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USIBC Calls for Constructive Dialogue on Issue of Intellectual Property
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The U.S.- India Business Council (USIBC), on April 30, called for constructive dialogue on the issue of intellectual property rights (IPR) between industry and the Governments of the United States and India. […]
Entertainment
PRIYANKA’S CHARACTER IN MADAMJI STARTS AS AN ITEM GIRL
Priyanka Chopra is scheduled to start shooting for Madhur Bhandarkar’s Madamji later this October. The actress, who will play a politician in the movie, has a different character graph. We hear that her Madamji starts […]
India
US may have to reconsider attitude towards a Modiled India: Cohen
WASHINGTON (TIP): Top US expert on South Asia Stephen Cohen believes that Washington may have to “reconsider its attitude” towards India if Narendra Modi goes on to become the country’s next Prime Minister. As Cohen […]
Entertainment
SUNNY LEONE WILL BE LAILA LELE IN HER NEXT
After Ragini MMS 2 in which she played herself, Sunny Leone’s next outing will be a mad, naughty and sexy comedy titled Mastizaade. The actress will play Laila Lele in the film that will be […]
Entertainment
GWYNETH PALTROW ‘FEELS CURSED’ POST CHRIS MARTIN SPLIT
Gwyneth Paltrow feels “cursed” since her split from rocker hubby Chris Martin, it has been revealed. A source told Closer Magazine that the 41-year-old actress, who had a scary encounter with her alleged stalker earlier […]
Entertainment
COURTENEY COX GUSHES ABOUT MUSICIAN BEAU JOHNNY MCDAID
Courteney Cox who has collaborated with musician boyfriend Johnny McDaid in new movie, ‘Just Before I Go’ revealed that she could not be happier than this. The ‘Friends’ star told People Magazine during the premiere […]
United States
US military sexual assault reports jumped 50% last year
WASHINGTON (TIP): Reported sexual assaults in the US military jumped 50 percent last year, the Pentagon said on Thursday, and officials welcomed the spike as a sign that a high-level crackdown has made victims more […]
Entertainment
Brick Mansions
Story: Set in a dystopian Detroit, an undercover narcotics cop teams up with an ex-con to infiltrate a ghetto to diffuse a bomb and bring down the most wanted drug baron. Review: Brick Mansions, a […]
United States
US RULES OUT MEDIATION ON KASHMIR AS LONG AS INDIA REJECTS IT
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US has ruled out any mediation on the Kashmir issue as long as India rejects such a proposal and asked Pakistan to avoid employing militancy as an instrument of state policy. “As […]
United States
Indian elections influenced US decision on Special 301 Review
WASHINGTON (TIP): The desire of the Obama Administration to start its relationship with the new Indian government after the general elections on a positive note is believed to have been one of the major reasons […]
Indian Americans
US Senate confirms Indian- American Manish Shah as federal judge in Illinois
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American Manish Shah has been confirmed by the US Senate as a federal judge in Illinois, becoming the first South Asian federal judge in the 5th most populous state of America. Shah, 40, […]
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SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB
|| 1 || THIRD MEHL: The fool does not understand his own self; he annoys others with his speech. His underlying nature does not leave him; separated from the Lord, he is beaten. He has […]
Europe
60 militants dead after major attack on Afghan army post
KABUL (TIP): Afghan forces repulsed an assault by hundreds of militants, many from across the border in Pakistan, officials said April 30, in the biggest clashes since the presidential election almost four weeks ago. Nato […]
Europe
Taliban suicide car bomb kills 13, including six policemen, in Afghanistan
KABUL (TIP): A Taliban suicide car bomb killed at least 13 people, including six policemen, on May 1 in a normally peaceful region of eastern Afghanistan, officials said, nearly one month after elections. “A suicide […]
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PARSHURAM JAYANTI
Parshuram is known to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was the son of Raja Prasenjit’s daughter Renuka and Bhrigu dynasty’s Jamdagni. Parshuram was devoted to Lord Shiva. He had immense knowledge and was […]
Europe
Trains collide head-on in Sri Lanka; 68 injured
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (TIP): Two trains have collided headon in northwestern Sri Lanka, injuring 68 people. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana says the crash took place on April 30 at the railroad station in Pothuhera, about […]
Europe
Seasonal storm kills 14 in Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): At least 14 people were killed when a powerful storm lashed northern and northwestern parts of Bangladesh, disrupting normal life in the region. “Six people were killed as the afternoon storm called ‘kalboishakhi’ […]
Europe
Minor girl killed after being brutally raped in Pak
CHARSADDA (TIP): A minor girl was killed after being raped in a remote village of Pakistan’s northwestern Charsadda district on Thursday. Iqra (10) was found dead by local residents in a drain about 50 feet […]
Europe
Pakistan cuts prime minister’s electricity for not paying bills
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistani government on April 30 cut off the electricity supply to several major official buildings for non-payment of bills, including parliament, the prime minister’s offices and the president’s official residence. Pakistan is […]
Business & Economics
Narendra Modi and Charges of Fascism: Voices Rise across the Political Spectrum
As the election in India is winding down, the political rhetoric is heating up. Congress, BJP and AAP are attacking each other mainly not on policy matters but rather on personal issues that I believe, […]
Featured
Fear and loathing in Washington
The known unknowns about Modi are perfect catalysts for a reset of India-US relations Over the past three years, Washington has also come to believe it did India too big a favor with the nuclear […]
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MAKE YOUR HOME LOOK SPACIOUS
Low furniture really opens up your home and makes it look spacious. People wanting a sleek, modern look for their homes opt for low furniture. Furniture closer to the ground ends up making the room […]
Featured
To catch a mocking bird: Modi breaks the law, BJP defends it
The registration of an FIR may unnerve an ordinary citizen, but not Narendra Modi, the BJP strong man whose single-minded goal in life seems to be to somehow occupy the Prime Minister’s chair. The pursuit […]
United States
Shankar Mahadevan Music Academy affiliates with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, USA announcedon Monday, April 28, Online Music Academy in affiliation with Shankar Mahadevan Music Academy, at the Consulate General of India, NYC in the presence of Consul General, […]