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Sikh International Film Festival 2014 – May 2-3 in New York City
Celebrating 10 years of preserving Sikh Heritage, Culture & Traditions NEW YORK (TIP): To celebrate and commemorate Sikh art, culture, leadership, and film, The Sikh Art & Film Foundation is presenting its 10th Sikh International […]
Business & Economics
CADBURY INDIA SET TO GET NEW IDENTITY
MUMBAI (TIP): Cadbury India, a name which has had a sweet connect with consumers for over six decades now, will soon be rechristened Mondelez India, after its US-based parent company Mondelez International (written as Mondelcz […]
Business & Economics
US calls for more investment-friendly Indian government
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has urged the Indian government that emerges from ongoing elections to follow economic policies that encourage investment, saying Washington would like to see bilateral trade grow to $500 billion a […]
Incredible India
GIIR:: THE LAND OF THE LIION
In Gir you touch the history of India before humanity itself. Before monuments, temples, mosques and palaces. Or rather, a history as humanity was emerging, when humans coexisted with lions, before the former had overrun […]
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Dr. Sudhir M. Parikh
Dear Prof. Saluja, It was great to be a part of the Vaisakhi celebration at the Consulate. Vaisakhi celebration is the celebration of Indian cultural heritage and the beginning of a brighter New Year. It […]
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Zahid Syed
Vaisakhi is a widely celebrated harvest festival in the entire Indian subcontinent, comprising India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It was nice to be reminded of the popular festival at the Indian Consulate. The documentary produced by […]
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Phase 5: Voter turnouts higher than 2009 poll figures
NEW DELHI (TIP): Voter turnouts higher than the 2009 poll figures marked the fifth and biggest round of Lok Sabha elections covering 121 seats across 12 states amidst largely peaceful balloting on April 17. A […]
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BJP WANTS GEELANI TO APOLOGIZE FOR CLAIMING MODI SENT EMISSARIES TO MEET HIM
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP on aPRIL 18 night denied that its prime ministerial candidate Narendera Modi had sent emissaries to meet Kashmir’s separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to create a “soft corner” by making […]
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FOR AAP AND COUNTRY: NRIS WORK TO ROOT OUT ILLS FROM INDIAN POLITICS
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Harsharanjit Singh flew to India last December for a month-long vacation after having launched a software company in Belgium. But within days, he was campaigning for the Aam Aadmi Party. The software consultant […]
Business & Economics
The simmering Siachen and Indo-Pak ties
In May 2005, as Indian and Pakistani Track I negotiators were reaching a ‘settlement deal’ on the forbidden Siachen Glacier, the then Chief of the Army Staff Joginder Jaswant Singh made an unexpected public statement. […]
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Mounting pressure on USA
“With BJP declaring Modi as its prime ministerial candidate and the nation turning in his favor; US is trying to find an escape route”, says the author. There has been a buzz in the diplomatic […]
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Vaisakhi- A Day to Celebrate Human Values
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 […]
Europe
India-US Relations
Dear Editor, In my view because of India’s non-alliance policy towards America the US India relationship always at neutral level. During the past 45 years since 1968, many times Americans from the mainstream have asked […]
India
Sikhs are special; so is Vaisakhi
“Vaisakhi is a celebration made holy and special by Guru Gobind Singh. He exemplified to the max the characteristics of courage, sacrifice, selflessness, and shedding blood in the service and protection of others. Guru Gobind […]
Europe
Dr. Sudhir Parikh appointed to N.J. State Board of Medical Examiners
NEW JERSEY (TIP): Gov. Chris Christie has appointed Dr. Sudhir M. Parikh, a reputed allergist in the Tristate area, to the state Board of Medical Examiners. This will be the second time Dr. Parikh will […]
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Amitabh Bachchan receives India’s Global Icon of the Year award
MUMBAI (TIP): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was conferred India’s Global Icon of the Year award at the NRI of the Year awards here. The 71-year-old, who has been ruling the film industry for over four decades […]
Business & Economics
Sant Chatwal appoints Danziger president and CEO of Hampshire group
Sant Chatwal (right) chairman of Hampshire Hotels & Resorts, appointed industry veteran Eric Danziger (left) president and CEO of Hampshire group, the New York-based hospitality group, which manages brands like Dream Hotels, Night Hotels and […]
Business & Economics
KFC CREATES A VEG MENU FOR INDIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): KFC, the Kentucky-based fast-food chain known for its “finger-lickin’ good” range of chicken fillets and burgers, has finally given in to India’s penchant for vegetarianism. In what appears to be a first […]
Business & Economics
WITH DZIRE, MARUTI TO RECALL SWIFT, ERTIGA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Starting next week, Maruti Suzuki India will start recall of around 1 lakh cars to replace “fuel filler neck”. On Monday, the automobile major submitted to the heavy industry and road transport […]
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Congress puts Vajpayee’s photo on website, stirs controversy
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Congress party stirred a controversy by putting Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s photo on its official website. The photo was published with a caption that […]
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High voter turnout in 91 seats in LS polls, crosses the 2009 mark
NEW DELHI (TIP): Marking a considerably high voter turnout as compared to the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, India voted for 91 constituencies in 14 states and Union Territories which went to polls in the third […]
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INDIA GOT 93,000 US WORK VISAS IN 2013
CHENNAI (TIP): US President Barack Obama was not too far off the mark when he told students at Maryland recently that Americans would have to compete against Indians and Chinese for good jobs in the […]
Europe
Sri Lanka government ally doubts Indian motives on UNHRC vote
COLOMBO (TIP): The National Freedom Front (NFF), a key ally of President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed doubts over India’s motives in abstaining at the UNHRC vote against Sri Lanka.”We have to closely examine why India abstained,” […]
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Pathak takes charge as BSF chief
NEW DELHI (TIP): An Indian Police Service officer, Devendra Kumar Pathak, took over as the Director General of the Border Security Force. Pathak is the 23rd DG of the BSF, the world’s largest border guarding […]