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THE BHAGAVAD GITA
There is nothing, animate or inanimate, that can exist without Me. (See also 7.10 and 9.18) (10.39) The manifest creation is a very small fraction of the Absolute There is no end of My divine […]
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SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB
CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 6 In the City of Death, they are tied up and beaten, and no one hears their cries. One who is blessed by the Lord’s Grace meets the Guru; as […]
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US NAVY TO UNLEASH STAR WARS-TYPE LASER GUN THIS YEAR
BATH (TIP): Some of the US navy’s futuristic weapons sound like something out of ‘Star Wars’, with lasers meant to shoot down drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hypersonic speeds. That future is […]
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Computer solves 80-year-old puzzle, but who’ll check?
LONDON (TIP): A puzzle that has confounded mathematicians for almost a century is closer than ever to being solved, it has emerged. But there’s one slight problem. The calculations which prove a part of what’s […]
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Nasa satellite data raises hope of reviving Aral Sea
LONDON (TIP): All is not lost for the fastdisappearing Aral Sea, a saline lake in central Asia. Nasa satellites have discovered large amounts of water – almost half of its capacity – hidden in the […]
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WHY EINSTEIN CHANGED HIS VIEW ON UNIVERSE
WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists have found out why physicist Albert Einstein, who for long believed that the universe was static, changed his mind and accepted the modern cosmological view that the cosmos is expanding. Until 1931, […]
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Scientists discover new therapy to cure HIV
NEW YORK (TIP): Scientists have found a new way to clean the remaining human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from the bodies of infected patients after they have been treated with antiretroviral therapy. Scientists used radioimmunotherapy (RIT) […]
Business & Economics
SAMSUNG LAUNCHES NOTE 3 NEO, GALAXY NOTEPRO, TAB3 NEO
BALI (TIP): Samsung launched the Note 3 Neo at the Samsung Forum in Bali on February 18. Priced at Rs. 40,900, the Neo is a cheaper version of the Note 3, which retails at around […]
Business & Economics
Facebook to buy WhatsApp
NEW YORK (TIP): Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for up to $19 billion in cash and stock, by far the company’s largest acquisition. The world’s biggest social networking company said on Wednesday that […]
Business & Economics
Gold import norms under 80:20 scheme tightened
NEW DELHI (TIP): Seeking to restrict gold imports, the Reserve Bank of India said nominated banks and agencies would not be allowed to import the precious metal in excess of their entitlements in the first […]
Business & Economics
CAR MAKERS CUT PRICES AFTER EXCISE DUTY REDUCTION
MUMBAI (TIP): Automobile manufacturers, on February 19, announced that they would pass on the benefits arising from the cut in excise duty announced in the Interim Budget to customers. The Vote-on-Account Interim Budget 2014-15 announced […]
Europe
India warned against exploring oil in disputed South China Sea
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese government think-tank researcher has warned India against participation in oil projects with Vietnam government on the disputed islands of South China Sea. Indian oil companies cannot get cooperation from China in […]
Europe
US issues warning about shoebombs on airplanes bound for US
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Homeland Security Department has warned airlines that terrorists could try to hide explosives in shoes. It’s the second time in less than three weeks that the government has issued a warning about […]
Europe
US visa ban for 20 senior Ukraine officials
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has imposed visa bans on about 20 senior Ukrainian officials accused of backing the deadly repression of protesters in Kiev, a US diplomat said on Wednesday. The move came in […]
Europe
Britain asks India to abolish death penalty
LONDON (TIP): Britain has reiterated it call asking India to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolition death penalty. “UK is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter […]
Europe
In UK, fight for control over gurdwaras reaches top court
LONDON (TIP): The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday was due to begin two-day hearing on a petition whether a Punjab-based Sikh leader is the “rightful head” of two gurdwaras in Birmingham and High Wycombe. Sant […]
Europe
INDONESIA VOLCANO ERUPTS; 2 KILLED, 100K EVACUATED
KEDIRI (TIP): A major volcanic eruption in Indonesia shrouded a large swath of the country’s most heavily populated island in ash on Friday, triggering the evacuation of more than 100,000 people and the closure of […]
Europe
Iran, six big powers seek to agree on basis for final nuclear deal
VIENNA (TIP): Six world powers and Iran appeared to make some progress at a second day of talks in Vienna on Wednesday to hammer out an agenda for reaching an ambitious final settlement to the […]
India
ANDHRA MAY BE PUT UNDER CENTRAL RULE
NEW DELHI (TIP): Andhra Pradesh is likely to be put under President’s rule amid indications that a decision to this effect may be taken in the next couple of days. The state has been without […]
India
Interim Budget 2014: Cars, consumer durables to be cheaper
NEW DELHI (TIP): Financial markets went in for the interim budget with little expectation, and rightly so, as finance minister P. Chidambaram was not expected to tinker with the existing tax laws. But he still […]
United States
Dallas wants to host 2016 RNC
DALLAS, TX (TIP): Republican leaders want to bring the 2016 Republican National Convention to Dallas. The city would need to raise at least $50 million to host the event. At least five other cities are […]
United States
101-year-old man to contest US Congressional polls
HOUSTON (TIP): Better late than never! A 101-year-old man in the US has launched a bid to enter the House of Representatives and contest the Congressional polls. Joe Newman from Sarasota, Florida, will compete for […]
United States
Kamala Harris seeks re-election as California attorney general
WASHINGTON (TIP): California’s Indian-American Attorney General Kamala Harris, the first woman as well as the first African American and South Asian to hold the job, has filed her papers for re-election. “So far, so good,” […]
United States
Whistleblower fired from US nuclear site for raising safety concerns
SPOKANE (TIP)): A whistleblower who raised safety concerns at the most polluted nuclear weapons production site in the US was fired on Tuesday from her job at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Donna Busche’s complaints are […]
United States
Two US security officers found dead in Seychelles
NAIROBI, KENYA (TIP): Two American security officers have been found dead on a ship made famous when it was hijacked by Somali pirates, according to a statement on Wednesday by Seychelles police. The two Americans, […]