LONDON (TIP): One of Britain’s most prominent Indian-origin MPs, Priti Patel has been appointed minister of state for employment in British Prime Minister David Cameron’s new cabinet. Ms Patel was re-elected from Witham in Essex […]
BEIRUT (TIP) : The leader of the Islamic State militant group that controls swathes of Syria and Iraq issued an audio statement on Thursday in which he called on supporters to join him or to […]
LONDON (TIP) : Britain’s House of Lords is all set to debate one of the most prominent new trends in British politics – the growing clout of the Indian vote as seen in the recently […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): As the United States withdraws its forces from Afghanistan, the Obama administration has armed Pakistan with 14 combat aircraft, 59 military trainer jets and 374 armored personnel carriers, an internal Congressional report has […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): China’s move to build nuclear power plants in Pakistan is not consistent with the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the United States has raised this issue in its bilateral meetings […]
LANGKAWI (TIP) : Rohingya and Bangladeshis migrants abandoned at sea by human traffickers had nowhere to go Thursday as Malaysia turned away two crammed boats, and Thailand kept at bay a large vessel with hundreds […]
CHARIKOT (TIP) : A Nepali woman seriously injured by falling debris in Tuesday’s earthquake was airlifted to a Kathmandu hospital on Thursday in the Prime Minister’s helicopter, after two British paramedics pleaded with officials to […]
BEIJING (TIP) : Chinese authorities are trying to reopen a section of China-Nepal highway which was blocked by 40,000 cubic meters of debris in the latest 7.3-magnitude temblor that struck Nepal. Over 120 police officers […]
BOGOTA (TIP) : At least 15 people were trapped in a gold mine in Colombia due to a sudden cave-in, authorities said. The collapse took place at a gold mine in the central Colombian province […]
The government has used the extended session of parliament to pass a new bill in the Lok Sabha as part of its efforts to persuade the nation that it is serious about tackling the problem of […]
BENGALURU (TIP): In 2009, at least five cities were ahead of Bengaluru – India’s technology heartland – on the list of the country’s top real estate markets. [quote_center]Not anymore.[/quote_center] A survey by property data company, […]
Microsoft executive Jerry Nixon confirmed at the company’s Ignite conference held on May 9th, that the upcoming Windows 10 update will be the company’s last version of Windows. Windows is not going away, in fact; Microsoft plans to […]
With the 2016 US presidential elections fast approaching, how will the Indian-Americans – the fastest-growing, 3.2-million-strong minority community – vote? Starting off as a small immigrant group back in the early 1800s, Indian-Americans now account […]
On Saturday in South Carolina, Louisiana Governor and potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate Bobby Jindal accused President Barack Obama of trying to turn the American Dream into the “European nightmare.” Speaking at the Freedom Summit, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is going ahead with its plans of setting up a Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) and will start a dialogue with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after the budget […]
FRANKFURT (TIP): German luxury carmaker BMW AG increased its profits in the first quarter thanks to strong demand for its expensive SUVs and higher sales in the US and Britain as well as in a […]
BERLIN (TIP): German engineering giant Siemens said on Thursday that it would slash an additional 4,500 jobs worldwide, on top of 7,400 cuts previously announced as part of an ongoing restructuring plan. Some 2,200 of the latest job cuts will be […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The rupee’s fall against the greenback spells bad news for fuel consumers who would have to pay more for petrol and diesel if the currency’s weakness persists. The rupee dipped to a […]
ROME (TIP): Rome’s main Fiumicino airport was gradually reopening on Thursday after a fire badly damaged the main international terminal building and forced the cancellation of dozens of flights, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. The […]
TEHRAN (TIP): Iran has released the Maersk Tigris cargo vessel seized by its patrol boats in the Strait of Hormuz last week over a business dispute, Iranian authorities said May 7. They said the ship […]
LONDON (TIP): He might be hawkish about immigration but UKIP chief Nigel Farage took inspiration on voting day from a one-time migrant – Mahatma Gandhi. Farage drew inspiration from Gandhi to answer his critics who […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), On May 6, 2015, hosted an exclusive interaction with Ambassador Arun K. Singh, welcoming him to Washington D.C. in his new post as India’s Ambassador to the United […]
TOKYO (TIP): A Japanese zoo has apologized after receiving complaints over naming a baby monkey Charlotte for the newborn British princess. The Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden said Thursday it was considering renaming the macaque. It […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain will officially have a national bird on May 8 after a massive public poll to choose from 10 shortlisted name closes. The robin is the front runner to win the title. The […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese authorities have blacklisted four people for misbehaving while traveling, as Beijing seeks to improve the image of its tourists who are visiting the world’s touristy spots in increasingly large numbers but also […]
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