KATHMANDU (TIP): Normal life has been affected in Nepal as a Maoist faction imposed a nationwide strike to pressurise the government to ensure food security and lower the prices of essential goods, with police arresting […]
The director of a West Virginia development group and a mayor are under scrutiny after a racist post about first lady Michelle Obama attracted a backlash and prompted calls on social media for both women […]
WASHINGTON: Pakistan “can and must” take more effective action against terror groups operating from its soil as no state should allow its territory to be used to launch attacks into another, the White House has […]
A top American daily has raised questions over the recent meeting between Donald Trump and his Indian business partners, saying the President-elect could use his position to advance his business interests. “Washington ethics lawyers said […]
An Indian American man who tried to go to Syria with his teenaged brother and sister to join the ISIS terror organisation has been sentenced in Chicago to 40 months in prison. Mohammed Hazra Khan, […]
A record 165,918 Indians were studying in the US during academic year 2015-16, a rise of 25 per cent over the last year, making it the second leading country of origin among international students in […]
An Indian-American couple has been indicted on human trafficking charges related to forced labour of foreign nationals primarily from India, authorities have said. A federal grand jury charged Satish Kartan, 43, and his wife Sharmistha […]
An Indian-American woman politician in the US has received hundreds of angry emails and phone calls, some telling her to “go back to India”, after she called for a nation-wide protest against President-elect Donald Trump. […]
Washington: Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has been elected Vice Chair of the powerful Republican Governors Association. 44-year-old Haley’s elevation to this position came amid reports that she is being considered for the position […]
Washington: Amul Thapar, an Indian-American jurist, may be nominated as a Supreme Court judge by US President-Elect Donald Trump. Mr Thapar’s name figured in Mr Trump’s second list of individuals who would be considered for […]
Donald Trump should begin work to kick-starting the economy, enforcing immigration laws and tackling terrorism in Asia, a US-India political action committee has said, as it expressed confidence that the US will have “greater relations” […]
Washingron: Indian-American Kamala Harris, who scripted history by winning a Senate seat, has said she would open a battlefront against President-elect Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies, saying “we must reject racism and xenophobia in our politics”. […]
Post-demonetization, the country is in a state of economic convulsion. To keep it from turning into a social seizure, the government has appealed to patriotic fervor, raising every notion from the soldier’s suffering to the […]
SEOUL (TIP): North Korea lashed out on Nov 17 at a new South Korea-Japan intelligence-sharing accord, accusing Seoul of a gross act of betrayal with the “sworn enemy” of the Korean people. The deal to […]
Thanksgiving, one of the biggest festivals in the US and Canada (observed on fourth Thursday of November in US and second Monday of October in Canada), was originally celebrated as a day of giving thanks […]
In his masterly study, ‘The American Character’, first published in 1944, Professor D.W. Brogan had spoken of how “the American experience” had bred, among other attitudes, a preference for “the temper of the gambler” in […]
LONDON (TIP): Mars is a primary target in the search for life outside Earth, and liquid water is the most important pre-requisite for life. But a team of international researchers has found that Mars is […]
HYDERABAD (TIP): Heralding a new era in the indigenous development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), DRDO on Wednesday successfully carried out the maiden flight of TAPAS 201 (RUSTOM – II), a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) […]
GPS and navigation equipment and mapping devices producer TomTom on Wednesday launched a new Rs 13,999 activity tracker, TomTom Touch, along with two other products to penetrate the Indian GPS fitness watch market. According to […]
Having trouble with cash or liquidity lately due to demonetisation exercises floated by the government? Worry not, as help is around the corner. Several app developers are working on new ways to help customers lay […]
WhatsApp will launch video calling service on its app, a move that will help the popular messaging platform compete with the likes of Skype, Apple’s FaceTime and the recently launched Google Duo. The new feature […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian automobile industry can contribute over 12 per cent to the country’s GDP and generate around 6.5 crore additional jobs over the next decade, a top Maruti Suzuki India official said. “Our […]
BENGALURU (TIP): Japan car maker Nissan on Wednesday said that it is working on bringing the much-awaited electric car Nissan Leaf to India, but declined to put a date on it as it believes that […]
NEW YORK (TIP): JPMorgan Chase & Co will pay more than $250 million to settle allegations by the US government that it had hired children of Chinese decision makers to win business, a source familiar […]
Mumbai: Cyrus Mistry on Thursday skipped two crucial board meetings, of Tata Sons and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), his first such absence since he was ousted as chairman from both companies. The board of directors […]
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