NEW DELHI (TIP): Karti Chidambaram refused to appear before the CBI in the Aircel-Maxis case, his lawyer said. The agency had called Karti for questioning today in connection with the foreign investment clearance given in 2006 in the Aircel-Maxis deal when his father P […]
The World Bank-brokered water talks with Pakistan are taking place over Thursday and Friday, in Washington DC. Since the Pathankot and Uri attacks last year, Delhi has discouraged any kind of dialogue unless cross-border terrorism comes to an end. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Placing the onus on schools for the safety of students on their premises, the Central Board of Secondary Education today issued new security-related guidelines that included a psychometric test for the teaching and non-teaching staff. Psychometric […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India on Thursday rushed 53 tonnes of relief materials to Bangladesh and pledged all help to Dhaka in tackling the humanitarian crisis after nearly 400,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees fled to the country from Myanmar following the ethnic violence in the Buddhist-majority […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a major development that may spell more trouble for controversial businessman Vijay Mallya, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is conducting a probe against the liquor baron for alleged “money laundering” in UK and beyond. Top sources […]
GANDHINAGAR (TIP): Deepening their strategic ties further, India and Japan on September 14 agreed to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region in the midst of China’s growing assertiveness and pitched for a “zero tolerance” in combating terrorism, including towards Pakistan-based groups JeM and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A senior US official on Thursday sought to allay India’s concerns on the H-1B visa programme, which is being “reviewed” by the Trump administration, saying there are no “restrictions” in place. The official said around […]
Sources quoted the US police as saying that the attacker repeatedly stabbed Dr Achutha Reddy after a conversation KANSAS (TIP): A 57-year-old doctor from Telangana was stabbed to death at his clinic in Kansas on […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced joint legislation in the Senate and House on Sept 13 that would give working families a much-deserved wage boost to compensate for 40 […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Two Indian American Congressmen – Ami Bera (California) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (Illinois) have been named as co-chairs of “Jobs for America” task forces which were launched on Sept 13. House Democratic Caucus Chairman […]
“The whirling dancers, clapped hands, and later added distinct sound of wooden sticks struck together in perfect harmony by toe tapping music and people, especially ladies including small girls wearing colorful dress. Tempo of dance […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Veteran Bollywood diva Zeenat Aman was felicitated with lifetime achievement award for her contribution in the field of cinema at the DC South Asia Film Festival (DCSAFF) which was held Sept. 8-10 at […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Now in its 8th year, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, (CSAFF) will take place from September 29th to October 1st and will screen films in three distinct locations across the Chicagoland area – the […]
India’s Identities Through Bollywood Cinema: Panel discussion at Lincoln Center By Mabel Pais India’s Identities through Bollywood Cinema, was a panel discussion at one of Lincoln Center’s Film Center, in early August. It explored the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump announced, September 12, appointment of his close aide Raj Shah to a key White House position. The Indian American will serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian woman, who lost her residency rights in the US following the murder of her techie husband in a suspected hate crime, can stay in the country for now after an influential […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Ambassador Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the UN was present along with PRs/Ambassadors of several countries at the celebration of 70 years of India’s independence, hosted by the Permanent Mission of […]
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Vegetarian Vision presented its first International Health and Wellness Exposition on September 9th and 10th at Penn Pavilion in New Yok City. Drawing crowds of thousands from New York and […]
By I.S. Saluja NEW YORK (TIP): My friend Paul Chhabra who runs two restaurants known as Rajput Restaurant and pretty popular ones in Norfolk, Virginia, called a couple of days ago to say that he […]
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): EVENTGURU INC, organizers of Diwali at Times Square announced September 12 their tie up with SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION (SEF), an organization committed to eradicating curable blindness in India for this year’s […]
“In light of recent news regarding HBL, HAB Bank, strongly affirms it has no direct, indirect or any affiliation whatsoever or shared ownership with Habib Bank Limited, a Pakistan-based financial institution with an office in […]
Enter the contest and win a prize Diwali is around the corner and we can feel the magic in the air. In the spirit of Diwali, we are giving away a gift a week for […]
“The Trump administration has presented its plan for Afghanistan as a regional approach — it’s anything but that”, says the author. “This is a continuation of the Obama administration’s policy. In 2015 and 2016, it […]
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