Indian Americans
Diabetic diet tips for the busy Indian-Americans
The first thing that comes to your mind after being diagnosed as a diabetic is, ” What do i eat ? ” ” What is carbohydrate?” and ” what is low glycemic index food ? […]
India
SIX STATES LOST SINCE 2014, DOUBTS GROW OVER RAHUL’S LEADERSHIP
NEW DELHI (TIP): Rahul Gandhi made no effort to suppress his glee when he strolled out to meet the media after BJP lost the Bihar election by a mile to the Nitish-Lalu-Congress grand alliance last […]
Featured
“I’m answerable to the public, to you, the voters” Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos
More often than not Mr. Maragos has been caught in controversies, much because of the nature of his job. Recently, he was embroiled in a running argument with Nassau County Police Chief over his audit report […]
Asia
Pak PM breaks ground for Pak-China Optical Fibre Cable project in PoK
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif May 20 broke ground for the USD 44 million Pakistan-China Optical Fibre Cable project in PoK’s Gilgit-Baltistan region which will provide an alternate telecommunication route between the two countries. […]
Politics
Donald Trump beats Clinton in new poll
WASHINGTON (TIP): Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has for the first time edged out his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a latest poll even as majority of respondents have an high unfavorable opinion of […]
Pakistan
Osama bin Laden poster signed by SEAL Team 6 sells for $100,000
HOUSTON (TIP): A “wanted” Osama bin Laden poster, signed by US Navy SEAL Team 6 which carried out the raid in Pakistan to kill the then al-Qaeda chief, has been auctioned for a whopping $100,000 […]
Politics
Clinton Sanders split wins as they slug it out to bitter end
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders split primary wins in Kentucky and Oregon respectively on May 15 as they continued an internecine electoral slugfest that is driving Democratic Party grandees to despair. Party stalwarts […]
United States
Bomb threat at Harvard Business School prompts evacuation
BOSTON (TIP): Police on May 16 morning evacuated several buildings at Harvard Business School’s campus following a bomb threat, local media reported. Harvard authorities too tweeted an alert, saying, “Alert: Police are evacuating multiple buildings […]
United States
Chinese jets fly close to US spy planes, says Pentagon
WASHINGTON (TIP): Two Chinese tactical aircraft carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a US military aircraft on May 17, the Pentagon said in a statement on Wednesday. The incident took place in “international airspace” as […]
Asia
Prez to nudge China to stop shielding Pak ultras
New Delhi (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee, who will visit Beijing and Guangzhou next week, is likely to do his bit to nudge China to stop shielding terrorists based in Pakistan from United Nations sanctions. “India […]
Business & Economics
MALLYA RED-CORNER NOTICE PLEA UNDER REVIEW: INTERPOL
New Delhi: Interpol has said Enforcement Directorate’s request to issue a red corner notice (RCN) against businessman Vijay Mallya is under review. In response to TOI’s query on the RCN request against Mallya, made last […]
India
Nehru row: Rajasthan says syllabus changed to evoke nationalism
JAIPUR (TIP): The BJP government in Rajasthan changed “old and boring” school curriculum to evoke nationalism, education minister Vasudev Devnani said on Thursday amid a raging controversy over alleged attempts to black out Congress leaders from […]
India
NDA set to overtake UPA’s Rajya Sabha tally by June
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP’s big win in Assam will not immediately benefit the party in increasing its tally in the Rajya Sabha as there will not be any vacancy in the Upper House from […]
India
RAJAN NOT ‘FULLY INDIAN’, SAYS SWAMY
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a fresh salvo at RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking immediate sacking of the former IMF Chief Economist while alleging he […]
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‘Trade and commerce is going to be a big focus of my work during my tenure’: Ambassador Das
Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das took over as India’s Consul General in New York on March 7, 2016. A little over two months later, in her first ever exclusive interview to a publication in the United […]
Europe
Woman who wanted to join ISIS and marry ‘Jihadi John’ is jailed for four and a half years
LONDON (TIP): A woman who said she wanted to marry the terrorist known as “Jihadi John” has been jailed for four and a half years for spreading Isis propaganda. Zafreen Khadam was jailed at Sheffield […]
World
Binali Yildirim set to be Turkey’s new prime minister
ISTANBUL (TIP): Turkey’s governing party on Thursday formally tapped Binali Yildirim as its candidate to lead the party and become the country’s next premier. The spokesman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , Omer […]
Americas
Uruguay’s Mujica: Venezuela’s Maduro is ‘crazy as a goat’
CARACAS: Called “mad as a goat” by Uruguay’s Jose Mujica this week, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro retorted laughingly on Thursday that the former president was right – but he was only crazy with love for […]
Asia
Wary China watches as Taiwan inaugurates first woman president
TAIPEI (TIP): Tsai Ing-wen was sworn in as Taiwan’s first woman president on Friday, with the export-driven economy on the ropes and wary Communist Party rulers in China watching for any move towards independence by […]
Europe
London mayor Sadiq Khan invites Donald Trump to visit UK
LONDON (TIP): London’s new mayor Sadiq Khan has invited US presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to visit the UK and meet his family in a bid to end their ongoing feud about his plan […]
Middle East
Saudi woman burns home as husband goes on second honeymoon
DUBAI (TIP): A mother of six in Saudi Arabia has burnt her house after learning that her husband had gone abroad for a second honeymoon, a media report said today. The woman, who has been […]
Europe
MARS IS WITHIN REACH, SAYS GERMAN TAPPED FOR SPACE COMMAND
COLOGNE (TIP): Humans could set foot on Mars within decades if they wanted to, according to the German astronaut who has been tapped to become his country’s first commander of the International Space Station. Alexander […]
Other News
INSPIRED BY SPIDER WEBS, SCIENTISTS CREATE FIBER THAT EXPAND LIKE SOLID AND COMPRESS LIKE LIQUID
LONDON (TIP): Inspired by the ‘liquid wire’ technique in spider webs, scientists have created novel composite fibres which extend like a solid and compress like a liquid. Pulling on a sticky thread in a spider’s […]
Other News
OCEAN ON JUPITER’S MOON MAY HARBOR LIFE: NASA
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Europa ocean on Jupiter’s icy moon may have the Earth-like balance of chemical energy necessary for life, even if the moon lacks volcanic hydrothermal activity, a new Nasa study suggests. Europa is […]
Business & Economics
HSBC TO SLASH BRANCHES IN INDIA BY HALF, RESHUFFLE TO FOLLOW
MUMBAI (TIP): The Indian subsidiary of UK banking major HSBC on Thursday said it will reduce the number of branches in the country by almost half, a move that could result in job deployments for […]