NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American sitarist Anoushka Shankar and Indo-British director Asif Kapadia are among the Indian-origin nominees for the 58th Grammy Awards, which will be held in February 2016. Shankar, 34, has been nominated […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers, including those of Indian-origin, are developing a portable sensor that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether an eye injury is mild or severe. The device called OcuCheck measures levels of vitamin C […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American doctor and professor of dental sciences has been elected vice-president of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Rena N D’Souza, an internationally regarded researcher and highly honored dental educator is an alumni […]
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton took aim at fellow White House hopeful Donald Trump over his call to ban Muslims from entering the United States, saying: “I no longer think he is funny.” Appearing on NBC’s “Late […]
LAS VEGAS (TIP): Hindus term The Church of England’s condemning United Kingdom (UK) cinemas for showing a Hindu-themed short animation film as “out-of-line”. The Animated Superhero Movie is on Hindu Deities undirected by Indian American Director Sanjay Patel. […]
LAHORE (TIP): Prosecution in Mumbai attack case faced embarrassment when a key witness turned hostile saying that Ajmal Kasab, the lone gunman caught alive after the assault and later hanged, was alive. “Mudassir Lakhvi, the […]
KANDAHAR (TIP): With final mopping up operations continuing late on Wednesday in Kandahar, 24 hours after Taliban insurgents attacked its airport, 37 civilians and members of Afghan security forces had been killed and 35 wounded, […]
DHAKA: She’s one of the most talked-about women in Bangladesh today and also one of the most admired and reviled. Tureen Afroz is the person responsible for sending the 1971 war criminals to the gallows […]
ISLAMABAD: A three-tier security arrangement headed by police and backed up by para-military and the army was put in place by Pakistan for a regional conference on Afghanistan with security forces keeping a strict vigil […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Farha Sayeed of Chicago has been bringing laurels through her love for an array of arts and crafts and her contributions to welfare of downtrodden, thereby emerging as a role model for women […]
WASHINGTON: The US Air Force says it plans to more than double the number of squadrons that fly drones, and will spread them out in more locations across the US and overseas. The decision would […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): As External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj walked past the Pakistani media waiting in the Foreign Office corridor on Dec 9 evening, she was asked, “Ma’am, koi breakthrough hai.” Standing behind a lectern, she didn’t […]
After Trump’s call to ban Muslims from America drew comparisons with the Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler, some have started refereeing to him as “The New Fuhrer”. A spokesperson for the Council on America-Islamic Relations compared Trump’s […]
The lessons learnt from the Indo-Pak joint statement at Ufa finally produced a breakthrough in Islamabad. The clincher was the hush-hush meeting in Bangkok. It produced a joint statement clearly spelling out all issues both sides […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama on Sunday, December 6 issued his most passionate denunciation yet of ISIS, vowing to “destroy” the group in a relentless, strong and smart campaign that is consistent with the nation’s […]
HONOLULU (US): The US military says it has shot down a missile off Hawaii in a test of a missile defense system designed to protect NATO forces in Europe from attack. The Missile Defense Agency […]
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MINEOLA, NY (TIP): The federal Securities and Exchange Commission has requested documents from the Town of Oyster Bay regarding disputed $20 million loan guarantees obtained by indicted contractor Harendra Singh, says a December 11 Newsday […]
Since November 13, when seven coordinated attacks in Paris causing 130 deaths, reminiscent of the 26/11 carnage in Mumbai in 2008, shook Europe and made the world pause, public opinion in Western Europe and the US […]
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