If ever a squabble over a street name could sum up a nation’s identity crisis, it is happening in Lahore, Pakistan’s cultural capital. Late last year, a group of Lahoris made progress in getting local […]
DALLAS (TIP): Despite bad weather conditions, the Sports Mela organized by the Sikh Temple of North Texas, Garland, March 30th, attracted a large number of sportspersons and sports lovers. It was the 13th annual sports […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s election board barred on Friday former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting polls in one constituency and the Supreme Court agreed to look into a treason complaint against him, hurting his efforts to […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A total of 2,050 people were killed and another 3,822 injured in over 1,500 terrorist attacks across Pakistan last year, according to a report issued by a leading rights body on Thursday. The […]
China’s lust for oil, minerals, rare earths, fish and desire for an alternative northern sea route boils the Arctic Geopolitics! Iceland is a small, sparsely populated island nation with a population of only 320,000 and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s largest twowheeler maker, Hero MotoCorp, said it had commenced operations in Africa, Latin and Central America. Pawan Munjal, managing director & chief executive officer, Hero MotoCorp, said: “We have started […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Singapore is increasingly popular becoming a popular destination among Indian companies keen on globalising their businesses. “Singapore is seen (by Indian companies) as home away from home for their business growth on […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian Railways achieved yet another significant milestone when it entered the one billion tonne select club in freight movement joining Chinese, Russian and USA railways. In 2012-13, Indian Railways have been […]
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Tamannah, Paresh Rawal, Mahesh Manjrekar, Direction: Sajid Khan Genre: Action Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes STORY: Himmatwala returns to his gaon to avenge his baap’s death. Here he meets sher, sherni, maa, […]
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, author of 19 novels and short-story collections who wrote the screenplays for “Howards End,” “Mr. and Mrs. Bridge” and “The Remains of the Day,” died Wednesday, April 3 at her home in […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Charles Douglas-Hamilton could feel the goosebumps as the Jetstream 41 aircraft approached the world’s tallest mountain. Exactly 80 years ago, his grandfather, Douglas Douglas- Hamilton had created history when he flew over Mt […]
TOKYO (TIP): Japan and the United States have agreed on a plan that will see some land occupied by the US military returned to the islands in a bid to break the deadlock in a […]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): An official says a bomb attached to a donkey has exploded, killing a policeman and wounded three civilians. Local government spokesman Sarhadi Zwak says the donkey blew up in front a police […]
COLOMBO (TIP): A group of unidentified men attacked the office of a Tamil newspaper in Sri Lanka’s former war zone on Wednesday, injuring several staffers and damaging equipment at the publication known for its government […]
GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): Gunfire from a helicopter operated by NATO forces killed four Afghan police officers in the eastern province of Ghazni, a district police chief said on Thursday. Civilian casualties are a source of […]
HERAT (TIP): Taliban militants stormed an Afghan court on Wednesday, killing at least 44 people in a bid to free insurgents standing trial, officials said, in the deadliest attack for more than a year. It […]
GATINEAU (TIP): A man has shot dead another man at a day care centre in Quebec then killed himself, and the 53 children present were evacuated unharmed. Police said some may have watched the killings. […]
JAYAPURA (TIP): A 7.2 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning […]
Swami Durga Das lives for fellow human beings It was late in the morning last month when I walked in to Swami Durga Das’s modest office-cum-ashram, The River Fund, at Richmond Hill for an interview […]
April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, is one of the most light-hearted days of the year. Its origins are uncertain. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, […]
“BRICS is a serendipitously created international grouping without any serious initial thoughts about its charter. Having said that it is a reality now and we must maximize our participation and derive maximum geo-political benefit from […]
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Former South African President Nelson Mandela is “responding positively” to treatment for a recurring lung infection after being admitted to hospital on Wednesday night, the government said on Thursday. “He remains under treatment […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption of a U.N. treaty that for the first time would regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade. An agreement required agreement by all 193 U.N. member […]
Cast: Jackky Bhagnani, Amitosh Nagpal, Vijay Verma, Priya Anand, Rajpal Yadav Direction: Priyadarshan Genre: Drama Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes STORY: Three friends who believe in undying friendship risk their life and dreams, so that […]
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