Sri Lanka
Waiver Augurs Well For Indo-US Ties, Say Officials
NEW DELHI (TIP): New Delhi is happy that Washington has granted another sixmonth waiver to India on Iran-related sanctions just ahead of the fourth Indo-US strategic dialogue. Along with India, China, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, […]
More Than 6,500 Indians Languish In Foreign Jails
CHENNAI (TIP): More than 6,500 Indians are living an uncertain life in prisons in 80 foreign countries, half of them in three Gulf countries. The Gulf countries have the largest number of Indian prisoners, with […]
Hero MotoCorp starts ops in Africa, LatAm
NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s largest twowheeler maker, Hero MotoCorp, said it had commenced operations in Africa, Latin and Central America. Pawan Munjal, managing director & chief executive officer, Hero MotoCorp, said: “We have started […]
Diplomats celebrate the festival of Spring, Holi
NEW YORK (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations celebrated Holi at the permanent mission here on Wednesday, March 27, in style and with great enthusiasm. Colors and flower petals expressed the […]
Us Resolution Calls For ‘Credible’ Investigation By Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US-sponsored draft resolution before the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in ( UNHRC) “calls” the Sri Lankan government to conduct an “independent and credible” investigation into allegations of human […]
Dragon’s Feet In Land Of Cold Blooded Murders
When the chilling new photographs of LTTE supremo Velupillai Pirapaharan’s 12-year-old son Balachandran captured and held in a sandbag bunker of the Sri Lankan Army and executed in cold blood and photographed again were published […]
Commonwealth Day Celebrated
NEW YORK (TIP): A reception to celebrate the Commonwealth Day was organized at Sri Lanka mission here on 11th March. Sri Lanka, UK and Australia cohosted the event. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon was among […]
NACSAA’s ‘Thomas Jefferson’s Eternal Vigilance’ Awards Presented
NEW YORK (TIP): National Advisory Council on South Asian Affairs’ (NACSAA’s) “Thomas Jefferson’s Eternal Vigilance” Awards were presented to Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon and Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri on March 8, 2013, at the Roosevelt […]
Ajanta Caves A Legacy From The Golden Age
Ajanta and Ellora are the pride of Maharashtra. The rock-cut caves of both these sites are world famous and illustrate the degree of skill and artistry that Indian craftsmen had achieved several hundred years ago. […]
Is Rest Doing Virat Kohli Any Good?
NEW DELHI (TIP): Has the BCCI missed a trick by not including Virat Kohli in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Cup, or even the India A and Board President’s XI teams which […]
Raina, Rohit Lead India To Series Triumph
MOHALI (TIP): As Virat Kohli had promised before the match, the Indian team didn’t leave anything to chance and sealed the one-day series right here with a comprehensive five-wicket win over England. With this win, […]