India
BIHAR CHIEF MINISTER NITISH KUMAR RESIGNS
PATNA (TIP): A day after his party JD (U)’s poor show in the Lok Sabha elections, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar resigned on Saturday. The JD (U) had managed to get just 2 seats out […]
Europe
UK teen with cancer dies after raising $5m
LONDON (TIP): A British teenage cancer sufferer who raised more than $5 million for charity after his fundraising campaign went viral on social media has died, his family said on May 14. Stephen Sutton, 19, […]
Europe
Hindu households, temple attacked in Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): A mob of nearly 3,000 attacked Hindu households and a temple in eastern Bangladesh after two youths from the community allegedly insulted the Prophet Muhammad on Facebook. Police on May 5 arrested 17 […]
United States
Indian-origin tech CEO ducks jail despite beating girlfriend 117 times
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Indian-origin internet advertising mogul Gurbaksh Chahal has escaped jail despite beating and kicking his girlfriend 117 times, according to a media report. Chahal, 31, pleaded misdemeanor, domestic violence and battery charges last […]
India
Lalu’s daughter hires IITians, doctors to manage her campaign
PATNA (TIP): Misa Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, is taking all the help she needs and has hired two IITians and doctors to manage her campaign for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar. […]
United States
30 confirmed dead in US mudslide
DARRINGTON, WASHINGTON (TIP): The number of people missing from a landslide that sent a wall of mud cascading over dozens of homes in Washington state dropped to 30 from 90 on Saturday, but the death […]
India
JAITLEY’S ADVICE TO CAPTAIN: SHOW DECENCY
AMRITSAR (TIP): A day before the arrival of his rival and Congress candidate from Amritsar seat Amarinder Singh, BJP candidate Arun Jaitley advised him to show decency. “Everyone in public life must be honest,” Jaitley […]
Business & Economics
FACEBOOK TO ACQUIRE VIRTUAL REALITY FIRM OCULUS FOR $2B
LAS VEGAS (TIP): Nearly a month after announcing $19 billion acquisition of instant messaging firm WhatsApp, Facebook said it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire virtual reality technology company Oculus VR, Inc., for about […]
United States
DISD chief’s reforms are not enough, says Mayor Rawlings
DALLAS (TIP): For the first time, members of the public are getting to listen to presentations and ask questions about the DISD Home Rule initiative March 20 night. The face of the Home Rule initiative […]
Business & Economics
Devyani – a Kabuki, a Tragic Trilogy or a Bilateral Selfinflicted Wound?
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 […]
India
Election commission ‘likes’ Facebook to attract voters
BHUBANESWAR (TIP): If you thought only candidates are logging on to various social networking sites, hold on. The election commission has logged on to social networking site Facebook to appeal to voters to cast their […]
Europe
Soldiers killed in Egypt shootout
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 […]
United States
Death of L’Wren Scott, Mick Jagger’s girlfriend, is ruled a suicide
NEW YORK (TIP): The death of fashion designer L’Wren Scott, the longtime girlfriend of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, was suicide, the New York City medical examiner’s office said on Wednesday. An autopsy completed on […]
Business & Economics
Devyani – a Kabuki, a Tragic Trilogy or a Bilateral Self inflicted Wound?
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 […]
United States
Facebook announces steps to stop illegal gun sales
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Facebook is taking aim at people who are using the social network or Instagram photo-sharing platform to sell guns. Under pressure from gun safety advocates, the social network will block members under […]
Indian Americans
Two Indian-American students go missing
NEW YORK (TIP): Even as search continues for an Indian-American nursing student who went missing in New York 10 days ago another India native has mysteriously vanished on a spring break trip to Florida. Reny […]
Asia
Myanmar security forces arrest key protest leader
Yangon (TIP): Myanmar security forces arrested on Thursday one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule after ramming him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally, friends and colleagues […]
United States
Prophet Muhammad’s Intrafaith-Interfaith Naatia Mushaera – Poetry Session in Richardson on Friday, February 21, 2014
DALLAS, TX (TIP): The World Muslim Congress, a think tank of Muslims in Dallas has announced a poetry session known as Naatia Mushaera to honor Prophet Muhammad. “This is a purposeful event with three clear […]
Indian Americans
Strong Indian American challenge in US Congressional election in Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE (TIP): US Congressional election in Silicon Valley this year was being seen as a two-person race between incumbent Congressman Mike Honda (Democrat) and his main challenger Rohit “Ro” Khanna (Democrat) until recently. It […]
Business & Economics
Facebook to buy WhatsApp
NEW YORK (TIP): Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for up to $19 billion in cash and stock, by far the company’s largest acquisition. The world’s biggest social networking company said on Wednesday that […]
United States
Submissions are open for the 2014 Long Beach International Film Festival
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced February 18, that the Long Beach International Film Festival (LBIFF) will begin on July 31st 2014, and will extend into a four day long festival. […]
Featured
Strong Indian American challenge in US Congressional election in Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE (TIP): US Congressional election in Silicon Valley this year was being seen as a two-person race between incumbent Congressman Mike Honda (Democrat) and his main challenger Rohit “Ro” Khanna (Democrat) until recently. It […]
United States
Texas Gay Marriage Ban Challenged In Court
SAN ANTONIO, TX (TIP): Two same-sex couples, including one from Plano, asked a federal judge Wednesday, February 12 to stay Texas’ constitutional ban on gay marriage so one can wed and the other can have […]
United States
Body of missing world traveler Leanne Bearden found in Texas
HOUSTON (TIP): After spending nearly two years criss-crossing the world, Leanne Hecht Bearden’s adventures — and life — ended abruptly in woods near a home in central Texas. Authorities announced Thursday, February 13 that a […]
Europe
Indian students in US launch website on Lok Sabha elections
NEW YORK: A group of Indian students at Columbia University here has launched a website focused exclusively on India’s upcoming general elections, promising to provide a comprehensive and “no high-brow and jargon-led” reportage of the […]