Month: October 2014
INDIA’S FARM SOPS UNDER LENS AT WTO
NEW DELHI (TIP): The United States and Pakistan have questioned several of India‘s farm trade policies, including its land holding laws and the subsidy mechanism at the World Trade Organization, which is the latest assault […]
BILL GATES RANKED RICHEST AMERICAN BY FORBES
NEW YORK (TIP): Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates topped Forbes’ latest list of the 400 richest Americans for the 21st straight year. The list, released on Monday, was largely unchanged for 2014 and showed the rich […]
TOYOTA RECALLS 690,000 PICKUPS IN US OVER FIRE RISK
WASHINGTON (TIP): Toyota said it was recalling about 690,000 Tacoma pickup trucks in the United States to fix a suspension system flaw that could result in vehicle fires. The safety recall covers model years 2005-2011 […]
MAJOR CAR COMPANIES CONTINUE TO SEE REVIVAL
NEW DELHI (TIP): With auto industry continuing on the revival mode, major car makers including Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Honda, Toyota and M&M reported good domestic sales growth in September ahead of the festive season. Others […]
Sarita Devi calls for better judging after Asian Games 2014 Controversy
NEW DELHI (TIP) She has offered unconditional apology for an emotionally-charged protest at the Asian Games but Indian boxer L Sarita Devi hoped that her outburst would ensure better judging at next month’s World Championship […]
Asian Games 2014: Kabaddi heroes and heroines get special message from PM Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI (TIP) Good news from kabaddi continues,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as he congratulated the women’s and men’s kabaddi teams for winning gold medals in Incheon Asiad games today. In separate congratulatory […]
Modi’s American Journey Building bridges for the future
By S Nihal Singh “Behind the new approaches being made by the two countries to revive the elan of earlier years are the geopolitical realities of Asia and the balancing of the great power status […]