ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistani Taliban on December 11 criticized Nobel laureate Malala Yoususzai, saying the teenage activist has entered into an agreement with “satanic forces” to promote western culture and destroy Pakistan. In its first reaction […]
COLOMBO (TIP): A Sri Lankan military transport aircraft crashed near the capital Colombo on Decmeber 12 killing four people on board and injuring another crew member, police said. The Antonov AN-32 aircraft slammed into a […]
WARR ACRES, OK (TIP): An Indian American Dr. Nareshkumar G. Patel, 62, was arrested Tuesday, December 9, at his Warr Acres clinic. The arrest was the result of an undercover operation involving three female investigators […]
MOBILE, AL (TIP): An Indian American, who has admitted to being involved in the distribution of spice, was sentenced Dec. 8 to 48 months in prison. Harshadbhai Patel of Mobile was also ordered to serve […]
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): A major storm pummeled California and the Pacific northwest on december 11 with heavy rain and high winds, killing one man, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, disrupting flights […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US House of Representatives passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill late on December 11 to fund most federal agencies through September 30, the end of the current fiscal year. By a vote […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): The tense email exchanges between Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin and Sony cochairman Amy Pascal have been leaked on internet by the hackers. In the exchange, Rudin and Pascal discuss Angelina Jolie, who […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Closing out a TV career that has spanned more than three decades and influenced a generation of comedians, David Letterman will end his record-setting run as a late-night star on May 20, CBS […]
ALIGARH (TIP): Dharam Jagran Samiti, an RSS offshoot, has distributed pamphlets in Aligarh seeking donations for converting Christians and Muslims to Hinduism. The pamphlet says it costs Rs 2 lakh to convert a Christian and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A heated debate in the Lok Sabha on the alleged conversion of 200 Muslims to Hinduism in Agra saw a united opposition accusing the government of engineering “religious polarisation” for political gains. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11 expressed joy over the UN general assembly adopting an India-led resolution declaring June 21 as ‘International Day of Yoga’ and thanked all the 177 nations […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (TIP): The Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Thursday registered a case against Finance Minister K M Mani on charges of accepting Rs 50 lakh as bribe from bar owners to ensure favourable […]
RAMNAGAR (TIP): She is 46 now and Shiv Kumar Yadav, the man accused of raping a finance executive in an Uber cab in Delhi, used to call her ‘chachi’ (aunt). But that didn’t stop him […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Cabinet on Thursday approved 49% foreign investment in insurance companies through the FIPB route ensuring management control in the hands of Indian promoters. “The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): After finding itself at the receiving end of several malicious campaigns in the social media, the Army on Thursday spelt out the dos and don’ts for its personnel who use these platforms. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A proposal to give Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, triggered after assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has been approved by […]
HONG KONG (TIP): Hong Kong police arrested pro-democracy activists and cleared most of the main protest site on december 11, marking an end to more than two months of street demonstrations in the Chinese-controlled city, […]
GENEVA (TIP): A clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine developed by Merck and NewLink has been halted temporarily as a precautionary measure after four patients complained of joint pains, the University of Geneva Hospital said […]
BELGIUM (TIP): There are few things people agree on in linguistically divided Belgium, but an effort to get Belgian potato fries recognized as global cultural heritage and put it on a par with Peking opera […]
Actress Bipasha Basu may have done bold scenes in her previous releases, but she feels her forthcoming movie “Alone” is her boldest movie so far. In “Alone”, directed by Bhushan Patel, the Bengali beauty has […]
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