WASHINGTON (TIP): The American military assistance to Pakistan, a latest list of which was recently put out by the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS), better situates its military to wage a war against India and […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani anti-terrorism court holding the trial of the seven Mumbai attack accused, including mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, on May 21 summoned seven witnesses for the next hearing after the case record was […]
AMRITSAR (TIP): Inspired by Sikh’s sewa (voluntary service) that transformed his flood affected village overnight in 2014, Jim Winksworth, an Englishman, is now helping victims of earthquake in Nepal by building shelters for them along […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Three mild tremors on May 21 struck Kathmandu and surrounding areas, keeping people on the edge in Nepal, battered by the April 25 earthquake and aftershocks that killed nearly 9,000 people. A tremor […]
DHAKA (TIP): A special tribunal in Bangladesh today sentenced two men, including an 84-year-old, to prison for the rest of their natural lives for committing war crimes and siding with the enemy during the country’s […]
Yoga has been growing exponentially – and organically -worldwide in the past few decades, but credit goes to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking the initiative to get United Nations to declare June 21 as […]
In his final years hiding in a compound in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden was a man who at once showed great love and interest in his own family while he coldly drew up quixotic plans […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Centre, throwing its full weight behind lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung in his ongoing tussle with Arvind Kejriwal government, on May 22 amended a 1993 notification to clarify that Anti-Corruption Bureau shall […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama has named an Indian-American professor from Yale University as a member of the prestigious National Council on Humanities. The nomination of Akhil Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science […]
BALTIMORE (TIP): The indictments came after prosecutors presented evidence to a grand jury for two weeks, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said. Gray’s death last month after allegedly suffering a devastating spinal injury while […]
During his China visit, Prime Minister Modi has been unusually forthright in speaking about the problems that hold back the India-China relationship. He probably feels that his desire to strengthen ties with China being so clear, […]
The media is being flooded with assessments of the Prime Minister’s “first year”in office. Has he taken the bull by the horns or has he been gored by an untamed beast? Fashionable as these exercises are, […]
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): At an industry roundtable hosted by the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) in Washington D.C., Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy discussed the $250 […]
NEW YORK (TIP): With Rick Perry, Carly Fiorina, Bobby Jindal, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Scott Walker ready to throw their hats in the 2016 Presidential ring, the party’s […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to hire Karen Hinton, a longtime communications executive and strategist, as his new press secretary, according to information trickling in from people familiar […]
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The holiday, which is observed every year on the last Monday of May, […]
LONDON (TIP): A new anti-aging drug may be just five years away , say scientists who have identified the role of an enzyme in muscle wasting and associated age-related problems. Researchers at the University of […]
LONDON (TIP): Two Indian cities -Imphal (ranked 32) and Srinagar (ranked 49) have been named to be at “extreme risk” of a terrorist attack, mainly aiming to cause mass casualty and destroy public transport networks. According […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A 33-year-old American woman has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for pushing an Indian man to death in front of a subway train in an attack apparently motivated by religious […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A press release from the Hindu Temple Society of North America, New York says that it will be celebrate “International Yoga Day on June 21st 2015 as declared by the Honorable Prime […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): CRY- Child Rights and You America Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization that works to restore the rights of underprivileged children, especially in India, hosted its annual benefit dinner ‘Pledge 2015’ on […]
Buddha Jayanti, also known as Buddha Purnima, celebrates the birthday of Lord Buddha. It also commemorates his enlightenment and death. It’s the most sacred Buddhist festival. Buddhists regard Lumbini (which is now part of Nepal) to […]
How does a common man picture Yoga? Thanks to proponents of Yoga, like Baba Ramdev, yoga is just pranayam and asanas. But, in fact, Yoga is much more than the asanas, though asanas are an important […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): At a glittering event held at the Indian Consulate and attended by top dignitaries including the India’s Minister for Power & Coal, Touchdown Media Inc., the leading multicultural advertising firm, announced […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian Air Force has carried out a successful trial of landing a combat jet on a road runway. The IAF’s Mirage 2000 successfully landed on Yamuna expressway near Mathura on May […]
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