
India


KOHLI, UNADKAT HELP RCB KEEP PACE
BANGALORE (TIP): After 16 overs of their innings, Royal Challengers Bangalore were 106 for 3, and Virat Kohli was 47 off 43. When Kohli was run out while attempting the second off the last ball […]

Siddaramaiah elected 28th CM of Karnataka
To be sworn in on Monday, May 12 BENGALURU (TIP): K. Siddaramaiah, 65, was on May 10, elected the new chief minister of Karnataka. He will be sworn in as the 28th chief minister of […]

Pakistani Prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay Loses Battle For Life, Body Sent Back To Pakistan
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Six days after he was attacked by a fellow inmate in a Jammu jail, Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, 52, died at the PGIMER hospital in Chandigarh on Thursday morning. Doctors said he died […]

2013 New York Indian Film Festival Awards Announced
SHAHID, ANUMATI, and COLOR OF SKY Win Top Awards NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) announced May 6, the winners of its competition categories at a ceremony at the prestigious […]

Tlca Ugadi 2013 Program Held
NEW YORK (TIP): Telugu Literary and Cultural Association Ugadi 2013 program held on April 27th, 2013, was a thunderous success, the organizers claimed. The attendance from the Tristate, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut was […]

Miss India Worldwide 2013
Nehal Bhogaita of the United Kingdom won the title of Miss India Worldwide on April 27, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The pageant was organized by Dharmatma Saran of IFC. Nehal made history by being […]

Indian-American Students Shine In California Science Fair
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Indian- American students shone in this year’s California State Science Fair, grabbing the top award, six first place honors and various other awards. Eesha Khare, a 12th grade student of Lynbrook High […]

Indian-American Scientists Help Pharma Companies Stay Ahead In Export Race
WASHINGTON (TIP): With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) adhering to tougher import norms, a group of U.S.-based Indian-American scientists is now helping Indian pharmaceutical companies sharpen their knowledge and maintain competitiveness. These scientists […]


Grand Celebration Marks Birth Anniversary Of Bhagwan Mahavir In Chicago
BARTLETT, IL (TIP): The Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago’s (JSMC) Bartlett, Illinois temple celebrated a weeklong festivity on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavir. The celebration started in a very spiritual manner where […]

US University To Create World Class Pathology Lab In Hyderabad
WASHINGTON (TIP): An eminent American university has signed an agreement to create a world class clinical pathology laboratory in the south Indian city of Hyderabad, as part of its effort to raise the health care […]

Prepaid Debit Cards A Weak Link In Bank Security
NEW YORK (TIP): A brazen gang of cyber criminals, who stole $45 million from bank ATMs in 27 countries, exposes an Achilles heel in the global financial industry: prepaid debit cards. Cyber security experts and […]


HSBC Fears’significant’ Penalty In NRI Tax Evasion Probe
LONDON (TIP): Global banking major HSBC has said it may face “significant” penalties from the US authorities with regard to an ongoing probe into suspected tax evasion by the US-based clients of its Indian unit, […]

Nris Prefer Indian Stocks
40% jump in demat accounts in 5 years NEW DELHI (TIP): Domestic investors may be sitting on the fence, but NRIs seem to be actively buying up Indian shares. At least going by the number […]

Global Coffee Chains Take The Cuppa To Smaller Towns
MUMBAI (TIP): International coffee retailers are brewing plans to launch more outlets, especially in smaller towns and cities. Discretionary spending may be low, but coffee chains are eyeing tier- 2 and -3 cities to beat […]


Leoni’s Pune Plant To Make Cables For Renewable Energy Sector
PUNE (TIP): Leoni, a German-based manufacturer of wires, cables and cable systems to industries, has begun manufacturing cables for the renewable energy sector at its new plant at Chakan near Pune. The company began manufacture […]

Indian American Community Organizations Welcome The New Consul General
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), in collaboration with several community organizations and groups in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area, held a well attended and highly successful […]


Hp Eyes $1bn Sale Of Mphasis Stake M
MUMBAI (TIP): Hewlett Packard (HP) has formally started work to sell IT services firm MphasiS Ltd with Citigroup managing the process, said people directly briefed on the matter. HP’s move is said to attract the […]

Heart, kidneys, stomach missing in Sarabjit’s body, finds autopsy
AMRITSAR (TIP): Even as autopsy of Sarabjit Singh’s body was conducted at Patti hospital in Amritsar to ascertain the cause of death and to cross-check the claims of Pakistan over the same and the time […]

India’s Ability To Articulate Has Always Been Very High ASOKE K. MUKERJI
Q. Can you tell us a few high and low points of your career in Foreign Service so far? I joined the Indian Foreign Service 35 years ago. We were young then. We didn’t realize […]