Author: TGI News Service
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TCS to strengthen brand with New York Marathon
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The world’s most popular marathon will now be known as TCS New York Marathon from this year. India’s largest technology solutions company – Tata Consultancy Services (popularly known as TCS) – has become the title sponsor of the premium running event which attracts 50,000 runners. The race dates back to…
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Sai temple opens in Auckland
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After many months’ hard-work by the members of Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of New Zealand, the brand new Sai Baba Temple in Auckland was inaugurated on Thursday 6 February 2014. The four-day long opening celebrations began with a Ganesh puja at 8.30am on 6 February, and continued till the evening…
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Satya Nadella’s first interview as Microsoft CEO
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Software giant Microsoft has appointed Satya Nadella as its next chief executive. Working with Microsoft for the last 22 years, Satya is Microsoft’s third chief executive in the company’s nearly four-decade history. Founder Bill Gates was the longest-serving head of Microsoft, who was replaced by Steve Ballmer. The 1967-born…
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Coke Super Bowl ad upsets many
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Soft drink giant Coca Cola’s multi-million dollar campaign at the Super Bowl drew extensive criticism for its multicultural message. The one-minute video, a multilingual rendition of “America Is Beautiful” in Spanish, Arabic and English showcased cultural and racial diversity of the United States. The commercial exposed cultural intolerance of many…
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Government to resettle Syrian refugees
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has announced the government will resettle up to 100 refugees in need of urgent protection from the situation in Syria. “The humanitarian situation in Syria is deteriorating by the day and the UNHCR has called on the international community for assistance,” Mr…
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Acrylic art works by a Pune based artist
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Pune based artist Rahul Phulkar is currently showcasing his recent works at a gallery in SoBo.
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Rahul Gandhi’s interview draws funny reaction
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Rahul Gandhi, vice-president of India’s Congress Party, has caused a lot of reaction following his interview to a leading television channel. According to reports, the Congress had arranged the interview of the possible prime ministerial candidate with NDTV. However, the plans were later changed in favour of another television channel,…
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Learn English: How to pronounce consonants
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As a native speaker of the English language, I find it difficult to understand many traps that are set by the language for those that need to learn its twists and turns later in life. English has become the language of importance and success for many nationalities in the world,…
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UK dog attack clean chit to Punjabiorigin councillor
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A court in Britain has dropped two charges against a Punjabiorigin councillor for being responsible for an attack by a pair of outofcontrol dogs because he was not present when the incident happened
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IndianAmerican to run for California governor
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Neel Kashkari a former US Treasury official and architect of the US bank bailout during the 2008 financial crisis says he is running for governor of California with a pledge to create jobs and improve public schools
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Trial begins into London attack on Sikh lawyer
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The trial of two men accused of attacking a Sikh lawyer whose turban was removed when he was kicked and punched during an incident outside St Pauls Cathedral here last year began at the Old Bailey on Tuesday
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Decks cleared for Punjabi Sherlock Holmes
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A latest court ruling has cleared the way for India to have its very own Sherlock Holmes to be played reportedly by Bollywood star Anil Kapoor Reports of a Punjabi version of the iconic detective portrayed by Kapoor can now become a reality after a Chicago judge ruled that while…
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Indian origin man denied parole in Canada
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A Canadian man of Indianorigin convicted in a 2002 strip club murder case has been denied parole The Parole Board of Canada yesterday denied an appeal by Jagrup Singh 38 who was sentenced to life imprisonment in December 2003 with no parole eligibility for 13 years The Province news portal…
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Indianorigin man likely to survive fall
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A 30yearold Indianorigin man who fell from the tenth floor of an apartment building in the US is likely to survive police said The man whose name cannot be disclosed until his family in India is informed fell on a Nissan Altima car smashing the front window and denting the…
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Missing son UK cops detain Indianorigin mother
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The Indianorigin mother whose 3yearold son went missing from home in Edinburgh on Wednesday was today detained by the police who also announced the discovery of a body in Fife after one of the largest daynight searches joined by residents
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IndoCanadian woman stabbed during carjacking
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A 30yearold IndoCanadian woman was stabbed by a man in a carjacking incident in Winnipeg city in the Canadian province of Manitoba Parmjeet Kaur was brushing snow off her vehicle on Marbury Road in West Kildonan around 6 am on Wednesday when she was stabbed by the man who then…
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Documents shed new light on IndoUK ties
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Declassification of confidential documents has thrown light on interesting nuggets in IndoBritish relations 30 years ago besides triggering controversy over purported British help in Operation Bluestar to flush out militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984
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Man offers apology suffers serious mental disorder says police
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The man who urinated on the Komagata Maru memorial last month is mentally ill and has apologized for his act Vancouver police said on Thursday The Vancouver police located the suspect on Wednesday and he agreed to apologize for his actions chief constable Jim Chu said in a statement
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Mother uncle threatened daughters secret husband with death Crown
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There is not enough evidence to send the mother of a murdered British Columbia woman to India to face trial in what police believe was a socalled honour killing says her lawyer Almost 14 years after 25yearold Jaswinder Jassi Sidhu was found stabbed to death in Punjab her mother Malkit…
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No charges for man urinating on Komagata Maru Memorial
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Vancouver police say that while the actions of a man who urinated on the Komagata Maru Memorial may be offensive and disrespectful they werent criminal Police say no charges will be laid against the man who was photographed urinating on the memorial