Entertainment
KUKU MATHUR KI JHAND HO GAYI
Story: Kuku and Ronnie are childhood chaddibuddies. In their late teens, life takes a turn and they grow up and grow out of each other. But will their dosti be back after a short break? […]
United States
NYS’ largest Grocery Workers’ Union endorses John Liu for State Senate
Following IUOE and HTC, The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 Endorses Surging Liu Campaign QUEENS, NY (TIP): Citing Liu’s effective leadership as a true progressive Democrat, the United Food and Commercial Workers […]
Entertainment
WHY VIDYA DOESN’T SPY ON HER HUBBY
Vidya Balan might be playing a detective in her forthcoming film, but the actress says she has no reason to do jasoosi on real-life husband, Siddharth Roy Kapur. With rumours afloat about trouble in their […]
Entertainment
MALLIKA SHERAWAT COURTS CONTROVERSY YET AGAIN
Mallika Sherawat seems to have done it again – stepped right into a controversy, that is. And this time, she is all set to raise the political temperature this scorching summer with the first look […]
Featured
The Simmering Siachen and Indo-Pak Ties
“Given the magnitude of what the Army has achieved over the last thirty years in securing not just the Glacier but also the Saltoro, we need to bury the issue once and for all. If […]
Europe
UK’S INQUIRY ON IRAQ WAR “UNBLOCKED”
LONDON (TIP): The long-delayed results of Britain’s inquiry into the Iraq war came a step closer to publication on May 29 after a deal was reached on how to use notes and phone call records […]
Europe
13 THEORIES OF WHAT HAPPENED TO FLIGHT MH370
Officials on May 29 confirmed what we have feared for some time — that a relatively tiny search zone in the southern Indian Ocean is not the final resting place of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. […]
Europe
London being ethnically cleansed of white people: UKIP branch chairman
LONDON (TIP): A senior politician from the UK Independence Party (UKIP) on Thursday claimed parts of London were being “ethnically cleansed” of white people. Raising an alarm over “disappearing diversity”, the party’s Harrow branch chairman […]
Business & Economics
A new beginning to the peace chapter
Despite reservations in some circles, most Pakistanis welcomed Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s decision to attend Mr Narendra Modi’s swearing-in as the new PM of India at the latter’s invitation. Although similar invitations were extended […]
Europe
Ready for humanistic exchanges: Li Keqiang
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told PM Modi that China was willing to enhance exchanges in the “humanistic field” and other areas, and look for “more converging points of interest” to jointly contribute to […]
Europe
China sets target of 2 million extra babies annually
BEIJING (TIP): China has set a target of producing two million extra babies annually, health officials said on May 29. This will mean an 11% jump in the country’s birthrate. The target is part of […]
Europe
UN security council renews mission in Somalia
UNITED NATION (TIP): The UN security council on May 29 extended a UN mission in Somalia for one more year to continue providing “good offices” in the country’s peace and reconciliation process. In an unanimously […]
Business & Economics
MAKING A FRESH START
Photo caption: “We should remove fears and misgivings about each other……..We should rid the region of insecurity and instability”, said Nawaz Sharif . Nawaz Sharif’s India trip for the inauguration of Narendra Modi was in […]
Europe
UN urges Lebanon election as soon as possible
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The UN security council is urging that Lebanon hold its presidential election “as soon as possible.” A statement issued May 29 by the council expresses disappointment that the election didn’t take place […]
Europe
Ukraine military helicopter shot down, 14 dead
SLOVYANSK (UKRAINE) (TIP): Rebels in eastern Ukraine shot down a government military helicopter on May 29 amid heavy fighting around the eastern city of Slovyansk, killing 14 soldiers including a general, Ukraine’s leader said. Acting […]
Europe
TURKEY’S TOP COURT RULES YOUTUBE BAN VIOLATES RIGHTS
ANKARA (TIP): Turkey’s top court, on May 29, ruled that a blanket ban on the popular video sharing site YouTube violated individual rights and freedoms, the prime minister’s office said. YouTube has been banned in […]
India
PM Modi Asks Ministers to Fix 100-Day Agenda, Lists Top 10 Priorities
NEW DELHI (TIP): At a meeting of his Cabinet on May 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked his ministers to prepare a list of issues that they will take up in the first 100 days […]
India
CHINA PM LI KEQIANG RINGS NARENDRA MODI WITH OFFER OF ‘ROBUST PARTNERSHIP’
NEW DELHI (TIP): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on May 29 called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed his government’s desire to establish a “robust partnership” with India. Modi, on his part, expressed “keenness” to […]
India
Narendra Modi quits Vadodara, retains Varanasi
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 29 vacated Vadodara constituency, retaining Varanasi. Modi had won Vadodara by over 5.70 lakh votes, the highest margin in the 2014 polls and the second highest […]
India
Modi Rules Out Renaming Projects Begun by UPA Government
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has wasted no time in establishing ground rules and work processes for his government, has reportedly told his ministers that there will be no renaming of projects […]
India
NAJMA HEPTULLAH, THE LONE MUSLIM FACE IN MODI CABINET
NEW DELHI (TIP): Grandniece of eminent freedom fighter Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, Najma Heptullah is the lone Muslim face in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. Once a prominent Congress member in the Rajya Sabha, she left […]
India
Jayalalithaa to Meet Narendra Modi on June 3 Amid Talk of Alliance
NEW DELHI (TIP): J Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu chief minister, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on June 3, amid the buzz that she is in talks with the ruling BJP to join the […]
India
TEAM NARENDRA MODI
NIRMALA SITHARAMAN, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Commerce and Industry, Finance, Corporate Affairs. She graduated from the prestigious Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirapalli in 1980.Nirmala completed her M. Phil in International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. […]
United States
SNOWDEN SAYS HE WANTS TO RETURN TO US
WASHINGTON (TIP): Fugitive selfproclaimed spy Edward Snowden admitted May 27 he wants to return home, as he defended his massive leak of intelligence secrets, saying the abuse of the US Constitution left him no choice. […]
Europe
Stoning of woman outside Lahore court ‘unacceptable’: Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s prime minister on May 29 ordered provincial officials to take “immediate action” over the brutal murder of a pregnant woman bludgeoned to death outside a top court. Farzana Parveen was attacked on […]