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7 April, 2017

SHAURYA CHAKRA AWARDED TO HEROES OF SURGICAL STRIKE

NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee on April 6 awarded Shaurya Chakra to the officers who took part in the…

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7 April, 2017

India, Israel ink defence deals worth over $2 bn

NEW DELHI (TIP): India and Israel on Thursday inked mega defence deals worth over $2 billion for advanced surface-to-air missile…

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7 April, 2017

4 GST bills passed after Rajya Sabha makes no changes

NEW DELHI (TIP): Parliament on April 6 passed four GST-related bills, paving the way for the new indirect tax to…

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7 April, 2017

Manmohan Singh lends support to GST bills

NEW DELHI (TIP): Former PM Manmohan Singh lent his strong backing to the goods and services tax (GST) bills on…

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7 April, 2017

BABRI MASJID CASE SC FROWNS ON 25-YR DELAY, MAY ORDER TIME-BOUND TRIAL

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court indicated that it could order a timebound trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case,…

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7 April, 2017

Pak welcomes US offer to de-escalate tensions after India rejects it

ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan has welcomed the US offer to help de-escalate tensions with India, saying "any positive role" America plays…

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7 April, 2017

Student writes ‘BlackLivesMatter’ 100 times, gets into Stanford University

NEW YORK (TIP): An 18-year-old Bangladeshi-American Muslim student has won a place at the prestigious Stanford University after writing '#BlackLivesMatter'…

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7 April, 2017

Amid China’s stand on Masood Azhar ban, US says ‘Veto will not prevent us from acting’

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The US said on Tuesday that countries using veto to scuttle sanctioning of terrorists will not "preclude"…

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7 April, 2017

Donald Trump removes Steve Bannon from National Security Council

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump has removed chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, reversing an earlier, controversial…

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7 April, 2017

Trump signs bill blocking online privacy regulation

WASHINGTON (TIP): After his press secretary blasted it as an example of rampant government overreach, President Donald Trump has signed…

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7 April, 2017

Black teen wins essay contest on topic of white privilege

WESTPORT  (TIP):A black teenager who wrote about the "unavoidable" racial issues he faces growing up in an affluent, predominantly white…

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7 April, 2017

At long last, Bob Dylan accepts the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature

STOCKHOLM (TIP): After months of uncertainty and controversy, Bob Dylan finally accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature at a…

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7 April, 2017

Chicago police arrest 14 year-old in Facebook rape case

CHICAGO (TIP): Police in Chicago arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl…

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7 April, 2017

RBI wants to circulate new Rs 200 notes through banks

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to decide against circulating proposed new Rs 200 banknotes…

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7 April, 2017

TRAI FORCES RELIANCE JIO TO WITHDRAW SUMMER SURPRISE OFFER

NEW DELHI (TIP): Reliance Jio on April 6 decided to withdraw its ‘Jio Summer Surprise’ offer after the Telecom Regulatory…

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7 April, 2017

Samsung tips best quarterly profit in over three years as chips soar

SEOUL (TIP): Samsung Electronics Co Ltd forecast on Friday its best quarterly profit in more than three years in the…

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7 April, 2017

MahaVastu tips for an auspicious griha pravesh

Mahavastu is an upgraded, tested and bug-free understanding of vastu shastra that I have distilled from more than 12,000 case studies…

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7 April, 2017

DID LORD SHIVA REALLY TAKE AVATAR IN DWAPAR YUGA?

As mentioned in Linga Puran, once Lord Brahma asked Lord Shiva as to why he never reincarnated in a human…

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7 April, 2017

Border Security operations destabilize Texas Budget

AUSTIN, TEXAS (TIP): As a budget shortfall in Texas threatens cuts to colleges and Medicaid, a costly border security operation…

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7 April, 2017

“No regrets” in job, says Ambassador Haley

NEW YORK(TIP): Asserting that she has "no regrets" in her job, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said her…

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7 April, 2017

Pratham Graduate from India to Share Success Story in NYC

NEW YORK (TIP): Sanjana Das, a 22-year-old graduate of Pratham's Vocational Training Program in India, will speak at the next…

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7 April, 2017

IAA Women Achievers Awards make a powerful statement

NEW JERSEY (TIP): With all eyes on a beautifully decorated stage, almost 300 guests from New York and New Jersey…

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7 April, 2017

Reining in the Rogue Regime of North Korea

"Pyongyang's missile program has progressed over the last few decades from tactical rockets in the 1970s, to short, medium-range ballistic…

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7 April, 2017

America Launches Missile Attack at Syrian Base after Chemical Weapons Attack kills 100

Piqued by Syria's use of banned chemical weapons that killed at least 100 people, the U.S. military launched dozens of…

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7 April, 2017

US-China Summit: Chinese President Xi Jinping Arrives in the US

MAR-A-LAGO, FL (TIP): US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their high-stakes summit at Trump's Florida beach…

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7 April, 2017

Senate Republicans exercise Nuclear option to confirm Gorsuch

WASHINGTON (TIP): Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., set a new precedent in the Senate that will ease the confirmation…

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7 April, 2017

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes steps down from Russia probe

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, announced on April 6 that he will recuse himself from…

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7 April, 2017

GOPIO Litigation: Ashook Ramsaran’s case against some GOPIO officials dismissed by District Court

NEW YORK (TIP): In early 2016, GOPIO's former president Mr. Ashook Ramsaran had filed a lawsuit against three current officers…

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7 April, 2017

Indian American Pharmaceutical Leader Sanjiv K. Patel named President and CEO of Relay Therapeutics

WASHINGTON (TIP): Dr. Sanjiv K. Patel has been named President and CEO of Relay Therapeutics, a biotech company dedicated to…

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7 April, 2017

Indian American C.J. Bhalla named Chief Financial Officer of Kaiser Permanente Northern California

SAN JOSE (TIP): Kaiser Permanente Northern California on April 3 announced that senior executive C.J. Bhalla has been selected as…

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