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RED CARPET FOR ADVANI IN US : JOLLY
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Indian – American community in US laid a red carpet for L.K. Advani stated OFBJP Convener Vijay Jolly in New Delhi. A grand reception was organized in honor of Lal Krishna Advani […]
Movie Review Bhoot Returns
STORY: A family of four move into a new bungalow, only to realise that they might have creepy company, the kinds you can’t see, only hear … Bhooottt!!! MOVIE REVIEW: Ready for a night-walk on […]
Obama nominates Dunford to head NATO forces in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: Gen Joseph Dunford, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps and a combat veteran who led a regiment in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has been nominated by President Barack Obama as his new […]
Bangladesh’s ex-army chief surrenders over graft cases
DHAKA (TIP): Former Bangladeshi army chief Harunur Rashid surrendered before a court on Thursday, days after the cancellation of the bail granted to him and four others in a major money laundering case. Rashid, currently […]
Mob ransacks house of Pak Christian boy accused of blasphemy
KARACHI: A mob led by Islamic clerics ransacked the home of a teenage Christian boy in Pakistan’s Karachi city and set fire to furniture and some other household articles after he was accused of sending […]
Nothing to cheer the common man in Presidential debates
Whatever the outcome of Presidential election, the average American will find nothing to cheer. The indication is clear from the two debates that we have been witness to. It is just a blame game in […]
Zardari graft cases: Pak SC approves Swiss draft letter
ISLAMABAD (TIP): After weeks of wrangling, Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday approved a third draft of a letter that will ask Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against Asif Ali Zardari, with the government making […]
Maldivian ex-President freed after court appearance
MALE (TIP): Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed was on Tuesday freed by a court where he appeared after an overnight detention and was given 25 days to answer allegations of abusing power while in office. […]
As i see It: US losing IED war in Afghanistan
Although the surge of insider attacks on United States-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces has dominated coverage of the war in Afghanistan in 2012, an even more important story has been quietly unfolding: the US […]
Coke glass bottles become history in US
WASHINGTON: The last of the iconic 6.5-ounce Coke bottles has reached the end of the line in the US. The bottles, cast for the Minneapolis Coke bottling works in 1948 was the last glass returnable […]
Rahul Gandhi’s controversial remarks on Punjab youth
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on October 11 at Panjab University here that “Seven out of 10 youth in Punjab have drug problems.” He said “A diplomat told me that 21st century’s Saudia […]
Malaysia transsexuals lose challenge against law
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A Malaysian court on Thursday dismissed an attempt by a group of transsexuals to challenge a law that bars Muslim men from wearing women’s clothes. Lawyers say it is the first known […]
Man Torched in South Africa Mine Strikes, Another Shot
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Striking miners killed one man by setting him on fire on Thursday while another was shot and seriously wounded in rekindled labor unrest in South Africa that saw police firing tear gas and […]
7 Royal Marines arrested over ‘suspicion of murder’ in Afghanistan
LONDON (TIP): Seven Royal Marines from the British Royal Navy (RN) have been arrested on suspicion of murder, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have confirmed. The arrests by the Royal Military Police are apparently […]
Chavez reelected Venezuelan president
CARACAS (TIP: Incumbent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won Sunday’s presidential election with 54.42 percent of the vote, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles has accepted defeat and congratulated the socialist president. Speaking to supporters at his […]
Protect Afghan girls from child marriage: UN
KABUL (TIP): UN agencies in Afghanistan on Thursday called for protecting Afghan girls against child marriage, even as the tradition remains rampant in the country. More than 46 percent of Afghan women are married before […]
‘Pyar Mein Kyun’ Premieres with Star-Studded Red Carpet
NEW YORK CITY: It was a celebrity-packed night as the stars came out for the red carpet gala premiere of Pyar Mein Kyun, a full-length Bollywood feature film made entirely in the United States. The […]
World’s ‘oldest person’ dies at 132
LONDON (TIP): A Georgian woman who claimed to be 132-years-old – making her the world’s oldest human being ever – has died, The Independent reported. Antisa Khvichava claimed to have been born July 8, 1880, […]