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World looking up to India: PM Modi
Prime minister Narendra Modi on January 9 addressed the 17th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention – this time in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore – and declared himself happy to see it organised in ‘the […]
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HARLEM I (Hi) FILM FEST
By Mabel Pais Krishna Ashu Bhati’s “The Ugly Truth” and Swapna Kurup’s ”Ela: Breaking Boundaries” among them The Harlem International Film Festival (Hi), New York takes place May 5-15. This 17th Edition is a hybrid […]
World
German police search homes of four suspected of ties to Vienna attacker
Berlin (TIP): German police on Friday searched the homes and businesses of four people believed to have had ties to the man who went on a deadly rampage in Vienna this week, officials said. The […]
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India
India’s PM Modi Urges Canadian PM Trudeau to Curb Khalistanis
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (TIP): In his bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi raised the issue of Khalistan […]
India
Business & Economics
BLACK MONEY – Switzerland ratifies auto info sharing
First set of data in 2019 ? Switzerland has been long perceived as one of the safest havens for the illicit wealth allegedly stashed abroad by Indians ? The exchange of information will be carried out based on the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic […]
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Pakistan
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2 killed in shooting at Swiss café, attackers at large
GENEVA (TIP): Two men shot dead two people and seriously injured a third on March 9 at a cafe in Basel, north-west Switzerland, police said as they hunt for the suspects. “Two men came into […]
Business & Economics
CBI, ED GET DETAILS OF MALLYA’S ASSETS ABROAD
NEW DELHI: In what could take the probe against Vijay Mallya forward, the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have received “crucial details” about properties and investments of the former liquor baron from several countries. Mallya […]
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E-tourist visa scheme extended to 37 more countries
NEW DELHI (TIP): The central government on Thursday announced the extension of e-Tourist Visa (e-TV) facility to 37 more countries from Friday, a home ministry statement said. With this the total count of countries under […]
United States
Business & Economics
Swiss bank releases list of dormant accounts, 6 Indians among list
TIP NEWSWIRE: The names of at least six individuals with an Indian connection figure in the list of unclaimed bank accounts made public by Switzerland on Wednesday. Besides names and addresses, one entry also lists […]
Asia
Pakistan loses UN Human Rights Council election
ISLAMABAD / UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Pakistan failed to win a re-election to the top UN human rights body, garnering just 105 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. The General Assembly on Oct 27 elected 18 […]
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Business & Economics
Birla to buy two Lafarge India cement units
Birla Corp. Ltd on Monday said it had agreed to acquire two cement assets from the local arm of Lafarge SA with a combined production capacity of around 5.15 million tonnes (mt) for a total […]
Europe
London is the third most expensive city in the world to live in
LONDON (TIP): London is the third most expensive city to live in, coming just behind super-wealthy cities in the Cayman Islands and Switzerland. According to figures from Expatistan, which uses crowdfunded data to create a […]
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