This week, two terrible acts of violence took place in the US. First, three young Muslim-American students were killed in cold blood in North Carolina by a neighbor. The cause, it was said, was an argument […]
Among the vast global expanse of the Indian Diaspora, non-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) in the United States of America constitute the largest national community of NRIs and PIOs. The NRIs and […]
The Obama visit and the Delhi verdict seem to have had some pleasant side-effects. President Obama’s sermons on religious tolerance have not been dismissed as unwarranted or treated as interference by the Modi government. These have, […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered authorities to take stern action against madrasas involved in extremism and militancy in the country, in the wake of a series of deadly attacks on mosques. […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal ordered the execution of a senior Islamist leader Wednesday after convicting him of atrocities during the country’s 1971 independence war, triggering violence outside the court. Three Molotov cocktails thrown […]
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): Taliban representatives are to meet US officials in Qatar for possible peace talks on Afghanistan, sources from the militant group told AFP on february 19. There have been several fruitless attempts at […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Police said lighting struck a mountain village in northeast Nepal killing at least three people while a snow storm on a popular trekking route struck a group of hikers. Police said february 19 […]
YANGON (TIP): Heavy fighting between Myanmar’s army and rebels has killed 47 soldiers, state media said on February 20, sending a flood of people across the border with China and overshadowing hopes for a national […]
ATHENS (TIP): Greece sent its European creditors a last-moment proposal on february 19 meant to unfreeze talks on its bailout program and end uncertainty over its future in the euro. But hopes of a deal […]
LONDON (TIP): A British teenager who rapidly became radicalized after converting to Islam was convicted on Feb 20 of planning to behead a soldier. A jury at London’s Central Criminal Court found 19-year-old Brusthom Ziamani […]
SYDNEY (TIP): Two powerful cyclones smashed into northern Australia on February 20, with authorities ordering coastal residents to flee their homes amid warnings the storms’ violent winds and drenching rains could prove deadly. The twin […]
CAIRO (TIP): Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State have seized the university in the central Libyan city of Sirte, residents said on February 19, days after a video showed them staging a convoy parade. Islamist […]
LONDON (TIP): British defence secretary Michael Fallon on February 19 said the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia could be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next targets. He feared Russia would use covert tactics like […]
ISTANBUL (TIP): Turkey and the United States signed an agreement february 19 to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group, said the US embassy in Ankara. The two countries have been in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has withdrawn his candidature for a second term as Nalanda University Chancellor, saying the Narendra Modi government does not want him to continue in the chair. Sen, who […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Reliance Group is ready to set foot in the defense land scape, and in a big way, said chairman Anil Ambani. “My presence here today demonstrates our commitment to the development […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Feb 19 countered the criticism over “growing impatience” in the corporate sector and instead said that the Narendra Modi government has been criticized for moving “too fast”. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): As negotiations between BJP and PDP continue on the contentious issues of Article 370 and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) before the two agree to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Violence against women and girls is a grave violation of human rights and it can only be put to an end by addressing its root causes -gender inequality and discrimination against women. […]
ISELIN, NJ (TIP): Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce is all set to have the Elections of its New Board for the term 2015 to 2017 on Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 at Clarion Inn, 999 Route […]
NEW YORKCITY (TIP): New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer announced, February 17, a new transparency initiative that will provide the public with unparalleled access to detailed information on City spending and contracts with M/WBEs […]
President Obama will go down in the history as the wisdom president who believed and practiced in inclusive and cohesive societies. He is the right man at the right time for the right job and has […]
Madurai is Known as Athens of the East. It is a place of great historical and cultural importance. It is the oldest city in Tamil Nadu and Madurai lies on the banks of the River Vaigai. […]
CHRISTCHURCH (TIP): Two teams that need to win to stay alive in the 2015 ICC World Cup will meet at Hagley Oval on Saturday, but that is not the only similarity between them. Both are […]
WELLINGTON (TIP): A packed, and largely boisterous, crowd at Westpac Stadium in Wellington was treated to an exhibition in swing bowling as Tim Southee sent England plummeting down with a stunning seven-wicket haul before Brendon […]
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