KUALA LUMPUR: A teaching module published by a leading Malaysian university which depicted Hindus in India as unclean and dirty has generated a controversy and outraged the minority community in the Muslim-majority country. Slides from the […]
A 28-year-old Sikh man has been sworn in as the first officer from the community who can wear his turban and beard on work despite grooming policy that requires officers to be clean shaven in […]
An Indian-origin hedge fund manager was today charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with insider trading after he reaped unlawful profits of nearly $32 million by trading on pharma stocks on the basis of […]
Sikh-Americans, who have faced hate crimes after every major terror attack, are fearing a backlash following the Orlando gay club shooting, even as the Obama Administration has assured them of their safety. In a bid […]
New York: Several US lawmakers have proposed revisions to visa laws to include measures allowing former employees to contest their layoffs after a number of American workers lost their jobs to immigrants from countries like India on H-1B and […]
The father of Omar Mateen, identified by police as the man behind the carnage at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning, is an Afghan man who holds strong political views, including support for the Afghan […]
Microsoft today announced it will be acquiring LinkedIn in an all-cash deal worth $26.2 billion inclusive of LinkedIn’s net cash. The acquisition is expected to close this calendar year. Despite the acquisition, Microsoft CEO has said that […]
Apple’s annual developer’s conference, WWDC 2016, is taking place on Monday, June 13, and it’s one of the biggest events on the tech-calendar each year. Like many others, Indian-Origin Australian girl Anvitha Vijay is there with […]
Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has claimed the responsibility for the shootings in which at least 50 people were killed and 53 others injured when a “lone wolf” gunman opened fire early on Sunday in […]
MUMBAI (TIP) :Controversial film #UdtaPunjab will release as per schedule on 17 June with only one cut suggested by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and an ‘A’ certificate, the Bombay high court ruled on […]
At around 2:00 pm ET, President Obama spoke about the tragic shooting that took place overnight in Orlando, Florida. We have to decide if that’s the kind of country we want to be — – President […]
Orlando, Florida (TIP): In the worst of mass shootings in the history of America, a lone wolf gunman killed 50 at Pulse club, a popular gay night bar in Orlando, on Sunday, June 12, 2016 […]
The Indian government is going to be America’s “great ally” and there is a need to nurture this relationship, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan told the Council on Foreign Relations, where Republicans unveiled a […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on June 9 asked the opposition to stop spreading canards about a ban on the release of ‘#UdtaPunjab’ movie. “It is absurd even […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Amid a raging row over “Udta Punjab”, information and broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley on June 9 said movie certification norms have to be liberal and “some very radical changes” will be announced […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan on June 9 accused India of using the Pathankot terror attack as an “excuse” to derail the bilateral dialogue process and said that talks are the best way forward to resolve outstanding […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan on June 9 expressed concern over “growing strategic ties” between India and the US, with a top official accusing Washington of using Islamabad “whenever it needs it”. The outburst by Sartaj Aziz, […]
LONDON (TIP): Brexit campaigners accused the government of trying to rig the EU referendum and threatened legal action on June 9 as former London mayor Boris Johnson squared up for the campaign’s first TV debate. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Firing yet another salvo at RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on June 9 alleged that the former IMF chief economist had planted “a time bomb” in the Indian financial […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Election Commission of India on Thursday decided against countermanding Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka on the ground that the sting videos did not present enough evidence to support the charges of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was on June 9 questioned by the CBI in connection with allegations of acquiring wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. Singh (81) appeared before […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): A controversy has erupted after a Surat-based temple dressed up the idol of Lord Swaminarayan in RSS uniform with Congress terming it as very unfortunate. The issue came to light after a picture, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on June 9 hit out at the Environment Ministry for allowing state governments to kill animals. Defending his ministry, Prakash Javadekar said, “Such permissions are given on the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): If New Delhi went past the last hurdle in its bid to get into the Missile Technology Control Regime, it was largely due to recent upturn in India-Italy ties. Italy has been […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): CBI has formed a Special Investigation Team under Gujarat-cadre 1984-batch IPS officer Rakesh Asthana – presently posted as additional director in the agency – to further probe the Rs 3,546-crore VIP chopper […]
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