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 […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government on June 4 strongly objected to the latest move by a panel of the United States Congress to highlight allegations of violence against religious minorities in India. New Delhi said […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The world’s wealthiest university just added $400 million to it kitty by way of the largest donation in its history, but the gift from a hedge fund tycoon is being shredded by critics […]
[quote_box_right]”The key to attracting much needed investment in the country is predictability and transparency in areas like tax and intellectual property. When these principles are consistently applied, business will boom for both the US and India as […]
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, scored most in foreign policy in his first year in power. No one anticipated Modi’s natural flair for diplomacy, to which he has brought imagination and self-assurance. Modi has been more […]
Tests conducted in Kerala, West Bengal, UP and Delhi have reportedly found that Maggi noodles contain an undeclared taste enhancer called monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead levels beyond the permissible limits. This is bound to worry […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Influential American lawmakers have pushed for removing of restrictions on export of natural gas to India and sought to implement the civil nuclear deal to meet the country’s ever-growing energy needs. Referring to […]
For the first time in decades, the number of immigrants coming to the United States from China and India outnumbers those coming from Mexico. It’s a historic shift that has caught the attention of service providers across […]
NEW DELHI: India and the United States have sealed an agreement to jointly develop protective gear for soldiers against biological and chemical warfare, and another on building generators, defence officials said on Wednesday. The projects […]
In the wake of UP FSDA finding monosodium glutamate and lead in excess of the prescribed limit in the instant noodles, a district court in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur directed the police today to register an First Information […]
LONDON (TIP): The oldest university in the English speaking world has got its first ever female head. Professor Louise Richardson, currently the principal and vice-chancellor of the University of St Andrews, has been nominated as […]
LONDON (TIP): The British Queen on May 27 announced at the opening of the UK parliament session that businesses that employ foreign labour will have to pay a new visa levy which will be used […]
Triund is the crown jewel of dharamshala , situated in the laps of dhauladhar mountains, it has the perfect view of the dhauladhar mountains on one side and kangra valley on the other. Triund is a […]
MUMBAI (TIP): With an agrararian crisis looming over the country’s farm production, Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to ensure that borrowers engaged in activities related to agriculture are hedging agaist agri commodity price […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Germany’s defence minister held out the prospect of more talks on a possible sale of Eurofighter jets to India and, on a visit to New Delhi, said Berlin stood ready to back […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): American clothing and accessories chain Gap is finally set to open its first store in India on Saturday. The company has partnered with Indian textile giant Arvind to open 40 stores in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre is attempting to play down contentious issues like Ram Mandir and beef ban while projecting development as its priority. At a press conference on May […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The BCCI has over the years acquired the reputation of a domineering big brother in dealing with its various partners, thanks to Team India’s massive popularity at home and abroad. From broadcasters, to […]
[quote_box_center] After a year in office, Modi’s gestures of conciliation toward Islamabad have gone nowhere. That’s because India’s founding fathers set Pakistan up to fail. “With rabid 24-hour satellite channels seizing upon every cross-border attack […]
India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world, at 194 million, surpassing China, according to United Nations annual hunger report. At the global level, the corresponding figure dropped to 795 […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): The entry and capture of a white pigeon, apparently from across the border, in a border village of Pathankot in Punjab on May 28 has caused a flutter among intelligence sleuths and Punjab […]
KARACHI (TIP): Three Baloch insurgents, who hijacked a PIA plane in 1998 and tried to take it to India, were among eight prisoners who were executed on May 28 in different jails in Pakistan. The […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A key US Congressional committee has called for a public hearing on the rights and freedoms of religious minorities in India to be held early next month. The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission […]
The AAP government on Thursday moved the Delhi high court challenging the Union home ministry’s May 21 notification that lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung has discretionary powers for appointments and transfers to key bureaucratic posts in the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) led a series of discussions and meetings between top executives of the media industry and senior Government of India officials to discuss how opportunities can support the recent […]
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