India
Bjp Sweeps Gujarat Bypolls, Rjd Triumphs In Bihar
NEW DELHI (TIP): The ruling BJP in Gujarat has swept five of the six seats — two Lok Sabha and three assembly seats — to which bypolls were held last Sunday, while the JD(U) in […]
India
Gujarat, Bihar, Tripura, Chhattisgarh Cms Oppose National Counter Terrorism Centre
NEW DELHI (TIP) Chief ministers belonging to parties not partners or allies of the ruling UPA alliance at the centre on June 5 expressed strong reservations over the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), arguing […]
India
Nephew Acted On His Own: Bansal
NEW DELHI (TIP): CBI investigators were stumped on June 5 when former railway minister Pawan Bansal claimed his nephew Vijay Singla was acting independently in an alleged case of cash-for-appointment scandal despite telephone intercepts showed […]
United States
I Will Encourage Dialogue: DNYANESHWAR MULAY
Abrilliant career diplomat, a much honored multilingual prolific writer and a celebrity in his own right, Mr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay aroused a lot of expectations in USA even as his name surfaced as the Consul General […]
Asia
Suu Kyi announces bid for Presidency
NAY PYI TAW (TIP): Myanmar’s prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said that she aspires to be the president of Southeast Asian country although the Constitution bars her from contesting elections in 2015. […]
Europe
Seven Georgian Troops Killed In Afghanistan Suicide Blast
TBILISI (TIP): Seven Georgian troops were killed and nine were wounded in a suicide attack in Afghanistan when insurgents attacked their base, the pro-Western Caucasus country’s army chief said on Thursday. “Seven military servicemen were […]
United States
Barack Obama And Xi Jinping Seek To Build New Ties
PALM SPRINGS (CALIFORNIA) (TIP): President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, seeking a fresh start to a complex relationship, are retreating to a sprawling desert estate for two days of talks on highstakes issues, […]
United States
Stocks, Real Estate Boost US Household Wealth
WASHINGTON (TIP): America as a whole has regained all the household wealth it lost to the Great Recession and then some, thanks to higher stock and home prices. The average household still has a long […]
United States
US Gives No Quarter, Even To India, When It Comes To High-Tech Secrets
WASHINGTON (TIP):Warm, fuzzy superlatives may be in vogue to describe current US-India ties, but when it comes to protecting its national interest and cutting edge intellectual property,Washington gives no quarter, even to its so-called “natural […]
Asia
India, Myanmar, Thailand Trilateral Highway May Start By 2015-16
NAY PYI TAW (MYANMAR) (TIP): The proposed trilateral highway covering India, Myanmar and Thailand is expected to be operational by 2015- 16, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said on june 7. Leading a business […]
Europe
Bangladesh Miracle Survivor Leaves Hospital For Job In Hotel
SAVAR, BANGLADESH (TIP): A seamstress trapped in the rubble for 17 days after Bangladesh’s garment factory disaster in April emerged from hospital today, saying she felt “great” and was looking forward to a new job […]
Africa
Ind Vs SA: Shikhar Dhawan’s Ton Sets Up India’s Win Over South Africa
CARDIFF (TIP): In the middle of all the madness surrounding cricket, if there’s one man having a blast, he’s Shikhar Dhawan. Confined to the first-class circuit for years, tagged a wasted talent and blamed for […]
Other News
Raj Kundra ‘Has Confessed To Betting’
Rajasthan Royals Run Risk Of Franchise Termination NEW DELHI (TIP): Another IPL team owner has been caught betting. After Chennai Super Kings principal and the inoperative BCCI chief S Srinivasan’s son in law, Gurunath Meiyappan, […]
Europe
Queen Elizabeth’s Husband Hospitalized For Surgery In London
LONDON (TIP): Queen Elizabeth’s 91- year-old husband Prince Philip has been taken to a London hospital for “an exploratory operation following abdominal investigations”, Buckingham Palace said June 6. The British monarch’s husband is expected to […]
Europe
In A First, UK Pays Kenyans £20 Million For The Torture During Colonial Rule
LONDON (TIP): Britain on Ju ne 6 announced its first ever financial compensation for those tortured under its rule. In a development that could pave the way for many other claims from around the world […]
Europe
Heathrow Airport To Name And Shame Noisiest Airlines
LONDON (TIP): Air India flights landing in Britain’s biggest airport will now have to watch out how noisy their aircraft are. Heathrow has become the first major airport that has decided to name and shame […]
Europe
Russian President Putin, Wife Announce Divorce
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila announced on Thursday they are divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage. The Putins made the statement on state television after attending a ballet performance […]
Europe
Turkey PM Urges End To Protests, Tells Supporters To ‘Go Home’
ISTANBUL (TIP): Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate end to mass protests against his rule but urged supporters to “go home” after they staged a major show of strength welcoming him […]
Europe
Britain To Restart Detainees’ Transfer To Afghan Authorities
LONDON (TIP): Britain would restart the transfer of detainees captured in Afghanistan to the local authorities later this month. The process was suspended in November last year after it emerged the prisoners were being mistreated […]
Business & Economics
Real challenge for Sharif begins now
“Forces of destabilization are as active today as they were earlier. They are anxiously waiting for the withdrawal of the US-led troops from Afghanistan next year. The new scenario that will emerge in Afghanistan can […]
Business & Economics
The Issue Is Governance In Pakistan
“Pakistan has paid a heavy price for the slow pace of the change-over from a secret government to a transparent one. A closed system of governance undermines one of the salutary gifts of democracy – […]
Featured
Shed Illusions On China
India’s appeasement policy won’t help It is high time the PMO and the MEA gathered courage to speak on the South China Sea and the issues having a bearing on national security, particularly in forums […]
Featured
‘Spellebrity’ US Spelling Champions’ Indian Roots
IF you can spell words such as pathognomonic, doryline, melocoton, kaburi, conquistador, flibbertigibbet, humuhumunukunukuapuaa, physiognomy, weissnichtwo and gobbledegook, you might have stood a chance at the annual American spelling competition, but then this year you […]
United States
Indian-American Cardiologist Pleads Guilty To Healthcare Fraud
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian- American cardiologist has pleaded guilty to charges that he falsely recorded the severity of patients’ illnesses in order to receive payment for numerous heart procedures. Sandesh Rajaram Patil, 51, a former […]
United States
Rising Stars in New Jersey
BRIDGEWATER, NJ (TIP): Share and Care Foundation had a fundraising event to promote its signature program E 2 S – Educate to Success on 2nd June at Balaji Temple community center hall, Bridgewater, NJ. The […]