NEW YORK (TIP): Death of Sarabjit Singh as a result of injuries inflicted on him in a brutal attack in Kot Lakhpat Rai jail in Pakistan has evoked strong condemnation from the Indian community across […]
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 […]
PORT WASHINGTON, NY (TIP): “Supervisor Jon Kaiman and the North Hempstead Town Board are proud to host the fourth annual Asian American Festival, a celebration of the growing ethnic diversity within the Town of North […]
BEIJING (TIP): Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China’s security forces considered a tactic they’d never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills […]
The 224-member Karnataka assembly will go to polls on May 5 and counting of votes will take place on May 8. Undoubtedly, this will set the tone for the 2014 general elections and will have […]
Even as thousands in Bhikhiwind, Amritsar, the native place of Sarabjit Singh, watched with tearful eyes the cremation of the brave son of India, some thoughts must have crossed their minds. Why did he have […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Phulbir Singh, an Indian American settled in the state of Indianapolis has been sentenced to three years in jail for selling drugs, according to available reports published May 2. He will have to […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Two Air India pilots put the lives of 166 passengers on a Bangkok- Delhi flight in danger by taking a 40-minute break from the cockpit and getting two stewardesses to operate the plane […]
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nation, Asoke Mukerji hosted an inaugural reception at the Permanent Mission in New York April 30th. Senior officials at the UN, diplomats […]
ISELIN, NJ (TIP): Touchdown Media Inc. announced April 19 the second outing of the popular OAK TREE SHOPPING FESTIVAL. Scheduled for the weekend of May 18 and 19, 2013, this 2-day extravaganza will be held […]
EDISON, NJ (TIP): The innovative mandolin maestro U.Shrinivas with his amazingly talented brother U.Rajesh will be performing live in concert on May 5 in Edison, NJ. Shrinivas is well known for his niche in Indian […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The body of Sarabjit Singh was brought back on May 2 evening in a special aircraft sent by India. Two Indian diplomats accompanied the body, which was received at Amritsar airport by […]
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Organized by the Sikh Cultural Society, Richmond Hill, New York, the Sikh Day Parade on April 27 in Manhattan, New York, attracted, as usual, large crowds of Sikh men, women and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India will retaliate massively even if Pakistan uses tactical nuclear weapons against it. With Pakistan developing “tactical” nuclear warheads, that is, miniaturizing its weapons to be carried on short-range missiles, India will […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Scores of angry Sikh groups, waving placards and shouting slogans, blocked a busy road and disrupted the Metro service for a few hours to express their outrage over the acquittal of Congress […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The “acne” — as foreign minister Salman khurshid described it — could well turn into a deep scar on India’s face, with the Chinese reinforcing their position across the Line of Actual […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Four states account for nearly half of the country’s dalit population, reveals the 2011 census. Uttar Pradesh stands first with 20.5% of the total scheduled caste (SC) population, followed by West Bengal with […]
BEIJING (TIP): While there is no official announcement, officials say Li has has expressed wish to make New Delhi first halt of his maiden foreign tour and it is expected to take place in May. […]
Sikh organizations representatives presented a memorandum to the German Consulate On 18th April 2013 seeking Germany’s intervention in saving the life of Prof. Bhullar who is in death row in India
On April 18th, nearly 500 Sikh men and women demonstrated near the Indian Consulate in Manhattan to demand that Prof. Bhullar who has been sentenced to death be freed. The demonstrators shouted slogans against government […]
NEW DELH (TIP)I: A third flag meeting to resolve the stand-off created by the April 15th Chinese incursion in Ladakh may be held on Friday, according to sources in the security establishment. The third meeting […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has formally protested to the US the brief detention of Uttar Pradesh urban development minister Mohammad Azam Khan at Boston airport as he arrived to take part in an event at […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A cautious government on April 25 announced that foreign minister Salman Khurshid will indeed be travelling to Beijing on May 9, as India prepares to receive Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on May […]
COLOMBO (TIP): India has said that the recent attacks on Sri Lankan Buddhist monks in Tamil Nadu were isolated incidents and did not reflect the strong people-to-people bonds. “These were isolated incidents and did not […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US authorities have recalled handmade baby dolls manufactured in India as the toy poses “choking hazard” to young children. Sold in the US by Illinois-based Land of Nod, the baby dolls were […]
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