India
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Actor-politician Gurpreet Singh Waraich ‘Ghuggi’ resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party
Ghuggi quits AAP after Bhagwant Mann’s elevation as party’s Punjab chief CHANDIGARH (TIP): “I cannot work under the leadership of a person who has been appointed on the condition that he will not drink (liquor),” said actor-politician Gurpreet Singh Waraich ‘Ghuggi’ as […]
Pakistan
INDIA
US spymaster says Pak terror groups plan to attack India, Afghanistan NEW DELHI (TIP):Pakistan-based terrorist groups are planning to attack both India and Afghanistan, a top US spymaster has said. “Islamabad has failed to curb militants and terrorists in Pakistan,” Daniel Coats, director of […]
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India
Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV to launch on Hotstar, first for a news channel
The much anticipated launch on May 6? NEW DELHI (TIP): Star India’s online streaming service Hotstar has announced that news channel Republic TV will be made available on its platform, a first of its kind […]
Americas
CANADIAN PM’S PRESENCE AT EVENT WITH KHALISTANI FLAGS UPSETS INDIA
NEW DELHI/ TORONTO (TIP): While vitriolic attacks on Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh at the annual nagar kirtan in Vancouver riled the Indian government, there is consternation over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s presence […]
Europe
Pro-Khalistan groups to be reined in: UK
NEW DELHI (TIP): Britain on May 4 assured India that it would make efforts to rein in pro-Khalistan elements operating on its soil and also agreed to share information relating to them with Indian agencies. […]
Featured
RABINDRANATH TAGORE AND MANKIND: A LITERARY INTERFACE
A tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on his 156th birth anniversary which falls on Sunday, May 7, 2017 Rabindra Nath Tagore exists as one of most prominent figures in the literary and the philosophical world. […]
Education
Missouri State University Announces $5,000 Scholarship for Indian Students
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Missouri State University (MSU) in the US announced $5,000 scholarship for Indian students. The university will grant the scholarship on the basis of GPA scores — the students’ cumulative scores in […]
India
1% of Indians own 53% of country’s wealth, says UN report
NEW DELHI (TIP): Indicating that inequality in India is increasing, a UN report released on Thursday said that the richest 1% own 53% of the country’s wealth. It also said that unlike other countries, development […]
India
US reaffirms India’s designation as major defence partner as Modi meets US NSA
NEW DELHI (TIP): US National Security Adviser HR McMaster and Indian NSA held a two-hour long meeting in New Delhi today. According to sources from the government – the issue of terrorism and Indo-US Cooperation […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
10 held for IS link, one from Jalandhar
NEW DELHI (TIP): Nine police teams of five states have arrested four suspected terrorists belonging to the ISIS Khorasan module for plotting a strike and detained six more. They were looking for potential recruits in […]
Asia
INDIA REFUSES CHINESE NAMES FOR ARUNACHAL SITES
NEW DELHI (TIP): India on Thursday dismissed China’s recent move to rename six places in Arunachal Pradesh and thus, to tacitly assert its claim on the state. New Delhi reiterated that Arunachal Pradesh was an […]
Asia
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina rejects Mamata’s plan, wants only Teesta
NEW DELHI (TIP): Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina signed off her hugely successful India visit on Monday with a restructured strategic relationship with India, but rejected Mamata Banerjee’s proposal for sharing rivers other than the Teesta. […]
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India’s Abdulqadir Rashik Wins Top Prize at UN Challenge For Open Source Tool
United Nations: An Indian software engineer has won the top prize at a global challenge for an open-source tool that enables users to interactively view UN General Assembly resolutions and gain a deeper understanding of […]
Business & Economics
INDIA’S RETAIL INFLATION INCHES UP TO 3.8% IN MARCH ON FESTIVAL DEMAND
NEW DELHI (TIP): Rise in the prices of sugar, confectionary, snacks and fruits pushed up India’s consumer price inflation (CPI) firmed up to 3.81% in March from 3.65% in February, government data showed on Wednesday. […]
India
For 20 paisa each, bank data of 1-cr Indians was up for sale
NEW DELHI (TIP): The bank account data of one crore Indians was up for sale. And it was dirt cheap at 10 or 20 paisa per individual, police investigations have revealed. Probing the case of […]
India
INCOME TAX DEPT LAUNCHES ‘OP CLEAN MONEY’-II; TO PROBE 60,000 PEOPLE
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Income Tax department will investigate over 60,000 individuals under the second phase of the ‘Operation Clean Money’ which was launched on Friday with a view to detecting black money generation post […]
India
TV News anchor reads news of her husband’s fatal accident on live TV
Supreet Kaur, a news anchor with Chattisgarh’s private IBC-24 channel was reading her morning bulletin on Saturday and was directed to break the news of a fatal accident in the Mahasamund district fifteen minutes after […]
Featured
Ambedkar’s last words of wisdom
In a speech to the Constituent Assembly in 1949, B.R. Ambedkar stressed on the need to have social democracy, and not only political democracy. He spoke of the need to shun the grammar of anarchy […]
Indian Americans
North America’s First Indian-American Scottish Bagpipe Band Performs at the 19th Annual NYC Tartan Day Parade
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. April 8, 2017: Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band USA performed at the 2017 New York City Tartan Day Parade, featuring nearly 50 bagpipe groups from all across North America. The Indian […]
India
India, Israel ink defence deals worth over $2 bn
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and Israel on Thursday inked mega defence deals worth over $2 billion for advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, which are designed to destroy hostile aircraft, missiles and drones at a range […]
India
Pratham Graduate from India to Share Success Story in NYC
NEW YORK (TIP): Sanjana Das, a 22-year-old graduate of Pratham’s Vocational Training Program in India, will speak at the next Pratham NYC Young Professionals event on Tuesday, April 11th from 6 p.m. onwards at Stitch […]
Business & Economics
Reforms Will Not Do India Any Good – Only A Revolution Will
The answers to our problems lie outside the system What form this revolution will take, and how much time, cannot be predicted, but what certainly can be predicted is that it is coming. The test […]
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SAREGAMA MUSIC CARDS – The perfect gift for your loved ones
There are soulful lyrics that console you during a heartbreak, beautiful voices that describe your love for someone special. Songs that lift you up or bring you down with a particular memory or a moment […]