India
GOVERNOR’S RULE IMMINENT IN J&K
NEW DELHI (TIP): Jammu & Kashmir governor N N Vohra has sent a report to the Centre conveying a “political deadlock” in the state in the wake of failure of any party or political formation […]
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Obama plan would help many go to Community College free
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Obama said Thursday,January 8, that he would propose a government program topay the tuition of many community college students, anambitious plan that would expand educational opportunitiesfor millions of Americans, says a New […]
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Leander Paes wins the Bhupathi battle in Chennai
CHENNAI (TIP): Chest thumps are back. This time though, it’s with partner No. 99, South Africa’s Raven Klaasen. Leander Paes and Klaasen enjoyed a good chemistry as they sent Mahesh Bhupathi and Saketh Myneni packing […]
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World Economy Past and future tense
A Financial crash in Russia; falling oil prices and a strong dollar; a new gold rush in Silicon Valley and a resurgent American economy; weakness in Germany and Japan; tumbling currencies in emerging markets from […]
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Nishikori leads generation next into Brisbane semis
BRISBANE (TIP): Japanese sensation Kei Nishikori led a trio of tennis young guns into the semifinals of the Brisbane International on Friday, sending out another message that the next generation are getting ready to challenge […]
Europe
BILL GATES FOUNDATION TO TURN HUMAN FAECES INTO POTABLE WATER
HOUSTON (TIP): With an aim to prevent diseases caused by contaminated water supply, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has joined hands with a US firm to develop a plant which can turn human faeces into potable […]
United States
Mangano sets Special Election for February 24th
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, in compliance with the Charter of the County of Nassau, ordered and proclaimed that an election be held on 24th day of February in the year […]
India
Sukhbir seeks release of 13 Sikh terror convicts serving life
NEW DELHI (TIP): Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on January 8 sought Union home minister Rajnath Singh’s intervention to facilitate the release of more than a dozen Sikh terror convicts serving life terms. […]
India
Video clip shows Naxals training to gun down choppers
RAIPUR (TIP): A rare video footage of Maoists purportedly showing the rebels conducting a ‘commando-style’ training to gun down helicopters, used to ferry security personnel and VIPs in Chhattisgarh’s worst insurgency-hit Bastar region, has been […]
United States
Brooklyn Sikh missing in Mexico is found dead
NEW YORK (TIP): The Brooklyn man Hari Simran Singh Khalsa, 25, who had gone missing Tuesday, December 30 while hiking in the mountains outside Tepoztlan was found dead. His body was found Friday, January 2 […]
United States
Mangano invites residents to donate blood on January 27th
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): In recognition of National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano is partnering with the Nassau County Department of Health, United Healthcare and NuHealth is supporting a blood drive […]
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Australian Open prize money hits record $32 million
MELBOURNE (TIP): Australian Open organisers said Friday they had raised the prize money for the year’s first Grand Slam to a record Aus$40 million (US$32 million), with the singles winners taking home Aus$3.1 million each. […]
India
GOVT REFUSES TO DECLASSIFY NETAJI FILES, SAYS WILL HIT INTERNATIONAL TIES
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has refused to declassify at least 87 top secret files containing information about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, essentially on grounds that they are of “sensitive nature” that could be a […]
India
Armed forces women to march on for first time
NEW DELHI (TIP): The armed forces for the first time will have all-women marching contingents, apart from their regular ones, in the Republic Day parade on the majestic Rajpath this year, which will have US […]
United States
Needles, Birth Control go missing from NYC school health centers: Comptroller’s audit
ALBANY (TIP): New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said , January 8, that an audit of the New York State Department of Health (DOH) found that medications and potentially hazardous medical supplies were unaccounted […]
India
Daughter of senior AI executive travels in bunk
MUMBAI (TIP): In an alleged violation of aviation safety norms, a daughter of a senior Air India executive traveled in the bunk which is only meant for resting of flight crew members as per the […]
Entertainment
KATRINA TO MISS X-MAS BASH AT THE KAPOORS
Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif looked every bit the loved-up couple at their Christmas bash on Saturday. This had set off rumours that the actor may introduce his live-in partner as the ‘next Mrs Kapoor’ […]
Entertainment
MOVIE REVIEW PK
Cast: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh, Rajput, Saurabh Shukla, Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani Direction: Rajkumar Hirani Genre: Drama Duration: 2 hours 33 minutes Story: An alien lands on earth but loses his remote to […]
Business & Economics
SPICEJET TOLD TO GIVE CASH FLOW PLAN IN WRITING
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has asked cash-strapped SpiceJet to submit its proposed cash flow plan in writing by next Monday. The low cost carrier’s (LCC) former promoter Ajay Singh, who is leading the revival […]
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NASA SELECTS NEW COMMERCIAL SPACE PARTNERS
WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa has collaborated with four US companies to develop intra-vehicular activity space suits and new launch vehicle capabilities among other advances in space exploration. The partnerships build on the success of Nasa’s commercial […]
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I’m not a machine, I’m human, says Saina Nehwal
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (TIP): India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal is keen to get her priorities right. She doesn’t want to overburden herself by playing back-to-back tournaments in the days ahead. A strong performance in the Jakarta World […]
United States
IALI Home Dream is now a historic Reality
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): India Association of Long Island (IALI) has now a Home and the long cherished dream of the Indian Community and past presidents for almost four decades became a reality on Monday […]
United States
BOOST TO SCHOOL FUNDS IN TEXAS UNLIKELY IN UPCOMING SESSION
AUSTIN (TIP): It would seem that Texas schools might be due for a sizable funding boost when the Legislature convenes in January, particularly after a state judge ruled last summer that Texas was severely under […]
India
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella meets PM Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI (TIP): Keen to invest more in India, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella on December 26 pledged support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative. He is the third major tech executive to […]
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AGAIN, WHITE COP KILLS BLACK MAN IN US
WASHINGTON (TIP): The familiar script of a white cop on hair-trigger alert gunning down a black man surfaced again on December 23 night less than five miles from Ferguson, Missouri, where a similar case in […]