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Prosecuting those responsible for MH17 crash key priority: Dutch minister
HAGUE (TIP): Prosecuting those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew —193 of them Dutch — is a key priority for the Netherlands, the justice minister […]
Asia
Asia
Malaysia revives detention without trial with new law
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia has revived detention without trial after its lower house passed an anti-terror law that rights groups say is a giant step backward for human rights. The government says the measures were […]
Business & Economics
Rally in demand of Hindu Holidays on Friday 10 April
In demand for Hindu Holidays in NYC schools, multiple Hindu groups in NYC will hold a ‘Grand Rally’ in front of City Hall on Friday, 10th April 2015 at 12 noon. The organizers are mostly Bangladeshi […]
Business & Economics
Mumbai airport’s new luxury lounge
Since it opened earlier this year, Terminal 2 at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has been getting a lot of love-it was chosen by travelers as their second most Favorite International Airport in the world. Now, […]
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Business & Economics
TPG invests Rs 900cr in Manipal Health
BENGALURU (TIP): Global private equity major TPG Capital Management is buying a ‘significant minority stake’ in Bengaluru-based hospital operator Manipal Health Enterprises (MHEPL) for $146 million, or a little over Rs 900 crore, the companies […]
United States
Government Launches Portal ‘Madad’ to Redress Consular Grievances
NEW DELHI: Indian citizens living abroad will now be able to file consular grievances online as the government today launched an e-portal to address such complaints promptly with a high degree of “accountability”. The portal […]
Europe
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 […]
Europe
PIO CHARGED WITH ENSLAVING 3 WOMEN FOR 30 YEARS IN UK
LONDON (TIP): A 73-year-old Indianorigin man,who headed an extremist Maoist sect in the UK, was on Thursday charged for enslaving three women in his home here for 30 years.Aravindan Balakrishnan is charged with 25 offences […]
Europe
Malaysian state mulls guillotine as punishment for thieves
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A minister in Malaysia’s Kelantan state has suggested that a ‘mini’ guillotine could be used to amputate those convicted of stealing in the Muslim state, which is ruled by a fundamentalist party. […]
Europe
Malaysian state mulls guillotine as punishment for thieves
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A minister in Malaysia’s Kelantan state has suggested that a ‘mini’ guillotine could be used to amputate those convicted of stealing in the Muslim state, which is ruled by a fundamentalist party. […]
Europe
India
THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF AN IDEA
Every big idea has a small beginning. Gift of Life has been no exception. In 1974, Rotary District 7250 brought a little 5-year old named Grace Agwaru on an intercontinental voyage from Uganda to New […]
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WORLD CELEBRATES DIWALI with prayers, bright lights and fireworks
WASHINGTON (TIP): The five-day Indian festival – Diwali – symbolic of victory of good over evil was celebrated , from October 22 , the world over with great enthusiasm Amid chanting of Vedic mantras and […]
Europe
Europe
Venezuela, New Zealand win UN security council seats but Turkey rebuffed
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela won coveted seats at the UN security council on October 16, but Turkey suffered a humbling defeat in its bid to join the world’s “top […]
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MH17 victim found wearing oxygen mask: Dutch minister
LONDON (TIP): Dutch foreign minister Frans Timmermans has said that one of the passengers on the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 had an oxygen mask on, media reported on October 9. His revelation casts doubt […]
Europe
6 MONTHS AFTER MH370 WENT MISSING, KIN PRAY FOR FLYERS
BEIJING (TIP): Grieving family members of passengers aboard MH370 held an emotional gathering in Beijing on Sept 10, six months after the plane disappeared, demanding answers and accusing Chinese authorities of turning against them. Chinese […]
Europe
MH17 black boxes to be sent to UK lab: Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): The black boxes recovered from the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine will be sent to British aviation investigators for analysis, Malaysia has said. The decision by the Dutch-led […]