MUMBAI (TIP): RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has made a strong pitch for allowing inefficient organizations to die even as he called for a safety net for individuals. Rajan’s statement assumes significance in the backdrop of […]
MANILA (TIP): Gold stayed near a three-month top on Thursday after marking its best day in two weeks, buoyed by expectations that global economic and financial headwinds could make it tough for the US Federal […]
WELLINGTON (TIP): The Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the world’s biggest multinational trade deals, was signed by 12 member nations on Thursday in New Zealand, but the massive trade pact will still require years of tough […]
LONDON (TIP): An international team of scientists –recently returned from a 47-day research expedition to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean – have collected an unprecedented sequence of rock samples from the shallow mantle of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A long standing environmental mystery appears to have been solved – and it may contain lessons for today’s runaway global warming. Scientists have long puzzled over the fact that twenty thousand years […]
How about brushing your teeth and seeing Google Now cards on your restroom mirror? No, this is not a tease, well, at least for one Googler. Google software engineer Max Braun has designed such a […]
WhatsApp has just bumped the user limit in chat groups on its platform to 256 members from 100 irrespective of the mobile platform -Android and iOS. The popular messaging app, which just crossed a billion users globally, had initially raised […]
A breakfast high in protein – like eggs – keeps children fuller longer than cereal or oatmeal, causing them to eat fewer calories at lunch, says a new study. “It is really important that we identify certain […]
Are you constantly hunting for foods that are fat-free? And when you hear the word ‘fat,’ do you automatically think ‘bad’? If you answered yes to both questions, you couldn’t be more wrong. For over half […]
Researchers at the Harvard University including an Indian-origin scientist have replicated a folding human brain in 3D, revealing for the first time a simple mechanical framework for how it folds. Understanding how the brain folds could […]
Here are some foods that can relieve stress – Gorging on food, when you’re stressed or upset, may seem like the natural thing for most, but instead of grabbing an unhealthy snack, why not opt for […]
Weighed down by the responsibility of raising happy, health and respectful children, evidence shows that most parents and teachers want to help kids to be caring to others. But while their carers might prioritise kindness children […]
While we all love to dress up and sport the prim and proper look, be it to go to work or an outing. Two of the most important elements of makeup are eyes and lips, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian National Overseas Congress Chair George Abraham has applauded the decision of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to choose Net Neutrality banning immediately any differential pricing for data – that […]
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama today cited the humanitarian work done by the Sikh community as he spoke about the strength that comes from uniting all faiths against fear. “When the Earth cleaves in Haiti, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Consulate General of India here have issued an advisory for Visa & Passport applicants. It says There are no agents or middlemen authorized to facilitate deposit of application forms in respect of […]
There is a big debate about global warming and carbon foot prints in the Group of Twenty (also known as the G-20 or G20) and other forums and India listens to western lectures on dangers of […]
Pakistan continues to be a major target of terrorism, most recently demonstrated by the attack on Bacha Khan University, which killed 20 people. Only a week before, three attacks in close succession at a UN-backed […]
RIGA (TIP): Russian forces could reach the outskirts of the Baltic capitals in less than 60 hours because Nato lacks the forces to defend its eastern-most members, new analysis has shown. According to several war […]
LONDON (TIP): A man died in a house fire caused by the overheating of an iPhone 5 battery which was plugged in to charge overnight, an inquest heard. Marek Kruger, 53, who was bedbound due […]
SYDNEY (TIP): Australian church leaders on february 4 said they would offer sanctuary to asylum seekers facing removal to a remote Pacific detention camp, vowing to defy the government’s harsh immigration rules. The asylum seekers, […]
TORONTO (TIP): Canada’s first Sikh defence minister Harjit Sajjan has been heckled in Parliament with an opposition member shouting that MPs needed an “English-to-English” translation as he spoke, an act dubbed as “racist”. Veteran Conservative […]
LONDON (TIP): Prime Minister David Cameron said on February 4 he would seek to assert the sovereignty of the British parliament over European Union laws as he concludes his renegotiation of ties with the bloc. […]
QIAN’AN/DONGGUAN (TIP): This year, laborer Fan Fu and 20 or so colleagues working on the Zixia Garden apartment complex in Hebei province have not joined China’s legion of migrant workers returning home to celebrate new […]
DAMASCUS (TIP): Tens of thousands of Syrians were reported to have fled their homes on February 4 as regime troops pressed a major Russian-backed offensive around second city Aleppo. Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, speaking […]
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