“I’m answerable to the public, to you, the voters” Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos
More often than not Mr. Maragos has been caught in controversies, much because of the nature of his job. Recently, he…
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Pak PM breaks ground for Pak-China Optical Fibre Cable project in PoK
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif May 20 broke ground for the USD 44 million Pakistan-China Optical Fibre Cable project…
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Donald Trump beats Clinton in new poll
WASHINGTON (TIP): Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has for the first time edged out his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton…
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Osama bin Laden poster signed by SEAL Team 6 sells for $100,000
HOUSTON (TIP): A "wanted" Osama bin Laden poster, signed by US Navy SEAL Team 6 which carried out the raid…
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Clinton Sanders split wins as they slug it out to bitter end
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders split primary wins in Kentucky and Oregon respectively on May 15 as they…
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Bomb threat at Harvard Business School prompts evacuation
BOSTON (TIP): Police on May 16 morning evacuated several buildings at Harvard Business School's campus following a bomb threat, local…
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Chinese jets fly close to US spy planes, says Pentagon
WASHINGTON (TIP): Two Chinese tactical aircraft carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a US military aircraft on May 17, the…
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Prez to nudge China to stop shielding Pak ultras
New Delhi (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee, who will visit Beijing and Guangzhou next week, is likely to do his bit…
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MALLYA RED-CORNER NOTICE PLEA UNDER REVIEW: INTERPOL
New Delhi: Interpol has said Enforcement Directorate's request to issue a red corner notice (RCN) against businessman Vijay Mallya is…
Read MoreNehru row: Rajasthan says syllabus changed to evoke nationalism
JAIPUR (TIP): The BJP government in Rajasthan changed “old and boring” school curriculum to evoke nationalism, education minister Vasudev Devnani said…
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NDA set to overtake UPA’s Rajya Sabha tally by June
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP's big win in Assam will not immediately benefit the party in increasing its tally in…
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RAJAN NOT ‘FULLY INDIAN’, SAYS SWAMY
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a fresh salvo at RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has written to Prime…
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‘Trade and commerce is going to be a big focus of my work during my tenure’: Ambassador Das
Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das took over as India's Consul General in New York on March 7, 2016. A little over…
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Woman who wanted to join ISIS and marry ‘Jihadi John’ is jailed for four and a half years
LONDON (TIP): A woman who said she wanted to marry the terrorist known as "Jihadi John" has been jailed for…
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Binali Yildirim set to be Turkey’s new prime minister
ISTANBUL (TIP): Turkey's governing party on Thursday formally tapped Binali Yildirim as its candidate to lead the party and become…
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Uruguay’s Mujica: Venezuela’s Maduro is ‘crazy as a goat’
CARACAS: Called "mad as a goat" by Uruguay's Jose Mujica this week, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro retorted laughingly on Thursday…
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London mayor Sadiq Khan invites Donald Trump to visit UK
LONDON (TIP): London's new mayor Sadiq Khan has invited US presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to visit the UK…
Read MoreSaudi woman burns home as husband goes on second honeymoon
DUBAI (TIP): A mother of six in Saudi Arabia has burnt her house after learning that her husband had gone…
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MARS IS WITHIN REACH, SAYS GERMAN TAPPED FOR SPACE COMMAND
COLOGNE (TIP): Humans could set foot on Mars within decades if they wanted to, according to the German astronaut who…
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INSPIRED BY SPIDER WEBS, SCIENTISTS CREATE FIBER THAT EXPAND LIKE SOLID AND COMPRESS LIKE LIQUID
LONDON (TIP): Inspired by the 'liquid wire' technique in spider webs, scientists have created novel composite fibres which extend like…
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OCEAN ON JUPITER’S MOON MAY HARBOR LIFE: NASA
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Europa ocean on Jupiter's icy moon may have the Earth-like balance of chemical energy necessary for life,…
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HSBC TO SLASH BRANCHES IN INDIA BY HALF, RESHUFFLE TO FOLLOW
MUMBAI (TIP): The Indian subsidiary of UK banking major HSBC on Thursday said it will reduce the number of branches…
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Wal-Mart lifts retail shares as US stocks retreat
NEW YORK (TIP): Wal-Mart and some smaller retailers surged Thursday following strong quarterly results, while the broader US market retreated…
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Newly designed Indian currency notes likely soon
NEW DELHI (TIP): Newly-designed currency notes are likely to circulate in the country soon with the Reserve Bank of India…
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Oil market extends pullback as dollar rises
LONDON (TIP): Oil prices extended their retreat Thursday after hawkish US Federal Reserve meeting minutes strengthened the dollar and a…
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BUDDHA PURNIMA
Buddha Purnima is traditionally known as Vesak or Vesakha since it falls in the month of Vaishakh according to lunar…
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Kaka highest paid MLS player, Lampard also in top 10
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]ORLANDO CITY (TIP): Brazilian veteran Kaka is the highest paid player in Major League Soccer , with a 2016…
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Task for selectors if Dhoni backs out of Zimbabwe tour
NEW DELHI (TIP): About a couple of months ago, when India's ICC World Twenty20 campaign ended in the semifinal stage,…
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Injured Roger Federer pulls out of French Open
LONDON: Former champion Roger Federer withdrew from the French Open on Thursday, citing fitness issues, as his record run of…
Read MoreSardar rested, Sreejesh to lead India in Champions Trophy
NEW DELHI: The selection committee of the Indian men's hockey team decided to rest skipper Sardar Singh and ace drag-flicker…
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