NEW DELHI (TIP): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered 10 FIRs against six companies for allegedly defaulting on loans from state-run banks. The companies against whom the agency has filed FIRs include Deccan […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): By all appearances, former Florida governor Jeb Bush is a man on a mission. His itinerary for the next several weeks includes stops in Tennessee, New Mexico and Nevada to appear with Republican […]
WASHINGTON: (TIP) The United States has ruled out the possibility of the missing Malaysian plane landing at its Indian Ocean base in Diego Garcia. “I’ll rule that one out,” White House press secretary Jay Carney […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Russia and the United States exchanged threats on March 19 at a tense UN security council meeting over the Ukraine crisis, with the Russian envoy saying the US ambassador’s “insults” are jeopardizing […]
BAGHDAD (TIP): At least 25 people were killed and 55 wounded in separate attacks across Iraq March 19, police said. In Anbar province, sporadic shelling and fierce clashes erupted after midnight and continued during the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US on Wednesday rejected reports that it is abandoning the nomination of Indian-American Vivek Murthy as surgeon general, saying his name was approved with bipartisan support. “No”, White House press secretary Jay […]
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Moshe Ya’alon have ordered the military to continue preparations for a possible strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities during 2014, a media report here said. The […]
CAIRO (TIP): A raid by Egyptian police, military and special forces on a suspected bomb factory outside of Cairo turned into an hourslong gun battle with insurgents who detonated car bombs, fighting that killed two […]
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA (TIP): Issuing an outright warning to Moscow, Vice President Joe Biden declared Wednesday the United States will respond to any aggression against its Nato allies, as Russia’s neighbors looked warily to the escalating […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka on March 19 claimed that most of the 47 member countries of the UN Human Rights Council are under pressure to back a tough US-sponsored resolution that has called for an […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistani fighter jets and helicopter gunships on Tuesday bombarded hideouts of the Taliban militants in the Waziristan region, killing at least 30 militants. The attacks on the hideouts in Waziristan tribal regions were […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepalese students protesting at fuel price rises set a parked bus on fire and vandalised other vehicles on March 19 during a strike in the capital Kathmandu, leading police to make more than […]
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (AFGHANISTAN) (TIP): A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people at a crowded market in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said, despite a tightening of security for presidential elections less than three weeks away. […]
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (TIP): A court in Bangladesh’s capital on Wednesday indicted a former prime minister and leading opposition figure in two related cases involving charges of corruption for allegedly using an illegal fund to buy […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Under international pressure ahead of voting on a resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, the authorities here have released two leading rights activists after their detention under antiterrorism laws. Father Praveen Mahesan, […]
The US courts do have jurisdiction as the alleged crime (visa fraud) was committed on the US. The Indian Panorama sought the view of Attorney Anand Ahuja on the statement of MEA spokesperson after US […]
Alightning fast re-indictment on March 14th, within 2 days of a judge’s dismissal, speaks to the Prosecutor’s rebuke of those who misunderstand law and chose to personalize their disrespect, while continuing to seek to hold […]
INOC and NRI-SAHI Team cite deplorable conditions upon visiting the Muzaffarnagar refugee camps Ateam consisting of George Abraham, Chairman and Harbachan Singh, General Secretary of the INOC (I) (Indian National Overseas Congress (I), USA) along […]
The country is grieving the death of its celebrated Indo-Anglian novelist Khushwant Singh. He was 99 and passed away on March 20. Here’s a look at his story: On February 2, 1915, Khushal Sobha Singh […]
HANNOVER (TIP): Volkswagen chairman Martin Winterkorn unveiled James 2025, a prototype of the interiors of what it called the car of the future, at the opening ceremony of Europe’s largest technology showcase, Cebit 2014, in […]
BANGALORE (TIP): In a major organizational rejig, Tesco, the world’s third largest retailer, has brought company veteran Glen Attewell from Seoul to head its captive global IT operations in Bangalore. Tesco Hindustan Service Centre (HSC) […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian CEOs have been named among America’s most powerful CEOs under the age of 40 — who head publicly—traded companies with highest market values — in the Forbes magazine list that […]
BRUSSELS/SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE (TIP): The EU agreed a framework on Thursday for its first sanctions on Russia since the cold war, a stronger response to the Ukraine crisis than many had expected and a mark of […]
NEW DELHI: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday placed an order for 42 Boeing 737 Max aircraft at a list price of $4.4 billion. The airline swapped existing orders for 12 Boeing 737 aircraft for the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, have in a joint statement through […]
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