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Hanukkah Celebrated at the Indian Consulate
NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian Consulate held a reception to celebrate Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish celebration. Hanukkah also known as Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, […]
Palestine Wins Historic UN Assembly Vote
Gets status of non-member observer state India votes for resolution; US, Israel oppose bid UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Palestine overwhelmingly won, November 30, a historic UN General Assembly vote which will upgrade its status to nonmember […]
As I See It:Welcome Change
One must congratulate the Government of India for taking the bold step of joining the 138 nations voting ‘Yes’ for the resolution to upgrade Palestine to a non-member observer state in the United Nations. What […]
Emboldened Hamas Leader to Visit Gaza for First Time in 45 Years
GAZA (TIP): Hamas’s exiled leader will step onto Palestinian land for the first time in 45 years on Friday for a “victory rally” in the Gaza Strip, displaying his newfound confidence after last month’s conflict […]
Palestine wins historic UN Assembly vote
Palestine wins historic UN Assembly vote and Gets status of non-member observer state India votes for resolution; US, Israel oppose bid UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Palestine overwhelmingly won, November 30, a historic UN General Assembly vote […]
No Light at the End of the Tunnel
Whatever the outcome of Presidential election, the average American will find nothing to cheer him. The indication is clear from the debates that we have been witness to. It is just a blame game in […]
Eye on policy changes, PMO gets new faces
NEW DELHI (TIP): Fresh faces and new thinking has been infused into the Prime Minister’s Office. Manmohan Singh has rejiged his office to bring in some of the brightest bureaucrats from the MEA as part […]
Nothing to cheer the common man in Presidential debates
Whatever the outcome of Presidential election, the average American will find nothing to cheer. The indication is clear from the two debates that we have been witness to. It is just a blame game in […]
An Overview of the 67th UN General Assembly
What did we learn from the 67th UNGA? Every year, United Nations General Assembly brings world leaders from across the world to New York under a single roof, to address the global issues that stare […]
It’s Obama for Now
America is just 39 days away from Presidential election. The many surveys , including the Republican leaning Fox News survey gives Obama a 5 per cent lead over Mitt Romney. For now, it is Bam, […]
Un General Assembly Opens With Packed Agenda
New York (TIP): The 67th UN General Assembly Session opened at the headquarters of the world body in New York on September 18. Addressing the opening session, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders […]
Ahmedinejad ignores calls to temper discourse
NEW YORK (TIP): It is his last official visit to the UN General Assembly before his second and final mandate as President runs out in 2013. And Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is giving all the signs of […]
Netanyahu draws ‘red line’ on Iran’s nuclear program
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew a “red line” for Iran‘s nuclear program on Thursday despite a U.S. refusal to set an ultimatum, saying Tehran will be on the brink of developing […]
US ignored Israel’s warnings of radicalizing trends
JERUSALEM (TIP): “In spite of Israel‘s repeated warnings to the United States about “radicalizing trends” in post-revolution Arab states the US “preferred to find excuses” and did not pay heed to the problem, top Israeli […]
India inks three MoUs with Palestine, pledges $10 m
New Delhi (TIP): Reiterating New Delhi’s support for Palestine’s bid for full and equal membership of the United Nations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that India would contribute $10 million to Palestine’s budget for this […]
Anti-Islam Film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Film Maker’s Real Identity Found
NEW YORK (TIP): An AP report says that Federal authorities have identified a southern California man once convicted of financial crimes as the key figure behind the anti-Muslim film that ignited mob violence against U.S. […]
Fiery speeches – DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Earlier, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, brought the gala into session with a stroke of the gavel Shortly after the convention opened, delegates cheered their backing for the party’s new […]
Democratic convention calls for Obama re-election
CHARLOTTE, NC (TIP): The US Democratic Party launched its National Convention September 4 as it seeks to convince voters that President Barack Obama deserves a second term. The chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie […]