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Year: 2015
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Censor Board chief quits to protest film MSG ‘clearance’
NEW DELHI (TIP): Amidst reports that controversial film “Messenger of God” featuring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in lead role has been cleared by Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), Censor Board chief […]
India
Kerry ignores India, brags of backing Pak’s PoK dam
NEW DELHI (TIP): Disregarding New Delhi’s sensitivity, United States Secretary of State John Kerry has bragged about Washington’s support to Islamabad in mobilising funds to construct a hydroelectric and irrigation project in Pakistan occupied Kashmir […]
India
18 ARMYMEN HELD IN NASHIK VIOLENCE CASE
MUMBAI (TIP): Eighteen Army personnel were arrested and remanded in magisterial custody on January 15 in connection with two incidents of violence in the cantonment town of Deolali in Nashik district. However, they were later […]
India
MUMBAI: ANOTHER ISIS TERROR MESSAGE IN AIRPORT WASHROOM
MUMBAI (TIP): Security was stepped up at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on January 16 after another terror message was discovered by cleaning staff in a washroom in Terminal 1A. The message warned of an […]
India
India well prepared to thwart possible terror attack: Parrikar
New Delhi/Nagrota (TIP): Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said India is well prepared to thwart any possible terror attack in the backdrop of intelligence inputs that strikes could be carried out on soft targets in […]
India
India
GOVT WON’T DILUTE KEY GREEN LAWS: JAVADEKAR
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has refuted environmentalists’ allegations that key green laws in the country would be “diluted”. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar says his aim is to improve and smoothen environmental clearance processes by […]
India
Defence Ministry plans DRDO overhaul
NEW DELHI (TIP): After the removal of Avinash Chander as Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief, the Defence Ministry plans to overhaul the military research establishment by creating two separate posts of Secretary, Department […]
India
Entertainment
BIPASHA’S DUAL AVATAR OF GHOST & VICTIM
Alone, featuring Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover, is a horror love story that revolves around conjoined sisters. When one sister dies, she returns to seek revenge on the other. One can say that Bipasha […]
Entertainment
JESSICA ALBA DRAGS COSMETIC COMPANY TO COURT
Jessica Alba has sued a company that claimed the actress’ billions worth lifestyle company was too similar to theirs. Cosmedicine had fired off a cease and desist letter to Alba’s flourishing The Honest Company, however, […]
Entertainment
HUMA QURESHI GOES ON A SHOPPING SPREE
Huma Qureshi went on a shopping spree in Dubai. After spending a busy 2014, the actress took some time off. She flew to Dubai to bring in the new year and then extended her stay. […]
Europe
Belgium police kill 2 in anti-terror raid during shootout
BRUSSELS (TIP): Belgian police killed two terror suspects in a shootout in the eastern city of Verviers on January 15 and arrested another, foiling a major attack, authorities said. The suspects immediately opened fire on […]
Europe
Artist paints daughter in the nude, irks China
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese artist has caused a huge controversy by using his daughter as a nude model for a collection of his paintings titled ‘Oriental Goddess and Mountain spirit’. This has sparked an intense […]
Europe
High winds, heavy snow buffets Britain; travel hazardous
LONDON (TIP): Britain and Ireland have been battered by 100mph (160kph) winds and heavy snow, stranding some motorists after a major road was closed. The environment agency said on January 15 that 149 flood alerts […]
Europe
Europe
Niger bans Charlie Hebdo over Mohammed cartoon
NIAMEY (TIP): Niger on January 15banned distribution of Charlie Hebdo in the mainly Muslim country, with the government “vehemently” condemning the cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in the latest issue of the French satirical weekly. […]
Europe
Europe
Ukraine separatists claim victory in battle for airport
DONETSK, UKRAINE (TIP): Russian-backed separatists announced on January 15that they had captured the shattered remains of the Donetsk airport terminal in eastern Ukraine and plan to claw back more territory, further dashing hopes for a […]
Europe
French President Hollande seeks tolerance; Charlie Hebdo buries staff
PARIS (TIP): French President Francois Hollande insisted January 15 that any anti-Muslim or anti-Semitic acts must be “severely punished,” as he sought to calm rising religious tensions after his country’s bloodiest terrorist attacks in decades. […]
Business & Economics
IN B.G. VERGHESE’S DEATH, Indian Journalism lost its best
A hero of mine is no more. Veteran Indian journalist B.G. Verghese passed away on December 30, 2014, at the age of 87. Indians will always be indebted to him for the stupendous contribution he […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Bank of America profit hurt by lower bond trading revenue
WASHINGTON (TIP): Bank of America Corp, the second-largest US bank by assets, reported a 14 per cent fall in quarterly profit as revenue from fixedincome trading fell. Bond trading revenue plunged 21 per cent to […]