KOLKATA (TIP): The Opposition parties will leave no stone unturned to garner support for Presidential election, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said. She also “hoped” that the Opposition combination leads to an anti-BJP political formation for the 2019 […]
By Mabel Pais NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Preity Uupula, a former Miss India International, said of Shen Yun, “The energy was very powerful in the room. (For) some of the pieces, I just closed my eyes and I felt […]
Atul kumar Babubhai Patel, 58, had shortness of breath and was hospitalized .His death is the second death of a detainee in ICE custody this week ATLANTA (TIP): A man in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has died after […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): When US President Donald Trump travels to Saudi Arabia to address the Muslim world this week, participating leaders would be asked to sign a pledge to make it “illegal” in their country to fund outfits that […]
UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley accused North Korea on Tuesday of intimidating the entire international community with its nuclear program, military ability and cyberattacks, and said any country that doesn’t implement UN sanctions is supporting Pyongyang’s actions. “No […]
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): On May 13, 2017 Senior Citizen Parivar of Elgin Parivar celebrated Mother’s Day at the auditorium of Church located at 1500 old Church road in Elgin, Illinois. Chairman Dhirajbhai Suvagia and emcee Mr. Jayendra Desai extended their warm […]
LONDON (TIP): Prime Minister of UK Theresa May, on Thursday, May18, unveiled her Conservative Party’s election manifesto that makes cutting immigration from countries like India, a central poll pledge if her party wins the June 8 general election. The British […]
Trump decries special counsel’s appointment as ‘single greatest witch-hunt’ in US history WASHINGTON (TIP): Former FBI director Robert Mueller has been appointed as special counsel to investigate alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election and possible collusion between President Donald […]
Diplomatic victory for India as ICJ asks defiant Pakistan to implement ruling NEW DELHI (TIP): The International Court of Justice (ICJ), on May 18, stayed the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav until it rules on the merits of the case. The stay passed unanimously […]
LONDON/SINGAPORE/TORONTO (TIP): May 12 “unprecedented” ransomware cyberattack has hit as many as 200,000 victims in over 150 countries, Rob Wainwright, the head of EU police agency Europol said on Sunday. He warned of possible fresh disruptions when workers switch on computers at the […]
LONDON (TIP): UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had a tough time on May 17 on the election campaign trail when a British Sikh woman admonished him for talking about whiskey during a stop at a gurdwara in the […]
TEHRAN, IRAN (TIP): Iranians began voting May 19 in the country’s first presidential election since its nuclear deal with world powers, as incumbent Hassan Rouhani faced a staunch challenge from a hard-line opponent over his outreach to the wider […]
MILAN (TIP): Officials say an ancient ornamental bronze stud has been stolen from an exhibit inside the Pompeii archaeological site. The 6th century stud was one of four that decorated a reproduction of an ancient door that is […]
LONDON (TIP): Civil aviation and security authorities in London have claimed that Border Force (BF) officers had found a “quantity of heroin” on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight that landed at Heathrow Airport on May 15. They […]
SEOUL (TIP): North Korea’s missile program is progressing faster than expected, South Korea’s defense minister said on May 15, hours after the UN Security Council demanded the North halt all nuclear and ballistic missile tests and condemned Sunday’s test-launch. The reclusive […]
BEIJING (TIP): The China-made attack helicopter Z-19E made its deput flight from the Harbin airport on May 18 marking a major step towards the country’s entry into the global market for combative choppers. Also called the “Black Whirlwind,” […]
TOKYO (TIP): The Japanese government on May 19 approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne, in the first such abdication in two centuries. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet signed off […]
BEIJING (TIP): China says it has reached agreement with the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations on the rough outline of a legally binding code of conduct designed to prevent clashes in the strategic South China […]
SEOUL (TIP): South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on May 14 there was a “high possibility” of conflict with North Korea, which is pressing ahead with nuclear and missile programmes it says it needs to counter US aggression. The comments came […]
Narrow-mindedness, lack of vision, and an inflated sense of our own place in the world drove this latest tantrum “Our self-deceptionwouldn’t matter had it not led to India potentially being frozen out of the most important trade architecture in our part […]
NEW YORK (TIP): One person died and 12 others injured when a car plowed into pedestrians in New York’s busy Times Square today, with authorities saying the driver of the vehicle, a US Navy veteran, has a criminal […]
UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley accused North Korea on Tuesday of intimidating the entire international community with its nuclear program, military ability and cyberattacks, and said any country that doesn’t implement UN sanctions is supporting Pyongyang’s actions. “No […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Justice Department on May 17 independently named former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, sending the four month old Presidency into a deeper crisis. The appointment, apparently made […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has launched a new political action organisation to fight against US President Donald Trump’s agenda and raise funds for five prominent progressive groups. “I believe more fiercely than ever that citizen […]
NEW YORK (TIP): An artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat (zhahn mee-SHEHL’ BAH’-skee-aht) sold for a record $110.5 million at auction in New York. Sotheby’s said the sale of “Untitled” Thursday night in Manhattan was an auction record for the […]
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