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 […]
India
POLICE QUIZ AAP’S ASHUTOSH, SHAZIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP-AAP confrontation escalated on March 6 with the BJP accusing its opponent of waging a surrogate battle on behalf of the Congress that wanted to deflect focus from allegations of corruption […]
United States
US Senate blocks Obama pick for civil rights post
WASHINGTON (TIP): Bipartisan Senate opposition blocked swift confirmation on Wednesday for President Barack Obama’s choice to head the US justice department’s civil rights division, the emotional residue of the long-ago murder of a policeman and […]
Europe
High school girl who sued parents loses first round
WASHINGTON (TIP): Whoever said parenting is a thankless task can cite this as prime evidence. In a case that has caught the even rebels in a litigious society slack-jawed, an 18-year old high-school girl in […]
United States
Sandeep Shah and Shailesh Shah charged with wire fraud in US court
BOSTON (TIP): Two Indians are among seven people charged in a US federal court here with wire fraud for their roles in a stock kickback scheme and face up to 20 years in prison if […]
Europe
Nato and Russia agree to meet as Ukraine tension eases
WASHINGTON (TIP): Representatives of US-led Nato and Russia have agreed to meet to discuss the Ukraine issue in signs that the Cold War opponents are stepping back after drawing red lines on how far the […]
United States
Facebook announces steps to stop illegal gun sales
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Facebook is taking aim at people who are using the social network or Instagram photo-sharing platform to sell guns. Under pressure from gun safety advocates, the social network will block members under […]
Europe
Niagara Falls freezes for second time this year
BUFFALO (TIP): The bitterly cold weather that currently has much of the east coast of America in its icy grip has demonstrated its chilling intensity by partially freezing Niagra Falls for the second time in […]
Europe
Nepal to force Everest climbers to collect rubbish
KATHMANDU (TIP): Climbers scaling Mount Everest will have to bring back eight kilograms (17.6 pounds) of garbage under new rules designed to clean up the world’s highest peak, a Nepalese official said on Monday. The […]
Europe
Pakistan court issues non-bailable arrest warrant against Musharraf
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on march 6 issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former President Pervez Musharraf to secure his presence in the hearing in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case. The court in […]
Europe
Attacks in Baghdad area kill 21 people
BAGHDAD (TIP): Bombings mainly targeting Shiite areas of Baghdad and attacks on security force checkpoints in and around the capital killed at least 21 people Wednesday, officials said. Iraq has been hit by a year-long […]
Europe
Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai’s elder brother Qayyum Karzai quits Afghan presidential race
KABUL (TIP): Afghan president’s elder brother is dropping out of the April 5 presidential race and throwing his support behind the country’s former foreign minister, a campaign official said march 5. The official, who asked […]
Europe
1 in 3 women abused in European Union
LONDON (TIP): One in every three women in the European Union have admitted to experiencing either physical or sexual violence from the age of 15. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights says this corresponds […]
Europe
Sri Lanka family finds mass grave in garden
COLOMBO (TIP): A Sri Lankan family has stumbled upon the remains of at least nine bodies buried in the garden of their home, police said Saturday, the latest mass grave to be discovered in the […]
Business & Economics
Caught between Russia and the EU
Ukraine threatens to become the Syria of Eastern Europe. And like Syria, civil war could ultimately decimate a vibrant and ethnically diverse society, and a rich civilisational legacy”, says the author. Ukraine threatens to become […]
Europe
70 dead in Bolivia Carnival: Official
LA PAZ (TIP): Carnival festivities in Bolivia left 70 people dead, most of them in road accidents but at least 15 in acts of violence, the government said march 5. Four days of partying at […]
Entertainment
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
STORY: Sid & Trisha have moved beyond dating days. They’ve survived multiple lovers’ tiffs and overcome PMS (read: pre-marriage syndrome). Bravo! Now they are a happily married couple. Wait! Only until a ‘pregnant’ pause changes […]
Featured
Irremediable Indian inequalities
Inder Malhotra cites the example of frequent parole to Sanjay Dutt to pinpoint Indian inequalities All honor to the Bombay High Court for putting its foot down on the ease with which actor Sanjay Dutt, […]