BY BHARAT H DESAI & BALRAJ K SIDHU India’s moving the International Court of Justice to seek justice for Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former naval officer who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court vindicates the majesty of international law. […]
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos and Hofstra University hosted a Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Forum on May 17th at the Sondra & David Mack Student Center to promote MWBE opportunities. This first collaboration between […]
BALDWIN, NY (TIP): Mr. George Siberon, announced his candidacy for the Nassau County Legislature – District 5, offering his extensive knowledge and experience, in working with minorities, the disadvantaged and those neglected by government. George is running as an Independent Democrat for […]
NEW JERSEY (TIP): Dr Dilbagh Singh Athwal, a “miracle plant breeder” who was among those who laid the foundation of the Green Revolution in the 1960s, passed away in New Jersey (USA), May 15 evening. He was 88. His family, including his two sons, were by […]
JERSEY CITY, NJ (TIP): The New Jersey Leadership Program (NJLP) announced the official launch of its podcast called “Politics and Spice.” The podcast will interview South Asian Americans throughout various sectors that have been successful in their field, including politics, government, media, business […]
LONDON (TIP): An Indian origin councilor has been elected as the mayor of populous Loughton town in the UK. Philip Abraham has been serving as the deputy mayor for the last one year. He has taken over the role from previous mayor […]
Kicker:Removing stigma and identifying depression help women get the support they need NEW YORK CITY (TIP): First Lady Chirlane McCray announced, May 18, that all NYC Health + Hospitals locations citywide will now provide maternal depression screenings for pregnant […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): A vehicle that ploughed into pedestrians at Times Square in New York City on Thursday, May 18. One woman died and 22 others injured when a car ploughed into pedestrians in New York’s busy Times Square today, with authorities saying the driver […]
Navy “Leap Frogs” Parachute Team and Navy/Marine Raid Force Demonstrations Part of 2017 Fleet Week MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that Nassau County will once again host a Marine and Navy Helicopter […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Jaipur Literature Festival, the world’s largest literary festival of its kind, will make its mark at a number of literary and art events in USA this fall. The festival has entered into a collaboration with New York […]
Ashok Ojha NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Addressing media persons Mrs. Das said, “The final date for registration is date for submission of applications for registration as OCI cardholder in lieu of PIO card online has been extended till […]
The nation was left shocked today morning when the news broke that 59-year old actress, Reema Lagoo passed away. The Maine Pyar Kiya star suffered a heart attack last night and was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani […]
Vijender cuts ties with UK promoters NEW DELHI (TIP): Vijender Singh has terminated his contract with the UK-based Queensberry Promotions, complaining that the company failed to deliver on its obligations in the last one year. The reigning WBO Asia Pacific champion, who […]
OZ TRIES TO LURE ITS STAR PLAYERS OUT OF IPL SYDNEY: (TIP): Cricket Australia (CA) has made an attempt to lure away its key players from the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) by offering them multi-year central contracts. The […]
KINGS XI PUNJAB PIP MUMBAI INDIANS TO STAY IN IPL HUNT Wriddhiman Saha’s unbeaten 55-ball 93 powered Kings XI Punjab to 230/3 against Mumbai Indians in an IPL – Indian Premier League 2017 encounter. In reply, MI could score 223/6 in 20 […]
ZOE SALDANA FEARED BEING TYPECAST Actress Zoe Saldana, who plays Gamora in sci-fi thriller ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’, says she once got worried about doing too many sci-fi films as she felt it could harm her career. The 38-year-old […]
MARGOT ROBBIE TO STAR IN, PRODUCE ‘DREAMLAND’ Actress Margot Robbie is set to star in as well as produce bank robber thriller ‘Dreamland’. The movie will be directed by Sundance winner Miles Joris- Peyrafitte. […]
EMILY BLUNT TO STAR IN ‘EDGE OF TOMORROW’ SEQUEL Director Doug Liman has confirmed that actress Emily Blunt will return for the sequel of ‘Edge of Tomorrow’, along with Hollywood star Tom Cruise. Blunt, 34, will reprise her role of […]
PARIS HILTON HINTS AT ENGAGEMENT TO ZYLKA Paris Hilton has hinted at getting engaged to boyfriend Chris Zylka, said “my mom loves him and definitely approves.” The 36-year-old socialite attended the Race to Erase MS Gala at the Beverly […]
M O V I E R E V I E W MANTOSTAAN CAST: Raghuvir Yadav, Veerender Saxena, Sonal Sehgal, Shoib Shah, Raina Bassnet, Rahat Kazmi DIRECTION: Rahat Kazmi GENRE: Drama DURATION: 1 hour 28 minutes STORY […]
KATRINA OPENS UP ABOUT HER HOLLYWOOD PLANS While her contemporaries like Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone are busy heading westward to pursue their Hollywood ambitions, Katrina Kaif says she is very content to work just in Bollywood films. When asked if she’d […]
PRIYANKA CHOPRA TO CO-PRODUCE A FILM Priyanka Chopra who turned producer with a number of regional films ranging from Bhojpuri and Marathi to Sikkimese, Goan and Bengali, is now planning to venture into Hindi film production. The 34-year-old-actress wants to […]
THE GETAWAY TO MEET THE OMNIPRESENT Char Dham of Uttarakhand or ChotaChar Dham (small four abodes) is one of the most important Hindu Pilgrimages in India. It comprises of four most holy sites of Uttarakhand, namely – Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri […]
Infosys to layoff employees for ‘non-performance’ BENGALURU (TIP): Infosys is likely to “fire” an unspecified number of its employees for “non-performance”, over a week after announcing on May […]
I-T Dept launches new facility to link PAN with Aadhaar NEW DELHI (TIP): The Income Tax Department has launched a new e-facility to allow a taxpayer link in “easy” steps one’s Aadhaar and Permanent Account Number (PAN), a mandatory […]
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