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OIL PRICES RETREAT AS DEALERS EYE US DATA
SINGAPORE (TIP): Oil prices edged lower in cautious Asian trade on September 4 as investors await the release of a US jobs report for August that could determine the Federal Reserve’s timetable for hiking interest […]
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WEAK US RETAIL SALES HINT AT SLOWER GROWTH RATE
WASHINGTON (TIP): US retail sales unexpectedly fell in June as households cut back on purchases of automobiles and a range of other goods, raising concerns the economy was slowing again. Tuesday’s weak retail sales report, […]
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‘The Challenge of Journalism is to Survive in the Pressure Cooker of Plutocracy’
Thank you for allowing me to share this evening with you. I’m delighted to meet these exceptional journalists whose achievements you honor with the Helen Bernstein Book Award. What happens to a society fed a […]
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Winter freezes US economy in first quarter
WASHINGTON (TIP): US economic growth braked more sharply than expected in the first quarter as harsh weather dampened consumer spending and energy companies struggling with low prices slashed spending, but there are signs activity is […]
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UNION GOVT ASKS STATES TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO RAIN-HIT FARMERS
NEW DELHI (TIP): Farmers who lost their rabi crops in the recent rains and hailstorms may approach the district administration for instant relief as the Centre has asked states to immediately disburse money from their […]
United States
DEFENSE CONTRACTOR PLEADS GUILTY IN MASSIVE BRIBERY CASE
WASHINGTON (TIP): A Malaysian defense contractor pleaded guilty Thursday, January 15, in a corruption scandal of epic proportions, admitting that he bribed “scores” of U.S. Navy officials with $500,000 in cash, six figures’ worth of […]
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RAMPAL SENT TO JAIL, FACES MURDER CHARGES AFTER 6 DEATHS IN SATLOK ASHRAM
CHANDIGARH, HISAR (TIP): Controversial godman Rampal and his close aides have been booked for murder on November 20. They have been blamed for the six deaths at Rampal’s Satlok Ashram near Barwala during the clashes […]
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Many U.S. families feel economic stress with no sign of wage increase: Federal Reserve Report
WASHINGTON (TIP): A quarter of U.S. families feel they are under economic stress due to the aftershock of the Great Recession and most do not expect their wages to increase in the next year, according […]
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Pakistan’s shrinking minority space
By Farahnaz Ispahani The desire of Islamist extremists to ‘purify’ Pakistan has resulted in a major catastrophe for the minorities. The country cannot emerge as a modern pluralist state until the reversal of this culture […]
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PANCHAMUKHA HANUMAN
Both of Keshari’s wives welcomed the unexpected guest and served him whole heartedly. Agastya was highly satisfied and told the wives to ask for any boon they wished. “I want the mightiest son, who will […]
United States
US judge halts force-feeding of Guantanamo prisoner
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US federal judge on May 16 temporarily blocked the military from force-feeding a Syrian prisoner on hunger striker at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. It was the first time a judge ordered […]
Europe
Chinese man seeks divorce as smog drives family apart
BEIJING (TIP): A Beijing man is seeking to divorce his wife after she took their son to a tropical island province to escape the capital’s notorious smog, saying the long-distance relationship had destroyed their marriage, […]
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CHAITRA NAVARATRI – SPRING FESTIVAL OF THE GODDESS
Chaitra Navaratri (March 31st to April 7th 2014), or the nine (nava-) nights (- ratri) of Durga, are celebrated in the first nine days of the bright half of the month of Chaitra (starting from […]