KABUL (TIP): Defense secretary Leon Panetta says Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accepted an invitation from President Barack Obama to meet in Washington. Panetta said at a joint news conference with Karzai that the meeting […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Rita Singh, an Indian American businesswoman from Bihar with close connections to Bollywood, has been elected the first woman president of Chicago-based Federation of Indian Associations (FIA). A native of Saharsa district of […]
NEW YORK (TIP): UBS AG became the second bank to settle accusations that it tried to rig benchmark interest rates, agreeing to pay roughly $1.5 billion in a deal with authorities in multiple countries that […]
Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who made her big Bollywood debut opposite Salman Khan in “Dabangg”, says she is thankful to the star for his constant support and constructive criticism. “Whenever Salman criticizes me, he does it […]
Aamir Khan-starrer suspense thriller “Taalash” has made it to the Rs. 100 crore club. The film has raked in Rs.131.78 crore worldwide. The film, directed by Reema Kagti, and co-produced by Farhan Akhtar-Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel […]
TEHERAN (TIP): Iran has again denied a request by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to allow its experts to visit a suspected nuclear site in the country. Iranian nuclear officials and a team of […]
LONDON (TIP): The Indian-origin nurse, who committed suicide after a prank phone call to the hospital treating the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, left a suicide note telling the two Russ behind the prank that they […]
Bold beauty Poonam Pandey, who has been busy shooting for her debut Bollywood film “Nasha”, hints she might feature in a bikini for a dance number in the movie. “There will be a song in […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US government legal counsel who advised the Department of Justice to seek immunity for the Pakistani spy agency ISI and two of its former chiefs in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack turns […]
Shortly after news of her being approached for an item song, adult star Sunny Leone is apparently a hot favourite this year for New Year bashes being held in the city. After her debut film, […]
COLOMBO (TIP): A human rights group on Thursday urged Sri Lanka to formally charge or release four university students detained on allegations of terrorism for honoring Tamil Tiger rebels who died during the country’s bloody […]
HERAT (TIP): A roadside bomb targeting a police pickup truck killed two policemen and five civilians in southwestern Afghanistan Thursday, provincial authorities said. The vehicle was blown up in the city of Zaranj, the capital […]
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (TIP): A general strike to demand that Muslim-majority Bangladesh ban Islamic political parties has shut down schools and stores and disrupted traffic in Dhaka, the capital. A coalition of five leftist parties was […]
KABUL (TIP): A car bomb exploded outside of a compound housing a US military contractor in Kabul the Afghan capital on Monday, blowing apart an exterior wall, killing at least two Afghan workers and wounding […]
YANGON (MYANMAR) (TIP): Myanmar’s government has formally apologized to the country’s Buddhist monks for its recent crackdown on protesters at a copper mine that injured more than 100 of their monastic colleagues. President’s Office Minister […]
They are two great musicians who gave India’s divine gift of soulful music to the whole world. Ravi Shankar was the greatest Sitar player in the world who passed away recently. Spiritual master Sri Chinmoy […]
Every December 24th millions of people are visited by a short, fat guy in a red suit. Where did he come from, why does he do it, and how does he accomplish this seemingly impossible […]
NEW YORK (TIP): “We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes,” Time managing editor Richard Stengel said in announcing its choice. “And Obama is both the symbol and in some ways the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The recent polls for Legislative Assemblies in Gujarat and Himachal have mauled BJP and shown the party’s declining power. While the party managed to retain power in Gujarat, it has been routed […]
Emmy-winning actress Claire Danes has given birth to her first child, a boy, the publicist for the “Homeland” star said on Wednesday. Cyrus Michael Christopher Dancy was born on Monday to Danes, 33, and her […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A large number of women activists and students today marched towards Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against the gang rape of a young girl in a moving bus and demand stringent action against […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Republicans in the House of Representatives, confronted with a revolt among the party’s rank and file, abandoned a vote on politically-charged but symbolic legislation aimed at averting a fast-approaching “fiscal cliff,” after failing […]
KHARTOUM (TIP): Thirty-three people were killed and twenty four injured when two inter-city buses collided in Sudan in one of the country’s worst road accidents in years, police said. The crash between a full-sized passenger […]
Come January – ‘Dancing On Ice’ will be bringing all sorts of glittery fun to the screen, as Pamela Anderson will officially star on the show, it has been announced. Olympic skating superstars Torville and […]
Actress Naomi Watts, who has got her first Golden Globe nomination for “The Impossible”, not only enjoyed sightseeing and shopping during her India visit, but was also impressed by the “strength and determination” of HIV […]
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