KABUL (TIP): A suicide car bomb attack killed at least one civilian on Monday near the Kabul international airport, Afghan government officials said. Another 13 civilians were wounded in the attack, Kabul Police Chief Gen. […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Legendary Sri Lanka cricketers Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have apologised for ‘unruly scenes’ witnessed during an Enrique Iglesias concert in Colombo on December 20. The concert of the pop star was organised […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal will grant free visas to visitors from neighbouring China as the Himalayan nation seeks to rebuild its tourist industry after two devastating earthquakes in April that killed nearly 9,000 people. The first […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): A mild tremor measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale rocked central Nepal on Monday. The aftershock was recorded at 3.52am with epicentre at Dolakha district, 85km east of Kathmandu, according to the National […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least 23 people were killed and 60 wounded on Tuesday when a suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a government office gate at Mardan in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Police officer […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A film “India Awakes” was screened at the Indian Consulate on December 14. The screening was followed by interaction with the crew of the movie. The film focuses on the many genuine […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Consulate General of India in collaboration with World Yoga Community Inc. organized an evening of Indian classical music and dance on Friday, December 18, 2015 in the Consulate’s ballroom. The program […]
NEW YORK (TIP): As a prelude to “Indiasoft 2016” the Consulate General of India in association with the Electronics and Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), New Delhi, organized curtain raiser discussion and presentation on Indiasoft […]
HIV / AIDS is a global killer and affects many lives worldwide every year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were approximately 36.9 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2014. Of […]
WASHINGTON: An Indian scientist in the US has developed a new MRI-based technique to predict survival of patients with aggressive brain tumours and help them provide personalised therapy. Dr Pallavi Tiwari’s work is based on recent […]
WASHINGTON: A 36-year-old Indian-American doctor has been named the first Poet Laureate by the US state of Ohio for showcasing a variety of styles in his poetry. Amit Majmudar, a diagnostic nuclear radiologist, was named to […]
Two Indian-Americans Steve Rao and Satish Garimella were officially sworn in to the Morrisville, N.C., City Council earlier in December with the former also being elected as mayor pro tempore. Rao, who is perhaps the […]
MONTGOMERY, PENN (TIP): Bill Cosby was arrested & arraigned today, December 30, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on a charge of aggravated indecent assault in a 2004 case brought by former TempleUniversity employee Andrea Constand. Highlights […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, December 30, came under fresh attack over DDCA affairs with AAP accusing him of pressuring the then Police Commissioner to “close” investigation involving a cricket club of a bank […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apparently impromptu visit to Lahore on Christmas day is readily explained by the need to contain the Taliban and ensure regional stability and connectivity in the ‘Heart of Asia’ after the US-led […]
The debate on youth power seemed to veer around the familiar terrains of older conservatism versus newer irresponsibilities, the idealism then, waywardness now, a laidback world then, a rapidly aspirational generation fuelled by ever-changing technology now. […]
Travelling from east to west in the US, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, gave one an occasion to see the world’s sole superpower totally preoccupied in dealing with the aftermath of a terrorist strike. This […]
An Indian firm will pay a fairly hefty restitution to the state of California for using pirated software. This unauthorized use, according to the state’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris, gave the company unfair advantage and also […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The news of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise stopover in Pakistan on Friday, December 25, took everyone by surprise. A move that is seen to have reset the relationship between the […]
NEWYORK (TIP): Apple’s Italian subsidiary has agreed to pay $348m after the US tech giant was investigated for suspected fraud, the country’s tax agency said Tuesday, December 29. The settlement follows an investigation by prosecutors […]
NEW YORK: A 68-year-old Sikh man was attacked Saturday, December 26, morning west of Highway 99 in what Fresno police are investigating as a hate crime – the latest such attack on a Sikh resident in […]
The government has responded to a petition calling for presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from the UK after he proposed a temporary halt on Muslims entering the US. More than 500,000 people have […]
A glut of oil, the demise of OPEC and weakening global demand combined to make 2015 the year of crashing oil prices. The cost of crude fell to levels not seen for 11 years – […]
Shah Noor, a recent transplant to California from Maryland, was driving through a nearby community one evening with his wife and stopped at a 7-Eleven to get some milk. A police car pulled up with […]
Wheaton College, a prominent evangelical school in Illinois, has placed a professor on administrative leave after she posted on Facebook that Muslims and Christians “worship the same God.” The official school statement about associate professor […]
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