NEW YORK (TIP): New York state’s banking regulator hit Standard Chartered Bank with a $300 million fine and restrictions on its dollar-clearing business on Tuesday for not detecting possible money laundering. The New York Department […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has begun deploying six Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) squadrons in the northeast to deter Chinese jets, helicopters and drones against any misadventure in the region. Earlier, India based its most potent […]
HONOLULU(TIP): Improving US cooperation with China is critical to maintaining stability and security in the Asia-Pacific as well as combating the effects climate change, US secretary of state John Kerry said. Wrapping up an eight-day, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Earthquakes of magnitude 6.2 and 6.1 struck Myanmar and Andaman islands on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. No Tsunami warning was issued after the Andaman quake, an official at the […]
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar’s opposition has gathered millions of signatures in support of changes to a constitution that bars its leader Aung San SuuKyi from becoming president, in a show of political strength ahead of elections […]
“Brajdham” to raise funds for development of her constituency -Mathura Legendary film artist and Member of Parliament of India Hema Malini and Consul General Dnyaneshwar M Mulay launched, July 16, the “Club FilLit”, a club […]
MANDALAY (MYANMAR) (TIP): Hundreds of Buddhists threatened to kill Muslims as they rode on motorcycles through Myanmar’s second-largest city of Mandalay on July 18, raising the prospect of further communal violence after two people died […]
YANGON (TIP): Proposals by radical Buddhist monks to criminalize interfaith marriage in Myanmar face strong opposition from women’s rights groups in a tussle over the nation’s religious identity that has sparked international alarm. Buddhist nationalists, […]
BEIJING (TIP): Vice-President Hamid Ansari arrived in Xian, June 26, on his maiden visit to China. He said he would discuss all matters of “bilateral agenda” with his Chinese counterpart while simultaneously emphasizing on the […]
India should counter the challenge diplomatically “India has passively not taken up its concerns about the China- Pakistan missile and nuclear collaboration strongly with Beijing. This challenge surely needs to be more seriously addressed and […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told PM Modi that China was willing to enhance exchanges in the “humanistic field” and other areas, and look for “more converging points of interest” to jointly contribute to […]
YANGON (TIP): Acute shortages of water and medical treatment in western Myanmar following attacks on humanitarian groups are the latest hardships imposed on Rohingya Muslims that “could amount to crimes against humanity”, a UN expert […]
SITTWE (TIP): Tens of thousands of census-takers fanned out across Myanmar on Sunday to gather data for a rare snapshot of the former junta-ruled nation that is already stoking sectarian tensions. Groups of school teachers […]
Holi knows no bars, Holi knows no boundaries too. Across the world wherever Indians or people of Indian origin are present Holi is celebrated with gusto and bonhomie. People play with colours, light a bonfire […]
Statistics mentioned above indicate that while progress has been made, measures have been far from adequate. We therefore need to upgrade our education system so that illiteracy can be completely uprooted from India. No matter […]
LONDON (TIP): Veteran British presenter Dave Lee Travis sexually assaulted young women while live on television and in his radio studio, prosecutors told his trial on January 14. The 68-year-old former BBC star, one of […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) announced, November 22, USD 8 million in grants to 17 initiatives in 18 countries and territories. First-time grant recipients […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Reports emanating from diplomatic circles here and in New Delhi reveal that publicly, India and the US may appear to be on the same page regarding the situation in Bangladesh but in […]
Diwali is also celebrated outside of India mainly in Guyana, Fiji, Malaysia, Nepal, Mauritius, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Britain, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Africa, Australia and the US among the Hindus across the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Reports emanating from diplomatic circles here and in New Delhi reveal that publicly, India and the US may appear to be on the same page regarding the situation in Bangladesh but in […]
The DFW Indian Cultural Society’s mega event-the Diwali Mela- is being organized on November 2 at Cotton Bowl. It will be the 8th super mela in a row. As our tribute to the grand event, […]
Diwali is also celebrated outside of India mainly in Guyana, Fiji, Malaysia, Nepal, Mauritius, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Britain, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Africa, Australia and the US among the Hindus across the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and China took a leap towards reducing recurring tensions across the border and promised to strengthen cooperation on trans-border rivers, even as New Delhi delayed a pact for a liberalised visa […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Violence against a Muslim minority in Myanmar is feeding a wider anti-Muslim feeling that poses a serious threat to the country’s dramatic economic and political reforms as it emerges from half a […]
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