NEW DELHI (TIP): Foreign investors bringing in at least Rs. 10 crore capital will be eligible for residency status, easier visa regime and employment for family members among other benefits under a new policy approved […]
The military agreement signed with the US (LEMOA) has stolen all the thunder in two recent high-level interactions with the US. The spin seems to make the agreement the epitome of Indo-US ties because of […]
NEW YORK (TIP): People who hope to drive New York City’s famous yellow cabs must pass tests on such details as driving rules and where they can pick up passengers. But gone are the days […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Voluntary recalls are becoming quite common in the Indian automobile market particularly as more and more car companies are aligning their recall systems with global recalls. The Takata airbag problem has led to […]
An India-born woman optometrist in the UK was today handed down a two-year suspended jail term for failing to spot a life-threatening eye infection in an eight-year-old boy who later died. Honey Rose, 35, a […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Saregama Shakti, the latest app from the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group owned music label Saregama offers a large collection of devotional music on demand to provide users across the world with a medium […]
In a bid to check commercialization of surrogacy, the new draft Bill approved by the Union Cabinet has gone to another extreme. It aims to reinforce the traditional idea of Bharatiya Parivar, allowing a mami, chachi […]
NEW DELHI: In what could take the probe against Vijay Mallya forward, the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have received “crucial details” about properties and investments of the former liquor baron from several countries. Mallya […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Modi government’s plan to announce the General Budget in January might get the Congress’ support, even as some small parties remain apprehensive. The government is planning to advance the budget by […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s first and only individual Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra was on Thursday named chairman of a five-member review committee to probe the shooters’ Rio Games debacle but has recused himself from questioning […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Close on the heels of the Narsingh Yadav+ controversy, another athlete banned for doping has moved Delhi High Court alleging foul play. Sumati Devi, a national level weightlifter who is facing a […]
BENGALURU (TIP): The Sports Authority of India’s fears came true when marathon runner OP Jaisha, who left the campus as soon as she landed from Rio last week, tested positive for H1N1on August 25. Jaisha, […]
(New York, NY – August 25, 2016) Western Energy Regional Center, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)-approved EB-5 Regional Center, will host informational seminars in Mumbai, Pune and New Delhi, India, in October to […]
A revamped scholarship programme for children of NRIs and Persons of Indian Origin to pursue under graduate courses in Indian universities and institutions was on Wednesday announced by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Under the […]
Despite a hefty hike in fees of US H-1B and L-1 visas, there has been no drop in number of applications from India and the country continues to be the highest recipient of H-1B visas, […]
DUBAI: An Indian businessman here has announced a cash prize of Rs. 50 lakh for India’s silver-medalist ace shuttler P V Sindhu and Rs. 25 lakh for wrestler Sakshi Malik for winning the bronze medal […]
NEW YORK: Top economist and RBI’s former deputy governor Rakesh Mohan has been named senior fellow at the prestigious Yale University’s institute for global affairs. Mr Mohan will join the 2016-2017 class of 15 Senior […]
BALOCHISTAN: Pro-India protests have been staged by residents of Balochistan, condemning cases filed by Pakistan government against three Baloch leaders who praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 15 Independence Day speech. Cases have been filed against […]
NYC: An Indian-origin woman faces 25 years to life in prison in the NYC for strangling her 9-year-old step-daughter to death as federal prosecutors charged her with murder and her ex-husband for obstructing the investigation. Arjun Shamdai […]
NEW YORK (TIP): New York based America Tamil Sangam presented its highest honor -Tamil Ratna Award – on maestro AR Rahman at the United Nations General Assembly Hall on Monday, August 15, thehistoric day of […]
STAMFORD, CT (TIP): AmeriCares is deploying medical teams to Assam and Bihar, where relentless flooding has killed more than 90 people and forced nearly 1 million into relief camps. The first teams, organized by the […]
A case of sedition has been registered against Amnesty International India in Bangalore after it organized an event to highlight alleged human rights violations in Kashmir. Charges under the very ambiguous Section 124-A of the IPC have […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Sushil Kumar Shinde, a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and a former Minister of Home Affairs of India formally inaugurated the Maharashtra Chapter of INOC, USA on Aug. 16, 2016, at […]
In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national ethos are aberrations that need to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): We all have appreciated our external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj’s timely interventions and speedy responses on social media. She’s one of the most active foreign ministers in the world on Twitter with […]
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