Europe
MILITANTS TAKE IRAQI GASFIELD TOWN
BAGHDAD (TIP): Militants took a town an hour from Baghdad that is home to four natural gasfields on June 26, another gain by Sunni insurgents who have swiftly taken large areas to the north and […]
Europe
Now, Assange on a catwalk
LONDON (TIP): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy for over two years is expected to make his London Fashion Week debut this September. Assange will model for Vivienne […]
India
ATTACKING GOVT, GOPAL SUBRAMANIUM OPTS OUT OF JUDGESHIP
NEW DELHI (TIP): Accusing the government of ordering the CBI to dig up dirt on him and expressing disappointment with the judiciary for letting him down, former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium on JUne 25 withdrew […]
Education
SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS SHOULD BE BANNED: HEALTH MINISTER
NEW DELHI (TIP): After suggesting that to prevent AIDS fidelity in marriage was better than use of condoms, health minister Harsh Vardhan has generated another controversy – this time by stating in his website that […]
India
COURT SUMMONS SONIA, RAHUL IN NATIONAL HERALD CASE
NEW DELHI (TIP): A court here Thursday issued summons to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi for misappropriating the funds of the National Herald newspaper that was shut […]
India
Delhi University Gets Fresh Letter to Roll Back Four-Year Course
NEW DELHI (TIP): The University Grants Commission has once again sent a letter to Delhi University asking it to roll back the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) and immediately begin undergraduate admissions even as it sought […]
India
India to relax tourist visa norms for Bangladeshi nationals
NEW DELHI (TIP): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Thursday said that India would relax tourist visa norms for Bangladeshi nationals below 13 and above 65 years of age. He also said […]
India
First batch of Amarnath Yatra flagged off in Jammu
JAMMU (TIP): The first batch of Amarnath Yatra was on June 27 flagged off by Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minister Ghulam Ahmad Mir from Jammu. He said that due to heavy snowfall at Pahalgam- Chandanwari […]
India
14 KILLED, 15 INJURED IN GAS PIPELINE BLAST IN ANDHRA PRADESH
KAKINADA (TIP): In a major blast in a gas pipeline 14 people were burned alive and 15 others received severe burns at Nagaram village of Mamidikuduru mandal of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh on […]
India
BJP A ‘CHALU’ PARTY, SAYS AKHILESH
LUCKNOW (TIP): Lok Sabha poll debacle still not out of his mind, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday called Bharatiya Janata Party a “chalu” (fast) party for its anti-Samajwadi Party campaign. He also chided opposition […]
India
SRINIVASAN TAKES OVER AS CHAIRMAN OF ICC
MUMBAI (TIP): India’s N. Srinivasan was confirmed as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Melbourne on Thursday, giving the 69-year-old industrialist the most powerful role in the governing body’s restructured organisation. Srinivasan, who […]
India
RAIL BUDGET LIKELY TO FOCUS ON PASSENGER SAFETY
NEW DELHI (TIP): On the back of two train accidents within a month of Modi government taking charge, railway minister Sadanand Gowda is likely to announce a slew of measures in his July 8 budget […]
United States
Rebuking Obama, US top court limits presidential appointment powers
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Supreme Court reined in presidential power on June 26, ruling that President Barack Obama went too far when he filled senior government posts without seeking US Senate approval, but the justices […]
United States
Tech template: FB staffers too mostly white & male
WASHINGTON (TIP): When it comes to the gender and ethnic diversity of its work force, Facebook’s record is on par with the rest of Silicon Valley. It’s overwhelmingly male, white and Asian. And white men […]
United States
COLORADO GUN RESTRICTIONS UPHELD
DENVER (TIP): Colorado gun laws that mandate background checks on private sales and limit ammunition magazines to 15 rounds are constitutional, federal judge Marcia Krieger ruled Thursday, June 26. The state’s Democratic-majority legislature passed the […]
United States
USIBC’s 39th Anniversary Leadership Summit postponed until October, 2014
WASHINGTON (TIP): “Due to the recently released dates of the combined Budget and Monsoon Sessions of the Indian Parliament, the U.S.-India Business Council’s 39th Anniversary Leadership Summit has been postponed to October. Exact dates are […]
Europe
US SAYS RUSSIA HAS ‘HOURS’ TO EASE UKRAINE CRISIS
PARIS (TIP): The United States warned Russia on june 26it had only “hours” to prove it was helping disarm Ukrainian insurgents whose separatist drive has reopened a Cold War-style chasm in East-West ties. US Secretary […]
United States
White House sends $60 billion war-funding request to Congress
WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House sent Congress a 2015 war-funding request on Thursday of nearly $60 billion, a drop of $20 billion from the current fiscal year after President Barack Obama decided to withdraw all […]
United States
Michelle Obama criticised for allegedly using racial slur
WASHINGTON (TIP) : Michelle Obama has come under some fire for allegedly using a racial slur during a recent interview. The First Lady of the USA was being questioned about her experience as a working […]
Europe
Nigerial singer offers her virginity in exchange for abducted girls
A total of 276 girls were taken from the Christian northeastern town of Chibok by the rebels in April. The majority of the schoolchildren remain missing, despite international pressure for their safe return — including […]
Europe
Savile sexually abused hospital patients for 4 decades
LONDON (TIP): Investigation reports unveiled to the public for the first time on June 16 confirming that renowned DJ and presenter Jimmy Savile sexually abuse patients in National Health Service hospitals across the UK for […]
Europe
Chinese activist freed after Tiananmen anniversary
BEIJING (TIP): A leading figure of a small citizen movement in southern China was released on bail on June 25, nearly one month after he was taken into police custody, his lawyers said. Wang Aizhong […]
Entertainment
Humshakals
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Tamannah Bhatia, Bipasha Basu, Esha Gupta Direction: Sajid Khan Genre: Comedy Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes Story: Ashok and Kumar are fraudulently declared mad by evil Kans […]
Entertainment
BIPASHA BASU TURNS FITNESS TRAINER
Bipasha Basu is known for her chiseled figure. While women are known to take pointers from DVDs on ways to stay healthy, the actress is now turning personal trainer for her family and close friends […]
Entertainment
PREITY ZINTA BACK TO WORK
Finally it seems to be a happy ending for the ‘Happy Ending’ team which were left in the lurch when Preity Zinta suddenly left for Los Angeles after filing an FIR accusing her former boyfriend […]