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THE RAMAYANA
contined from vol 8 issue 33 Queen Kausalya’s bosom rankles with a woman’s secret smart, Let her not with woman’s vengeance turn upon her prouder foe, And as crownéd Rama’s mother venge her in Kaikeyi’s […]
Month: September 2014
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Roger Federer escapes Gael Monfils to reach US Open semifinals
NEW YORK (TIP): Roger Federer saved two match points to defeat Gael Monfils 4-6, 3-6, 6- 4, 7-5, 6-2 and reach his ninth US Open semifinal on September 5, keeping alive his dream of a […]
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Sania Mirza reaches final of US Open mixed doubles with Bruno Soares
NEW YORK (TIP): Sania Mirza is in line to win her third Grand Slam title and first with new partner Bruno Soares as the top seeded pair struggled past Yung-Jan Chan and Ross Hutchins to […]
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TIGER’S BETTER OFF WITHOUT A COACH, SAYS ELS
SINGAPORE (TIP): Ernie Els said on September 4 Tiger Woods should forget about hiring a new coach after splitting with Sean Foley and could return to major-winning form on his own. South African Els said […]
Europe
NRI landlord needn’t prove ownership to evict tenant, says SC
NEW DELHI (TIP): Non-resident Indians cannot be asked to prove ownership of their property to get their tenants evicted, the Supreme Court has said while overruling a high court order. “If ordinarily a landlord cannot […]
Europe
Leaders: US, UK will ‘not be cowed’ by militants
NEWPORT, WALES (TIP): Faced with a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron declared on Thursday that their nations will “not be cowed” by extremists […]
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Where are you, NDMF?
Every year, come September, and we would hear Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation knock at the door. But strangely enough, there is no knock as yet this year. Nor is there any sound of approaching footsteps, […]
United States
United States
Dallas City Council, in broad strokes, backs proposal to privatize Fair Park
DALLAS (TIP): The Dallas City Council on Wednesday, September 3, offered broad support for a proposal to hand over Fair Park’s operations and management to a private, nonprofit group. A special Fair Park task force […]
India
PM Modi seen as Pied Piper for Japanese investments in India
NEW DELHI (TIP): India Inc sees a big leap in Japan‘s business interest in India, with the commitment of $35 billion in infrastructure a case in point, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned home on […]
India
India offers essential 3Ds to Japan – democracy, demography & demand
Tokyo (TIP): Inviting Japanese investors to ‘Make in India‘, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “There is no better place than India for Japanese investors. India is one of the most competitive markets in the world.” […]
India
India
Scrap all but 46 coal blocks allotted since 1993: Attorney general
NEW DELHI: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the government was prepared for the eventuality of cancellation of all coal block allocations since 1993 as that was the logical corollary of the court […]
India
Akhilesh laptops to play Modi CDs
LUCKNOW (TIP): Political opposition notwithstanding, the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh has made elaborate arrangements to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s speech reaches lakhs of students in the state this Teachers’ Day. The […]
India
Andhra Pradesh’s new capital to be located in Vijayawada region: Naidu
NEW DELHI (TIP): Andhra Pradesh’s new capital will be located in Vijayawada region, chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced in the state assembly on September 4. Naidu told the assembly that the government has decided […]
India
Court Issues Death Warrant Against Surinder Koli in Nithari Case
Ghaziabad (TIP): In a fresh development in Nithari serial murder cases, Ghaziabad sessions court has issued death warrant against Surinder Koli in connection with the brutal killing of 14-year-old Rimpa Halder. CBI sources saidthat a […]
India
United States
COMMITMENTS ON 3 FRONTS TEST OBAMA’S FOREIGN POLICY
WASHINGTON (TIP): In vowing in Estonia on Wednesday to defend vulnerable NATO nations from Russia, President Obama has now committed the United States to three major projections of its power: a “pivot” to Asia, a […]
United States
US sending 200 troops for drills in Ukraine: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States will send about 200 troops to take part in a US-led annual exercise in Ukraine later this month, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, in a show of solidarity with Kiev. […]
United States
UN says $600 million needed to tackle Ebola as deaths top 1,900
WASHINGTON/CONAKRY (TIP): The United Nations said $600 million in supplies would be needed to fight West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, as the death toll from the worst ever epidemic of the virus topped 1,900 and Guinea […]
United States
GIRL, 5, TRAPPED IN SPINNING WASHING MACHINE, SURVIVES
AUSTIN (TIP): A five-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after she became trapped in a washing machine in an American launderette. The child, who has not been named, was churned inside the drum for several […]
United States
Biden: US will follow terrorists to ‘gates of hell’
KITTERY (MAINE (TIP)): Vice-President Joe Biden on September 3 said America will follow the terrorists who posted videos showing the beheading of two journalists “to the gates of hell.” Biden said the Islamic State militant […]
United States
US to hold new nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva
WASHINGTON (TIP): American and Iranian officials will resume negotiations in Geneva this week as they seek to hammer out a full nuclear deal ahead of a November deadline, US officials said on September 3. The […]
United States
Gay group to march openly in Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in New York
NEW YORK (TIP): Organizers of the New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade said on Wednesday they will allow a gay group to march under its own banner in the 2015 procession, changing a decades-old […]
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