
Month: January 2021




Vrindavan: Krishna’s childhood abode
One of the oldest cities on the banks of Yamuna, Vrindavan is considered to be one of the most important places of pilgrimage for the devotees of Krishna. It is said that Lord Krishna had […]

Interesting facts about rudraksha
Rudraksha, the seed produced by a large evergreen broad-leaved tree of the genus Elaeocarpus. It is abundantly found in the temperate and sub-alpine zone is a pioneer of symbolism in the Shivaism, a major tradition […]


This new Windows 10 bug could brick your PC
Don’t do it. Most people aren’t going to experiment with navigating to root Windows 10 folders, but just in case anyone might be digging around in the software guts of their PC, it’s best to […]


Even one alcoholic drink a day may up atrial fibrillation risk
People who regularly drink a modest amount of alcohol are at an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a condition where the heart beats in an abnormal rhythm. The study published in the European Heart Journal […]


Obesity may impact Covid vaccines’ efficacy: Experts
Covid-19 vaccines may not be fully effective in people who are suffering from obesity, as experts on Tuesday suggested that the process of healing may be slower in obese people as compared to the healthy […]

HSBC to axe 82 branches in UK, cut services in others
HSBC said it planned to axe 82 branches in Britain this year after a drop in footfall across its retail network and a surge in digital banking. The lender said it would be left with […]


Syria says four dead in first Israeli strike since Biden took office
Damascus/Jerusalem (TIP): Syrian air defences confronted “an Israeli aggression” in the region of Hama on Friday that killed four people from the same family, state media said, in what would be the first such action […]

Loud explosion rocks central Madrid; rescue teams to site
Madrid (TIP): Madrid’s emergency services say rescue teams, firefighters and police are working in a central area of the Spanish capital following an explosion that witnesses described as “extremely loud”. Videos and images shared on […]

Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence
Harare (TIP): Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo, who gained prominence in 2017 as the military general who announced the coup against then-president Robert Mugabe on television, has died from COVID-19, the government announced on Wednesday. […]

Twin suicide blasts in Iraq kill 32, injure 110
Baghdad (TIP): Twin suicide blasts ripped through a busy market in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 32 persons and wounding over 110, officials said. The rare suicide attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area […]


Sri Lanka appoints panel to probe findings of former war commissions
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a three-member panel to probe the findings of the previous commissions appointed by the state to investigate human rights abuses committed during the last phase of […]

Afghan women judges killed
Kabul (TIP): Unidentified gunmen killed two women judges from Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on Sunday morning, police said, adding to a wave of assassinations in Kabul and other cities while government and Taliban representatives have been […]


Nepali team first to top world’s second tallest peak in winter
Islamabad (TIP): A team of Nepalese climbers on Saturday made history by scaling the world’s second highest peak — Pakistan’s K2 — in the winter season, a local Alpine Club official said. The secretary of […]

Imran Khan jumped the gun. This time, over Pakistan’s economic turnaround
islamabad (TIP): Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government often pins the blame for the economic turmoil in Pakistan on his predecessors and coronavirus, in that order, and credits PM Khan for minimising the adverse impact of […]

Upstate NY man kills daughter, mother-in-law in double murder-suicide
NEW YORK (TIP): An upstate New York man shot and killed his 14-year-old daughter and his mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself Wednesday, January 20, according to police and news reports. Bhupinder Singh, 57, […]

Sam Schwartz Congratulates Meera Joshi on USDOT Appointment
NEW YORK (TIP): The entire Sam Schwartz team congratulated Meera Joshi on being appointed by President Biden as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an agency of the United States Department of […]