seen as anti-Islamic, officials said onThursday.Giasuddin Ahmed, vicechairman of the country’stelecommunications regulator,told AFP at least […]
PARIS (TIP): The fallout from Europe’s horse meatscandal has spread outside the continent, with animported lasagne brand pulled from the shelves in HongKong and a new row over the treatment of horsesfarmed in the Americas.A […]
LONDON: (TIP) Prince Philip, the gaffe-pronehusband of Queen Elizabeth II, has hit the headlinesonce again for his “jovial” remarks, this time inreference to Filipino nurses.The 91-year-old Prince told a nurse from thePhilippines that her country […]
BEIJING (TIP): Disgraced former senior Chineseleader Bo Xilai is refusing to cooperate with agovernment investigation into him and has stagedhunger strikes in protest and at one point was treated inhospital, sources with knowledge of the […]
Gen Dunford, formerly theassistant commandant of theUS Marine Corps, haspromised to complete the transition ofsecurity duties to Afghan forces and to”set the conditions for an enduringpartnership with the Afghan people”.He replaces another Marine: GenJohn Allen, […]
YANGON (TIP): Anindependent investigationsays white phosphoruscaused the severe burnsmonks and other protesterssuffered when Myanmarpolice broke up theirprotest at a mine inNovember.Lawyer Aung Thein saida laboratory found traces ofthe chemical on canistersleft by police and recoveredafterward.He […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least ninepeople, including six militants, werekilled and ten others injured in twoseparate terror attacks in Pakistan’srestive northwest today.The militants attacked Maryanpolice station in Bannu area ofKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa province at 6.30am, triggering a fierce […]
QUEENSLAND (TIP): A Britishbackpacker who went missing aftersetting out on a run in the Australianoutback has been found.Sam Woodhead had failed to returnto a cattle station in centralQueensland on Tuesday afternoon.Queensland Police said MrWoodhead was […]
LONDON (TIP): The law should be “urgently”amended to protect the public, the Environment,Food and Rural Affairs Committee said.In a report, the MPs said they were not convincedministers were giving “sufficient priority” to dogcontrol.The government said […]
MANCHESTER (TIP):Coronation Street actor Michael LeVell has been charged with astring of sex offences, includingraping a child.Greater Manchester Police saidhe is also accused of indecentlyassaulting a child and sexualactivity with a child.The actor, 48, who […]
CHICAGO (TIP): The brother of aChicago man poisoned with cyanideshortly after winning the lotterysaid on Monday he is the familymember who asked authorities toreconsider the initial finding thathis sibling had died of naturalcauses.Imtiaz Khan said […]
ALABAMA (TIP): More than 4,000people are disembarking from acrippled cruise ship that reached landfour days after an engine fire knockedout its power.Unloading all 3,200 passengers isexpected to take hours. Food, blanketsand mobile phones await them […]
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