DUBAI (TIP): Al-Qaida leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would spread Islamic rule and “raise the flag of jihad” across the subcontinent. […]
Onam is celebrated in the beginning of the month of Chingam, the first month of Malayalam Calendar (Kollavarsham). There are actually four days of Onam. The most important day of Onam (known as Thiru Onam) […]
GENEVA/NEW DELHI (TIP): Weighed down by challenging economic conditions for most part of the past year, India has slipped to 71st position — the lowest among BRICS countries — in an annual global competitiveness list, […]
MUMBAI (TIP): In a bid to encourage strong banks take over ailing co-operative banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that large depositors in failed cooperatives must now sacrifice a portion of their […]
BANGALORE (TIP): Property has always been a major investment avenue of the rich. Now, some of the people one would expect to focus on enterprising ventures are also looking at rent-yielding property. Infosys co-founder NR […]
BIRMINGHAM (TIP): Former England skipper Andrew Strauss on September 3 said that sacking Alastair Cook as captain before the 2015 World Cup is not an answer to English cricket team’s one-day woes. The Cook-led England […]
BIRMINGHAM (TIP): Ajinkya Rahane’s maiden ODI ton and Shikhar Dhawan’s unbeaten 97 helped India beat England by nine wickets in the fourth game at Edgbaston in Birmingham. England were restricted to 206 and India chased […]
Guru Arjan Dev Ji installed Adi Granth at Harmandir Sahib Ji 1604. Baba Buddha Ji was the First Granthi and Bhai Gurdas Ji completed Adi Granth Sahib Ji as dictated by Shri Guru Arjan Dev […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Aug 28 launched his government’s mega scheme ‘Jan Dhan Yojana’, declaring that it was aimed at eradicating financial untouchability by providing bank accounts to the poor. On […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Taking another step forward with the Indian Consulate’s ambitious “Media India: 2014-15” series, the audience was treated to an electrifying and memorable lecture by one of the most illustrious sportsmen of […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Global Citizen Forum, New York branch was launched here on August 23. Addressing prominent members of the Indian-American community and representatives of some American think-tanks at the launch, at the UN […]
New Jersey State Assembly Deputy Speaker Upendra Chivukula honored the music couple of India – Bollywood singer Kavita Krishnamurti and her husband and violin maestro Dr L Subramaniam with special Assembly proclamations for their service […]
Indian American seniors, members off Greater New York Seniors, celebrated, August 15, with great enthusiasm the 68th Independence Day of India. The flag hoisting was done by Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. while dhvajavidhi was […]
NEW YORK (TIP): For the first time in the history, the world-famous and most visited tourist spot Niagara Falls was illuminated with Indian tricolor thanks to Indian-American physicians of Rajasthan Medical Alumni Association of North […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): With two days of silence on the border and a “successful” flag meeting with Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday, BSF is now hopeful that there will be break in ceasefire violations on the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court order declaring the 218 coal blocks allotted between 1993 and 2010 as illegal has put the future of 40 captive blocks, which are currently under production, in a limbo. […]
“While a measured engagement with whoever rules Pakistan is necessary, it has to be complemented with measures to tighten internal security, enhance our military capabilities and raise the costs for Pakistan, if it pursues its […]
The new NDA government’s first annual Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) statement will be unveiled soon. Normally presented after the Union Budget, the FTP has usually concentrated on measures to boost exports and reduce transaction costs. […]
Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri, according to their supporters, represent an aspiration for “commonsense” democracy which empowers and liberates the common man. Nawaz Sharif and his ilk represent the “traditional power structure” democracy or crony […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The government has put payments made by Indian companies to foreign vendors and routed through Indian banks under the scanner after the Supreme Courtappointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money and the […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The Reserve Bank of India announced simplified ‘know your customer’ (KYC) norms for low-risk customers ahead of the launch of the Prime Minister’s Jan Dhan Yojana on Thursday. Under the new norms low-risk […]
Raina’s 100 and Jadeja’s 4 for 28 set up a massive 133-run win over England in the 2nd ODI. India 304 for 6 (Raina 100, Dhoni 52, Rohit 52, Woakes 4-52) beat England 161 (Jadeja […]
LYON, FRANCE (TIP): Internationally-renowned Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been roped in as an ambassador for Interpol’s “Turn Back Crime” campaign to promote awareness on how everyone can play a role in preventing crime. […]
Report & photos by Zia Khan DALLAS (TX): The rain and the muddy ground failed to dampen the spirit of Indian Americans in Dallas to celebrate the 68th Independence Day of India on Saturday, August […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on August 20 slammed the Narendra Modi government for peddling the schemes and policies of UPA as its own, saying the rival which came to power by selling […]
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