NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian National Overseas Congress Chair George Abraham has applauded the decision of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to choose Net Neutrality banning immediately any differential pricing for data – that […]
NEW YORK: Soumitra Dutta, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, will become the dean of the prestigious Cornell University’s new College of Business to be established during the 2016-17 academic year as a […]
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal wants actress Deepika Padukone to portray her in the upcoming biopic on herself. Calling her a “good” badminton player, Saina said Deepika is apt and can do full justice to the […]
MUZAFFARABAD (TIP): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, on Wednesday praised last month’s terror attack at Indian Air Force’s base in Pathankot and encouraged similar attacks against India. Addressing […]
LAHORE (TIP): Even as Pakistan has reportedly asked for more evidence from India in the Pathankot airbase terror attack, terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has openly dared India once again. According to an article reportedly published […]
NEW YORK (TIP): On the concluding day of the 10th Global Healthcare Summit in New Delhi, India, January 31, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work towards […]
NEW YORK: Dallas officials have confirmed the first case of Zika virus in the US being transmitted locally via sexual intercourse. Just one day after the World Health Organization deemed the virus as an international […]
MOUNTAINVIEW, CA (TIP): As one of Google’s earliest search pioneers steps down and the company’s leader in artificial intelligence takes his place, analysts say the move signals the company’s desire to make its search engine […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): The University of Chicago has established a professorship for the study of Sanskrit with a $3.5 million gift from an Indian-American couple to help it advance the study of the Indian subcontinent. The Anupama […]
WICHITA, KAN (TIP): Envision recently announced that it has awarded two new postdoctoral fellowships including one to Indian American Arun Kumar Krishnan, Ph.D., for research to be conducted at its Envision Research Institute (ERI), based here. His studies are expected to […]
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (TIP): The Executive Committee of the Advisory Board of Lehigh Valley LaunchBox, a University- and community-sponsored business accelerator program, approved and announced $50,000 in micro grants to 13 projects for the program’s […]
My India is a collection of op-ed articles and columns which deal with hot button issues relevant to modern India and which have appeared in mainstream Indian newspapers like the New Indian Express, the Hindustan Times, the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Noting that he has been maintaining a daily diary for years, President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday underlined the complexities a politician faces when he decides to bring out facts related to governance in […]
MELBOURNE (TIP): Champion Novak Djokovic foiled a stirring fightback from Roger Federer to defeat the Swiss 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at the Australian Open on January 28 and charge into a fifth successive Grand Slam […]
KINGSTON (TIP): Usain Bolt says he has considered the possibility of extending his remarkable sprinting career to the 2020 Olympics — but is targeting a history-making new world 200m record at this year’s Rio de […]
GIBRALTAR (TIP): Former world champion Viswanathan Anand shrugged off his first round draw to score a resounding victory over Matthias Bach of Germany in the second round of the Masters section of Tradewise Gibraltar Chess […]
MELBOURNE (TIP) : India’s tennis star Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Ivan Dodig entered the mixed doubles semifinals at the Australian Open after posting straight-set win over defending champions Leander Paes and Martina Hingis […]
Vrindavan is one of the most widely-visited pilgrimage spots for Hindus in the country. It is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh on the banks of the River Yamuna. The holy town of Vrindavan has […]
Sakat Chauth Vrat is observed on the fourth day of Krishna paksha, (the fading phase of moon) in the month of Magha according to Hindu lunar calendar. This year Sakat Chauth will fall on January 27, […]
In the year 2016, Mauni Amavasya will be celebrated on 8 February. On this day, Sun and Moon enter into Capricorn sign because of the transit. This day is also celebrated as the birthday of Manu […]
SHANGHAI (TIP): Chinese shares fell sharply again on Wednesday after plunging in the previous session, taking losses in 2016 to nearly 25 percent or 13 trillion yuan ($2 trillion). The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Maruti Suzuki reported a 27% growth in net profit in the quarter ending December 31, 2015 on the back of higher sales and cost reduction initiatives. Earnings in the period stood at […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Patanjali Ayurved, the home-grown foods-to-FMCG player that recently took on Swiss multinational giant Nestle by launching its own noodle brand, is eating into the market share of another MNC giant, Colgate Palmolive, in […]
TOKYO (TIP): The Bank of Japan on January 29 introduced a negative interest policy in a move to boost a stumbling recovery in the world’s third-largest economy. The central bank said it is imposing a […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday revived the debate on the method of calculating gross domestic product (GDP), saying there are problems as it only talks about growth and […]
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