From Munnar’s expansive tea gardens to Vagamon’s unspoilt meadows, there are plenty of places to visit in Kerala that are far removed from urban chaos. Home to dense forests which are marked by walking trails and […]
A 45-year-old Indian-American Dhanurjay ‘DJ’ Patil has been named the first chief data scientist by the White House to shape policies and practices that will help the US remain a leader in technology and innovation. […]
DUBAI (TIP): Roger Federer’s bid to extend his record of Dubai Open titles to seven carried him into the semifinals with record-breaking speed and to a meeting with the new wunderkind of tennis. It took […]
Parvati is the daughter of the king of Parvatas, Himavan and the consort of Lord Shiva. She is also called Shakti, the mother of the universe, and variously known as Loka-Mata, Brahma-Vidya, Shivajnana-Pradayini, Shivaduti, Shivaradhya, Shivamurti, […]
TOKYO (TIP): Honda Motor Co hurt by falling sales and embroiled in a crisis over defective air bags is replacing its CEO. The Japanese automaker said on Tuesday that Takanobu Ito, its president and chief […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Cement prices across the country are likely to go up by Rs 3-5 per 50 kg bag following railway minister Suresh Prabhu’s proposal to increase freight rates in his maiden budget. Cement producers […]
CHENNAI (TIP): As the property earns a rental of 65 per sq ft per month, the annual returns on investment for Tata Coffee will be 10.8%, higher than the industry average of 10% returns for […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on February 26 refused to stay spectrum auction in all 17 circles but told the Union government not to finalize the allotment of spectrum even if the successful bidder […]
BEIJING (TIP): Sheep or goat? China’s coming lunar new year has stirred a debate over which zodiac creature is the correct one— but Chinese folklorists dismiss the fixation on animals as missing the point. Traditional […]
LONDON (TIP): One if the world’s most wanted terrorist, code named “Jihadi John”, has been identified as a British national, a resident of west London. The masked ISIS killer, who has featured in several beheading videos […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Syria’s refugee crisis is approaching a “dangerous turning point” as nearly four million Syrians face worsening living conditions in exile, the UN refugee chief has warned. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres […]
THE HAGUE (TIP): The northern Dutch town of Purmerend has advised residents to arm themselves with an umbrella when going out at night after a mysterious spate of bloody rogue owl attacks. Over the last three weeks, […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf paid an emotional tribute to the American people as the United States formally wound up its successful five-month mission to combat the west African nation’s Ebola outbreak. With […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The famous green-eyed ‘Afghan girl’ immortalized by the National Geographic magazine on its 1985 cover has been living in Pakistan on fake documents, prompting authorities to launch a probe. Four officials were suspended […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former acting chief justice of Pakistan Rana Bhagwandas passed away in Karachi on Monday, the country’s media reported. He was the first Hindu and the second non-Muslim head of the supreme court […]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): The number of people killed in a massive avalanche in a mountain-bound valley in northeastern Afghanistan rose on Februayr 26 to 165 as lack of equipment and the sheer depth of snow […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was arrested on terrorism charges on Sunday, almost exactly two years after he had walked into the Indian high commission, seeking refuge and creating an embarrassing situation […]
DHAKA (TIP): A Bangladeshi court on February 25 issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Khaleda Zia for failing to attend hearings on graft cases, amid growing political turmoil in the country. Judge Abu Ahmed, […]
YANGON, MYANMAR (TIP): Kokang ethnic rebels battling Myanmar forces in the country’s north denied several government accusations on february 23, including that they attacked a Red Cross-flagged truck that was carrying refugees fleeing fighting in […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Using third veto of his presidency, President Obama on Tuesday, February 24 rejected an attempt by lawmakers to force his hand on the Keystone XL oil pipeline and swept aside one of the first major challenges to his authority by […]
BENGALURU (TIP): Global private equity major TPG Capital Management is buying a ‘significant minority stake’ in Bengaluru-based hospital operator Manipal Health Enterprises (MHEPL) for $146 million, or a little over Rs 900 crore, the companies […]
WASHINGTON: The US and Israel escalated their increasingly public spat on February 25 over Benjamin Netanyahu’s Republican-engineered congressional speech next week, with the Israeli prime minister accusing world powers of rolling over to allow Tehran […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Sick and tired of the more than 100 inches of snow that has buried Boston this year, a local entrepreneur is selling the stuff to those in warmer climes in a throwback to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Kusuma’s long hard winters of discontent in America, six of them in fact, are drawing to a close. Spouse of an Indian H1-B visa professional who came with her husband to the United […]
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