TORONTO (TIP): Scientists are tapping into photographs taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to reliably measure the amount of light pollution worldwide. Light pollution is excessive or obtrusive artificial (usually outdoor) light. […]
LONDON (TIP): Mimicking the v-shaped posture adopted by a butterfly species to heat up its flight muscles before take-off, the amount of power produced by solar panels can increase by almost 50 percent, a study […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Facebook is building a mobile app that will send breaking news alerts straight to your phone. The app will ask users to choose which publications they want to receive notifications from, and […]
ATHENS (TIP): Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned on August 20, hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after seven months in office in which he fought Greece’s creditors for a better bailout […]
SHANGHAI (TIP): Chinese authorities warned that cyanide levels in the waters around the Tianjin Port explosion site had risen to as much as 277 times acceptable levels although they declared the city’s potable water was […]
BEIRUT (TIP): Islamic State militants have demolished a monastery in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said on Thursday, in a strategically located town the jihadist group wrested from government control earlier this […]
BERLIN (TIP): German lawmakers overwhelmingly approved another bailout for debt-ridden Greece on Wednesday, August 19, removing the last major obstacle for Athens to receive an emergency infusion of funds to avoid an imminent default, a […]
BEIJING (TIP): Millions of Chinese couples and love seekers celebrated Qixi, the Chinese valentine day on Thursday, in a variety of ways. The occasion also saw some headline grabbing events including famous pop singer, Jon […]
CHICAGO (TIP): A US mother in Ohio admitted killing her three young sons in separate incidents over the past 13 months because her husband paid more attention to the boys than a daughter, police said. […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Pyongyang has asked the UN Security Council to hold an urgent meeting to discuss joint US-South Korean military exercises, the North Korean mission to the United Nations said. North Korean Ambassador Ja […]
LONDON (TIP): Two treasure hunters have claimed to have found a mysterious Nazi train which had disappeared on its way to Germany from Hungary in 1945 carrying guns, gems and other valuable items, including paintings […]
FUKUSHIMA (TIP): A retired Israeli medical professor thinks she has discovered a meth od for vaccinating against the effects of a nuclear fallout, and has been slowly poisoning herself in a bid to prove it. […]
LONDON (TIP): King’s College London has come out in open support of re-introducing post study work visa for Indian students in the UK. Recent data showed that the number of Indian students coming to study […]
Twenty one year old Hardik Patel is emerging as the unlikely new leader from Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has built up a new fan following, comprising of people in the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Iran has asked India to pay within two months $6.5 billion in past oil dues, partly in rupees and rest in dollars or euros, a top official said. “The payment will be […]
DUBAI (TIP): There are about 700 flights every week from India to the Gulf region, the largest to any foreign region, and yet it took 34 years for an Indian Prime Minister to visit it, […]
PATNA (TIP): Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an “auction PM” and not “action PM” over the way he announced the Rs 1.25 lakh crore special package for Bihar, the Congress today said people will […]
New Delhi (TIP): The CBI has sent documents related to former IPL boss Lalit Modi, being probed for alleged money laundering in conduct of the T- 20 cricket tournament, to Interpol for issuance of a […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The sudden arrest and immediate release of Kashmiri separatist leaders who are to meet Pakistan national security adviser Sartaj Aziz here introduced an intriguing element into the scheduled talks he will have […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Senior BJP leader and former foreign minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday called for declaring Pakistan high commissioner as persona non grata for “crossing all lines” of diplomatic etiquette by indulging in provocative […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Inching close to nailing controversial businessman Lalit Modi, the CBI has sent documents related to the former IPL boss, being probed for alleged money laundering in conduct of the T-20 cricket tournament, […]
GUWAHATI (TIP): The flood situation in Assam has turned worse in the last 12 hours following incessant rain, affecting more than 2.9 lakh people in 13 districts. The Army was called in to assist the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee on august 20 said India is keen to work with Pacific Island countries in harnessing their mineral, marine and hydrocarbon resources. Addressing the Heads of States from Pacific Island […]
The U.S.-India relationship was often distant during the Cold War, but the partnership is now critical for both countries’ strategic aims. India is important to the U.S. effort to maintain its international primacy, while the United […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe will be sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on August 20, returning to the office for a fourth term after his party won the closely contested general election. Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP) […]
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