Massive levels of pollution are being emitted by diesel vehicles built by a wide range of carmakers, according to tests carried out by one of the world’s biggest independent motoring organizations. The findings are a further […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Maruti Suzuki India, country’s largest carmaker, on Thursday reported 3.7 per cent rise in total sales in September at 1,13,759 units as against 1,09,742 units sold in the same month last year. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Ethnic groups’ protests have erupted in Nepal after the Himalayan nation adopted its first democratic constitution in Sep, 2015. Nepal saw an end to a decade-long Maoist insurgency in 2006 and abolished […]
LONDON (TIP): Ancient Britons may have mummified their dead during the Bronze Age, claims a study that is the first to show that mummification may have been a common funerary practise in the UK. Building […]
BEIJING (TIP): An hour before the Forbidden City opened to visitors one recent morning, the stone courtyard just south of the ancient imperial palace was abuzz. Within the vermilion walls, the usual mix of uniformed […]
A man who claims to be 110 years old has applied for asylum in Germany after spending eight months travelling 3,000 miles from Afghanistan. Abdul Qadir Azizi, arrived in Germany with his 60-yearold daughter and eight other family […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, Sep 30, raked up the Kashmir issue in his UN general assembly speech. In a bid to show to the world that Pakistan is willing to take peace […]
In a surprise move Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday, Sep 29 announced to cut repo rate by 50 basis points to 6.75 per cent. The governor said many conditions laid down by the RBI […]
Two Indo-Canadian doctor brothers, who run their own independent clinics, have been charged with fraud for billing the Ontario government for medical services they never provided to their patients. Dr Mukesh (Mick) Jain, 45, who […]
Logistics data start-up company LogiNext has got support from mobile commerce platform Paytm, which will invest $10 million in the first round of institutional funding for the firm. The move is in line with Paytm’s […]
As per media reports, an unidentified Pakistani official has confirmed to BS news that the Army, ISI, Saeed and the closet government are planning to appeal to the United Nations against India’s “Charm Jihad” Foreign […]
Nine Indian-origin Canadians, including several Metro Vancouver men, are wanted for drug smuggling in India in a high-profile case linked to a former Punjabi cop and wrestling champion. Interpol has issued a red corner notice […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Pope Francis called upon America Thursday, September 24 to embrace millions of undocumented immigrants and join a global campaign against climate change and poverty. A CNN report says the Pope laid out an […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa was Sept 25 questioned by a special anti-corruption panel for allegedly not paying Rs 10.1 million dues to a state-owned TV channel for carrying out his 2015 […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a packed schedule during his 6 day US visit, which includes his address to a high-level UN body, according to officials who briefed the news media […]
DELAWARE (TIP): Police in Delaware are being asked to explain how officers shot dead an armed man who was sitting in a wheel chair. Wilmington police said in a news release that they encountered the […]
SANAA (TIP): A suicide bomber struck a mosque in Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Thursday in an attack targeting Shiites that killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens during holiday prayers. There was no immediate […]
ANKARA (TIP): Turkey’s Prime Minister will tell world leaders next week Ankara can play a key role in stopping a spread of terrorism, including Islamic State, but expected understanding for its own battle against Kurdish […]
MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA (TIP): A stampede has killed at least 717 people and injured hundreds more at the hajj in Saudi Arabia in one of the worst-ever tragedies at the annual Muslim pilgrimage. It was […]
FLORENCE (TIP): Italian archaeologists trying to solve the mystery behind one of the world’s most famous paintings have said they had found bits of bone which could have belonged to the `real’ Mona Lisa. The […]
BEIJING (TIP): Visiting Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday asked the US to treat China as an equally strong nation in what he called “a new model of major country relationship”. He demonstrated China’s economic […]
SEOUL (TIP): Oil prices pared some losses on Thursday after sharp falls overnight on an unexpectedly large buildup in US gasoline stocks and seasonally tepid demand. The global benchmark November Brent contract had climbed 44 […]
MUMBAI: Despite the two-wheeler industry de-growing from many months in a row, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India has set new record by selling over 1 million of its flagship scooter Activa during the first five […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Introducing the revamped version of its hatchback, Ford India launched the Ford Figo hatchback at a starting price of Rs 4.29 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). While the petrol version prices go up to […]
Five years ago, the book world was seized by collective panic over the un certain future of print. As readers migrated to new digital devices, e-book sales soared, up 1,260% between 2008 and 2010. Print sales […]
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