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Ambassador Hardeep S. Puri And Consul General Prabhu Dayal Retire
NEW YORK (TIP): Two senior Indian diplomats posted in New York retired on February 28. Ambassador Hardeep S. Puri, India‘s Permanent Representative to the United Nations retired after a brilliant diplomatic career spanning 39 years. […]
United States
Republicans Delay Chuck Hagel’s Defence Secretary Vote
NEW YORK (TIP): Republican senatorshave delayed a vote to confirm PresidentObama’s nominee for US secretary ofdefense.They say questions remain about SenatorChuck Hagel but have agreed to an up-ordownvote later this month.Mr Hagel’s backers say the […]
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Europe
Thirty Hostages Reported Killed In Algeria Assault
ALGIERS (TIP)- Thirty hostages and at least 11 Islamist militants were killed on Thursday when Algerian forces stormed a desert gas plant in a bid to free many dozens of Western and local captives, an […]
India
Prime Minister Inaugurates 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas At Kochi
KOCHI (TIP): Prime Minister, Dr. Mamohan Singh declared his government’s unequivocal commitment to deepen the connection of expatriate Indians with their country of origin and advance their interests. “While honoring their achievements, we will also […]
United States
Obama Criticized For White Male Cabinet
WASHINGTON (TIP): The first black US president is coming under fire from some of his own Democratic Party for naming a stream of white men to key cabinet and leadership posts in his second administration. […]
United States
Obama Cabinet Shuffle Takes Shape Amid Concerns About Diversity In Obama’s Inner Circle
WASHINGTON (TIP): The composition of President Barack Obama‘s second term Cabinet became clearer on January 9, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president’s team deciding to stay on amid […]
Europe
Al-Qaida in Yemen offers bounty for US ambassador
DUBAI (TIP): The Yemen-based branch of al-Qaida has offered a bounty for anyone who kills the US ambassador to Yemen or an American soldier in the impoverished Arab state, a group that monitors Islamist websites […]
Europe
Party symbol: A Q Khan wants missile
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan’s Tehrik-e-Tahaffuz Pakistan party has asked the Election Commission to allot a missile as its election symbol. The party sent the request to the Election Commission a week […]
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As I See It:Welcome Change
One must congratulate the Government of India for taking the bold step of joining the 138 nations voting ‘Yes’ for the resolution to upgrade Palestine to a non-member observer state in the United Nations. What […]
United States
Obama’s Choice for Secretary of State: Fried Rice vs Stale Kerry
WASHINGTON (TIP): A furious political scrap has erupted in full public view in the US capital over a potential successor to Hillary Clinton in the State Department. Republican lawmakers have threatened to block the confirmation […]
United States
CIA director David Petraeus quits over extramarital affair
WASHINGTON (TIP): David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned on November 9 as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital […]
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As i see it : Obama Win: Some Indicators
President Obama win in 2008 was a truly historic occasion as the election of a non-white to the presidency represented the far reaching social change that had occurred relatively undetected in the American society over […]
Business & Economics
Hard work ahead for re-elected Obama
On November 5, 2008, Barack Obama, an African-American, made history when he was elected the 44th president of the United States. The world’s oldest democracy had finally broken the race ceiling and a ‘man of […]
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An Overview of the 67th UN General Assembly
What did we learn from the 67th UNGA? Every year, United Nations General Assembly brings world leaders from across the world to New York under a single roof, to address the global issues that stare […]
United States
California man behind ‘Innocence of Muslims jailed
LOS ANGELES (TIP): An Egyptian-American man behind an anti-Islam film that has stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was arrested on Thursday, September 27 in California for allegedly violating his probation, and a federal […]
United States
Un General Assembly Opens With Packed Agenda
New York (TIP): The 67th UN General Assembly Session opened at the headquarters of the world body in New York on September 18. Addressing the opening session, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders […]
United States
Obama in new warning to Iran over nuclear ambitions
NEW YORK (TIP): US President Barack Obama has told the United Nations General Assembly that America will do what it must to prevent Iran becoming a nuclear power. Obama stopped short of agreeing to an […]
United States
NATO worried by Libya armed groups, offers security help
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The head of NATO expressed concern on September 28 about armed groups operating outside government control in Libya and said he was encouraging Tripoli to accept an offer of help to reform […]
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U.S. WITHDRAWS TRIPOLI EMBASSY STAFF
Underscoring continued security worries, the United States said on Thursday it was temporarily withdrawing more staff from its embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli, but hoped they could return early next week. Rasmussen reiterated that NATO […]