MELBOURNE (TIP): Oxford University has apologized after an administrator accidentally emailed a list of all the poorly performing students’ marks to their peers on Wednesday. The email disclosed the names of students who were awarded […]
BEIJING (TIP): A tortoise beat a rabbit in a skiing competition held for pets and their owners in China, a report said on January 13. Cats and dogs faced off against a menagerie including a […]
CAIRO (TIP): Polls across Egypt closed on Wednesday evening, state media reported, after a second and final day of voting on a draft constitution that could pave the way for a presidential bid by army […]
DHAKA (TIP): Sheikh Hasina was sworn in on Sunday for her second straight term as Bangladesh’s prime minister and third overall, following one of the most violent elections in the country’s history. Hasina took the […]
COLOMBO (TIP): The US on Sunday pressed Sri Lanka to probe alleged rights abuses by its army through independent and credible investigations after a top American diplomat recorded eyewitness accounts of serious “abuses” during the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A small fire on Wednesday broke out at a military hospital in Rawalpindi, where former Pakistani military ruler General Pervez Musharraf is under treatment. The cause of the blaze, which broke out at […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh’s statement on ceasefire violations was provocative and regrettable. In a clear warning to Pakistan, General Bikram Singh said on Monday any militant who crosses the […]
KABUL (TIP): At least seven militants were killed in separate military operations in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said in a statement on January 14. The Afghan police, army and the National Directorate for Security (NDS) […]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP) : Police say a suicide attacker has struck a bus carrying police recruits in eastern Kabul, wounding at least six police. Kabul Police Chief General Mohammad Zahir Zahir says three civilians were […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Subra Suresh, Chennaiborn Indian-American president of Carnegie Mellon University, has been elected a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a rare and highly coveted distinction within the academic fraternity. The […]
Twenty states plus the District of Columbia have enacted laws that allow people to use medical marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation. Two of those states – Colorado and Washington – have legalized marijuana for recreational […]
LONDON (TIP): Overseas millionaires may soon be able to buy or bid for UK visas in exchange of donations to hospitals and universities. The British government’s proposal in this regard says donors willing to help […]
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA (TIP): A chemical spill left the water for 300,000 people in and around West Virginia’s capital city stained blue-green and smelling like licorice, with officials saying January 16 it was unclear when […]
BEIJING (TIP): A 10-hour inferno has razed an ancient Tibetan town in China’s southwest Yunnan province that’s popular with tourists. There is no immediate report of casualties, and the cause of the fire is unclear. […]
2013 has been an eventfull year for the entertainment industry whether it be for our own Bollywood or all the way to Hollywood. From Shah Rukh Khan-Salman Khan hug to Miley Cyrus turning all wacky, […]
Renowned film actor Farooq Sheikh passed away on December 28 following a massive heart attack in Dubai. The 64-year-old actor was last seen in Club 60, released earlier this month. Sheikh was best known for […]
Widely regarded as the greatest British sculptor of his generation and worked as an assistant to Henry Moore in the 1950s. Died on October 23.
Known for her mathematical prowess and the ability to compute complex equations mentally. Died on April 21.
One of the world’s best-known poets and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for literature. Died on August 30.
Appeared in over 350 films. His widely acclaimed films include ‘Madhumati’, ‘Ram Aur Shyam’, ‘Don’, ‘Zanjeer’ and ‘Upkar’. Winner of Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Died on July 12.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died after a two-year battle with cancer, ending 14 years of tumultuous rule that made the socialist leader a hero for the poor but a hate figure to his opponents. The […]
Britain’s first woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady, passed away in April this year following a stroke at the age of 87. Thatcher’s three terms as Prime Minister brought enormous change […]
The 25-year-old actress, best remembered as the ‘Nishabd’ girl, was found hanging at her flat in suburban Mumbai this year. A six-page suicide note was discovered by Jiah Khan’s mother a few days after her […]
‘Glee’ star Cory Monteith died of intravenous heroin use combined with the ingestion of alcohol in his hotel room in Vancouver. Monteith became famous as Finn Hudson with the success of Fox’s musical series since […]
The star of the ‘Fast & Furious’ movie series died in a tragic car crash this November. The horrifying car crash killed Walker and his friend in north of Los Angeles. Walker, 40, was working […]
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