NEW DELHI (TIP): Outgoing Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam does not mind being the first Lokpal or taking up any other post-retirement job if the decision is taken unanimously and without controversy. “If it […]
A teenager in Tennessee, US, attempted to smuggle a loaded handgun into prison by concealing it inside her vagina, according to the police. The 19-year-old teenage girl known as Dallas Archer was arrested at around […]
Shilpa Bhupathiraju, Research Fellow, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), claims that individuals who increased their daily coffee intake by more than one cup over a four-year period had an 11 percent […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) JV has applied for a schedule airline licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to start operations. The move comes exactly three weeks after the aviation […]
MUMBAI (TIP): L&T Finance Holdings (L&TFH) on Wednesday said that the company would look for the next opportunity to get into banking and would wait for the RBI guidelines before moving ahead. N Sivaraman, president […]
LOS ANGELES: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to propose new internet rules that would allow internet service providers to charge content companies for faster delivery of their services over the socalled “last mile” […]
NEW DELHI (TIP):Will Motorola ride the on-ground network of new parent Lenovo for a deeper push into the Indian smartphone market? Soon to be part of Lenovo’s business after the Chinese company bagged it from […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The number of suicides in the US military dropped by 18 per cent in 2013 but rose among parttime soldiers in the reserves, the Pentagon said on April 25. A new report said […]
TOKYO (TIP): Toyota kept its position at the top in global vehicle sales for the first quarter of this year, outpacing rivals General Motors and Volkswagen. Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday that it sold […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A powerful bomb went off outside a mosque in the port city of Karachi on Friday, leaving four people dead and 23 injured. The explosion occurred in Karachi’s Delhi Colony area as worshipers […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A software-generated partner — cyber buddy — can give exercise enthusiasts the extra nudge they need during a workout , a new study has found. The study by Michigan State University researchers is […]
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Afghanistan): Flash floods in northern Afghanistan after two days of torrential rain have killed more than 80 people, officials said on Friday, with scores more missing as helicopters searched for stranded villagers. Local officials […]
NEW YORK (TIP): In a path-breaking discovery, biologists have created a new technology for modifying human cells to create therapeutics that could travel the body and selectively target and kill cancer cells without disrupting healthy […]
SAVAR: She was the “miracle” seamstress, plucked from the rubble of the world’s worst garment factory disaster 17 days after her factory collapsed. One year on, she has married and found a new job. Reshma […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have developed a new technology that can detect when drivers are about to nod off behind the wheel. The technology is based on steering wheel movements — which are more variable in […]
KABUL (TIP): Afghanistan is set to announce preliminary presidential election results on Saturday, with former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah ahead in early counting but below the 50-per cent vote required to avoid a run-off. Abdullah […]
LONDON: Researchers have developed glasses that show computer-generated eye animations in place of the wearer’s real ones and could be used to simulate emotional reactions when users are distracted or busy. The glasses also have […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal’s agitating Sherpa mountain guides on April 25 agreed to resume work on Mount Everest following negotiations with the government on their demands in the wake of the avalanche that killed 16 of […]
Remarks made by Nisha Desai Biswal, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, at Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL on April 25, 2014 Thank you, Dr. Singh, for your warm welcome. It is […]
The leaf, once separated from the branch, shall not join with it again; all alone, it falls on its way to death. Prays Nanak, without the Lord’s Name, the soul wanders in suffering forever. || […]
The second chapter of the Bhagwad Gita is a primary source of eternal knowledge. Bewildered by the challenges before him, Arjuna seeks Krishna’s intervention in removing his ignorance and leading him on the path of […]
His (Modi’s) strategy is becoming increasingly clear; he wants to divide the people of India along religious lines and to communalize them for his narrow political objective, says the author. Modi’s Public Relations campaign has […]
Vishwaroopa Dharshan means showing (or) exposing his original representation in a very big way. Sriman Narayanan has shown his Vishwaroopa Dharshan in various aspects of time to various people. As soon as we think of […]
House Speaker John Boehner has done well to speak out hismind on an important issue that has beenhanging fire for many years now. It is givingstatus to more than 11 million undocumentedimmigrants. It is a […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The tiny Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands, scene of massive US nuclear tests in the 1950s, sued the United States and eight other nucleararmed countries on Thursday, April 25, accusing them of […]
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