For two countries that Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls “natural partners” in a new global economy, Canada and India might appear to share a rather meek business relationship. Not even one per cent of Canadian exports currently […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan recently received a death threat from a purported Islamic State (IS) email account that is being accessed from across the globe. The governor received the […]
GANDHINAGAR (TIP): India’s push to accommodate a booming urban population and attract investment rests in large part with dozens of “smart” cities like the one being built on the dusty banks of the Sabarmati river in […]
MUMBAI (TIP): With slaughter of bulls and bullocks being banned, a section of dairy farmers in Maharashtra have mooted the idea of giving milch animals ID tags on the lines of ‘Aadhar’ cards to track […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Shiv Sena courted controversy by demanding scrapping of voting rights of Muslims, saying the community has often been used for vote bank politics, evoking sharp reactions from several political parties which accused it […]
The world’s attention has rightly been riveted on negotiations aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program. If and when that deal is made final, America and the other major powers that worked on it — China, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 16, 2015): George Washington University is gearing up to permanently ban from campus an important religious symbol, one which is sacred to many Hindus and Buddhists in India and elsewhere, because it […]
Washington (TIP): Sixteen US lawmakers led by Democrat John Garamendi have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, honouring the Sikh group’s celebration of Vaisakhi. The bipartisan resolution was co-sponsored amongst others by […]
Berlin, Apr. 14 (TIP): The grand nephew of one in every of India’s well-known freedom fighters and Congress chief Subhash Chandra Bose, Surya Bose, has stated his complete family was united in their demand for […]
NEW YORK: An Indian IT professional, sentenced to death in the US for killing a baby and her Indian grandmother, is so frustrated with his lawyers that he sought immediate execution rather than seeking a new […]
The Motorola Moto E 2nd gen smartphone with 4G LTE has finally been launched in India with a budget-friendly price tag of Rs 7999 attached to it. It’s available for pre-order through Flipkart and shows a tentative […]
Days after Prime Minister Modi warned the judiciary of dangers posed by five-star activists, the Union Home Ministry cut off foreign funding to Greenpeace for “campaigning against government policies” and “obstructing India’s energy plans”. Among […]
Rarely is found a person in the history of mankind who has left such a deep imprint on the life and character of people within a brief span of 42 years. More than three hundred years […]
A masterpiece of rich Sikh culture and religious history, the `Virasat-e-Khalsa` was dedicated to the nation in the Sikh holy city of Anandpur Sahib, the birthplace of the Khalsa, amidst an elaborate religious ceremony , on November […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Moody’s ratings revised India’s sovereign rating outlook to “positive” from “stable” on Thursday as it expects the actions by policymakers will enhance the country’s economic strength in the medium term. Moody’s also said […]
MUMBAI (TIP): As regulators try to contain one of India’s most spectacular investment scandals, dozens of smaller but similar schemes continue to mushroom, employing tactics similar to the ones that enriched the Sahara group and […]
LONDON (TIP): The University of Wolverhampton, which saw 152 Indian students enrol in 2014/15, has received a£1 million (Rupees 10 crores) donation from Lord Swaraj Paul – the largest in the university’s history. The philanthropic […]
BEIJING (TIP): China is planning to build a tunnel under Mount Everest, called Qomolangma in Tibetan, as part of its plan to extend its rail link to Nepal, the state run China Daily said on […]
HYDERABAD (TIP): Various groups of extremists in India possess about 6 million smuggled weapons. According to a study by Indian Institute for Peace, Disarmament and Environmental Protection (IIPDEP), illegal guns produced in ‘cottage industries’ in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The father-son duo of Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan on April 10 made a high-voltage corruption charge against a former Supreme Court judge and his advocate son while repeatedly pleading with the […]
LAHORE/NEW DELHI (TIP): Mumbai attacks mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi has been released from Paksitan’s Adiala jail. Lakhvi was released from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, a day after Lahore high court (LHC) suspended his detention and […]
The civil war in Yemen, exacerbated by the intervention of outside powers, is poised at a delicate stage which could impinge on the larger picture of the Middle East’s future trajectory. The truth is that the poorest […]
NEW YORK (TIP): India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta’s conviction on insider trading charges should not be thrown out as the government provided “overwhelming” proof against him for passing on illegal information in return […]
Sacramento Kings’ Sim Bhullar became the first person of Indian descent to play in an NBA game. The Indian American makes history when he appeared in the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves for only 16 seconds […]
NEW YORK (Press Trust of India) TIP: A 39-year-old Indian man has been shot dead by two masked men during an apparent robbery attempt at a gas station in the US state of Connecticut where he […]
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