SNAPCHAT’S GROWTH STALLS IN FACEBOOK’S SHADOW IN 1Q REPORT Facebook has been bent on copying Snapchat ever since the social media giant tried unsuccessfully in 2013 to buy what was then an ephemeral photo-messaging app. Now, the company behind Snapchat is hoping […]
CYCLE TO WORK AND LOWER THE RISK OF CANCER, HEART DISEASES People who cycle to work have a substantially lower risk of developing cancer or heart disease or dying prematurely, and governments should do all they can to encourage […]
FOODS TO NIX THE PERIOD PAIN You know it is that time of the month when you see-saw between fluctuating hormones, water-retention, bloating, cramping, cravings, and mood swings. It’s certainly not one of the best times of the month […]
WHY YOU ARE NOT LOSING WEIGH? So you have been spending hours at the gym, and religiously trying out every diet you read about, but still not losing weight? Sometimes, the reason behind this could be as simple as not keeping […]
PEPPER ROAST CHICKEN INGREDIENTS Eight chicken thighs, 1 teaspoon black pepper,1 teaspoon coriander powder, salt as required, 20 curry leaves,1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds,1 teaspoon tamarind extract, 1 tablespoon finely chopped curry leaves,4 tablespoon coconut oil, 1 teaspoon cumin […]
HERE’S THE RIGHT WAY TO SHAVE, LADIES GET THE RIGHT RAZOR: Make sure you find the right razor that works for you. A five-bladed one, a disposable one or a refillable one—it’s your choice depending on what […]
BENEFITS OF HYDRAULIC ACID Hydraulic acid (HA) is making headlines as the magic ingredient in over-the-counter beauty products worldwide. And for good reason too! It is naturally found in the body (about 15g), and lends itself to moisturising the skin […]
IT’S WISE TO MOVE IN WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND The concept of living together or cohabitation tends to send conservatives and marriage evangelists into a self-righteous froth. However, leaving moral issues aside, there are some practical benefits of cohabiting with your lover boy. Here’s what […]
34 dead, 2,000 sick with suspected cholera in Yemen: WHO SANAA (TIP): Thirty-four people have died of cholerarelated causes and more than 2,000 have been taken ill in less than two weeks in Yemen, the World Health Organization said on […]
EIGHT KILLED AFTER MAGNITUDE 5.5 EARTHQUAKE HIT CHINA’S NORTHWEST XINJIANG (TIP): Eight people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck in China’s northwest Xinjiang region on May 10, the official Xinhua news agency said, with photographs […]
HACKERS CAME, BUT THE FRENCH WERE PREPARED PARIS (TIP): Everyone saw the hackers coming. The National Security Agency in Washington picked up the signs. So did Emmanuel Macron’s bare-bones technology team. And mindful of what happened in […]
Monitor says air strikes kill 11 people north of Syria’s Raqqa BEIRUT (TIP): Air strikes killed at least 11 people, including four children, in a village north of the Syrian city of Raqqa overnight, a war monitoring […]
China’s Silk Road forum latest effort to boost Xi Jinping’s stature BEIJING (TIP): China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping’s stature as a world-class statesman at an international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort envisioning a future world […]
Tensions rise between Saudi rulers and clerics over cultural reforms JEDDAH (TIP): When senior Saudi cleric Abdulaziz al-Tarifi told his almost one million Twitter followers that musical instruments were ungodly, it helped spark a hashtag among likeminded Saudis that “the people […]
British PM May vows energy price cap if re-elected LONDON (TIP): British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed on May 9 to introduce a cap on domestic energy prices that would cut tariffs for around 17 […]
KREMLIN SAYS ‘TOO EARLY’ TO SPEAK OF THAW IN RUSSIA-US TIES MOSCOW (TIP): The Kremlin said on Thursday it was too early to speak of a thaw in ties with Washington, a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met […]
THREE OF BRITAIN’S FOUR WEALTHIEST ARE INDIANS LONDON (TIP): The wealthiest persons in Britain are India-born, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2017 which places the Hinduja brothers Srichand and Gopichand+ at the top of 134 billionaires. The brothers’ […]
NEW SMARTWATCH CAN MOVE IN FIVE DIRECTIONS WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists have developed a new smartwatch with a display that moves in five different directions — dramatically improving functionality and addressing limitations of today’s fixed-face watches. The watch, named Cito, has the […]
MASSIVE LAVA WAVES SPOTTED ON JUPITER’S MOON IO LOS ANGELES (TIP): Scientists have detected two massive waves sweeping across the largest lava lake on Jupiter’s moon Io — the most volcanically active body in our solar system. Taking advantage of a rare […]
Hubble captures massive galaxy cluster in stunning detail WASHINGTON (TIP): The Hubble Telescope has beamed back a stunning image of a massive galaxy cluster located six billion light years away, which shows extremely faint features that have never […]
ROBOT PERFORMS DELICATE EYE SURGERY ON SIX PATIENTS LONDON (TIP): A robot has been used to successfully perform a delicate eye surgery on six patients in a world- first trial which shows that robotic procedures can be more accurate than […]
UTTARAKHAND Nestled in the lap of the Himalayas Uttarakhand is one of the most beautiful northern states of India located on the southern slope of the Himalayan range. Mighty Himalayan peaks and glaciers are on its north where it […]
Laughing Buddha PARVEEN CHOPRA MANAGING EDITOR, THE SOUTH ASIAN TIMES Two days before destiny and a brutal accident snatched him from us, I had the good fortune of enjoying Karan Beri’s hospitality at his welcoming home in Bangalore, […]
Flower that withered DR VK RAJU FOUNDER, EYE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA Karan was interested in helping our Eye Foundation of America from the first time we met. He embodied “service above self’ (Rotary International motto). In his […]
Love of India took him back GEORGE ABRAHAM CHAIRMAN, INDIAN NATIONAL OVERSEAS CONGRESS When I learned of the passing away of Karan Beri in a brief message from Prof. Saluja, it was simply shock and disbelief […]
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