Month: September 2012
5 Indian-Americans on Forbes’ richest list
NEW YORK (TIP): Vinod Khosla, Bharat Desai and three other Indian-Americans figured on the list of richest people in the US released by Forbes magazine. The magazine released the list on September 19. Bill Gates […]
“Prime suspect” in Libya consulate attack dares government to arrest him
BENGHAZI : Ahmed Boukhatala didn’t look like a wanted man, sipping mango juice across the table from me in a Benghazi hotel, a CBS correspondent reported. Dressed in a crisp white robe, a long grey […]
Bank of America to cut Jobs
NEW YORK (TIP): Bank of America Corp. is accelerating a broad cost-cutting plan and has set a target of shedding 16,000 jobs by year’s end-cuts that would see the company relinquish its title as U.S. […]
Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Foundation: a Lighthouse of Hope for Cancer Patients
It was a pleasant afternoon on September 18 that I was in the company of Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation Board of Governors and Executive Members at Akbar Restaurant in Garden City, Long Island. Sher S […]
Flushing Saibaba temple to hold Gita discoursea
NEW YORK (TIP): The Saibaba temple on Robinson Street in Flushing, Queens is organizing a program on the Bhagavad-Gita on September 22, according to information given out by the temple management. The discourse will be […]
US House seeks hate crime data against Sikh Americans
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): As many as 81 members of the US House of Representatives have introduced a resolution supporting a call to the Justice Department to begin collecting comprehensive data on hate crimes committed against […]
International calls set to become cheaper on new TRAI rule
New Delhi (TIP): International long distance call charges are set to come down with the telecom regulator introducing a new measure that will intensify competition in this segment. TRAI has allowed telephone users of one […]
Kristen Stewart Going topless no big deal
Kristen Stewart has revealed that her upcoming film ‘On The Road’ director Walter Salles made her so comfortable that filming the topless scene didn’t bother her. The 22-year-old actress was full of praise for Salles, […]
Pam flaunts her sexy body in ‘Baywatch’ swimsuit
Pamela Anderson seemed to be recreating her ‘Baywatch’ days, as she slipped into her iconic swimsuit to film a commercial in Rio de Janiero. The mother-of-two looked incredible, as she recreated that dash along the […]
Gwyneth Paltrow named best dressed celeb
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been named the best dressed celebrity by People magazine. She tops the magazine’s list of “best dressed of 2012”. Earlier this year, Paltrow was crowned the ‘best dressed’ at the 2012 […]
Movie review Special Forces
Cast: Diane Kruger, Djimon Hounsou, Benoit Magimel, Denis Menochet, Raphael Personnaz Direction: Stephane Rybojad Genre: Action Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes Story: Elsa, a french journalist, is kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Enter the […]
Sonakshi turns teekhi
Ajay Devgn loves being a prankster. He teamed up with Sanjay Dutt to challenge their Son Of Sardaar co-star Sonakshi Sinha to eat a few chillies on the movie’s set, and the actress was daring […]
Malaika Would like to make more sequels of ‘Dabangg’
In 2010 Salman Khan delivered the biggest hit of the year: ‘Dabangg. Now that he is coming back with a sequel, producer Malaika Arora Khan says the brand Dabangg will be carried forward. Malaika turned […]
HCL Tech signs five-year deal with Freescale
NEW DELHI (TIP): HCL Technologies on Wednesday entered into a five-year deal with Free scale Semiconductor, manufacturer of embedded processing solutions. The companies declined to give the deal value but sources said that it was […]
Sridevi being hailed as India’s Meryl Streep
The premiere of Sridevi’s comeback film English Vinglish at the Toronto Film Festival’s prestigious ‘Gala’ section on Friday evening was an outright winner. Funnily more than the two ladies Sridevi and her director Gauri Shinde, […]
U.N General Assembly opens its 67th Session
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The United Nations General Assembly officially opened for its 67th session on Tuesday, September 18, and an estimated 123 world leaders arrived at U.N. Headquarters in New York before the General Debate […]
Sunita’s triathlon: Running, biking, ‘swimming’ in space
HOUSTON (TIP): Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams set yet another record as she completed a triathlon in space by running, biking and ‘swimming’ along with athletes during the Nautica Malibu Triathlon held in Southern California over […]
Movie review Barfi
Story: An almost silent relationship between a deaf-mute and an autistic that speaks volumes about unconditional love. Movie Review: He was born to a song playing on a Murphy radio, but this ‘Murphy’ baby (Ranbir) […]
ARCTIC ICE MAY TOTALLY COLLAPSE IN 4 YEARS, SAYS EXPERT
LONDON (TIP): Arctic sea ice may completely collapse within four years due to global warming, one of the world’s leading ice experts has warned. As the sea area freezes and melts each year, shrinking to […]