Makar Sankranti is celebrated as a very important festival in India. Sankranti literally means “movement.” Everything that we recognize as life is movement. Fortunately, people who came before us have moved on, and people who come […]
BEIJING: China’s stock market lurched lower again on Monday, triggering “circuit breakers” that halted trading. The slump was the latest episode in months of turmoil for Chinese investors. China’s market benchmark soared 150 per cent between November […]
MUMBAI (TIP): For the fourth day on the trot, turbulences in the Chinese market sent global investors, including those on Dalal Street, scurry for cover. On Thursday morning as the CSI 300 index in Shanghai […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a bid to promote usage of hybrid vehicles to curb pollution, the government is likely to dole out Rs 500- 700 crore package for electric vehicles in the upcoming budget. According […]
Time has stopped for HMT Watches, finally. The brand, which is claimed to be a pioneer in horological industry in India since 1961, and its products for decades are known for its accurate time keeping and […]
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 5 gave its nod for the Stand Up India scheme that is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among women and scheduled castes and tribes. Loans under […]
There was a time when hoverboards and robots were popularised by sci-fi movies as the technology of the future. Well, that future has now arrived. From robots taking over the world to bots akin to Samantha […]
Twitter Inc is building a new feature that will allow users to post tweets as long as 10,000 characters, technology news website Re/code reported on Tuesday. Twitter, which currently has a 140-character limit, may launch […]
Chinese electronics and content giant Letv, after delaying its entry into India for almost over a year, debuted their first products on Monday without letting know about their prices. The company showcased a 3D Helmet or […]
Kate Winslet may be a stunner at the award shows and celebrity events, but the actress says it is important for her to convey to girls that celebrities do not look pretty all the time. The […]
Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez hates being away from her kids due to work and likes to make sure she has a video conversation with them whenever she gets time. The 46-year-old ‘Live It Up’ singer, who is […]
Bollywood’s sweetheart, Preity Zinta, had chosen to stay away from Bollywood after her movie, Love In Paris had a disastrous run at the box office and failed to impress the audience. Reportedly, the gorgeous actress is […]
For Kangana Ranaut, 2015 swung from one extreme to the other, from the applauded double role in the ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ to the disappointing ‘Katti Batti’. The actress is unfazed, pointing out that her life […]
The issue of pay disparity has become a rage in Bollywood now, but actress Juhi Chawla says she never got upset about the wage inequality and “accepted” that her male counterparts would get more than her. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who redrew the contours of politics in Jammu and Kashmir by deftly bringing into its mainstream voices and ideas that were considered separatist, died in New Delhi on January 7. He […]
PATHANKOT (TIP): The Indian Army countered growing criticism of the NSG-led operation against the terrorist infiltration and attack at a Pathankot airbase with the the GOC-in-C, Western Command, Lt Gen Kamal Jit Singh Wednesday calling […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India on Jan 7 made it clear to Pakistan that the proposed foreign secretary-level talks could be held only if Islamabad acts promptly against plotters of the Pathankot airbase attack. New Delhi […]
MUMBAI (TIP): MumbaiPolice have trimmed or withdrawn the security cover of 40 Bollywood celebrities including Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in what it called a “routine” procedure. Senior officials said the step was taken […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Bollywood actor Aamir Khan will no more be promoting India as an attractive tourist destination as McCann, the global advertisement agency, has not renewed his contract. It came amid perception that the […]
New Delhi (TIP): Outspoken MP Shatrughan Sinha, in his just launched biography, virtually provoked the BJP leadership to take action against him despite accepting his “open dissidence” after he was sidelined during Bihar Assembly polls. […]
Security personnel including an Israel-trained SWAT team spilled into the fields and byways of Punjab’s Pandher village on Thursday to flush out two suspected terrorists, with the authorities fearing an attack on a key military […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): After putting a ban on converting government bungalows into memorials last year, the NDA government has now allowed a concession to trusts that want to set up a memorial for departed national […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States called on China to end “business as usual” with its ally North Korea after Pyongyang defied world powers by saying it had tested a hydrogen bomb, while South Korea prepared […]
DAMASCUS (TIP): Syria’s government gave permission on Thursday for UN aid deliveries to three besieged towns, including Madaya near Damascus where people are reportedly starving to death, the UN said. “The UN welcomes today’s approval […]
LONDON (TIP): The British Government left Saudi Arabia off a list of thirty countries to be challenged by diplomats over their continued use of the death penalty – despite executing over 90 people a year. […]
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