Category: World

Caught between Russia and the EU

Ukraine threatens to become the Syria of Eastern Europe. And like Syria, civil war could ultimately decimate a vibrant and…

BAGGAGE RULES TIGHTENED TO CHECK GOLD IMPORT

NEW DELHI (TIP): Seeking to check gold smuggling, the government, on March 6, tightened baggage rules, requiring inbound Indian passengers…

FLIPKART HITS $1 BILLION IN SALES

NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian e-tailer Flipkart has hit the $1 billion in sales-- a feat that it has managed to…

DAIMLER TO SET UP BUS FACTORY AT ORAGADAM

CHENNAI (TIP): Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) on March 6 laid the foundation stone for a bus-making facility at its…

SAFARICOM, AIRTEL BID FOR ESSAR’S YU

NAIROBI (TIP): Kenya's two biggest telecoms operators, Safaricom and the local unit of Bharti Airtel, have made a joint bid…

JLR TO INVEST 100 MILLION POUNDS IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR NEW PLANT

LONDON (TIP): Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to invest 100 million pounds into a new factory in…

Gold, oil prices rise as tensions build in Ukraine

London (TIP): The price of gold is the highest it's been in four months as tensions escalate over Russia sending…

Stories in India defame the United States

Devyani Khobragade and her pending motion to dismiss charges based upon UN letter How Devyani was arrested and Richard family…

TECH MAHINDRA TO ACQUIRE IT SERVICES ARM OF BASF

NEW DELHI (TIP): Tech Mahindra, on Thursday, said it had signed an agreement BASF to acquire the IT and consultancy…

eBay leads $133m Snapdeal investment

NEW DELHI (TIP): Online auction platform eBay is leading yet another round of funding for online marketplace Snapdeal, sparking rumors…

5-7 % SALARY HIKES, BOARD CHANGES AT INFOSYS

BANGALORE (TIP): Infosys employees received an intranet notification on February 26, informing them that they are due for a 5-7…

‘INDIA BIGGEST MARKET FOR BIZ JETS IN ASIA PACIFIC’

MUMBAI (TIP): India has emerged as the biggest fleet owner of business aircraft in the Asia Pacific surpassing China with…

SAMSUNG LAUNCHES NOTE 3 NEO, GALAXY NOTEPRO, TAB3 NEO

BALI (TIP): Samsung launched the Note 3 Neo at the Samsung Forum in Bali on February 18. Priced at Rs.…

Facebook to buy WhatsApp

NEW YORK (TIP): Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for up to $19 billion in cash and stock, by…

Gold import norms under 80:20 scheme tightened

NEW DELHI (TIP): Seeking to restrict gold imports, the Reserve Bank of India said nominated banks and agencies would not…

CAR MAKERS CUT PRICES AFTER EXCISE DUTY REDUCTION

MUMBAI (TIP): Automobile manufacturers, on February 19, announced that they would pass on the benefits arising from the cut in…

Sans US, Pak-TTP peace may disturb India’s serenity

"Both India and Pakistan gained from the US military intervention in Afghanistan, albeit in different ways. Both will face problems,…

Political insult administered by US to Narendra Modi shouldn’t be overlooked

US diplomacy is a cynical mixture of principle and expediency. The world's foremost power needs to project internationally that its…

Spain’s National Court issues ill-advised warrants against China’s former President Jiang Zemin and Prime Minister Li Peng

Having been involved in cases dealing with Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victims Protection Act, I have a thought or…

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Pieces from the Afghan puzzle are still missing

One major problem is fitting Afghanistan into an effective regional framework. Neither the SAARC nor the SCO nor the Istanbul…

Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion

NEW YORK (TIP): Comcast says it has agreed to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion in a deal that…

OVL inks agreements to raise $2.5 bn

NEW DELHI (TIP): ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), has signed…

Growth is still very weak: Rajan

NEW DELHI (TIP): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan, on Thursday, said growth was still very weak. Nevertheless,…

SPECTRUM SALE EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

NEW DELHI (TIP): After 10 days of intense bidding, eight telecom companies, including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India, on Thursday,…

Melinda Katz addresses the 31st Annual Legislative Forum of the Queens Interagency Council on Aging

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz addressed the 31st Annual Legislative Forum of the Queens Interagency Council on Aging (QICA) on…

Queens Borough President Katz presents gifts to United War Veterans Council

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, during an event at Queens Borough Hall on Monday, February 10, presented United War Veterans…

Sikhs honor visiting community leader Lakhwinder Singh Lakhi

Lakhwinder Singh Lakhi is a household name in the districts of Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala in Punjab. An Akali leader, he…