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Hundreds missing as Bangladesh toll tops 270
DHAKA (TIP): The search for survivors from Bangladesh‘s worst industrial accident stretched into a third day with the death toll rising to 273 after the collapse of a building housing factories that made lowcost garments […]
Europe
Toy-car remote used in Boston bombings
BOSTON (TIP): The Chechen-origin Boston bombings suspects used a remote-control device from a toy car to set off explosives and apparently learnt to build a bomb from an al-Qaida online magazine, a top American lawmaker […]
Europe
United States
Obama, ex-presidents honor George Bush at new museum
DALLAS (TIP): President Barack Obama praised his predecessor at the dedication of his library for showing strength and resolve in the days after the September 11 attacks and said if Congress passes immigration reform “it […]
Business & Economics
Transition in Afghanistan: A War of Perceptions
Abstract: A decade after the military intervention that dislodged the Taliban-Al Qaeda combine, peace and stability continues to elude Afghanistan. There is still no consensus in Western capitals on what constitutes the ‘end-state’ in Afghanistan. […]
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The End of Road for Musharraf
Whichever way the Hitchcockian drama in Islamabad plays out there is at least one certainty in the grand confusion: that Pervez Musharraf, arguably the most delusional of the four military dictators that have ruled Pakistan […]
United States
United States
Meet an artist, par excellence Noor Amrohvi the light of literary congregations
“You need just a few sincere friends to make life pleasurable”, says Noor. In every city, in every era and in every country a high bright star becomes the center of attention of everybody. Yet […]
United States
US aims to expand India arms trade by “billions of dollars”
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has already made “tremendous progress” in expanding weapons sales to India since 2008, and US companies could see “billions of dollars” in additional sales in coming years, a senior US […]
Europe
‘Don’t despair; you can still buy a home!’ The Ace Real Estate Guy Kenny Singh says
Early predictions in 2013 seem to point that the real estate market is on the road to recovery. Kenny Singh also advertises this fact. He says, “In 2012, we were doing okay but this year, […]
India
Indian American Devotee Ramalinga Raju Donates $3 Mn To Tirumala Temple
TIRUPATHI (TIP): In a princely offering, an NRI devotee from US donated $ 3 Mn to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala. M Ramalinga Raju, an entrepreneur based in the United […]
United States
Alien Tort Statute’s extra-territorial wings clipped and Charles Dickens Smiles
NEW YORK (TIP): The Alien Tort Claim Act or ATS violated the core principle of respectful co-existence by and between sovereigns/nations in the comity of nations – and invited retaliatory reciprocity whereby other nations could […]
United States
“GANG OF EIGHT” Senators formally file Immigration Bill -Border security is the cornerstone of immigration reform
WASHINGTON (TIP): A bipartisan group of senators formally filed legislation early Wednesday, April 17 calling for border security as the cornerstone of immigration reform. The bill also would prevent undocumented immigrants from reaching full legal […]
Business & Economics
Looking East, Looking West: U.S. Support for India’s Regional Leadership
Today, I’d like to talk about India‘s growing influence, felt in the East through its “Look East” policy and in the west, particularly as we move toward the transition in Afghanistan. I’ll highlight how India’s […]
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Sri Chinmoy: Dreamer of World Oneness
On April 13, 1964 Sri Chinmoy came to New York. Since then he tirelessly dedicated his life for the world peace and to the fulfillment of the unlimited potential of the human spirit. A prolific […]
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The Iron Lady of UK- Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher’s political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times. Born in October 1925 at Grantham, a small market town in eastern England, she rose to become the first (and for […]
Europe
Dev Ratnam-Integrity, Charity, Modesty Propel This Visionary
I am passionate about doing well not only in career but also in my community. I won’t say it’s a passion but I am very keen on being an honorable member in our community. I […]
United States
United States
Rights activists protest across US, demand closure of Guantanamo Bay
WASHINGTON (TIP): Rights activists across the United States held a series of protests on Thursday demanding the closure of Guantanamo Bay as a hunger-strike at the jail entered a third month. In a day of […]
United States
Indian-American Sri Srinivasan, Kamala Harris headed for US apex court
WASHINGTON (TIP): The hearing for Sri Srinivasan’s confirmation as federal judge, the first ever Indian- American to serve the post, began Wednesday, April 10. However, he is quipped to move up to the US supreme […]
United States
United States
Obama Branded Sexist for Remark on Indian-American Kamala Harris
She is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough, and she is exactly what you’d want in anybody who is administering the law, and making sure that everybody is getting a fair shake,” […]
Europe
US military to return some Okinawa land to Japan: Reports
TOKYO (TIP): Japan and the United States have agreed on a plan that will see some land occupied by the US military returned to the islands in a bid to break the deadlock in a […]