PM Cameron’s admission of colonialshame, while short of an apology orreparations to the heirs of thoseslaughtered, is welcome by all who insistthat history must be honest and not a tool ofadded insult to those who […]
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Neha Sharma, Nasser Direction: Vinnil Markan Genre: Romantic Comedy Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes STORY: Damsel in distress moves into bad neighbourhood and is bailed out by a golden-hearted, lovelorn don. Of […]
Just as Herodotus is the father ofhistory, Thucydides is the father ofrealism. To understand thegeopolitical conflict zones of the 21stcentury, you must begin with the ancientGreeks. Among the many importantlessons Thucydides teaches in his Historyof […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): In a bid to deterIran from acquiring nuclear weapons, theUS on Thursday warned Tehran of moresanctions and international isolations if itgoes ahead with the nuclear weaponspolicy.”We have been clear that the UnitedStates is […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.N. Secretary General Ban Kimoonhas joined the international community in condemningthe terrorist attack in Hyderabad that killed 18people and injuring scores of others.”The Secretary-General strongly condemns the indiscriminateattacks against civilians which occurred inthe […]
HYDERABAD (TIP): At least 18people were killed and more than 60injured in two powerful bomb blastswithin a gap of less than five minutesgap in thickly populated Dilsukhnagararea on Thursday (February 21)evening. The police recovered fiveunexploded […]
Do you fake an orgasm when you actually didn’t? Or find faults with the your husband’s way of handling the kids, or pester him to find a new job? You may not realize it, but […]
It’s strong, eco friendly, a tad more expensive than the usual raw materials used. But bamboo furniture and clothing is worth a try. In today’s world where every raw material use demands a thought into […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe has arrived in the United States for a WhiteHouse meeting with President Barack Obama.Abe, who was elected in December, is seeking toreinforce the longstanding U.S.-Japan alliance at a timeof […]
BEIRUT (TIP): A car bomb killed 53people and wounded 200 in centralDamascus on Thursday when it blewup on a busy highway close to rulingBaath Party offices and the Russianembassy, Syrian TV said.Television footage showed charredand […]
Hiccups can come at any time without warning. And sometimes, they can be extremely embarrassing. But the fact is, some simple techniques can stop hiccups. Here, take a look… Press your palm Use the thumb […]
PARIS (TIP): The fallout from Europe’s horse meatscandal has spread outside the continent, with animported lasagne brand pulled from the shelves in HongKong and a new row over the treatment of horsesfarmed in the Americas.A […]
LONDON: (TIP) Prince Philip, the gaffe-pronehusband of Queen Elizabeth II, has hit the headlinesonce again for his “jovial” remarks, this time inreference to Filipino nurses.The 91-year-old Prince told a nurse from thePhilippines that her country […]
BEIJING (TIP): Disgraced former senior Chineseleader Bo Xilai is refusing to cooperate with agovernment investigation into him and has stagedhunger strikes in protest and at one point was treated inhospital, sources with knowledge of the […]
In the journey up the female reproductive tract, sperm cells have to work through a range of viscous barriers and to do so they have to adapt their behaviour accordingly, researchers say. Broadly speaking, sperms […]
Gen Dunford, formerly theassistant commandant of theUS Marine Corps, haspromised to complete the transition ofsecurity duties to Afghan forces and to”set the conditions for an enduringpartnership with the Afghan people”.He replaces another Marine: GenJohn Allen, […]
From blushing to itching — quirky gifts Mother Nature granted us, and how they help. Turns out, the wrinkles that appear on our fingertips when we’re having a soak in the tub are nature’s answer […]
SHILLONG (TIP): It’s International Mother LanguageDay and campaigning for Saturday’s assembly polls is atits peak with political parties reaching out to varioussections of the electorate in their respective mothertongues.Speeches are being delivered in Hindi, Bengali,Assamese, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A man was killed execution-styleand left on a Brooklyn street corner Wednesday,February 20 morning, officials said.Police said the unidentified victim, who is believed tobe in his 20s, was found with a single […]
After nearly a century of debate on whether heart muscle cells are generated after birth or they simply grow larger, researchers now say children and adolescents too generate these cells. The first ever finding refutes […]
NEW DELHI (TIP):Underscoring India’simportance in Britain’sevolving foreign policypriorities, British PrimeMinister David Cameron wasin India this week for asecond time since assumingoffice in 2010.Though his visit toJallianwala Bagh has evokedmixed reactions in India, hebecame the first […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): NASA scientists have discovered the smallest planet yet found going around a star similar to our Sun. It is only one third the size of Earth, slightly larger than our Moon. Located […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee kickedoff the budget session of Parliament with a long list ofachievements of UPA-2 and reiterated its commitment tofood security and land acquisition, giving the first glimpseof the Congress’s 2014 […]
LONDON (TIP): Scientists have incorporated an artificial brain in a humanoid robot, enabling it to understand what is being said and even anticipate the end of a sentences. The ‘simplified’ artificial brain system has allowed […]
India is known worldwide as a country of saints, sacred people, gods and goddesses. They commanded the highest respect in society. Besides preaching, they were also instrumental in giving social order to society. Priesthood was […]
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