WASHINGTON (TIP): American lawmakers cutting across party lines passed legislation on June 15 aimed in part at strengthening intelligence and security ties between India, Israel, and the US, ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme court on June 19 granted bail to jailed Sahara group chief Subrata Roy but said he would be released from Tihar Jail only after the group paid up Rs 10,000 […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Non-governmental organisations will soon have to start furnishing details of foreign funds received and utilised by them for ‘civil rights advocacy’, a new category created by the home ministry to ascertain whether […]
Sixty years ago this month, an affair between the great Italian film director, Roberto Rossellini, then married to Ingrid Bergman, and a young Bengali woman, Sonali Dasgupta, wife of the filmmaker Harisadhan Dasgupta, made headlines in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): It’s official now. The government is reaching for the Sun by raising the target for adding solar power capacity five times to 100,000 mw by 2022. The Cabinet’s panel on economic affairs […]
VADODARA (TIP): Australian firms will invest US $100 million in Vadodara region between Surat and Ahmedabad. This investment will generate close to 10,000 jobs. This was claimed by New South Wales (NSW) Labour Party secretary […]
Prime Minister of India , Narendra Modi is known to be deeply steeped in the Hindu tradition. Imbibing pristine Hindu values early on in his life through his association with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) , Modi […]
New York (TIP): Nestle has issued multiple statements some contradicting their own top executive in the last few days. It is yet to be ascertained whether Nestle’s decision to burn Maggi packets recalled from the […]
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: Having excelled in America in their respective fields, there are tremendous opportunities for Indian-Americans to contribute to the development of India and its ties with the US, India’s envoy in Washington has […]
Three Indians, including two women, have won an inaugural award set up by Queen Elizabeth II to recognise exceptional youths who are transforming the lives of others and making a difference in their communities from […]
A senior Cambridge University academic working with Tata Steel has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list along with 17 other Indian-origin people who received in various fields. Professor Harshad Kumar Dharamshi […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Reserve Bank on June 11 said Rs 7,940 crore earmarked for recapitalization of PSU banks in the current fiscal is not adequate and has asked finance ministry to increase the quantum […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal will sign the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement in Thimphu on Monday to facilitate transportation of both people and goods among the four Saarc member countries. Minister for Physical Infrastructure […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): The creator of Chandigarh’s iconic Rock Garden, Nek Chand, breathed his last at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, on June 12. He was 90. PGIMER sources said that […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India is reopening its engagement with Tehran even as a game-changing nuclear deal between Iran and world powers looks potentially around the corner. After Nitin Gadkari’s visit to the Iranian capital in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Nestle may have secured a clean chit for Maggi from the Singapore food regulator, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), considered the world’s strictest regulator, had refused import of the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s total foreign tourist arrivals jumped last year but the number of foreign women travelling to the country slipped during the same period amid concerns about safety of women following the December […]
Goa, Shimla, Lonavala – trying to plan a trip with your partner, but stuck with these names in your head? Go beyond the usual, and explore some beautiful locations across the country that can serve as […]
PUNE (TIP): German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on June 11 rolled out its sixth locally assembled model, the GLA Class of SUVs, and also formally commissioned the third assembly line at its plant near here. The […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): Crude oil futures fell on Thursday as the World Bank cut its global economic growth forecast, ending a two-day rally triggered by a sharp US inventory drawdown. In its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Equity mutual funds are in an overdrive as they witnessed addition of nearly six lakh investor accounts or folios in the first two months of the fiscal, mainly on account of strong […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A U.S.-based Sikh advocacy group has filed suit against Facebook, accusing the social media giant of blocking access to its Facebook page in India and raising concerns over the company’s censorship policies. […]
Global coffee chain Starbucks, which operates its cafes in India in partnership with Tatas, has been blacklisted by Central food safety regulator FSSAI after risk assessment, while Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has decided to recall […]
An Indian woman with a rare deadly form of tuberculosis has created a health scare in three states in the US where authorities are tracking down hundreds of people who may have been in her […]
India-born Padmasree Warrior, one of Silicon Valley’s high-profile female executives, has stepped down from her post of Chief Technology Officer at global IT giant Cisco after a significant restructuring of top management under incoming CEO […]
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