Europe
Month: January 2016
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A REVIEW OF 2015
2015 has been another phenomenal year. Always threatened by man and Nature alike, world has managed to survive. There have been natural calamities which brought huge suffering to earthly inhabitants. Tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, outbreak of diseases- all […]
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2015: A Year of Work-in-Progress for Defense
One does not know what the Ministry of Defense (MoD) set out to achieve in the calendar year 2015 or the current financial year that will draw to a close in another three months (in March, […]
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NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS IN 2015
YEAR after Years, men with exceptional qualities of head and heart have come up with ideas, inventions and creations which have enriched the human world. Their rich contributions have made the world a better and happier […]
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Politics
Gun Control | President Obama’s Executive Action on Federal Gun Control
POTUS unveiled new restrictions on gun purchases at the White House, saying the “constant excuses for inaction” have to stop. He was introduced by Mark Barden, whose son Daniel was killed in the 2012 massacre at Sandy […]
Indian Americans
South Carolina’s Indian-American Governor To Give Republican Response To Key Obama Address
WASHINGTON (TIP): South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who has been mentioned as a possible 2016 vice presidential pick, will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama‘s final State of the Union address. Haley, the first female […]
Politics
Trump launches anti-Muslim and immigration campaign ad
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday released his first television commercial in the 2016 race for the White House with a 30-second spot highlighting his stance on Muslims, immigration and terrorism. The ad […]
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Iran and Saudi Arabia: Islamic Intolerance or Oil Intolerance | In-depth Coverage & Analysis
Saudi Arabia has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Iran following Saturday’s (January 2) attack on its embassy in Tehran during protests against executions in the kingdom. Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, made […]
Business & Economics
Siege in Afghanistan ends, Indian mission safe
In intense 25-hour gunbattle between security forces and terrorists out side the Indian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif came to end late on Monday, Jan 4, night with the killing of all the attackers without any damage […]
Asia
US expects Pakistan will take action against Pathankot attackers
The US expects Pakistan will take actions against the perpetrators of the terror attack on IAF base in Pathankot, a top American official said, hours after Islamabad said it is working on the “leads” provided […]
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Indian Americans
Glen Rock attorney sworn in as Bergen County prosecutor
TRENTON, NJ (TIP): A Glen Rock attorney and former federal prosecutor became the county’s top law enforcement official on Monday, January 4, the first change in leadership in Bergen County in 14 years, says a […]
Europe
Pakistani Husband and Wife ‘Jailed for Life’ for Planning London Bomb Attack
LONDON – A potential suicide bomber and his wife have been found guilty of planning a massive terror attack in London designed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in the capital. The couple […]
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Asia
Modi Declines Singapore Offer to Name Orchid variety After Him
The Singapore government wanted to name a variety of orchid, the island city-state’s national flower, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his November visit but the Indian leader declined. In the past, Singapore has accorded […]
Business & Economics
Padmasree Warrior is the New U.S. CEO of ‘NextEV’
Indian American Padmasree Warrior, one of Silicon Valley’s high-profile women executives, has been appointed as the U.S. based chief executive officer of a Chinese firm ‘NextEV’ which is building an electric car to compete with American […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Foundation Pledges $1 Million for Studio at Indiana University’s Jacobs School
An Indian American foundation, The Georgina Joshi Foundation Inc., has given a $1 million gift to Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music for a state-of-the-art audio recording studio. The new facility, to be named the Georgina Joshi […]
Indian Americans
Elderly Sikh Stabbed To Death In California
SAN FRANSISCO: A 68-year-old Sikh man was stabbed to death in California‘s Fresno city on January 1, prompting police to launch a hate crime probe into the city’s first homicide. Gurcharan Singh Gill, an employee […]
United States
‘Militia’ continues siege of Oregon government building
A group of self-described militiamen continue to occupy a federal building in the remote high desert of the US state of Oregon in protest against a prison sentence for local ranchers accused of burning government […]
United States
FINES AND FORFEITURES BILL SIGNED INTO LAW
New York, NY (TIP): Earlier today, January 4, State Senator Tony Avella and Assembly Member Michael G. DenDekker held a press conference celebrating the passage of their Fines and Forfeitures bill, S.5046A/A7230A, into law. When […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
Pathankot terror attack: NSG LT COL AMONG SEVEN CASUALTIES
A Lieutenant Colonel heading the National Security Guards’ (NSG) bomb disposal squad was among the seven fatalities in the terrorist attack on the Pathankot Air Force station. Five NSG commandos were among the 20 who sustained […]
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