Asia
China in fresh trouble over copycat landmark
China has at least 10 White Houses, four Arcs de Triomphe, a couple of Great Sphinxes and at least one Eiffel Tower. Now a version of London’s Tower Bridge in the eastern Chinese city of […]
Year: 2017
Europe
Theresa May faces first Brexit bill defeat as House of Lords votes for amendment
Prime Minister Theresa May has faced her first parliamentary defeat over Brexit after Britain’s upper house voted to amend and thereby delay a bill empowering her to begin talks for the UK’s exit from the […]
Europe
French presidential candidate Fillon’s home raided
Police raided the Paris home of French rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday over an alleged fake job scandal as a senior party colleague warned him he risked dragging his party “into an abyss”. […]
Europe
Central European nations seek stronger EU after UK leaves
WARSAW (TIP): The prime ministers of four Central European nations met Thursday to discuss ways of strengthening the European Union after Britain leaves the bloc. The meeting took place just days before an EU summit […]
Europe
Islamic State planning attacks in Britain: Anti- terrorism lawyer
LONDON (TIP): Islamic State militants are planning “indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians” in Britain on a scale similar to those staged by the Irish Republican Army 40 years ago, the head of the country’s new […]
Other News
LOWERING SYSTOLIC BP BELOW 120 MAY PREVENT EARLY DEATH
Intensive treatment to lower systolic (top number) blood pressure to below 120 mm Hg can prevent 107,500 early deaths every year, according to a new study. Systolic blood pressure refers to the pressure in the […]
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Walnuts make men more fertile: Scientists claim
Eating a walnut-enriched diet with 75 grams of walnuts every day may improve sperm vitality (movement) and morphology (form) — markers of semen quality, which is a predictor of male fertility — in men who […]
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A WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG CAN HELP PREVENT RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
Researchers in the UK have found that a weight-loss drug also reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by 80% compared to a placebo. The drug, which increases the amount of appetite-supressing hormones produced by […]
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A FASTING DIET MAY HELP REVERSE DIABETES
A type of fasting diet may reprogramme pancreas cells, promote the growth of new insulin-producing pancreatic cells and reduce symptoms of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, a study has showed. In the study, led […]
Business & Economics
GOVERNMENT LOOKING AT MORE FDI REFORMS
Relief for investors in defence, telecom and broadcasting NEW DELHI: India is set to make further changes in its overseas investment regime, scrapping the need for approvals in sectors where licences are also required, such […]
Business & Economics
COURT RESTORES WATER SUPPLY TO PEPSI, COCA-COLA IN TAMIL NADU, BUT RETAILERS BAN IT
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Madras High Court quashed the petition filed to ban water supply to multinational cola makers #PepsiCo and #CocaCola in Tamil Nadu, while the retailers of the state stopped selling their beverages. […]
Business & Economics
JLR UNVEILS RATAN TATA’S PASSION PROJECT RANGE ROVER VELAR
LONDON (TIP): Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled a new model at a grand ceremony here. Gerry McGovern, Land Rover Chief Design Officer, credited the final product to Tata Group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata. […]
Business & Economics
NOOYI MEETS MODI, OFFERS HELP TO MEET ‘DEVELOPMENT GOALS’
NEW DELHI (TIP): #PepsiCo Chairperson #IndraNooyi today met Prime Minister @NarendraModi and offered the company’s participation in the government’s efforts to deliver on national development goals, especially in supporting farmers. She also apprised the Prime […]
Business & Economics
Snapdeal, Truecaller tie up for better shopping experience
NEW DELHI (TIP): Online marketplace Snapdeal, which is also the third largest e-commerce company of India, said on Thursday that it has partnered with Truecaller to enhance consumer experience by integrating Truecaller Priority in the […]
World
WOMEN IN THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK: PLANET 50-50 BY 2030
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY FEATURE Across the world, too many women and girls spend too many hours on household responsibilities – typically more than double the time spent by men and boys. They look after younger siblings, […]
Politics
An Untrumpian Trump Asks Congress to End ‘Trivial Fights’ in his first Address to Congress
It was not the Trump Americans have known who addressed the joint session of Congress on February 28 night, He disappointed many by being so untrumpian. It was a different Trump that night whocalled on […]
Politics
Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself from Russia Inquiry
Could this Russian Angle be bigger than just Sessions, or Flynn??? NEW YORK (TIP) : Russian involvement in the US presidential elections and President Donald Trump’s ties with Putin began during his campaign and is […]
Featured
Time for a frank debate on freedom of speech and nationalism
Bundle of nerves: Are we getting paranoid about freedom of speech? The rise of Modi and the continued Cabinet slots for those preaching sectarian hatred is not much different from President Trump listening to the whisperings […]
Featured
Measured rhetoric: President Trump’s gaffe-less surprise
US President Donald Trump sounded upbeat as he addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time. He condemned the murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in Kansas by a white veteran, […]
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India
Engage in ‘reasoned discussion and debate’, not in violence, President Mukherjee advises students
KOCHI (TIP): There is no room in this country for an intolerant Indian and students in India’s universities must engage in “reasoned discussion and debate” rather than “propagate a culture of unrest”, President Pranab Mukherjee […]
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IN PAKISTAN, IT’S MIDDLE CLASS RISING
The contradictions within this class will now set the future course for Pakistan’s economy and its politics Attempts to quantify Pakistan’s middle class, largely based on income and the purchase of consumption goods, show that […]
India
Varun removed as BJP’s star campaigner in UP polls
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP MP Varun Gandhi is conspicuous by his absence in the Uttar Pradesh polls. His cold war with party chief Amit Shah has left him out of the list of star campaigners […]
Business & Economics
INDIA MAY HAVE TO WAIT LONG TO GET MALLYA BACK
NEW DELHI (TIP): With the UK legal system providing enough safeguards to industrialist Vijay Mallya take advantage of, India may have to wait long to get him extradited. Though India and the UK have a […]
India
Kejriwal sets eyes on three BJP-ruled states
NEW DELHI (TIP): Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of state in charges on Saturday to discuss the party’s national plan post-Punjab and Goa elections. […]