United States
Year: 2012
Business & Economics
Manipal University inks pacts with 2 Chinese varsities
Mangalore (TIP): Manipal University has signed agreements with Shanghai’s Tongji and Tianjin universities for mutual, comprehensive partnerships. Quoting the Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University, K. Ramnarayan, a press release said here on Monday that the MoUs […]
Europe
China’s new first lady: A star in her own right
BEIJING (tip): She sports Tibetan costume or military uniform and regales Chinese audiences with folk and patriotic songs. Until recently,Peng Liyuan, a star singer, was a lot more popular than her politician husband, Xi Jinping, […]
United States
Upendra Chivukula Loses by over 51,000 votes in Dist.7- Breaks 100 year old Record
NEW JERSEY (TIP): NJ Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula has created a sort of history by breaking a 100 year old record of losing margin. He lost by over 51,000 votes in Congressional District 7 of New […]
Business & Economics
Geojit BNP launches Windows-based mobile platform
Kochi (TIP): Geojit BNP Paribas has announced the launch of Flip Me, the mobile trading application based on Windows 8. The application can be downloaded from the Windows Store. Flip Me is the first mobile […]
United States
Kamala Lakshman to perform in NY on Nov 24
NEW YORK (TIP): One of the greatest exponents of Bharathanatyam and considered living legend Padma Bhushan Kamala Lakshman is to give a dance performance in New York on Nov 24. Sri Bharatha Kamalalaya, the dance […]
Business & Economics
IL&FS Engg bags Rs 135.50-cr contract from Emaar-MGF
Hyderabad (TIP): IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd has bagged a letter of intent (LoI) from Emaar-MGF for a construction project worth Rs 135.50 crore. The contract is for construction of the ‘Palm Terraces Select […]
United States
Four-year-old kid mowed down in Jersey City
JERSEY CITY (TIP): A four-year old Indian-American child Dhyanesh, son of Balaji Jeyakannan working for Con Edison Company was fatally struck by a speeding car and killed on the spot at the junction of Jefferson […]
Featured
Obama becomes 14th US Prez to win a 2nd Term
NEW YORK (TIP): President Obama won a second term November 6 night and became the 14th US President to win a second term. He promised his thrilled supporters at the victory celebrations in Chicago that […]
Other News
Yoga postures for Pregnant Women
Yoga: It is this ancient form of exercise that has contributed in the holistic living of individuals in the most natural and trusted way since years. Yoga is like a spiritual route to a relaxed […]
Featured
Nor’easter adds to the Woes of Sandy battered NY, NJ
NEW YORK (TIP): The nor’easter that stymied recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy pulled away from New York and New Jersey Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of new people in darkness after a blanket of thick, […]
Featured
Featured
More than 110 Perish-NY hardest hit with 48 lives lost
NEW YORK (TIP): Hurricane Sandy will be remembered as one of the biggest in the history of the states located North of Washington D.C. It was eight hundred miles long and four hundred miles wide. […]
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Flaunt your bathroom
You are having a party and have beautifully done up your living room. Basking in the glory of all the applause, you are a little taken aback when you realise that your not-so well-kept bathroom […]
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Scrubs and face packs for a glowing skin
Shine and glow like a festive diva in this season of light and celebration, and get glowing with lustrous skin. This time illuminate your skin not with make-up but with a natural glow.Get that flawless […]
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Like animals, we too can smell fear: Researchers
NEW YORK: Humans can sniff fear and disgust, and the emotions are contagious, a new study has found, suggesting we communicate via smell just like other animals. “These findings are contrary to the commonly accepted […]
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Skeleton of 1,400-yr-old ‘vampire’ dug out
LONDON (TIP): A 1,400-year-old ‘vampire’ skeleton with metal spikes through its shoulders, heart and ankles, has been discovered in Britain, a new report has claimed. The skeleton dating from 550-700 AD found buried in the […]
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‘Terminator’ robotic arm comes to ’man s rescue
LONDON (TIP): A UK man has been fitted with a ‘Terminator-like’ carbon fibre mechanical hand which he can control with movements in his upper arm. Nigel Ackland, 53, from Royston, Cambridgeshire lost his arm in […]
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Superman just got to know home truth
NEW YORK (TIP): Now, Superman knows where exactly he came from. A noted astrophysicist claimed to have determined the actual location of Superman’s fictional home planet — Krypton. Krypton is found 27.1 lightyears from Earth, […]
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India
Nitin Gadkari to continue as BJP president, but second term at risk
New Delhi (TIP): BJP president Nitin Gadkari, confronting corruption charges, will remain in office for now despite corruption charges. He left for Himachal Pradesh today after the party allowed him to proceed with his scheduled […]
India
HImachal polls: Graft slur wins sympathy for Virbhadra Singh
Shimla (TIP): Contrary to expectations, corruption charges being levelled against Himachal PCC president Virbhadra Singh, instead of being an embarrassment for the party, have started winning him sympathy in his constituency. Curiously in his constituency […]
India
India
Kingfisher to arrange own funds to restart airline
NEW DELHI (TIP): Kingfisher Airlines, which agreed this week to pay overdue salaries to its staff, will source funding from its own resources to get the grounded carrier flying, the DGCA said on Friday. The […]