BHOPAL (TIP): Terming as ‘unfortunate’ the heckling of Mamata Banerjee by Left activists in New Delhi, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on April 11 said that police failed to ensure safety of the West Bengal […]
KOLKATA (TIP):West Bengal governor M K Narayanan rejected CPM’s argument that he did not know about the functioning of their party by saying that he has been an avid student of Karl Marx, Engels and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Bharti group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar promoter Ravi Ruia on April 11 appeared before a special CBI court in response to the summons issued by the court in the case […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/NEW DELHI: Thousands of Indians, especially Malayalis employed in Saudi Arabia, may be impacted by a new work policy of the kingdom that seeks to reserve a certain percentage of jobs for locals. According to […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Car multinationals like Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen are using cutting edge technology and practices to save power and water resources in their plants in India, where both are in serious short supply. Indeed, […]
HYDERABAD (TIP): Delta Faucet Company, a leading American brand, today opened its first flagship store in Hyderabad, and outlined plans to set up about 20 stores in all by the year end. Delta sells a […]
BANGALORE (TIP): Infosys Ltd (INFY.NS) forecast full-year sales growth that missed analyst expectations by a margin of up to 50 percent, dimming investor hopes that India’s No.2 software services firm will soon start reaping the […]
PUNE (TIP): When Pune Warriors stumbled to 99 for 9 after choosing to bat against Kings XI Punjab and crashed to their 11th successive defeat, their captain Angelo Mathews said his batsmen needed to sort […]
BANGALORE (TIP): There was no love lost between the rival captains as Kolkata Knight Riders’ Gautam Gambhir and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Virat Kohli were involved in an ugly on-field spat after the latter was dismissed […]
Avast majority of the Sikh community is very progressive and forward looking. They have most admirably adopted new professions and cutting edge technologies. But there are some Sikhs, who want to generate controversies even on […]
If ever a squabble over a street name could sum up a nation’s identity crisis, it is happening in Lahore, Pakistan’s cultural capital. Late last year, a group of Lahoris made progress in getting local […]
BERLIN (TIP): India and Germany on April 11 signed six agreements to enhance cooperation in the areas of green energy, education, agriculture and science and technology. The agreements were signed in the presence of visiting […]
NEW YORK, NY (TIP):Leading startup accelerator GSF India arrived in New York as part of its multi-city World Expedition. This unique cross-border event is targeted at providing entrepreneurs direct access to one of the most […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Concerned over NIA slapping murder charges against two Italian marines, Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti on April 5 called up External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, who apprised him of the recent developments […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) commission’s conference on sustainable tourism development and 25th joint meeting of the UNWTO commission for East Asia, Pacific and South Asia will be held in Hyderabad […]
China’s lust for oil, minerals, rare earths, fish and desire for an alternative northern sea route boils the Arctic Geopolitics! Iceland is a small, sparsely populated island nation with a population of only 320,000 and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Singapore is increasingly popular becoming a popular destination among Indian companies keen on globalising their businesses. “Singapore is seen (by Indian companies) as home away from home for their business growth on […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian Railways achieved yet another significant milestone when it entered the one billion tonne select club in freight movement joining Chinese, Russian and USA railways. In 2012-13, Indian Railways have been […]
Kerala will soon start a seaplane service for tourists, the first of its kind in the country. Houseboat cruises are passe. Take a trip on a seaplane instead! By the end of this month, tourists […]
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, author of 19 novels and short-story collections who wrote the screenplays for “Howards End,” “Mr. and Mrs. Bridge” and “The Remains of the Day,” died Wednesday, April 3 at her home in […]
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian American Forum gave away Outstanding Women’s Achievements Award to four women in celebration of Women’s History Month. The IAF Second Annual gala to honor the four was held […]
Dr. Devyani Khobragade is the current acting Consul General at the Indian Consulate in New York. Between the Finance Minister’s impending visit, the arrival of the next Consul General and many other obligations, she graciously […]
NEW YORK (TIP): For the first time in more than four decades of surveys in the United States on marijuana use, a majority of Americans have lent support to legalizing the drug that has been […]
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (TIP): “For the first time, the Indian Association of Long Island (IALI) partnered with six other prominent organizations to bring free health camp to community members”, said a proud IALI President […]
Swami Durga Das lives for fellow human beings It was late in the morning last month when I walked in to Swami Durga Das’s modest office-cum-ashram, The River Fund, at Richmond Hill for an interview […]
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