The ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change by the United States and China, which together account for 38 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, provides much-needed momentum for the global compact to […]
As the sole surviving super power, the United States demands the attention of the world. And every four years it enacts a long-running circus that often entertains the universe by its weirdness, if nothing else. […]
NEW YORK (TIP): In 60 days we will vote for our next President. And, the new CNN/ORC poll suggests an extremely close contest contrary to what political pundits had speculated a year ago. Since this […]
NEW YORK (TIP): If it was greater attention Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson wanted, he got it but probably not the kind he wanted. As part of a media blitz in New York to try […]
VIENTIANE, LAOS (TIP): India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a veiled attack on Pakistan, raised the issue of terrorism at the East Asia Summit in Laos, September 8. Stating that most countries in the South […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu formally announced his new political front ‘Awaaz-e-Punjab’ in Chandigarh on Thursday, September 8. “At this stage ‘Awaaz e Punjab’ is not a party, it’s a forum. The redemption, resurrection […]
LONDON (TIP): Japan had confirmed to the US within weeks about the death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in a plane crash in Taiwan in 1945, a UK website set up to document evidence on […]
PARIS (TIP): Three women arrested on Sept 8 in connection with a car laden with gas cylinders found abandoned near Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral were likely planning an imminent attack, French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain is to start building a wall in the northern French port of Calais to stop migrants jumping on trucks, under a deal agreed earlier this year, the interior ministry said on sept […]
BEIJING (TIP): Don’t get mad, get your opponent to surrender voluntarily: when Mrs Wang discovered her husband had been cheating on her for several years, she called in an elite team of Chinese “mistress hunters”. […]
ADELAIDE (TIP): Shri Ganesha Temple (SGT) in Adelaide’s southern suburb Oaklands Park in South Australia is reportedly planning a $600,000 expansion to host bigger events, weddings, classes, etc. This Temple, built at the site of […]
A team of researchers, including one of Indian orgin, has found that Zika virus can live in the eyes and have identified genetic material from the virus in tears of mice. Zika virus, which is […]
BEIJING (TIP): China’s military has equipped all of its ground forces with advanced WZ-10 combat helicopters which will be used to target battle tanks and air-to-air combat missions, a strategic move which could have implications […]
LONDON (TIP): A British MP on sept 7 slammed Air China for alleged “racist” travel advice offered to clients visiting London. The airline’s “Wings of China” magazine reportedly provides safety advice to travellers based on […]
SEOUL (TIP): North Korea conducted a fifth nuclear test on sept 8, an underground blast that Seoul quickly labelled its “most powerful to date”. Here are some key questions around the blast and the isolated […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese scientists have claimed to have converted sand into fertile soil using a new method which they hope will be useful to fight desertification. A team of researchers from Chongqing Jiaotong University has […]
Twitter on September 5 began offering video creators a cut of ad revenue in a move that could help it better compete with YouTube and Facebook for content viewers seek. A Twitter Amplify Publisher Program […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The washing machine sized comet lander Philae has been located lying upside down in a ditch on comet 67/P 682 million kilometres (424 million miles) from Earth. It was caught by a […]
NEW DELHI: India’s premier scientific research body, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Mysuru-based constituent laboratory, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), has developed an Omega-3 and Vitamin-E enriched frozen nutritional dessert – […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa scientists have for the first time imaged the edge of the Sun, enabling them to describe the mysterious origins of solar wind. Ever since the 1950s discovery of the solar wind —the […]
Facebook’s ambitious plans of bringing internet access across world partly went up in flames with the Space X rocket that exploded on Thursday, September 8. The social networking giant had contracted the aeropsace manufacturer to deliver […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani is close to signing two, separate deals to deleverage the telecommunications business. The billionaire industrialist is combining Reliance Communications’ (RCom) wireless business with Aircel, which will make the […]
BENGALURU (TIP): The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), founded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, is making its first investment in Asia in Bengaluru-based Byju’s, a learning app. CZI will co-invest in the […]
BEIJING (TIP): Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Monday to cooperate in world oil markets, saying they will not act immediately but could limit output in the future, sending prices higher on hopes the two […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Following in the footsteps of global automakers, Mahindra & Mahindra is partnering with Ola for providing as many as 40,000 cars to the ride-hailing startup over the next two years. Drivers on the […]
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