On November 5, 2008, Barack Obama, an African-American, made history when he was elected the 44th president of the United States. The world’s oldest democracy had finally broken the race ceiling and a ‘man of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Theatre personality and actor Girish Karnad’s statement that Rabindranath Tagore was a ‘second-rate playwright’ has not only created ripples in the literary world but also angered Twitterati. After his recent criticism of […]
BANGALORE/MUMBAI (TIP): “I feel sorry for him” or “he has my sympathies” are not the phrases you would ordinarily associate with as flamboyant a person as Vijay Mallya. But, indeed, they cropped up often when […]
GUWAHATI (TIP): Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar had an affair with Bhupen Hazarika. His estranged wife Priyamvada Patel Hazarika told a local TV channel ahead of the Assamese balladeer’s first death anniversary on November 5. “Lata […]
New Delhi (TIP): State-owned explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will sell 26 per cent stake in its KG Basin exploration block, KG-DWN-2004/6, to Japanese oil and gas explorer Inpex Corporation, a company statement […]
Ahmedabad (TIP): Stating that the Indian pharmaceutical industry is on a “good growth path’, a CII-PwC report on Monday said it is likely to be among the top-10 global markets in value terms by 2020. […]
Mangalore (TIP): Manipal University has signed agreements with Shanghai’s Tongji and Tianjin universities for mutual, comprehensive partnerships. Quoting the Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University, K. Ramnarayan, a press release said here on Monday that the MoUs […]
Kochi (TIP): Geojit BNP Paribas has announced the launch of Flip Me, the mobile trading application based on Windows 8. The application can be downloaded from the Windows Store. Flip Me is the first mobile […]
NEW YORK (TIP): One of the greatest exponents of Bharathanatyam and considered living legend Padma Bhushan Kamala Lakshman is to give a dance performance in New York on Nov 24. Sri Bharatha Kamalalaya, the dance […]
NEW YORK,NY (TIP): Despite the Hurricane Sandy onslaught, a large number of people attended the Sikh International Film Festival at the Asia Society to celebrate and commemorate Sikh art, culture, leadership, and films on Saturday, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Ministry of Finance approved the unconditional and irrevocable Guarantee for Air India’s NCD bonds, on October 9, for Indian Rs 7400 cr. The airline will now credit rate the NCD bond […]
BHOPAL (TIP): It is sure to come as an eye opener for the state government that claims to have left no stone unturned for the welfare of minor girls. Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Inaugurating the 17th biennial convention of the National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA), Consul General of India, Ms. Mukta Dutta Tomar, on Friday October 12, 2012 welcomed the delegates from all over […]
The issue that I’ve been asked to address today — India’s rise and the promise of U.S.-Indian partnership — is one of those rarest of Washington species, especially ten days before a Presidential election, a […]
Fifty years ago, China launched a massive invasion along the border springing a surprise in India, the US and elsewhere in the world. While the golden jubilee of this incident has refreshed painful memories in […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Almost every year since her induction into the Indian Central Government, Mrs. Preneet Kaur, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs has been paying an October visit to New York in […]
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The Consul General of India, New York hosted a reception on October 19, 2012 at New India House in recognition of the Pace University, New York, celebrating this day as ‘INDIA […]
Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol, Esha Gupta, Anjali Patil, Om Puri Direction: Prakash Jha Genre: Drama Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes STORY: Kabir goes undercover to help his cop-friend Adil destroy a Naxalite […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Having bagged the endorsement of former United States president Bill Clinton, Indian American Democratic Congressional candidate from California, Ami Bera appears to have moved closer to victory. The independent Center for Politics at […]
NEW YORK (TIP):The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center (http://keralacenterny.com) will honor five Indian American Malayalees for their outstanding achievements in their field of specialization or for their service to the society and one […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Sachs Director, one of the highest ranking Indian Americans, was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday, October 24 for leaking Goldman Sachs boardroom secrets to the […]
TAMPA, FL (TP): An Indian-American doctor couple, Drs. Kiran C. and Pallavi Patel have donated $12 million to the University of South Florida in a new endowment aimed at creating the Patel College of Global […]
In the context of the ongoing debate on Kudankulam, the question of nuclear liability has come to the fore again. As a person who has been engaged with this question almost 50 years ago, I […]
Amid domestic political opposition by various states and political parties, the Indian government issued a notification clearing the way for the implementation of economic reforms. New Delhi announced massive set of reforms viz. 100 percent […]
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