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We have all heard this advice innumerable times. Drink eight to 10 glass of water a day. Experts say that if you are overweight or tend to get most of your calories from processed and […]
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Coffee As Effective As Other Drugs
A cup of coffee can be as effective as some commonly used performance enhancing drugs, a new study has revealed. Victoria University researchers Simon Outram and Bob Stewart examined existing research on the risks and […]
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Starbucks expects India to be among top 5 global markets
NEW DELHI (TIP): US coffee chain Starbucks, which opened its seventh store in the country on Wednesday, expects India to be among the top five global markets for the company in the long term. John […]
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Indian Potash in deal with Belarusian company
NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) has signed a contract with Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) to import 1 million tonne of muriate of potash (MOP) at $427 a tonne this calendar year. The pricing […]
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Net direct tax collections figures for April-January 2012-13 up by 12.49 per cent
NEW DELHI (TIP): Gross Direct Tax collection during April-January of the current fiscal (F.Y. 2012- 13) was up by 7.02 percent at Rs. 4,55,125 crore as against Rs. 4,25,274 crore in the same period last […]
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Indian manufacturing & natural resources industry to spend Rs 40,800 on IT in 2013
CHENNAI (TIP): Indian manufacturers and natural resources companies will spend Rs 40,800 crore on IT products and services in 2013, an increase of 9.1% over 2012 revenue of Rs 37,400 crore, according to Gartner, Inc. […]
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Tata Advanced Materials in pact with Strongfield Technologies
BENGALURU (TIP): Tata Advanced Materials Ltd (TAML) has signed an MoU with UK-based Strongfield Technologies Ltd, manufacturer and supplier of high-tech components and equipment for defence and space applications. The MoU also facilitates the design, […]
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Chaos ahead of us as solar ‘megastorm’ is brewing?
LONDON (TIP): A solar ‘megastorm’ , expected to hit Earth in the near future, could knock out the planet’s communication satellites, cause power cuts and disrupt crucial navigation aids and aircraft avionics , experts have […]
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Avoid overdose of paracetamol to cut death risk
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To fight germs, Australia bans kids from blowing out candles on b’day cakes
MELBOURNE (TIP): The iconic tradition of blowing out candles on birthday cakes may soon be passe — at least for Aussie kids! Australian children are to be banned from blowing out candles together on birthday […]
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Here’s Rex: World’s first bionic man is worth $1m
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Life Of Shirdi Saibaba
Shri Saibaba of Shirdi lived between 1838 and 1918, whose real name, birthplace and date of birth are not known. An Indian spiritual guru and a fakir that transcended the barriers of religions, Saibaba of […]
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Is Rest Doing Virat Kohli Any Good?
NEW DELHI (TIP): Has the BCCI missed a trick by not including Virat Kohli in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Cup, or even the India A and Board President’s XI teams which […]
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Mary Kom may take part in another Olympics: GS Sandhu
JAMSHEDPUR (TIP): Chief Boxing Coach of India, GS Sandhu on Thursday said that London Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom still has enough talent to represent the country in at least one more Olympic games. […]
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Mithali’s ton helps India save face in Women’s World Cup
CUTTACK (TIP): Indian women salvaged some pride, beating arch-rivals Pakistan by six wickets in the play-off match for the seventh and eighth positions in the ICC Women’s World Cup, at the Barabati Stadium on Thursday. […]
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Stem cell ‘first aid’ helps recovery post stroke
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Rethinking our China strategy
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Tracking violence and terror Worrying communal tendencies
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Movie Review-AkaashVani
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Do you think women are inscrutable? Do you think they are extremely difficult to understand? Are you struggling to find out what she really is thinking and what she is all about? Don’t worry, you […]
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Hair removal is something we all have to deal with. There are several ways to go about it – shave, wax, tweeze or laser. Whatever way you choose, here are a few tips that can […]
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While for some, dieting is all about depriving yourself of all the ‘good foods’, here are a couple of ways you can binge on healthy and tasty food while you are on a diet. Fruit […]
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If losing weight is on your mind, then running the whole day on the treadmill after over-eating unhealthy food won’t work. Without making some changes in your lifestyle, your goal to lose weight will not […]
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Manufacturing output growth weakens in January: Survey
NEW DELHI: Growth in the country’s manufacturing sector slowed to a three-month low in January due to the impact of easing orders and power outages, a survey showed on Friday. The HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index […]
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Govt gets Rs 3,100cr through OIL selloff
MUMBAI (TIP): The government on Friday raised about Rs 3,100 crore through the divestment of 10% stake in Oil India (OIL), selling about 6.01 crore shares of the state-owned oil explorer at Rs 520 per […]