PARIS (TIP): India is fine-tuning a contract to buy 126 French-made Rafale fighter jets, foreign minister Salman Khurshid said, adding that Paris would have to “wait a little” to pop the bubbly. India last year […]
LAHORE (TIP): A Pakistani man tore up his passport in a bid to get off an Italy-bound flight after getting a phone call from his distressed wife who was upset about his decision to go […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa scientists have discovered blocks of hydrocarbon ice in seas and lakes on Saturn’s moon Titan that may host exotic forms of life. A new study by scientists on Nasa’s Cassini mission found […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): If you had to flip a coin over whether Congress will raise the debt ceiling, here’s the ultimate one – a freshly minted trillion-dollar platinum coin. A formal petition has been started asking […]
BEIRUT (TIP): Just the mention of the word would send shivers down the spine of Syrians: “mukhabarat”, or secret police. Abuses by President Bashar al- Assad’s feared security units were among the reasons Syrians took […]
LONDON (TIP):Harvard scientists have developed a drug which they claim can cure permanent deafness by stimulating the inner ear. The drug, codenamed LY411575, works by triggering the regeneration of sensory hair cells. Until now it […]
GUANGZHOU (TIP): A weekly Chinese newspaper at the centre of anti-censorship protests appeared on newsstands on Thursday as a newsroom strike ended amid fresh calls for the Communist Party leadership to loosen its grip on […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): It is no longer a question of will we find a true Earth analogue, but a question of when, says Steve Howell, project scientist at the NASA mission that is searching for […]
SYDNEY (TIP): Breakthrough research mapping how insulin works at a molecular level could lead to new diabetes treatments and end daily needle jabs, helping hundreds of millions of suffers, scientists said. A joint US-Australian team […]
LONDON (TIP): High value jewellery and ornaments, possibly smuggled out of India, have been seized by Scotland Yard in an investigation into stolen goods. The Yard on Thursday put out an appeal to owners to […]
CARACAS (TIP): With cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez hospitalized in Cuba, thousands of flag-waving Venezuelans in red shirts filled the streets of Caracas on Thursday to inaugurate his new term without him. Bands played anthems from […]
Makar Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of India. According to the lunar calendar, when the sun moves from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn or from Dakshinayana […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistani aggressors who killed Indian soldiers and mutilated their bodies may have undermined one of the key factors underpinning the peace process. Pakistan lured India, deeply distrustful of its intent post-26/11, to […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A militant group in Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt beheaded a Sikh man kidnapped over a month ago after accusing him of acting as a “spy” for a rival outfit, media reports said. Mohinder […]
A midst the freezing cold weather, with the temperature wobbling between 0-5 degrees Celsius and the dense fog outside, everything seems stagnant in the northern part of India. However, below the apparently frozen surface, you […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The full potential of India-US economic relationship is far from being realized, chiefly due to the actions and inactions of the two governments, according to a US think tank. “Progress will be faster […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The composition of President Barack Obama’s second term Cabinet became clearer on January 9, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president’s team deciding to stay on amid […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The UN has urged India and Pakistan to respect the ceasefire and “de-escalate” tensions over the recent cross-border firings through dialogue. The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration gave the first explicit signal that it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon’s view that thousands of troops may be needed […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Making full use of excellent batting conditions, openers Alastair Cook and Ian Bell brought up England’s fifty in the tenth over in the first one-day international against India at the Saurashtra Cricket […]
JAMMU (TIP): The fragile peace between India and Pakistan is once again under threat after two Indian soldiers were killed and ‘mutilated’ during fresh clashes at the Kashmir border. India claims Pakistani troops crossed into […]
HYDERABAD (TIP): With the second round exit of Parupalli Kashyap and PV Sindhu, it was left to Saina Nehwal to carry the Indian hopes at the Korea Open Super Series Premier in Seoul on Thursday. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former India skipper Rahul Dravid believes MS Dhoni, while still the best man to lead the country in Tests, needs to change the way he captains if he is to turn around […]
Formerly known as Cochin, Kochi is a major sea port on the west coast of India, in the state of Kerala. The city’s coastal location resulted in it becoming an important spice trading centre and […]
KOCHI (TIP): Prof. K.V. Thomas, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Govt. of India inaugurated the organizing committee office of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013 to be held in Kochi from 7 to 9 January , in […]
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