KABUL (TIP): UN agencies in Afghanistan on Thursday called for protecting Afghan girls against child marriage, even as the tradition remains rampant in the country. More than 46 percent of Afghan women are married before […]
NEW YORK CITY: It was a celebrity-packed night as the stars came out for the red carpet gala premiere of Pyar Mein Kyun, a full-length Bollywood feature film made entirely in the United States. The […]
LONDON (TIP): A Georgian woman who claimed to be 132-years-old – making her the world’s oldest human being ever – has died, The Independent reported. Antisa Khvichava claimed to have been born July 8, 1880, […]
BEIJING (TIP): There is a thriving black market in China — for sperm. With the country’s only 11 sperm banks unable to meet the needs of childless couples, many donors are pitching in with sperm […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hundreds of Walmart workers rallied across dozen cities in the US, protesting against low wages and alleged unjust labour practices and have threatened to go on a nationwide strike on November 23, the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Consulate General of India in New York organized October 10 a Reception-cumdinner at the Consulate Ballroom in honor of E. Ahmed, Minister of State for External Affairs, to meet members of […]
BEIJING (TIP): China will overtake Japan as the world’s second-wealthiest nation after the US in the next five years, says a global report on personal wealth. According to the “Global Wealth Report 2012”, the US […]
DURHAM (TIP): A scientist who has spent his career at Duke University, Robert Lefkowitz, will share the 2012 Nobel Prize for chemistry with a Stanford University researcher he trained in the 1980s. Lefkowitz, 69, and […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Peter Kanhai, 18, Christopher Khan, 18, Darian Ramnarine, 18 and Neal Rajapa, 17, all of Queens, died in an accident on the Southern State Parkway Tuesday, October 9. While Peter Kanhai, Christopher […]
BEIJING (TIP):Writer Mo Yan, whose complex world of fiction often reminds readers of William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, pipped bookmaker’s favourite Japanese Haruki Murakami to become the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Jackson Heights Market place is known as Little India. Once, the hub of Indian businesses, it now is more diverse in demographic character with Pakistani and Bangla Deshi businesses having elbowed their […]
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK (TIP): UN Women expressed indignation and condemned the cowardly attack on Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old girl in Pakistan who was targeted for speaking out on the rights of girls to education […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a boost to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s profile ahead of the assembly elections, Britain has ended its official nocontact policy with the state after the 2002 riots and will be […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Former Indian captain Anil Kumble was on October 11 unanimously appointed chairman of ICC’s Cricket Committee by the game’s governing body, replacing West Indies great Clive Lloyd. “In Anil Kumble, we have a […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Allegations of wrongdoing in land deals by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and his “mango people” comment have found their way into the court with two PILs filed even as […]
MUMBAI (TIP): It was dance, music and masti galore at Amitabh Bachchan’s 70th birthday bash, says Shah Rukh Khan who shook a leg with the “birthday boy”. Vishal Dadlani called it a “stellar party” and […]
Everyone wants a room of one’s own. No, not the kind that Virginia Woolf had referred to but a small, quiet room where you can spend some time with your favorite books away from the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The vice presidential debate between Vice-President Joe Biden and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Re. Paul Ryan appeared to be a sequel of an earlier debate between Obama and Romney. The 90 minute […]
Nail art gets a twist with some naughty stick-ons and designs. Neha Kaura explores. When you want to look and feel naughty, there’s lots that you can do. Pick a funky ensemble, go shop for […]
with a little handy information you can enjoy a drink or two and still manage to keep diet your on track. Never thought it was possible to drink and watch your weight at the same […]
Flu season usually begins in October, and flu activity is expected to increase in the coming weeks to months. How do you face the onslaught of Flu? Here are some tips from Dr. Shallu Sharma. […]
Suryanamaskar can do to your body what months of dieting cannot. And it can do to your mind what no spiritual discourse can. Not surprising, the world is going crackers over this ancient yogic tradition […]
Durga Puja is one of the most important festivals in India. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shasthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and Vijayadashami. More than just a festival […]
A bazaar floating in the river Ganga, seems incredible but this happens in Banaras. With the foreign tourists enjoying an early morning boat ride on their sojourn to the city, the locals leave no chance […]
Ranakpur Temple in Rajasthan is a superb example of classic architecture and forms a major pilgrimage of the Jains. Ranakpur Temples are located in the village of Ranakpur near Sadri town in the Pali district […]
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