WASHINGTON (TIP): These bladeless wind turbines can revolutionize the way wind energy is produced. A startup out of Spain called Vortex Bladeless, whose turbines look like stalks of asparagus poking out of the ground, is […]
KOLKATA (TIP): Cancer patients may soon have an organic way to fight the dreaded disease. Black rice, a heritage variety of Bengal rice, is known for its high amount of antioxidants that prevent cancer. Anupam […]
TOKYO (TIP): Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Thursday a $110 billion investment plan for infrastructure projects in Asia in an apparent counter to China’s move to launch a new development bank. Abe said […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd, which came close to collapsing in December after running out of cash to pay its creditors, is looking to raise an additional 3 billion rupees ($47 million) and […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The $17-billion automotives-to-software Mahindra Group (M&M) is buying a 33% stake in Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi’s tractors and agricultural equipment division for $25 million, making the Indian major’s first foray in the manufacturing sector […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): China will likely take a 25-30 per cent stake in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and India is likely to be the second-largest shareholder, delegates attending a meeting of the bank’s […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Idea Cellular, part of the Aditya Birla Group, is working on a Rs 7,580-crore ($1.2 billion) deal to sell its independent towers, drawing the interests of Malaysia’s Axiata, Bharti Infratel and American Tower […]
LONDON (TIP): London welcomed more international visitors than ever before in 2014, with the city’s cultural attractions and world class sporting events proving irresistible draws for millions, according to new figures released on May 20 […]
LONDON (TIP): The next time you want to outplay your opponent in a game of scrabble, go for a slang. Chances are that they would be the highest scoring new words. Thousands of slang words, […]
SEATTLE (TIP): A Seattle man who operated an investment advisory business for more than 20 years, pleaded guilty to wire fraud today, May 18, in U.S. District Court in Seattle, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. […]
TOKYO (TIP): Japan unveiled a plan on Thursday to provide $110 billion in aid for Asian infrastructure projects, as China prepares to launch a new institutional lender that is seen as encroaching on the regional […]
BEIJING (TIP) : China said on May 21 it is entitled to keep watch over airspace and seas surrounding artificial islands it created in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, following an exchange […]
MOSCOW/FRANKFURT (TIP): Russia’s media watchdog has written to Google, Twitter and Facebook warning them against violating Russian Internet laws and a spokesman said on May 21 they risk being blocked if they do not comply […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The American military assistance to Pakistan, a latest list of which was recently put out by the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS), better situates its military to wage a war against India and […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani anti-terrorism court holding the trial of the seven Mumbai attack accused, including mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, on May 21 summoned seven witnesses for the next hearing after the case record was […]
AMRITSAR (TIP): Inspired by Sikh’s sewa (voluntary service) that transformed his flood affected village overnight in 2014, Jim Winksworth, an Englishman, is now helping victims of earthquake in Nepal by building shelters for them along […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Three mild tremors on May 21 struck Kathmandu and surrounding areas, keeping people on the edge in Nepal, battered by the April 25 earthquake and aftershocks that killed nearly 9,000 people. A tremor […]
DHAKA (TIP): A special tribunal in Bangladesh today sentenced two men, including an 84-year-old, to prison for the rest of their natural lives for committing war crimes and siding with the enemy during the country’s […]
Yoga has been growing exponentially – and organically -worldwide in the past few decades, but credit goes to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking the initiative to get United Nations to declare June 21 as […]
In his final years hiding in a compound in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden was a man who at once showed great love and interest in his own family while he coldly drew up quixotic plans […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Centre, throwing its full weight behind lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung in his ongoing tussle with Arvind Kejriwal government, on May 22 amended a 1993 notification to clarify that Anti-Corruption Bureau shall […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama has named an Indian-American professor from Yale University as a member of the prestigious National Council on Humanities. The nomination of Akhil Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science […]
BALTIMORE (TIP): The indictments came after prosecutors presented evidence to a grand jury for two weeks, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said. Gray’s death last month after allegedly suffering a devastating spinal injury while […]
During his China visit, Prime Minister Modi has been unusually forthright in speaking about the problems that hold back the India-China relationship. He probably feels that his desire to strengthen ties with China being so clear, […]
The media is being flooded with assessments of the Prime Minister’s “first year”in office. Has he taken the bull by the horns or has he been gored by an untamed beast? Fashionable as these exercises are, […]
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