BEIJING (TIP): China on Oct 2 opened a 409-km new expressway costing about $5.8 billion linking Tibet’s provincial capital Lhasa with Nyingchi, which is close to Arunachal Pradesh border. The 409-km toll-free expressway has linked the two major cities […]
MOSCOW (TIP): The Russian defence ministry on Wednesday suggested the United States was supporting Islamic State jihadists, enabling them to mount counteroffensive attacks in eastern Syria. “The main thing preventing the final defeat of ISIL in Syria is not […]
MOSCOW (TIP): Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, on a landmark visit to Russia, and President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a slew of arms and energy deals as the key US ally seeks to deepen cooperation with Moscow. The leaders of […]
LONDON (TIP): Divisions over the future of British Prime Minister Theresa May burst into the open on Oct 6 with allies saying she should carry on and a former Conservative Party chairman claiming the support of 30 lawmakers for a plot […]
BAGHDAD (TIP): Iraqi forces have captured the town of Hawija and the surrounding area from Islamic State, the military said in a statement on Oct 6. With the capture of Hawija, the militants’ last stronghold in northern Iraq, […]
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA (TIP): Newly formed Tropical Storm Nate was blamed on Thursday for at least 22 deaths in Central America as it dumped rain across the region on a path that would carry it toward a potential landfall on the US […]
STOCKHOLM (TIP): Kazuo Ishiguro, the British author of “Remains of the Day”, has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday, honouring an “exquisite novelist” a year after giving it to singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. […]
CAST: Philip Ng a, Xia Yu, Billy Magnussen, Qu Jingjing DIRECTION: George Nolfi GENRE: Drama STORY A story about the legendary showdown between Bruce Lee and his nemesis, the martial artist Wong Jack Man. REVIEW Bruce […]
Monica Bellucci is set to star in sci-fi horror Nekromancer, the latest film from brothers Kiah and Tristan Roache- Turner (Wyrmwood). The Italian actress, who has starred in The Passion of the Christ, Spectre and Irréversible, will join Ben O’Toole […]
Hollywood star Julia Roberts said in then beginning of her career she was singularly focused and making it big in movies was her only priority. In an interview, Roberts said, “I was my priority, a selfish little brat running […]
CAST: Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Taapsee Pannu DIRECTION: David Dhawan GENRE: Comedy DURATION: 2 hours 30 minutes STORY Raja (Varun) and Prem (Varun, again) are conjoined twins, who have similar reflexes. They are separated at birth by a […]
After toiling for her dream project, Seams For Dreams, actress Evelyn Sharma is celebrating her success. Her initiative aims to provide clothing to the needy across India. The Indo-German beauty, recalled for her comic presence in ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, was […]
Actress Tamannaah Bhatia is confident that the magic of Kangana Ranaut-starrer ‘Queen’ will be recreated in its Telugu version which was officially launched on Sunday. The remake, to be directed by Neelakanta Reddy, has been titled ‘Queen Once Again’. “It’s […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Rashtriya Janta Dal leader and former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Oct 5 reached the CBI headquarters after a number of summons for questioning in connection with the alleged corruption in awarding the maintenance contract of two IRCTC hotels to a […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Reliance Industries Ltd chief Mukesh Ambani on Thursday emerged as India’s wealthiest for the 10th straight year as his net worth swelled to $38 billion (nearly Rs 2.5 trillion) while the wealth of 100 richest rose by […]
BATHINDA (TIP): A police team from Panchkula on Oct 5y brought Honeypreet, the adopted daughter of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, to the city for an investigation regarding her stay while in hiding. Sukhdeep Kaur, who was also arrested […]
LUCKNOW (TIP): Instead of urging not to be pessimistic about the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should focus on the two major challenges before the country — joblessness among the youth and predicament of farmers, said Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi on Thursday. Speaking […]
AMRITSAR (TIP): Akal Takht on October 5 excommunicated former Akali minister Sucha Singh Langah from the community for hurting Sikh sentiments after his arrest in a rape case. The decision was taken at a meeting of the five High Priests in […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian Embassy in the US celebrated the 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Monday, October 2, with Ambassador Navtej Serna doing the floral tribute in front of the Gandhi Statue outside the embassy. After lighting the […]
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (TIP): More than 60 global leaders addressed an international delegation of 500 attendees, including 14 Arab nations, from 44 countries, at the 2017 C3 U.S.- Arab Business & Healthcare Summit […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing on Oct 3 for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions. H-1B visas […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives which seeks to commemorate International Day of Non-Violence, the annual observance that takes place every October 2nd on the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) and Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced, on Oct 3, the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, legislation to reform the systemic problems in immigration detention system. This bill […]
HOUSTON (TIP): Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston held its 18th Annual Gala on September 30th, 2017, at Hilton Americas Downtown. The event coincided with the 4th Annual US-India Partnership day. The chamber […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Yashpal and Urmilesh Arya India Studies Library was recently dedicated at Stony Brook University. The library is located in the Bishembarnath and Sheela Mattoo Center for India Studies. Its naming recognizes […]
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