Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, Consul General of India in New York celebrated Diwali on November 17, 2013 with Ranju Batra, chair of the Diwali Stamp Project and president of Association of Indians in America-NY 2011 […]
BEIJING (TIP): Visiting US Vice President Joe Biden warned China on Thursday, December 5, against escalating a dispute over an East China Sea air zone, adding that regional peace and stability were in Beijing’s interests. […]
Nelson Mandela guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy, as an icon of peace and reconciliation who came to embody the struggle for justice around the world. Imprisoned for nearly three […]
World Leaders pay Tribute to the Anti-apartheid Icon and Father of Modern South Africa JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Nelson Mandela, the revered South African anti-apartheid icon who spent 27 years in prison, led his country to democracy […]
Texas, the second most populous (after California) and the second -largest state (after Alaska) in the United States of America, has had a checkered history which all residents need to know. A state of immigrants, […]
STORY: Simple Raja Mishra turns into deadly Bullett Raja – who goes bang and who whimpers? REVIEW: Straight up, Bullett Raja (BR) is zany and funny, an Uttar Pradesh take on Sholay’s Jai and Veeru, […]
Ever since Kareena Kapoor Khan greenlighted a project with Farhan Akhtar as her co-star for a film coproduced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan, speculation has been rife that the film, directed by Dev Benegal, is […]
Deepika Padukone’s fluid and energy-packed dance in the ‘Nagada sang dhol’ song from ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela’ has been widely appreciated but she doubts if she can recreate the grandeur of the number sans the […]
Kate Moss has striped naked for the 60th anniversary issue of the Playboy magazine. For the cover, the 39-yearold supermodel has kept a bit more flesh under wraps, as she donned the classic black bunny […]
The ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ star claims her high-profile acting career has robbed her of her freedom and she regrets not being able to hang out in coffee shops any more without fans hounding her. […]
STORY: David is your average, everyday guy who once made some dough on the side as a sperm donor named Starbuck, fathering 533 kids. When 142 of them decide to file a lawsuit to find […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Kashmir is a flashpoint that can trigger a fourth war between Pakistan and India anytime, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said, seeking an early settlement of the issue. He also said he had […]
KARACHI (TIP): Violence rocked Pakistan’s biggest city as 13 people were killed in targeted shootings including five suspected Taliban activists, a Shia scholar and two Moroccan students at a religious seminary. Police said the spate […]
Darjeeling conjures visions of snow peaks, serenity of vibrant green hills steeped in splendour, a land of breathtaking beauty crowned by the majestic Himalayas. Darjeeling is one of the most magnificent hill resorts in the […]
BRUSSELS (TIP): Nato’s chief says any Afghan government representative, not only President Hamid Karzai, could sign a security pact with the United States so that thousands of coalition troops could stay in Afghanistan after 2014. […]
MIRANSHAH, PAKISTAN (TIP): The new head of the Pakistani Taliban has returned to the country’s tribal areas, a spokesman for the militants said on December 2, after several years based in Afghanistan. Hardline cleric Maulana […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India called for free and fair elections in Bangladesh, stressing that stability of the neighbouring country had implications for the entire region. “We hope that the forthcoming elections will respond to the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Most exit polls are predicting a hung assembly in Delhi. So, what happens next? If the predictions prove to be true, there are two possible scenarios. First, the single largest party, which […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): An employee, sacked following disciplinary proceedings, cannot seek reinstatement as a “matter of right” after a criminal court acquits him in the case based on the charges similar to the departmental inquiry, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Time magazine has listed “India’s Rape Epidemic”, about the nationwide uproar over a number of rape incidents, especially following a shocking gang rape in Delhi, as the ninth top world news story […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who questioned land deals involving Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, has been served a fresh chargesheet by the Haryana government. The state government has asked the bureaucrat to […]
FEROZEPUR (TIP): A strategically important bridge, which was blown up during 1971 India-Pakistan war to save Ferozepur, was opened at Hazara village near Hussainiwala international border on Wednesday. The bridge is a lifeline of nearly […]
PANAJI (TIP): A Goa court on December 4 rejected Tehelka foundereditor Tarun Tejpal’s request for a fan in the police lock-up where he has been lodged since Saturday night. Judicial magistrate Kashama Joshi passed the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Narendra Modi will remain the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, irrespective of how many seats the party gets in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, BJP president Rajnath Singh said on December 4. “It […]
AYODHYA (TIP): This December 6 will mark 21 years of Babri mosque demolition. In past two decades, several governments have changed in Uttar Pradesh but 16 farmers of Ayodhya are still awaiting full payment of […]
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