Obama fails to persuade Americans on NSA reform: poll
WASHINGTON (TIOP: Reforms to US surveillance announced by President Barack Obama have failed to reassure most Americans, with three-quarters saying…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)‘Russian spy’ tag absurd, I acted alone, Snowden says
WASHINGTON (TIP): Edward Snowden has rejected suggestions he was a Russian spy, saying in remarks published on January 22 that…
Read MorePutin, Obama discuss Syria conference over telephone: Kremlin
MOSCOW (TIP): US President Barack Obama spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by telephone on Tuesday, and the leaders…
Read MoreThe end of poverty? There will be ‘almost no poor countries by 2035,’ Bill Gates says
LONDON (TIP): Bill Gates has said there will be "almost no poor countries by 2035", and that child mortality rates…
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Major snowstorm slams northeastern US, 3,000 flights cancelled
WASHINGTON (TIP): The northeastern US shivered amid heavy snowfall and far below average temperatures on January 23 in a storm…
Read MoreUS vows stepped up support to oust Assad
MONTREUX (SWITZERLAND) (TIP): The United States on January 22 led a fierce denunciation of the Syrian regime and vowed it…
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Congress poll strategy: Rahul eyes ‘sandwiched class’
NEW DELHI (TIP): Not rich, notmiddle class, not BPL, is quite a mouthful. But shrunk to NRMB, the acronym stands…
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Crime branch to probe Sunanda Pushkar’s death
NEW DELHI (TIP): The mysterious death of Union HRD Minister Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar will now be probed by…
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Pathribal case: Army’s clean chit to 5 officers
JAMMU (TIP): The Army on January 23 gave a clean chit to five of its officers allegedly involved in the…
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Shinde gets tough, denies Kejriwal his cop of choice
NEW DELHI (TIP): AAP-Centre tensions seem to be escalating with the home ministry retracting its decision to appoint senior IPS…
Read MoreDwarka shankaracharya slaps reporter over query on Modi
JABALPUR (TIP): The 86-year-old Shankaracharya of Dwarka, Swaroopanand Saraswati, known for his antipathy for Narendra Modi and immediacy with the…
Read MoreTribal woman gang-raped on a platform for all to see
SURI (TIP): Cops in Bengal's Birbhum district on January 23 arrested 14 men, including a village headman who had ordered…
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Texas executes Mexican man despite his nation’s objections
HUNTSVILLE (TIP) A Mexican national was executed January 22 night in Texas for killing a Houston police officer, despite pleas…
Read MoreFlu Battle, Vaccinations Continue Across North Texas
As the flu epidemic continues to hit North Texas, health leaders are hammering the message: It's still not too late…
Read MoreWest Texas in line for solar farm
TEXAS (TIP)For years Texas has watched as solar developers flock to greener pastures in California and Arizona where state subsidies…
Read More116 North Texas schools identified as low performing
DALLAS (TIP): The parents of thousands of North Texas students will get a letter soon telling them their school does…
Read MoreSupreme Court hears Texas man’s appeal in child pornography case
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Supreme Court wrestled on January 22 with how much a Texas man who possessed child pornography must…
Read MoreEx-Texas Longhorns quarterback Vince Young files for bankruptcy protection
HOUSTON (TIP): Former NFL and University of Texas quarterback Vince Young has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The petition…
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Akkineni Nageswara Rao is dead: Condolences pour in from across the world
HYDERABAD (TIP): Legendary Telugu actor and film producer Akkineni Nageswara Rao, also known as ANR, died January 22 in Hyderabad…
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Emergency declaration allows Texas to help ease propane shortage
AUSTIN (TIP): Gov. Rick Perry signed an emergency declaration late Wednesday, January 22, easing licensing restrictions that will allow other…
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Pope Francis says the Internet is a ‘gift from God’
VATICAN (TIP): It may sometimes be a breeding ground for pornographers, bullies and hateful extremists, but the Internet received an…
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Opinion poll predicts gains for BJP, losses for UPA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Despite an apparent wave of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) till recently, the National Democratic Alliance…
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Mayor de Blasio Picks Indian American Ram Raju as Commissioner of Health & Hospitals
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Mayor Bill de Blasio named January 21, the new heads of the Department of Small Business…
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