NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s defence ministry has agreed to buy 56 planes from Airbus for$1.87 billion, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to modernise the country’s military, an official said on May 14. The ministry’s […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on May 14 turned down pleas by various telecom companies, including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Telecom, for extension of their 2G spectrum licences, which expired in […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Boats of the future may not sink despite damage to their structure, thanks to a new light weight composite material developed by researchers from Deep Springs Technology (DST) and the New York […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have created a miniature, fibre-optic microscope designed to peer deeply inside a living brain, allowing high-resolution 3-D imaging of inaccessible brain regions. “Microscopes today penetrate only about one millimetre into the brain […]
Doctors can now inject drugs straight into people’s brains, after making a major discovery in breaking through the barrier that keeps the nervous and circulatory systems apart. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) keeps us safe by ensuring […]
CAMP DAVID Maryland (TIP) : President Barack Obama pledged America’s ”ironclad commitment” to anxious Persian Gulf nations Thursday to help protect their security, pointedly mentioning the potential use of military force and offering assurances that […]
GAZA CITY (TIP) : At least 50 Palestinians were wounded in a blast that occurred Thursday inside a militant training camp in Gaza, Hamas officials, medics and witnesses said. “An explosion happened inside a post […]
ANTALYA (TIP): In a distinctly different note for a military alliance meeting, European officials ended a Nato meeting with a spirited rendition of “we are the world.” Taking a break from issues such as the […]
LONDON (TIP) : In his first major policy announcement since winning last week’s general election, British PM David Cameron on Wednesday announced new laws to combat a “poisonous Islamist ideology”. He gave out plans for […]
STORY: Piku’s father Bhaskor’s obsessed with his health. Piku indulges Bhaskor’s wishes, including a road trip to Calcutta – but what does attractive Rana’s driving set in motion? REVIEW: Straight up, Piku is delightful, a […]
Katrina Kaif made a picture perfect debut on the French Riviera in a black and-white Michelle Smith ensemble. The sheer white draped skirt and the panelled blouse, picked by her stylist Anaita Adajania Shroff, were the […]
LONDON (TIP): Indian-origin Harbhajan Kaur Dheer, 62, became the first Asian woman elected mayor of Ealing Council in London. “It is a great privilege and challenge to be the Mayor of Ealing Council in London. […]
LONDON (TIP): One of Britain’s most prominent Indian-origin MPs, Priti Patel has been appointed minister of state for employment in British Prime Minister David Cameron’s new cabinet. Ms Patel was re-elected from Witham in Essex […]
LONDON (TIP) : Britain’s House of Lords is all set to debate one of the most prominent new trends in British politics – the growing clout of the Indian vote as seen in the recently […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Ambassador Mulay’s autobiography, originally published in Marathi and translated in to English, was formally released in New York, May 8. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New York, organized a special function for the […]
[quote_right]”Cut to US President Barack Obama‘s visit during the 2015 Republic Day celebrations, and the “breakthrough” in negotiations over the nuclear deal, the breakthrough, it turned out, was that the US got exactly what it […]
WASHINGTON DC (TIP): In April 2015, the U.S. Army released new rules that will make it easier for observant Sikhs to request religious accommodations for their articles of faith. The prior procedures forced turbaned and […]
SAN JOSE, CA (TIP): 13-year-old Indian-origin student from San Jose, California developed a device to help visually impaired navigate has been named one of America’s top 10 youth volunteers of 2015 and granted a 5,000 […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): As the United States withdraws its forces from Afghanistan, the Obama administration has armed Pakistan with 14 combat aircraft, 59 military trainer jets and 374 armored personnel carriers, an internal Congressional report has […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): China‘s move to build nuclear power plants in Pakistan is not consistent with the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the United States has raised this issue in its bilateral meetings […]
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