WASHINGTON (TIP): China’s move to build nuclear power plants in Pakistan is not consistent with the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the United States has raised this issue in its bilateral meetings […]
LANGKAWI (TIP) : Rohingya and Bangladeshis migrants abandoned at sea by human traffickers had nowhere to go Thursday as Malaysia turned away two crammed boats, and Thailand kept at bay a large vessel with hundreds […]
CHARIKOT (TIP) : A Nepali woman seriously injured by falling debris in Tuesday’s earthquake was airlifted to a Kathmandu hospital on Thursday in the Prime Minister’s helicopter, after two British paramedics pleaded with officials to […]
BEIJING (TIP) : Chinese authorities are trying to reopen a section of China-Nepal highway which was blocked by 40,000 cubic meters of debris in the latest 7.3-magnitude temblor that struck Nepal. Over 120 police officers […]
BOGOTA (TIP) : At least 15 people were trapped in a gold mine in Colombia due to a sudden cave-in, authorities said. The collapse took place at a gold mine in the central Colombian province […]
The government has used the extended session of parliament to pass a new bill in the Lok Sabha as part of its efforts to persuade the nation that it is serious about tackling the problem of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Special Investigation Team on black money informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 12 that 339 accounts in HSBC bank held by Indians had a net amount of Rs 6,400 crore […]
A near unanimous decision by the six heads of state of the Gulf Cooperation Council not to personally attend the meeting convened by the American President is a most dramatic demonstration of the decline of American clout […]
The manner in which leaders arrogate to themselves the right to tell women how many kids they should have is a uniquely “affirmative” action, cutting across communities. Remember the motherhood cult when fertile mothers were awarded […]
NEW JERSEY (TIP): Indian American children have made a habit of winning the spellings and quiz contests in the United States. Yet again, Karan Menon, a 14-year-old Indian American student from New Jersey won the […]
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Ekal Vidyalaya has always brought the best in Bollywood entertainment for its annual fund-raising Concerts, so much so, that for the last two years these concerts of Edison area have been completely […]
ALBANY, NY (TIP): New York State has set aside $2 million to invest in new high-tech businesses owned by minorities and women. The initiative is meant to expand opportunities for entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds and […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is failing to meet its own targets for keeping subway stations free of garbage, cleaning just 3 % of tracks within self-imposed deadlines, New York City Comptroller Scott […]
NEW YORK (TIP): With an aim to strengthen ties with the local Indian community in Ohio, Consul General of India, New York, Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M Mulay, would lead a delegation of high-ranking diplomats, and officials […]
PHILADELPHIA (TIP): Amtrak Train 188 was going from Washington to New York when it derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 12 night, leaving eight people dead and more than 200 injured. The New York National […]
KABUL (TIP): Fourteen people, most of them foreigners, were killed in a Taliban attack on a Kabul guesthouse that trapped dozens attending a concert and triggered an hours-long standoff with Afghan forces, officials said on May 14. […]
BEIJING (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 14 received a warm welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping in the ancient Xi’an City, the latter’s hometown, and the two leaders held discussions on mutual trust […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Congress on May 15 deferred its organizational elections and is set to call the much-awaited AICC conclave, twin moves that appear to be setting the stage for Rahul Gandhi’s coronation as […]
CHENNAI (TIP): AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa’s widely expected swearing-in as chief minister has reportedly been delayed over a possible appeal by Karnataka against her acquittal in a corruption case on May 11 and a […]
MUMBAI (TIP): A child born during a valid marriage or even within 280 days after its dissolution can’t be termed illegitimate unless the parents did not have access to each other during the period, the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Cabinet on May 13 approved a ban on employment of children below 14 years, with a caveat that children can pursue family businesses, entertainment and sports activities after school or in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): After being left red faced over the fiasco on Dawood Ibrahim with Home Minister Rajnath Singh forced to explain in Parliament that his Ministry had no doubt that the don was in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India is not buying the theory that the Taliban was behind the attack in the Park Palace guesthouse in Kabul on Wednesday. Instead, Indian suspicion points to the Haqqani-LeT network which take […]
GENEVA (TIP): India has been ranked at a lowly 100 position on the global Human Capital Index, which measures countries on development and deployment of human capital. Finland has topped the 124-nation list. India is […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Effectively moving against Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the Haryana government notified a commission of inquiry on May 14 to probe alleged irregularities in land deals in Sector 83, […]
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