PFIZER, ALLERGAN IN TALKS TO CREATE $300BN DRUG GIANT
Pfizer, Allergan in talks to create $300bn drug giantBotox maker Allergan and Pfizer Inc on Thursday confirmed they were in…
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RBI allows NRIs to subscribe to National Pension System
MUMBAI (TIP): To enable Indians living abroad to access old age income security, Reserve Bank has allowed non-resident Indians (NRIs)…
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Mark Zuckerberg Talks Net Neutrality at Meet With Lawmakers, India Inc Leaders
NEW DELHI (TIP): Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg today hosted a luncheon meeting with political and industry leaders to…
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U.S. India Business Council Applauds Conclusion of U.S.- India Trade Policy Forum
WASHINGTON (TIP): Following the successful conclusion of the ninth round of U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum, the USIBC hosted a reception,…
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In aviation policy draft, India seeks to make air travel affordable
NEW DELHI (TIP): Incentives to fly to small towns at affordable costs and easing the norms for domestic carriers to…
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BARCLAYS NET PROFIT RISES AS NEW CEO APPOINTED
LONDON (TIP): British lender Barclays, fresh from appointing new chief executive James 'Jes' Staley, on Thursday logged rising third-quarter net profit…
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Indian American Ex-Goldman Banker to Plead Guilty in Regulatory Leak Case
NEW YORK: In a rare criminal action on Wall Street, an Indian-origin former Goldman Sachs banker suspected of taking confidential documents from a…
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WATCH: Unarmed refugee mistaken for Palestinian shot dead and lynched by Israeli mob
In a viral video circulating on social media, an Israeli lynch mob is filmed beating a refugee to death at…
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Disturbing video shows school cop dragging girl from desk
A school safety officer in South Carolina brutally manhandles a 15-year-old female student. In the video, Officer Ben Fields, who…
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Long Island Premiere of On Golden Years
Grammy-nominated Indian American filmmaker Tirlok Malik’s ‘On Golden Years’ has won best feature film USA award at the International Film…
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Limited H-1B visas may force companies to skip placement season at IITs
Facebook may not be coming to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this year, both for internship and final placement,…
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Pakistan PM fails to win US support against India
WASHINGTON (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister must be a disappointed man. His bilateral with US President Barack Obama is being viewed…
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PAK-US NUCLEAR DEAL INDIA THREATENED
NEW DELHI / KARACHI(TIP): Pakistan's refusal to rule out use of nuclear weapons in a conventional conflict with India and…
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SRI LANKA PRESIDENT CALLS ALL-PARTY MEET ON UN RESOLUTION
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called an all-party meeting to discuss the latest UNHRC resolution over the…
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Top Bangladesh opposition politician jailed for 13 years
DHAKA (TIP): A Bangladesh court today jailed a former mayor of Dhaka for 13 years for corruption in absentia, a…
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New govt in Nepal facing hard times in festive season
KATHMANDU (TIP): The Indian government may have agreed to ease the transit of some trucks into Nepal but the annual…
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15 militants, six security personnel killed in Afghanistan
KABUL: At least 15 Taliban militants and six security force members were killed in clashes as the Taliban seized a…
Read More5.3-magnitude quake jolts Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude was felt across Pakistan's Punjab province on October 23, authorities said. The epicentre…
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VOLKSWAGEN CHECKING IF LATEST ENGINE CONTAINS CHEAT SOFTWARE
BERLIN (TIP): Volkswagen is looking into whether earlier versions of its latest diesel engine model contained software capable of rigging…
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RBI GOVERNOR TO KEEP FINAL SAY ON INTEREST RATES
NEW DELHI (TIP): After months of debate, the finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India seem to be converging…
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AS CHINA WEAKENS, RECESSION STALKS NORTH ASIA
The slowdown in China's economy, the world's second largest, is sucking the growth out of North Asia and tilting some…
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Chinese media laud Xi’s Britain visit
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese media on Oct 22 trumpeted President Xi Jinping's visit to Britain, running triumphant coverage of the trip…
Read MoreNew accounting norms may add to banks’ bad loans
MUMBAI (TIP): There is a new twist to the issue of rising bad loans in the banking sector. Under the new…
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China now has more billionaires than US
BEIJING (TIP): Communist China has overtaken capitalist United States in the richie rich list with 596 billionaires to America's 537.…
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RBI chief Rajan wants IMF to check monetary easing policies
Mumbai - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should play an active role in questioning the easy monetary policies, or so…
Read MoreIn Sweden, doctors caught performing virginity tests on girls
SWEDEN (TIP): An undercover investigation has revealed doctors in Sweden are performing virginity tests on teenage girls against their will.…
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Naveeda Ikram: UK’s first female Muslim Lord Mayor suspended by Labour as police probe ‘financial irregularities’
BRADFORD (TIP): Naveeda Ikram, a councillor in Bradford, was suspended by the party after an allegation was made about her…
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UK schoolgirl guilty of terror offences spared jail
LONDON (TIP): A British schoolgirl who admitted two terror offences of possessing "recipes for explosives" and a bomb-making guide was…
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Backed by Russian jets, Syrian troops attack rebel-held towns in Homs
BEIRUT/AMMAN (TIP): Syrian troops and their allies, backed by Russian jets, attacked rebel-held towns north of the city of Homs…
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Myanmar signs ceasefire with eight armed groups
NAYPYITAW (TIP): Myanmar's government and eight armed ethnic groups signed a ceasefire agreement on Oct 15, the culmination of more…
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