Hinduism
Sheetala Ashtami
Sheetala Ashtami is also known as ‘Basoda Puja.’ It is a Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Sheetala which is observed on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha, the dark fortnight of the moon during […]
Coronavirus
India fared better than others in managing Omicron-driven Covid surge: Health ministry
New Delhi (TIP)- Global Covid case surge due to the Omicron variant led to a peak six times the previous waves but India managed to control its spread causing lower hospitalisation and fewer deaths than […]
India
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida to visit India from March 19-20
New Delhi (TIP)- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will pay a two-day visit to India beginning Saturday to hold the 14th India-Japan summit with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi […]
India
DRDO constructs multi-storey building in 45 days; to house R&D facilities for aircraft project
New Delhi (TIP)-India’s premier Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO has built a multi-storey facility for flight control system at Aeronautical Development Establishment in Bengaluru in record 45 days using in-house technology, officials said on […]
India
Government okays Bill allowing use of technology to keep criminals’ info
The government today cleared a Bill to provide legislative backing for the use of latest technology in maintaining records of convicts and of those who are arrested for different types of crimes. Sources in the […]
India
AgustaWestland scam: Ex-Def Secy, four IAF men named in chargesheet
New Delhi (TIP)-The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its supplementary chargesheet in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland scam has named former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma and four retired […]
India
MEA says Russia not major supplier of crude oil, India exploring all options
New Delhi (TIP)-The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said Russia is not a major crude oil supplier for India and it “is always exploring all possibilities in the global energy markets” to bring […]
India
Special team probing Kanpur’s 1984 anti-Sikh riots to send officials to Punjab
New Delhi (TIP)- The Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted to re-investigate the anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur following the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, will send a team of three sub-inspectors and three constables to […]
India
Poll debacle: Sonia sacks Cong chiefs in five states
New Delhi (TIP)- In a move to fix accountability for the party’s decimation in the recently concluded Assembly elections in five States, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, March 15, sacked the Congress chiefs of Uttar […]
India
Vadodara businessman gifts a land on moon to his fiancee
Vadodara (TIP)- For centuries, the beauty of the moon has remained a central theme amongst couples across the world. Even today, people promise to bring moons and stars for their partner’s happiness. For Hemali Patel […]
India
India doesn’t expect OIC to encourage terrorist actors: MEA on invite to Hurriyat leader
Chandigarh (TIP)- India does not expect Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to encourage actors and organisations engaged in terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday, March 17. The MEA spokesperson made the […]
Festival
Holi: Let the color shower joy
Holi is considered as one of the most revered and celebrated festivals of India and it is celebrated in almost every part of the country. It is also sometimes called as the “festival of love” […]
Festival
The Sikh festival of Hola Mohalla
Hola Mohalla is a Sikh festival that takes place on the first of the lunar month of Chet, which usually falls in March. This, by a tradition established by Guru Gobind Singh, follows the Hindu […]
History
Shaheed Diwas: Remembering Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day is observed on March 23 every year throughout the country. It marks the death anniversary of young freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru. On March 23 in […]
World
Russia bogged down, blasting Ukrainian cities as war enters 4th week
Kyiv/Lviv, Ukraine (TIP): Russian forces in Ukraine are blasting cities and killing civilians but no longer making progress on the ground, Western countries said on March 17, as a war Moscow was thought to have […]
World
Powerful quake off north Japan kills 4, more than 90 injured
Tokyo (TIP): A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on March 16 night, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. A small tsunami reached shore, but […]
World
Russia says air defence systems for Ukraine would destabilise situation
Kyiv/Lviv (TIP): Russia’s foreign ministry said on March 17 that giving Ukraine air defence systems, as requested by Ukraine’s president in the U.S. Congress a day earlier, would be a destabilising factor that would not […]
World
Ukraine legalisescryptocurrency to fight Russian invasion
Kiev (TIP): Ukraine has legalisedcryptocurrency as the country received donations worth tens of millions of dollars from individuals and groups to help it fight the Russian invasion. Ukraine President VolodymyrZelensky has signed the law that […]
World
Zelenskyy urges Germany to tear down wall dividing free and unfree Europe
Berlin (TIP): Invoking the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 17 urged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to tear down what he called a wall between “free and unfree” Europe and […]
World
UK to lift all remaining Covid international travel restrictions
London (TIP): The UK government will lift all its remaining Covid-19 pandemic-related international travel restrictions from March 17, including the requirement for travellers to fill in a compulsory Passenger Locator Form prior to entering the […]
World
North Korean missile explodes mid-air in failed launch
Seoul (TIP): A North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded in mid-air in an apparent failed launch on March 16, South Korea’s military said, amid speculation that the North could soon launch its […]
Asia
Myanmar eyes using rupee for border trade
Bangkok (TIP): Myanmar’s military-led administration on March 15 agreed to accept Thai baht as an official currency in border trade dealings and plans a similar arrangement for use of India’s rupee, seeking to limit the […]
Asia
21 students injured in Pakistan’s Punjab University campus clash over boy and girl sitting together
Lahore (TIP): Twenty-one students of Pakistan’s Punjab University here were injured, some of them critically, when they clashed with members of a radical Islamic outfit who objected to a boy and a girl sitting together. […]
Asia
In a first, Indian trader exports goods to Uzbekistan via Pak and Afghanistan
Islamabad (TIP): In a first, a private trader in India has exported commercial goods to Uzbekistan through Pakistan and Afghanistan in a historic trade activity linking the four countries, according to a media report. Trucks […]
Asia
SBI to give $1-billion loan to Sri Lanka for food, medicine and other essential items
Colombo/New Delhi (TIP): The State Bank of India on March 17 signed an agreement for extending a credit line of $1 billion to Sri Lanka enabling it to buy food, medicine and other essential items. […]