Europe
A Good Samaritan Of Queens
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 […]
India
Featured
As I See It-Making India Truly Incredible
Some scary happenings Incredible India is the Union Tourism Ministry’s sales pitch to attract more and more highspending tourists from across the world. But is anyone in authority worrying about the hugely negative impact the […]
India
Top Indian Space Scientist Inducted Into Satellite Hall Of Fame
BANGALORE (TIP): Renowned space scientist Prof U R Rao has been inducted into the highly coveted “Satellite Hall of Fame”, Washington, by the Society of Satellite Professionals International. Rao, a former Indian Space Research Organisation […]
United States
Making Dollars & Sense
South Asian Young Women Entrepreneurs Unveil Six-City Financial Education Tour NEW YORK (TIP): In celebration of National Women’s History Month in March, South Asian Young Women Entrepreneurs (SAY WE), a network of business-minded executives in […]
United States
Acting CG Highlights FM’s Focus During His Coming Visit To US
NEW YORK (TIP): Acting Consul General Dr. Devyani Khobragade arranged a one-on-one meeting at the Indian Consulate in New York to welcome any inputs and suggestions that the Indian businesses set up in New York […]
United States
Nyiff 2013 Announces An Exclusive Kick-Off Event: Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children With Special Q&A
NEW YORK (TIP): The 2013 Annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) announced an exclusive kick-off screening of MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN followed by a special Q&A on April 10, 2013. In attendance will be the film’s […]
India
Indian American Designer Naeem Khan To Open A Store In Mumbai
MUMBAI (TIP): Indian-born, New York-based designer Naeem Khan said he is looking to open a store in Mumbai and to work with Bollywood celebrities. The designer, who launched his eponymous brand Naeem Khan in 2003 […]
India
Ready for third innings as PM? Too early to say: Manmohan Singh
ON BOARD PM’S SPECIAL AIRCRAFT (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 28 refrained from spelling out whether he will serve a fresh term if the Congress leadership nominates him for the top job for […]
India
India To Reject Global Arms Trade Treaty
NEW DELHI (TIP): New Delhi is set to reject a global arms trade treaty (ATT) since the agreement is heavily loaded against weapons-importing countries like India, and let exporting nations like the US and China […]
Incredible India
Rajasthan’s Blue City A Painter’s Canvas
Colourful cityscape The silky sand dunes of the Thar Desert dotted with camels basking in the sun, towering forts and palaces glistening in red sandstone and the narrow lanes leading to shops that open into […]
India
Muslim Women Can’t Go For Haj Alone: Kerala Govt
KOCHI (TIP): Muslim women are not allowed to travel alone for the Haj pilgrimage to avoid risking their safety, the state government has informed the Kerala high court. The government clarified its stance on a […]
Featured
Diplomats celebrate the festival of Spring, Holi
NEW YORK (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations celebrated Holi at the permanent mission here on Wednesday, March 27, in style and with great enthusiasm. Colors and flower petals expressed the […]
Featured
Justice Katju seeks pardon for Sanjay Dutt
NEW DELHI (TIP): Justice Markandey Katju, chairman of the Press Council of India, in a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee on March 28, has sought pardon for Sanjay Dutt under article 72 of the constitution. […]
Other News
India Annihilate Australia In Historic 4-0 Series Sweep
NEW DELHI (TIP): “Dhonee. Dhonee. Dhoneee.” The chant reverberated around Feroze Shah Kotla as India closed in on victory within three days in the fourth Test against Australia. After a topsy-turvy day that saw 16 […]
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IPL Player Jesse Ryder In Coma After Bar Brawl
WELLINGTON (TIP): New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder lies in coma after being badly beaten up by a group of men near a bar in Christchurch early March 28, police said. “Four men” attacked Ryder as […]
India
National Tourism Awards presented
NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee, March 18, presented National Tourism Awards for 2011-12 in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi said the Tourism Industry has immense potential to increase […]
Europe
UK issues travel advisory for female travelers in India
LONDON (TIP): Britain has advised its female tourists to be cautious while traveling in India in the wake of the rape of a Swiss tourist in Madhya Pradesh last week. “Our travel advice states that […]
Business & Economics
Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh was one of the most prominent faces of Indian freedom struggle. He was a revolutionary ahead of his times. By Revolution he meant that the present order of things, which is based on […]
United States
SIAEA Change of Guard Mihir Takes Over From Nayan
NEW YORK (TIP): Mihir Patel took over from Nayan Parikh the reins of SIAEA for a two year term, March 16, 2013. Mihir was sworn in at a well attended lunch meeting by the former […]
India
India votes against Sri Lanka at UN
NEW DELHI (TIP): India today voted in favour of the USsponsored resolution for promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. It however failed to get its […]
India
Delhi Police Arrest Suspected Hizbul Operative, Foil Terror Attack In National Capital
NEW DELHI (TIP): The special cell of Delhi Police foiled a terror attack in the national capital after apprehending a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen operative from Gorakhpur, near Nepal border, in Uttar Pradesh. The suspect has […]
Europe
Bangladesh President Mohammad Zillur Rahman Dies At 85
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh President Mohammad Zillur Rahman, a close aide of the country’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, died on Wednesday at a Singapore hospital where he was being treated for kidney and respiratory problems, officials […]
India
Provides natural life term or even death for repeat offenders of rape
NEW DELHI (TIP): India approved a tougher new law to punish sex crimes, including death for repeat rape offenders, after the fatal gang rape of a student in December sparked unprecedented protests over the treatment […]
India
India, Egypt trade may double in next few years, says Morsi
NEW DELHI (TIP): Bilateral trade between India and Egypt may double to $10 billion in the next few years, said Egypt president Mohammed Morsi. President Morsi who is heading a high-level delegation of ministers and […]
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India Clinch Series After Winning Third Test By Six Wickets
MOHALI (TIP): India clinched the Test series against a spirited Australia with their biggest-ever margin after recording a nervewracking six-wicket victory in the third cricket Test to take a 3-0 lead in the four-match series […]