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THE BHAGAVAD GITA
CONTINUED FROM Vol 2 ISSUE 8 How three modes of material nature bind the spirit soul to the body Sattv or goodness, Rajas or passion, activity; and Tamas or ignorance, inertia — these three modes […]
United States
Indian woman accused of killing husband in US faces life term
DALLAS (TIP): US prosecutors have rested their case against a 27-yearold Indian-origin woman, who faces life sentence for allegedly killing her husband by setting him afire two years ago. Shriya Patel’s trial began on March […]
United States
Mother searching for missing Texas teen last seen on Butler campus
INDIANAPOLIS (TIP) – A 15-year-old boy more then eight hundred miles away from home is missing in Indianapolis. Stephen Colbert is in town from Wylie, Texas, which is close to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He’s […]
United States
Fundraising dinner with Cricketer Robin Singh
DALLAS (TIP): NTCA (North Texas Cricket Association) Youth Program, in collaboration with Texas Cricket Academy founded by former international Cricket player T. Kumaran, have cordially invited all for a fundraising dinner with Mr. Robin Singh, […]
United States
Texas City working to turn sewer water into tap water
NORTH TEXAS (TIP): Drastic times call for drastic measures. But what would it take for you to drink tap water that had been recycled straight from the sewer? The concept sounds crazy but it could […]
United States
13 tons of pot sends 19 people, including lawyer, to prison
McALLEN, TX (TIP): Nineteen men and women, including a South Texas lawyer and his father, have been sentenced for participating in a drug trafficking ring involving 13½ tons of marijuana. Lawyer Jose Luis Palacios Jr. […]
United States
AT&T is bringing its super fast broadband service to Dallas
AT&T Inc. plans to soon offer its ultrahigh-speed fiber service to customers in North Texas. “We are going to launch this service in Dallas this summer,” CEO Randall Stephenson said at atechnology conference today in […]
United States
Feds and Dallas police bust 10 massage parlors, arrest 21 foreign nationals
DALLAS (TIP): A local police task force has raided 10 Dallas massage parlors suspected of prostitution and arrested 21 foreign nationals on immigration charges, federal authorities said. The North Texas Trafficking Task Force served search […]
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US court allows SFJ to summon Manmohan Singh
NEW YORK (TIP): A US federal judge in Washington has granted SFJ’s plea to serve summons on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a case of alleged violation of human rights during his tenure. The […]
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Nine days, five weeks
India votes between April 7 and May 12 NEW DELHI, MARCH 5: The process of constituting the 16th Lok Sabha got underway on March 5 with the Election Commission announcing the poll schedule. Polling to […]
India
Modi’s popularity dips but NDA still leading: Survey
New Delhi (TIP): The NDA is likely to get between 212 and 232 seats if the Lok Sabha elections were held today, with BJP alone winning between 193 and 213, according to an opinion poll […]
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Christine Persaud brings Bollywood to Queens
NEW YORK (TIP): Christine Persaud, President of Christine Institute of Vocational Training, Inc. and Georgetown Adult Social Daycare Center, located on Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill in Queens, an accomplished businesswoman, is bringing together a […]
India
SUPREME COURT AGREES TO CONSIDER SAHARA’S REFUND PROPOSAL
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on March 7 agreed to consider Sahara group’s refund proposal and asked it to brief the market regulator Sebi about it. Sahara also assured the SC that it will […]
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Consul General announces Media India 2014-15 Lecture Series
NEW YORK (TIP): Consul General of India in New York, Ambassador Dnyaneshwar Mulay, announced holding of a lecture series through the year 2014-15 with a view to enhancing the image of India. Mr. Mulay made […]
India
Six from Muzaffarnagar arrested with 11 pistols near Pakistan border
ATTARI (TIP): Six people including two women were arrested and eleven pistols seized from their possession on their return from Pakistan on the Samjhauta Express at the Attari Railway station on March 6. During customs […]
India
Left to go it alone in Tamil Nadu after Jayalalithaa’s snub
NEW DELHI (TIP): Smarting under Jayalalithaa’s snub over the request for two seats each to CPI and CPM, the top Left leaders on Thursday attributed it to the Tamil Nadu chief minister’s confidence that the […]
India
Himachal MP in cash-on-camera case
SHIMLA (TIP): The Himachal Pradesh Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau on March 6 booked sitting BJP MP Virender Kashyap, who was allegedly caught accepting cash on camera. The case against the MP was registered under Section […]
India
Ready to contest polls: VK Singh
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Army chief General V K Singh, who joined the BJP recently, said he was ready to fight the coming Lok Sabha elections, even as he came down heavily on the UPA […]
United States
Michelle Obama felicitates Indian acid attack victim Laxmi
WASHINGTON (TIP): US First Lady Michelle Obama has felicitated Indian acid attack victim Laxmi after she won the International Women of Courage Award for successfully leading the campaign against acid attacks on women in India. […]
India
Cabinet clears Jat reservation, drops Rahul’s anti-graft ordinances
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union Cabinet cleared the ordinance for Jat reservation in government jobs. The anti-graft ordinances, which were pushed by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, were not passed after President Pranab Mukherjee reportedly expressed […]
United States
Obama unveils election year ‘growth and jobs’ budget
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama proposed a budget on Tuesday for the coming fiscal year that has less to do with managing US finances than with stemming his party’s losses in congressional elections. The mildly […]
India
Kiran Reddy moves SC on Telangana issue
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Reddy approached the Supreme Court against the Centre’s decision to create Telangana by bifurcating the State. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam, before whom […]
India
Uphaar tragedy: SC holds Ansals guilty
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court held real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal guilty in the 1997 Uphaar cinema tragedy that claimed the lives of 59 persons saying they were more interested about making […]
Indian Americans
Vince Chhabria to be the first Indian-American judge in California
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian- American attorney Vince Chhabria, who has represented San Francisco in defense of its health insurance law, adoption rights of same-sex couples and other major cases, has won Senate confirmation for a federal […]
India
Prima facie Arvind Kejriwal violated Model Code: Election Commissioner
NEW DELHI (TIP): Arvind Kejriwal, who is in Gujarat, has violated the election code of conduct by not getting prior police permission for his road-show, the Election Commission said, adding a new installment to the […]