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Year: 2015
Entertainment
EVA LONGORIA: I’M LUCKY TO HAVE GOOD GENES
Actress Eva Longoria feels “lucky” to have inherited olive skin and a flawless complexion which has kept her looking youthful. The former “Desperate Housewives” actress has revealed she feels privileged to get genes of her Mexican […]
Entertainment
IMPROPER TO HAUNT ME WITH THE PAST, SAYS SUNNY LEONE
Sunny Leone, on May 28, 2015, gave her statement to the police on the indecency case that was registered by a housewife against her. The actress was quoted by a source in a report as saying […]
Asia
Majority of Americans support drone strikes in Pakistan: Survey
WASHINGTON: (TIP) Nearly 60 per cent of Americans support the country’s policy of carrying out drone strikes against militants in Pakistan, according to a national survey. The Pew survey, released on May 28, stated that […]
India
Asia
India
Salman’s hit-and-run case |Govt. lost files in fire, RTI query reveals
An RTI query has revealed that the Maharashtra government does not have any papers on actor Salman Khan’s 2002 hit-and-run case as the files pertaining to it were gutted in a fire at Mantralaya. The […]
India
India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world
India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world, at 194 million, surpassing China, according to United Nations annual hunger report. At the global level, the corresponding figure dropped to 795 […]
India
IIT-Madras defends banning of student group that criticized Modi
CHENNAI (TIP): IIT Madras on May 29 defended its decision to derecognize the Ambedkar Periyar Student Circle (APSC) by stating that the student group had violated guidelines issued by the institute. In a statement, IIT-M […]
India
NEW OUTFIT EMERGES IN KASHMIR VALLEY, TARGETS TELECOM TOWERS
SRINAGAR (TIP): The killings, in Sopore, of a BSNL employee and a resident who allowed a mobile phone tower on his house premises defying terror threats, has brought the spotlight on Lashkar-e-Islam. In recent days, […]
India
PRADEEP KUMAR SINHA APPOINTED NEW CABINET SECRETARY
NEW DELHI (TIP): Power secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha was appointed as the next Cabinet secretary of the government. He will succeed Ajit Seth who has been holding the position for the last four years. Sinha, […]
India
Asia
Asia
Nepal bans children travelling without parents or guardian
KATHMANDU (TIP): The Nepalese government announced on Tuesday that all children travelling in the country will need to be accompanied by their parents or a legal guardian to prevent the trafficking of young people who […]
Asia
4 militants die in attack in upscale area of Afghan capital
KABUL (TIP): An all-night siege in an upscale neighborhood of Afghanistan‘s capital ended in the early hours of Wednesday morning with the deaths of four heavily armed attackers, though no civilians or security personnel were […]
Asia
Bangladesh to set up courts to try people smugglers
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh is moving to set up seven special courts across the country to try people smugglers charged with trafficking desperate migrants to Southeast Asia on rickety boats, a minister said on May 28. […]
Asia
United States
Senator Tony Avella, Chair, Ethics applauds JCOPE
ALBANY, NY (TIP): Senator Tony Avella, Chair, Ethics, has applauded the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE). In a statement on May 29, he said, “As Chair of the SenateEthics Committee, and author of the […]
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SIGNS OF HEART ATTACK WOMEN SHOULD KNOW
Studies show heart attacks and heart disease are under-diagnosed in women, as their symptoms do not match that of men. To prevent a heart attack from sneaking up on you, watch for these seven little-known signs […]
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New human ancestor discovered in Ethiopia
NEW DELHI (TIP): A new human ancestor species which roamed the Afar region of Ethiopia 3.3 to 3.5 million years ago has been discovered by an international team of scientists. Named Australopithecus deyiremeda, this new […]
United States
Texas Legislature OKs budget containing $3.8B in tax cuts
AUSTIN, TX (TIP): Final tweaks to Texas’ $209 billion budget allowing for $3.8 billion in tax cuts have passed the Legislature and are headed to Gov. Greg Abbott, according to an AP report. On a […]
United States
Bill allowing open carry of handguns clears Texas Legislature
AUSTIN, TX (TIP): Texas lawmakers on Friday, May 29, approved carrying handguns openly on the streets of the nation’s second most-populous state, sending the bill to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign […]
United States
US toddler dies after accidentally shooting himself in head
WASHINGTON (TIP): A two-year-old boy died on Wednesday several days after he picked up a loaded handgun lying out in a Virginia home and accidentally shot himself in the head, US media reported. The boy […]
United States
North Texas battles rain and deadly flooding
DALLAS (TIP): Flood waters submerged Texas highways and threatened more homes Friday when a squall line stalled over Dallas overnight Thursday, dropping record-setting rainfall and triggering a Flash Flood Emergency in North Texas. The most […]
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The Disconnect Must End
There are around 350 ethnic and community newspapers in scores of languages which reach out to millions of immigrants living in New York City. The City school system claims that 182 languages are spoken in […]