Middle East
Month: September 2016
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Europe
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Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Raymonds to downsize,cut close to 10,000 jobs in 3 years
CHENNAI (TIP): Apparel giant Raymonds to cut about 10,000 jobs in its manufacturing centres in the next three years, replacing them with robots and technology, said Sanjay Behl, CEO, Raymonds. Speaking at an event at […]
Business & Economics
Moody’s places Reliance Communications’ Ba3 ratings under review for downgrade
COIMBATORE (TIP): Moody’s Investors Service has placed under review for downgrade Reliance Communications’ (RCOM) Ba3 corporate family rating and senior secured rating following the announcement of its plan to merge its wireless business with Aircel […]
Business & Economics
Volvo, Audi, Merc bet high on electric and hybrid cars
NEW DELHI (TIP): With regulation on pollution from automobiles getting stringent world over, carmakers finally moving towards electrics, but not in a hurry. Companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Volvo plan to start off with […]
World
High time to make #UNSC more Democratic & Representative: UN chief Ban Ki-moon
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said it is “high time” for the reform of Security Council for making it more “democratic and representative” as he appealed the member states to pay heed to the rapidly […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
India’s Telecom Industry set for a BIG change with JIO’s entry & RCom- Aircel Merger
Reliance Communications has finally announced its long-awaited merger with unlisted telecom operator Aircel. It is said to be one of the biggest mergers of the telecom sector. The pressure in the telecom sector has already […]
Entertainment
Sofia Vergara Tops Forbes’ ‘Highest Paid TV Actors’ 5 Years In A Row
Famous Colombian-American actress, Sofia Vergara, who stars in the internationally hit TV series ‘Modern Family’, has been announced as the highest paid TV star by Forbes Magazine this year. Vergara, who joined the ensemble cast […]
India
Asia
COUNTER TERRORISM
Kashmir Remains Paralyzed For 69th Consecutive Day
For 69th consecutive day and after violence has claimed over 80 lives in the Valley, life remained paralyzed. In view of the continuing protest in Srinagar, the authorities made heavy deployment of the security forces in […]
United States
Donald Trump’s investments in India could raise conflicts, If Elected US President: Report
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s real estate investments in Indian cities including Pune and Gurgaon may impact US foreign policy in case he becomes the next President of the United States, according to a report […]
Middle East
Syria truce: Russia accuses US of failing to abide by deal
Russia has accused the United States of failing to fulfil its obligations under the truce agreement in Syria. A Russian defense ministry statement said Washington was using a “verbal curtain” to hide its reluctance to […]
Blog
Indian American Gary Singh talks about homelessness in Manteca City, California
One of the fundamental causes of homelessness is the widening housing affordability gap says Manteca City Council hopeful Gary Singh in his response to the question “Any thoughts on how the City of Manteca can improve the homeless […]
Blog
Indian Americans
Politics
Clinton reclaims National Lead as Voters continue to get divided by race, sex and education
WASHINGTON (TIP): With 52 days left to the big day, Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by five points in a head-to-head matchup in the latest national poll of likely voters from Quinnipiac University released Wednesday, […]
Indian Americans
AIA Deepavali at South Street Seaport on 2nd October
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): The Annual Benefit Gala for the AIA Deepavali in Roslyn, Long Island drew a large number of supporters of the organization. The presence of heavyweight honorees seems to have made all […]
Asia
US lifts Myanmar trade sanctions
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama announced that US economic sanctions against Myanmar will be lifted, and trade preferences reinstated to provide duty-free treatment for goods from the Asian nation. The September 14 meeting in Washington […]
United States
Obama administration to launch new effort on heroin crisis
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Justice Department is preparing to launch a renewed strategy to address the unrelenting scourge of heroin and opioid addiction, in part by placing greater emphasis on identifying links between over-prescribing doctors and […]
Indian Americans
A 62-Year-Old Sikh Cab Driver Models for a Fashion Brand and Rocks it!
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Very rarely do we see people picked up at random from the streets for a modelling gig for a big fashion brand. We might be secretly wishing for the same, but […]