Incredible India
BIKE RIDES, BEBINCA, BIKINIS SUM UP THE SPIRIT OF GOA 30
Even if you have seen the best of beaches, you’ll still have a lot unseen till you arrive in Goa. You become a local here in a matter of a day even if you have […]
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PRESSURE MOUNTS ON BCCI CHIEF TO GO
NEW DELHI (TIP): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan came under all round attack with the Sports Ministry and Board heavyweights mounting pressure on him to quit. Srinivasan, however, remained […]
India
DOGS, TREES AND CHAIRS HAVE AADHAAR CARDS
BANGALORE (TIP): In hilarious slip-ups in the Aadhaar card enrolment process, some cards have ended up with pictures of an empty chair, a tree or a dog instead of the actual applicants. Asked about the […]
India
INDIA, JAPAN TO SPEED UP EFFORTS ON CIVIL N-DEAL E
TOKYO (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe decided to speed up talks on a civil nuclear deal to allow Japan to export nuclear reactors to India and to bolster maritime […]
India
COOPERATION WITH JAPAN SPELLS TROUBLE FOR INDIA: CHINESE DAILY
BEIJING (TIP): Strategic cooperation with Japan “can only bring trouble to India”, warned a state-run Chinese daily following Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s three-day visit to Tokyo. There may be some tacit understanding in strategic […]
Europe
Indians in New Zealand rape case not guilty, to be deported
WELLINGTON (TIP): Three Indians accused of raping a woman in Hamilton two years ago have been found not guilty by a jury in New Zealand on may 30 and will be deported to India. A […]
Europe
SYDNEY TO HOST REGIONAL PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS
NEW DELHI/MELBOURNE (TIP): The seventh regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in Sydney from November 10 to 12 with an aim to woo overseas investors and deepen two-way engagement with the Indians living there. […]
United States
Young Indian-American girl appointed to United States Military Academy at West Point
NEW YORK (TIP): It has been a long road from the small village in India where her parents were born, and her life began, but immigrating to the United States of America, becoming a naturalized […]
United States
U.S. to Send More American Students to India Each Year
WASHINGTON, D.C (TIP): The United States is looking to triple the number of Americans going to India for higher studies in the next five years. “That is still far from our goal of 15,000 in […]
United States
RAJASTHAN MINISTER INAUGURATES RAJASTHAN CHAPTER OF INOC (I)
NEW YORK (TIP): Rajasthan government Minister for Urban Development and Housing Shanti Dhariwal inaugurated on May 25 Rajasthan chapter of Indian National Overseas Congress (I) at Mint Restaurant in Long Island, New York. Inaugurating the […]
Business & Economics
No First Use Nuclear Doctrine with ‘Chinese Characteristics’
The writing is on the wall as China does not have good track record of strategic comfort and reliability vis-a-vis India. The current incidence of Chinese incursion into Indian territory in Daulat Beg Oldie region […]
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Time to act tough with Naxals
Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh may not be wrong when he says, “You can’t have a dialogue with people who don’t want to have a dialogue. Maoists are not here for tribal welfare.” His […]
Europe
Ajay Bhatt gets European Inventor Award for Developing USB
LONDON (TIP): The European Union, on May 30, honored India-born inventor Ajay Bhatt-led team at the US tech-giant Intel that developed the Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology, one of the most important advances in computing […]
United States
Maryland honors Bollywood director at Shortcut Romeo promo event
NEW YORK (TIP): State of Maryland has honored Bollywood film director Susi Ganeshan with a citation for his contribution to Indian cinema. Recalling his 15 years of service and hard work to promote Indian movies, […]
United States
GOPIO Int’l President wants faster resolution of issues affecting the Indian Diaspora
NEW YORK (TIP): GOPIO Int’l President Ashook Ramsaran is uncomfortable after the interactive session GOPIO organized with Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs. He feels issues are not being given due attention by Government […]
United States
GOPIO Organizes Community Interactive Session with Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
NEW YORK (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, hosted a luncheon and interactive session on issues […]
United States
1984 Victims Get Till September To Amend Complaint
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (TIP): Judge Robert W. Sweet in a pre-trial conference granted “Sikhs for Justice” (SFJ) till September to amend the human rights violation complaint against Indian National Congress party to comply with […]
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India’s economic growth falls to a decade low of 5%
NEW DELHI (TIP): India announced growth figures for its full financial year on Friday showing the once-booming South Asian economy expanded by 5.0% in 2012/13, its slowest pace in a decade. Low business confidence, slumping […]
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PMI Organizes Function to mark International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers I.S.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations organized on May 29, a function to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. It was […]
Europe
Eye on Dawood aide, India inks extradition treaty with Thailand
BANGKOK (TIP): In a “major boost” to bilateral security cooperation, India and Thailand today signed the muchawaited extradition treaty after 20 years of intense negotiations, with New Delhi eyeing to bring back a key aide […]
India
India, China vow to end border dispute, sign eight agreements
NEW DELHI (TIP): Taking stock of “lessons learnt” from the recent stand-off in Ladakh after a Chinese incursion there, India and China decided on further measures for maintaining peace and tranquility along their border. This […]
Incredible India
MAHABALESHWAR
SMALL STATION WITH A BIG SECRET Forget strawberries. Mahabaleshwar hides a market for brides-to-be among others. The sweating Mumbaikar has a choice of hill stations, but Mahabaleshwar, eight hours away, tops the list for its […]
Other News
SPOT-FIXING PROBE REACHES DOORSTEP OF BCCI CHIEF’S FAMILY
CHENNAI/MUMBAI (TIP): The IPL fixing scandal has reached the doorstep of Indian cricket’s powerful boss and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) owner N Srinivasan’s family — quite literally. A day after a report about the police […]
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ICC WITHDRAWS UMPIRE ASAD RAUF FROM CHAMPIONS TROPHY
NEW DELHI (TIP): The raging spot-fixing saga in the IPL turned murkier with controversial Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf being withdrawn by the ICC from next month’s Champions Trophy in UK for his alleged role in […]
United States
India’s Cultural Ambassador: MALINI SHAH
Entrepreneur, community representative, teacher, cultural advisor, mother. These are a few tags that go with Malini Shah. A woman of very high repute, Malini Shah tells Pooja Premchandran of The Indian Panorama about her ventures […]