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MAKE YOUR HOME LOOK COSIER IN WINTER
Give a warm new look to your home. If the lingering nip in the air isn’t reason enough, what is? There is a lingering nip in the air and it is the right time to […]
Business & Economics
MOODY’S ACQUIRES INVESTMENT RESEARCH FIRM AMBA INVESTMENT SERVICES
NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI (TIP): NYSE-listed global credit ratings agency, Moody’s Corp has acquired Amba Investment Services, a provider of investment research and quantitative analytics for financial institutions, for an undisclosed sum underscoring large scale strategic […]
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ENTRY OF FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES TO SET UP THEIR CAMPUSES IN INDIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Government has prepared the University Grants Commission (UGC) (Establishment and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Educational Institutions) Rules, 2013. Under the proposed Rules, Foreign Educational Institutions (FEIs) can set up campuses […]
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Talks alone can solve Kashmir problem
In an address in Occupied Kashmir Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reportedly said that the J&K issue could trigger a fourth war with India. The remark drew a prompt retort from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […]
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Over to Parliament Remove the stain on jurisprudence
By upholding Section 377 of the IPC, the Supreme Court has put the brakes on the progressive march of human rights in India. The Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality in 2009, and had the support […]
Europe
April to be Sikh Heritage Month in Ontario
TORONTO (TIP): The month of April in the Canadian province of Ontario will be observed as Sikh Heritage Month every year. A bill brought by Brampton New Democrat Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Jagmeet Singh […]
Business & Economics
‘INDIA TO SPEND $3.9 BN ON CLOUD SERVICES BY 2017’
HYDERABAD (TIP): Around $3.9 billion will be spent on cloud services in India from 2013 through 2017, of which $1.7 billion will be spent on software-as-a-service (SaaS), according the latest outlook of IT research and […]
Europe
British government blocks MPs from quizzing spy chief
LONDON (TIP): The British government has blocked a parliamentary panel from questioning the head of domestic spy agency MI5 about the Edward Snowden leaks, the committee chairman said today, branding the decision “not helpful”. MI5 […]
Europe
Queen Elizabeth went nuts over nibbles, court told
LONDON (TIP): Britain’s Queen Elizabeth was so incensed with royal police officers eating nuts from bowls left out in the corridors of Buckingham Palace that she drew lines on the sides in a bid to […]
Europe
Paintings stolen from UK gallery
LONDON (TIP): Two Damien Hirst paintings worth £33,000 have been stolen from an art gallery in London. The signed artworks were stolen from the Exhibitionist Gallery in Notting Hill in the early hours of Monday. […]
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SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB
Naam Dayv’s Lord and Master has settled my inner conflicts. Drink in the sublime elixir of the Lord, O deceitful one. || 3 || 4 || AASAA: One who recognizes the Supreme Lord God, dislikes […]
United States
M.A.D. Playhouse to stage Mohan Rakesh’s Half-Hearted
NEW YORK (TIP): After a successful run of their first play this summer, M.A.D Playhouse brings us another South Asian family drama Half-Hearted written by Mohan Rakesh, and directed by Hafiz Karmali at The Cherry […]
United States
INDIA CONTRIBUTES US$ 1 million to UN Women
NEW YORK (TIP): Ambassador Asoke K Mukerji, Permanent Representative of India to the UN handed over, December 6, a check for US$ 1 million towards Government of India’s contribution to the core voluntary budget of […]
United States
Verizon to Pay Additional $1.4M in Fees: Liu
NEW YORK, NY(TIP): Comptroller John C. Liu announced, December 9, the results of a new audit which found that Verizon had significantly underreported revenue as required by its cable franchise agreement with the City and […]
Business & Economics
The Forum at Borough Hall
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall (next to plaque) presided over dedication of “The Forum at Borough Hall,” Monday, December 9th. “The Forum at Borough Hall” is the new multifunctional, indoor meeting space that has been […]
Business & Economics
Bejan Daruwalla at India International Centre
On his recent visit to New Delhi, His Holiness Dalai Lama met the internationally acclaimed astrologer Bejan Daruwalla at India International Centre. The Dali Lama, a picture of great grace, dignity and humbleness asked Daruwalla […]
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Naseeb Dance Group performs at SIAEA Gala
Naseeb Dance Group provided thrilling entertainment at the SIAEA Gala on November 16. Naseeb Dance Group provides Indian neoclassical, fusion, and Bollywood hip-hop performances at corporate, cultural, and charity events. Clientele include JPMorgan, New Yorkers […]
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New York Seniors celebrated Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel Jayanti
New York Seniors celebrated Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel Jayanti on October 30, 2013. Under the auspices of 15 organizations at Hanuman Temple, Glen Oaks, New Hyde Park, was organized by Shashikant Patel and Gopi […]
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Mohammed Jaffer Renowned Photo Editor of SnapsIndia USA
Mohammed Jaffer Renowned Photo Editor of SnapsIndia USA was with Hillary Clinton when she greeted the newly elected New York City Mayor Bill de Blassio and his wife Chirlane McCray
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Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri bids adieu to PMI
NEW YORK (TIP): Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations for more than four years, Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri has been appointed Ambassador to Belgium. Puri who belongs to the 1982 batch of […]
Europe
Pakistan’s ‘ghost schools’ threaten next generation
CHANCHER REDHAR , PAKISTAN (TIP): In a decrepit white-walled classroom in southern Pakistan, Bushra valiantly struggles to keep discipline as a dozen girls run and scream around her.With no teacher for the past eight months, […]
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Indian Diplomat arrested for Visa Fraud: a questionable arrest, say community leaders
NEW YORK (TIP): Devyani Khobragade, Deputy Consul General for political, economic, commercial and women’s affairs, Consulate General of India, New York, was arrested on Thursday, December 12 morning for allegedly presenting fraudulent documents to the […]
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A Two-Year Deal on Spending Reached: Conservative Republicans not happy
WASHINGTON (TIP): A compromise federal budget plan that would remove the threat of a government shutdown for two years won easy approval Thursday, December 12, from the Republicancontrolled U.S. House. The deal worked out by […]
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Elaborate ceremony to lay Mandela to rest
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (TIP): NELSON Mandela will be laid to rest on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony combining a state funeral and all its military pomp with the traditional burial rituals of his Xhosa clan […]
Europe
Navrang Drama Academy Launch Announced
METUCHEN, NJ (TIP): Varsha Naik and Mr. Subodh Naik Director of NAVRANG DANCE ACADEMY (NDA), located in South Plainfield, NJ announced the launch of NavrangDramaAcademy during the Diwali Party hosted by NDA, which was held […]