Sri Lanka
Christmas Celebrated around the World
NEW YORK (TIP): Christmas Eve was marked by festivities and preparations around the world today. The faithful prepared for midnight services in places both traditional and unusual. At the Vatican, worshipers filled Saint Peter’s Basilica […]
Ambassador Dr. S. Jaishankar presents credentials to the US State Department
WASHINGTON (TIP): Dr. S. Jaishankar, Ambassador of India to the United States, presented a copy of his credentials to the US State Department on 26th December, 2013. Ambassador Jaishankar met with Under Secretary for Political […]
FAREWELL SACHIN
A time line of Sachin Tendulkar’s 24-year-old illustrious career: Feb 23-25, 1988: Tendulkar (14) and Vinod Kambli (16) compile a 664-run unbroken partnership for Shardashram Vidya Mandir against St Xavier’s at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Kambli […]
The Essence of Diwali
The DFW Indian Cultural Society’s mega event-the Diwali Mela- is being organized on November 2 at Cotton Bowl. It will be the 8th super mela in a row. As our tribute to the grand event, […]
Lanka to put Pak imports under lens
NEW DELHI (TIP): A Sri Lankan ruling coalition party, Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), has called for a thorough check of all imports from Pakistan to the island nation after 250 kg of heroin was seized […]
Sri Lankan minister criticizes UN human rights chief
COLOMBO (TIP): A Sri Lankan cabinet minister has questioned the impartiality of visiting United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay, accusing her of supporting ethnic Tamil separatists because of her own Tamil background. Pillay is […]
Upbeat Moneydart plans to operate in 50 states of United States by 2014
WOODBRIDGE , NJ (TIP): UAE Exchange, an Abu Dhabi based financial services company,which operates its money transfer business in USA under its wholly owned subsidiary Moneydart Global Services, is aggressively pushing forward to expanding its […]
Indian-American Nominated For Key Post In Obama Administration
WASHINGTON (TIP): US state department’s heavy hitter for India will be an Indian origin bureaucrat, Nisha Desai Biswal, a first for both the community and the administration. President Barack Obama on Thursday, July 18, sent […]
A Harassed Indian Student’s Tale of Woe
The Open Doors report, which is published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, says that the number of international […]