Year: 2014
A CAR SYSTEM THAT DETECTS PEDESTRIANS AT NIGHT
LONDON (TIP): Researchers have designed a new system for cars that can detect pedestrians upto 40 metres away in low visibility conditions such as night time driving. Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) […]
NEW YORK COURT FAVORS FLORIDA TRAVEL AGENT: IIFA RESTRAINED FROM TAKING TICKET MONIES OUT OF US
NEW YORK (TIP): Judge Melvin L. Schweitzer of New York State Supreme Court last week ordered the organizers of IIFA, held recently in Tampa, not to transfer or cause to be transferred any monies in […]
NOW, BREW COFFEE WHILE ON THE MOVE
LONDON (TIP): Coffee lovers can now get their caffeine fix on the go, thanks to the world’s first disposable coffee machine! The Grower’s Cup system, developed by a Danish designer, works just like a tea […]
Long Island Mortgage Banker and Five Others Indicted in $30 Million Bank Fraud Conspiracy
Banker, Real Estate Lawyers, Appraiser, and Straw Buyers allegedly carried out scheme to obtain Inflated Mortgage Funding and then Re-Sold “Toxic” Loans to the Market NEW YORK, NY (TIP) Six men were indicted, on May […]
Setback for Mamata, SC orders CBI probe into Saradha scam
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a setback for the West Bengal government, the Supreme court on May 9 handed over investigation into Saradha chit fund scam to the CBI. The court also asked the CBI to […]
Sania-Cara knocked out of Madrid Open
MADRID (TIP): Sania Mirza and Cara Black gave a scare to top seeds Su-Wei Hsieh and Shuai Peng before losing the women’s doubles quarterfinal at the WTA Madrid Open on May 8. The fifth seeded […]
Nadal marches into Madrid Masters quarters
MADRID (TIP): World number one Rafael Nadal remained on course to retain his Madrid Masters title with a comfortable 6-1, 6-4 win over Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen on May 8. Nadal had come into the tournament […]
Vermont gov signs law to require labels on GMO foods
MONTPELIER, VT (TIP): Standing on the Statehouse steps before a legion of activists, Vermont’s governor signed a new law Thursday, May 8, that could make the state the first to require labeling of foods containing […]
FORMER AP CM JANARDHANA REDDY DEAD
HYDERABAD (TIP): Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy passed away on May 9 morning at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). He was 80. He is survived by […]
MOTHER’S DAY: A CELEBRATION OF BOND OF LOVE AND AFFECTION
Mother’s Day is a celebration of bond of love and affection between a mother and a child and it celebrates the spirit of motherhood. Find out the history behind the celebrations surrounding Mother’s Day.Bringing up […]
Flight MH370: Australia dismisses possible plane wreckage claim
SYDNEY (TIP): The Australian agency heading up the search for the missing Malaysian jet has dismissed a claim by a resource survey company that it found possible plane wreckage in the northern Bay of Bengal. […]
Cuban musician Juan Formell of Los Van Van dies
HAVANA (TIP): Cuban musician Juan Formell, who for more than four decades was the driving force behind the big band salsa orchestra Los Van Van, died May 1. He was 71. An anchor on Cuban […]
Chinese man seeks divorce as smog drives family apart
BEIJING (TIP): A Beijing man is seeking to divorce his wife after she took their son to a tropical island province to escape the capital’s notorious smog, saying the long-distance relationship had destroyed their marriage, […]
Row over ‘omission’ of parts of Modi interview to DD News on Priyanka and Ahmed Patel
NEW DELHI (TIP): A row erupted over reports that Doordarshan had “censored” Narendra Modi‘s interview, with BJP alleging that it was due to government “pressure” even as the public broadcaster insisted that there was no […]
