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It’s just law catching up with Sanjay
Anti-hero Khalnayak or the affable Munnabhai, however you look at him, there is a man inside the star; and that man falters just as any other would. But this one mistake of Sanjay Dutt has […]
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Holi the festival of colors
LATHMAAR HOLI In what is known as the hub of holi in India – Barsana, Holi is known as Lathmaar Holi. Sounds violence?? There is more violece than the name signals off. The stick is […]
Business & Economics
Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh was one of the most prominent faces of Indian freedom struggle. He was a revolutionary ahead of his times. By Revolution he meant that the present order of things, which is based on […]
United States
SIAEA Change of Guard Mihir Takes Over From Nayan
NEW YORK (TIP): Mihir Patel took over from Nayan Parikh the reins of SIAEA for a two year term, March 16, 2013. Mihir was sworn in at a well attended lunch meeting by the former […]
India
Delhi gangrape case: High Court allows media to cover day-to-day trial
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Delhi High Court on March 22 lifted the gag order on media and ruled that the media will now be allowed to report on the trial of four accused in the […]
India
India votes against Sri Lanka at UN
NEW DELHI (TIP): India today voted in favour of the USsponsored resolution for promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. It however failed to get its […]
India
Delhi Police Arrest Suspected Hizbul Operative, Foil Terror Attack In National Capital
NEW DELHI (TIP): The special cell of Delhi Police foiled a terror attack in the national capital after apprehending a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen operative from Gorakhpur, near Nepal border, in Uttar Pradesh. The suspect has […]
India
CBI summons YSR’s close aide in Jagan case
HYDERABAD (TIP): In a key development in the disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress party leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned a close aide of his late father and […]
Europe
Iran will ‘annihilate’ cities if Israel attacks: KHAMENEI
TEHRAN (TIP): Iran will “annihilate” the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if it comes under attack by the Jewish state, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on March 21. “Every now and then […]
Europe
Interpol Rejects Pakistan Call To Arrest Mush
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Terming it as “politically motivated”, the Interpol has rejected Pakistan’s request to issue a Red Corner Notice against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in connection with Benazir Bhutto’s assassination case, days ahead of […]
Europe
4 militants killed in US drone strike in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Four militants were killed when a US drone targeted a vehicle in the lawless north Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan on March 22. Staterun Radio Pakistan reported four persons were killed in the […]
Europe
Us Resolution Calls For ‘Credible’ Investigation By Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US-sponsored draft resolution before the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in ( UNHRC) “calls” the Sri Lankan government to conduct an “independent and credible” investigation into allegations of human […]
Asia
Two Dead, Mosques Destroyed In Myanmar Unrest : Police
YANGON (TIP): Two people including a Buddhist monk were killed and at least three mosques were destroyed after riots broke out in a town in central Myanmar, police said. Around 200 people fought in the […]
Europe
Sri Lanka slams war crimes resolution
GENEVA/COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka on Wednesday slammed the US-sponsored resolution at the UNHRC which it says seeks to “discredit” and “single out” the country over alleged human rights violations, terming it as “biased and politicised”. […]
Europe
Bangladesh President Mohammad Zillur Rahman Dies At 85
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh President Mohammad Zillur Rahman, a close aide of the country’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, died on Wednesday at a Singapore hospital where he was being treated for kidney and respiratory problems, officials […]
United States
Palestinians deserve a state: OBAMA
RAMALLAH (TIP): Hours after Palestinian militants fired at least two rockets from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip that crashed into the Israeli border city of Sderot on Thursday, President Obama travelled to the West Bank city […]
United States
100 Injured In Highway Wrecks In Canadian Blizzard
EDMONTON (TIP): A blizzard sweeping across the Canadian plains caused a chain of traffic crashes south of Edmonton, Alberta, injuring about 100 travellers, officials said Thursday. One person was seriously hurt and about 80 were […]
United States
US, Japan review worst-case plans for island dispute
WASHINGTON (TIP): US and Japanese officers are discussing worst-case contingency plans for retaking disputed islands in the East China Sea if China moves to seize them, US officials said on Wednesday. Japan’s Nikkei newspaper first […]
United States
Us Entices Future Techies With H-1b Visas, Green Cards
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States is poised to turn the so-called outsourcing visa into a skill importing programme. American lawmakers are on the verge of overhauling immigration laws, including the infamous H-1B visa, which critics […]
United States
JHMA Elects three to Board of Directors
NEW YORK (TIP): In a closely contested draw for Board of Directors, three of the four contesting candidates were announced as winners at the Jackson Heights Merchants Association’s 2013 elections. Amarjit Singh, Amit Kumar and […]
United States
Indian National Overseas Congress leaders call on Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao at Washington D.C.
NEW YORK (TIP): The leaders of the Indian National Overseas Congress (I), USA paid a courtesy call to the Ambassador of India to the United States, Her Excellency Nirupama Rao in Washington D.C., and also […]
United States
Governor Cuomo Announces Applications Open for 2013-2015 Empire State Fellows
Program Program Provides Training Ground for Policy- Making Roles in NYS Government ALBANY, NY (TIP): Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the application process is now open for the second class of Empire State Fellows. […]
Indian Americans
Gopio And Indian American Community To Organize Welcome Reception For New Indian Consul General In New York
NEW YORK (TIP): In collaboration with several Indian-American organizations, groups and media, GOPIO is planning a community welcome reception and dinner for the incoming Indian Consul General in New York, Ambassador Dnyaneshwar Mulay, to be […]
India
Musharraf to return to Pakistan on Mar 24
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf would return to the country on March 24 to lead his party in upcoming elections, ending his nearly four years of self-imposed exile in Dubai and London. […]
India
Provides natural life term or even death for repeat offenders of rape
NEW DELHI (TIP): India approved a tougher new law to punish sex crimes, including death for repeat rape offenders, after the fatal gang rape of a student in December sparked unprecedented protests over the treatment […]