Why I will not waive my gas subsidy
You have asked the rich and affluent people of India to waive off their share of subsidy on gas cylinders…
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British Indian Academician Knighted by Queen Elizabeth
A senior Cambridge University academic working with Tata Steel has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours list…
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UKRAINE SAYS IT MAY FREEZE DEBT PAYMENTS TO FUND WAR
KIEV (TIP): Ukraine's premier warned Friday that Kiev would freeze its debt repayments if no immediate deal was found with…
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China detains nine for spreading rumors about the military
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese authorities have detained nine people for spreading rumors on the Internet that several military officers were involved…
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Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn acquitted in pimping trial
LILLE, FRANCE (TIP): Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was cleared of pimping charges on June 12 in France,…
Read MoreS.Korea reports 12 new MERS cases, total now 138; 1 more death
SEOUL (TIP): South Korea's health ministry on June 13 reported 12 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing…
Read MoreMexico supreme court opens door to gay marriage nationwide
MEXICO CITY (TIP): Mexico's supreme court has ruled it is unconstitutional for Mexican states to bar same-sex marriages. But the…
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Christopher Lee, evil count of cinema, dies
LONDON (TIP): British actor Christopher Lee, who devoted his long career to portraying horror film villains and later appeared in…
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Germany drops probe into alleged US tapping of Merkel cellphone
BERLIN (TIP): Germany's chief prosecutor has dropped a probe into the alleged tapping of chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone by…
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INDIAN CONSULATE IN AUSTRALIA TO ORGANISE YOGA EVENTS
MELBOURNE (TIP): Ahead of the International Yoga Day on June 21, the Indian mission here has organised a curtain raiser…
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Hundreds of Sikhs March in UK to Protest Operation Blue Star
London (TIP): Hundreds of Sikhs marched through central London today, June 7, to mark the 31st anniversary of Operation Blue…
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Missing Indian-Origin Hotelier from UK Murdered in Punjab
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police on Saturday clarified that British hotelier of Indian-origin Ranjit Singh Power has been murdered, but his body was…
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2 Indian-origin Youths from South Africa Die Fighting for ISIS
Two youths belonging to the Muslim community of a small Indian township south of Johannesburg have died allegedly fighting for…
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Narendra Modi to visit Israel, 1st by an Indian PM
New Delhi (TIP): Narendra Modi will be travelling to Israel, the first by an Indian Prime Minister to the Jewish country…
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Russia steps up propaganda push with online ‘Kremlin trolls’
ST PETERSBURG (RUSSIA) (TIP): Deep inside a four-story marble building in St Petersburg, hundreds of workers tap away at computers…
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Oxford gets its first-ever female vice-chancellor
LONDON (TIP): The oldest university in the English speaking world has got its first ever female head. Professor Louise Richardson,…
Read MoreMore taxes for UK businesses with foreign labour: Queen
LONDON (TIP): The British Queen on May 27 announced at the opening of the UK parliament session that businesses that…
Read More‘China now home to 1m super rich’
BEIJING (TIP): The number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in China passed the one million mark for the first…
Read More12 Melbourne women try to flee Australia to join ISIS
MELBOURNE (TIP): At least five young women from Australia have successfully joined the Islamic State and are among over a…
Read MoreCoalition strikes, fighting kill 40 rebels in Yemen’s Aden
ADEN (TIP): Saudi-led coalition strikes against Iran-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen's second city Aden today and ground clashes killed at…
Read MoreChina detains artist who posted humorous photo of president
BEIJING (TIP): Authorities have detained an obscure Chinese artist after he posted online a humorous portrait of President Xi Jinping,…
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Ganesha says my devotee Bejan Daruwalla is cut to the bone. He is truly devastated. He is shattered. The blowing to…
Read MoreIndian-origin Keith Vaz appointed Labour party vice-chairman
LONDON: One of Britain's longest-serving Indian-origin member of parliament, Keith Vaz, has been appointed as vice-chairman of the Labour party.…
Read MoreSingapore Appoints Indian Origin Businessman as Envoy to Sri Lanka
Singapore has appointed an Indian-origin businessman as its non-Resident High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, the Foreign Ministry announced today. S…
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Indians Second-Largest Migrant Group in UK
LONDON: Indians are the second-largest group of migrants coming to the UK after Chinese, according to latest figures. In 2013, 46,000…
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London welcomes record 17.4 million international visitors in 2014
LONDON (TIP): London welcomed more international visitors than ever before in 2014, with the city's cultural attractions and world class…
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No ‘slanguage’ bar: 6,500 trending words now legit in Scrabble
LONDON (TIP): The next time you want to outplay your opponent in a game of scrabble, go for a slang.…
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Indian American former faculty member at UW Business School pleads guilty to wire fraud in connection with Ponzi Scheme
SEATTLE (TIP): A Seattle man who operated an investment advisory business for more than 20 years, pleaded guilty to wire…
Read MoreJapan’s $110bn boost for Asian infrastructure
TOKYO (TIP): Japan unveiled a plan on Thursday to provide $110 billion in aid for Asian infrastructure projects, as China…
Read MoreChina, US assert rights after exchange over South China Sea
BEIJING (TIP) : China said on May 21 it is entitled to keep watch over airspace and seas surrounding artificial…
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