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Blacklist tax havens like Panama: 5 EU countries
WASHINGTON (TIP): Europe’s five leading economies on April 14 called for a crackdown on tax havens, urging the G20 powers to end the secrecy of shell companies that enables tax evasion and money laundering. In […]
‘Life Mantras’ by Sahara’s Jailed Boss Subrata Roy tops in Nielsen BookScan
NEW DELHI: ‘Life Mantras’ a book by Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy has topped the non-fiction category of Nielsen BookScan. According to Nielsen best-seller list, the recently unveiled book brought out by Rupa Publication, has topped the non-fiction book […]
Hindu gods at Santa Barbara Museum
SANTA BARBARA, CA (TIP): The Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) in California is showcasing images of Hindu deities in an upcoming exhibition “Puja and Piety”, which will run from April 17 to August 28. […]
MAHINDRA TO BUY ITALIAN CAR DESIGNER PININFARINA
MUMBAI (TIP): Mahindra & Mahindra and Tech Mahindra agreed to buy Italian car designer Pininfarina SpA in a deal worth about euro 168 million ($185 million), underscoring the Indian vehicle maker’s international ambitions. M&M, together […]
Indian-American offloaded from international flight in Islamabad over ‘bomb hoax’
An Indian-American man on board the Qatar Airways flight to Washington via Doha was offloaded at the Benazir International Airport in Islamabad around 3 a.m. on Friday after he claimed that there was a bomb […]
Italy launches jihadist hunt after US tip
ROME (TIP): Italy is looking for five terror suspects after a tip-off from the United States about possible jihadist attacks on tourist sites in Rome and Milan, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Nov 19. […]
INDO AMERICAN celebrates its success on the 10th Anniversary, Nov 7th
RUTHERFORD, NJ (TIP): One of the largest distributors of Natural Stones, INDO AMERICAN is celebrating their 10th anniversary on Nov 7th 2015 at the Renaissance in Rutherford, NJ. Felicitating their key associates and partners in […]
At last, a Negotiating Text to move forward on Security Council Reforms
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Having dithered for a couple of years now, the UN General Assembly , at last, on September 14, 2015, endorsed a document that will form the basis for negotiations on reforming the Security […]
Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Another major crisis is unfolding in Europe. Still struggling to find solutions for the Eurozone and Ukrainian crises, The European elite was hardly prepared to face a serious refugee and migration challenge. The problem has […]
World’s largest children’s museum displays Hindu Lord Ganesh
INDIANAPOLIS (TIP): The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (CMI), said to be world’s largest children’s museum, in partnership with National Geographic, is displaying a statue of Hindu Lord Ganesh in its current Sacred Journeys exhibition. This […]
Boston museum displays art formed of Hindu bindis
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISGM) in Boston is currently exhibiting artwork titled “Not All Who Wander Are Lost”, which uses Hindu bindis as a signature element. Created by artist-in-residence England-born Bharti Kher for the […]
Indian Americans Preet Bharara & Rakesh Khurana honored with Carnegie’s ‘Great Immigrant’ award
NEW YORK (TIP): The Carnegie Corporation has announced the 2015 “Great Immigrant”: The Pride of America” awardees. These are the individuals who have helped advance and enlighten our society, culture, and economy. Preet Bharara, U.S. […]
Business leaders urge G20 to push digital economy, e-commerce
ISTANBUL (TIP): An influential group of business leaders have urged the G20 to improve the global trade system for the emerging digital economy as well as focus on reforms to ensure strong and sustainable growth. […]
SHEDDING LIGHT ON ROSSELLINI-SONALI DASGUPTA AFFAIR
Sixty years ago this month, an affair between the great Italian film director, Roberto Rossellini, then married to Ingrid Bergman, and a young Bengali woman, Sonali Dasgupta, wife of the filmmaker Harisadhan Dasgupta, made headlines in […]
Bus carrying Italian tourists crashes in US, 3 dead
PENNSYLVANIA (TIP): Authorities say a collision between a bus carrying Italian tourists and a tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania has left three people dead and many injured. The accident occurred today morning on Interstate 380. Monroe County […]
