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Year: 2016
Other News
DO SIT-UPS REALLY HELP REDUCE BELLY FAT?
A lot of workout tutorials include sit ups as one of the exercises that help you lose those unwanted pounds around the waist. But are sit ups really helpful in belly fat reduction? Here are a few […]
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Emotional intelligence may make women manipulative
If you feel your girlfriend often manipulates her way to win the situation, partly blame evolution for such behaviour and seek proper guidance. According to a recent study, young women with high emotional intelligence (EI) are […]
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INTERESTING THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO LONG-TERM COUPLES
Being with someone for a long time changes the way you see the world. It also changes you. More importantly, close relationships may spark an entirely different way of thinking and acting, something Joshua Wolf Shenk, […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans
Politics
Tulsi Gabbard Quits Party Post To Endorse Bernie Sanders
WASHINGTON: Tulsi Gabbard, the first ever Hindu elected to the US Congress who has a sizeable following among Indian-Americans, today quit a senior Democratic party position to endorse Bernie Sanders as the US presidential candidate. Ms […]
Featured
As we approach Super Tuesday, why most Indian Americans are saying ‘Hillary Clinton Zindabad’
In my discussions with several fellow Indian Americans, I have heard a common theme when I inquired why they are supporting Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders and why they will support her in November over […]
Europe
UK records a fall in non-EU migrant arrivals
LONDON (TIP): New figures showing an annual rise in net migration to the UK have provoked fierce debate but many myths persist about the effects of immigration. Here are some of the most common misconceptions: MYTH […]
Asia
China brings lavish funerals under lens of anti-graft campaign
BEIJING: In its latest effort to combat corruption, China has issued new guidelines to rectify and punish violations of funeral regulations for ruling Communist Party members, such as unapproved types of burial and the purchase […]
Middle East
What’s at stake in Iranian elections
Q: What’s at stake? A: Iranians will elect a Parliament that passes laws and a clerical council, the Assembly of Experts, that is technically in charge of naming a successor to the supreme leader when […]
Asia
In China, gang returns stolen guide dog with apology note
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese guide dog stolen from a blind masseur has been returned by the dognappers with a note of apology that said: “Please forgive us.” Qiaoqiao, an seven-year-old black labrador, was taken by a […]
Middle East
Asia
Entertainment
Kate Hudson taking musical road?
After wooing audiences with her acting skills, Kate Hudson is now considering a career in music. The 36-year-old actress recently revealed that she has always written her own tracks, but isn’t sure if she is comfortable […]
Entertainment
Entertainment
POOJA BHATT TO MAKE ACTING COMEBACK IN FILM WRITTEN BY FATHER
Filmmaker-actor Pooja Bhatt is all set to make her acting comeback after a gap of 18 years in a film, written by her father Mahesh Bhatt. The 43-old-actress had made her acting debut in 1989 with […]
Entertainment
ALIA TEASES FANS WITH ‘BOLNA’ SNEAK PEEK
Fans of Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra are eagerly eyeing on the song ‘Bolna’ from their much-anticipated flick ‘Kapoor & Sons’ and much to their delight, the ‘Shaandaar’ actress has given a sneak peek of […]
Entertainment
India
India
JNU Row, Vemula’s Suicide Rocks Parliament; Emotional Smriti Attacks Opposition
NEW DELHI (TIP): In one of the fieriest debates in the recent times, the issue of Rohit Vemula, Dalit scholar who committed suicide, and JNU episode rocked both the houses of the parliament as Opposition […]
India
Business & Economics
FORMER MINISTERS TRASH NEW RAIL BUDGET
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Railway Budget 2016 that was presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu brought a pot of mixed reactions from several political parties and the common man. On the one hand, the commoners […]
United States
4 killed, up to 30 hurt in shootout at Hesston, Kansas
HESSTON, KAN (TIP): As many as seven people were killed and up to 30 others injured in a series of shootings Thursday, February 25, in Hesston, Kan., officials said. Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton told […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
India writes to UN to include Masood Azhar on terrorist list
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has submitted a formal request to the United Nations Committee 1267, seeking inclusion of the name of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar on the sanctions’ list, said government sources. “I can also […]