KABUL (TIP): A former Islamist warlord who is said to be responsible for bringing al-Qaida to Afghanistan and who trained the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, announced he was running for president on October 3, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): It’s been a year since YouTube was banned in Pakistan last September. But that’s not a stray case of online censorship in the strife-torn country. Activists say that several other websites such […]
KATHMANDU: Two people, including a Chinese tourist, were killed on Thursday when an ultra-light aircraft crashed in bad weather in Nepal’s resort town of Pokhara. Pilot Stephen Shrestha and a Chinese national died when the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani passport is among the worst to travel on as the country’s citizens can only enter 32 countries without a visa, according to a survey. Pakistan shared its ranking with Somalia in […]
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia on October 3 evacuated all of its diplomats and their families from Libya, the day after a mob attack on the Russian embassy, and issued a warning to its citizens against visiting […]
LONDON (TIP): A new sword belonging to Tipu Sultan has been discovered. Decorated with Tipu’s personal emblem, the bubri or tigerstripe motif, the sword will be sold by Sotheby’s in London on October 9. This […]
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who took on the Taliban , and Russian human rights activists are seen as top contenders for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the International Peace Research Institute said. Sister Mary […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Robot brain! An Indian-origin scientist in US has developed a new feedback system that allows robots to operate with minimal supervision and could eventually lead to autonomous machines. The system may lead to […]
EDISON, NJ (TIP): The Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Franchise Seminar and Show September 22 at the New Jersey Convention & Expo Center in Edison, NJ. Several franchise companies specializing in food, […]
Indian National Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the controversial ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers is refreshing and gives us hope in putting the party on sound footing as it faces general election in 2014. […]
If Congress does not raise the debt limit soon, seniors, veterans, kids, among others, are at risk. In an op-ed published in the October 4, 2013 edition of USA TODAY, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew […]
Social safety net for jobless and sick needed Even if GDP growth rises, there will be growing inequalities unless there are strong policies aimed at the uplift of the vulnerable sections and the rich are […]
Corruption got a jolt with RJD chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad being sentenced to five years in jail and fined Rs 25 lakh in a fodder case – RC 20 A/96 – […]
In U.S. politics, a government shutdown is a situation in which Congress fails to pass authorization for sufficient funds for government operations. Typically, the government stops providing all but “essential” services at first, but since […]
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): The South Asian -American Political Action Committee, better known as SAPAC, was founded by a community and political activist Zahid Syed with the avowed objective of educating the large South Asian community […]
WASHINGTON (TIP: An Indian-American has pleaded guilty of tax fraud by concealing his checkcashing activities from his tax return preparers resulting in an estimated revenue loss of between $400,000 and $1 million. Gurmail Singh, a […]
ALBANY, NY (TIP): Since taking office, Governor Cuomo has been committed to growing the economy while cutting taxes for middle class families and small businesses. Thanks to the Governor’s reforms, middle class families in New […]
Also goes back on bill shielding convicted lawmakers; partygovt relations take a hard knock NEW DELHI (TIP):In a complete U-turn, the UPA government decided to withdraw the proposed ordinance as well as the bill seeking […]
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Hitting out at Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in his characteristic phlegmatic style, Baba Ramdev called upon the gathering at the Hindu Unity Day celebrations organized by the Indian American Intellectuals Forum […]
CBI court holds Lalu and 44 others guilty; Lalu convicted of corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating NEW DELHI (TIP): RJD chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to five years in […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to United Nations, New York hosted a special event on October 2 at the United Nations to commemorate the “International Day of Non Violence”. UN Secretary General […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): India and the US have reached the first commercial agreement on civilian nuclear power, five years after a landmark deal between the two countries was clinched. Addressing a joint media interaction after talks […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has set a target of generation of 10,000 Megawatt of power through solar energy by the year 2017. Addressing the Solar Power Developers Meet in the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Credit rating agency Credit Analysis & Research Ltd (CARE) is entering the European market through a Singapore-based international arm. It has joined hands with credit rating agencies in four other countries — […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on September 25 eased the norms for banks borrowing through foreign currency. For bank borrowings exceeding half the unimpaired tier-I capital made on or before November 30 […]
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