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 […]
SEATTLE (TIP): A day after wooing Seattle’s elite with pop-culture jokes and promises of reform, Chinese President Xi Jinping gets down to business on Wednesday, meeting Apple Inc’s Tim Cook and other top tech executives. […]
By declaring a ceasefire with effect from 3.30 a.m. on 23 September 1965, did India miss an opportunity to attain decisive victory over Pakistan? Yes, according to the existing narrative, which attributes the ceasefire decision […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Having dithered for a couple of years now, the UN General Assembly , at last, on September 14, 2015, endorsed a document that will form the basis for negotiations on reforming the Security […]
NANGCHEN (TIP): A 2000-year-old lost stupa, one of the 19 built with Lord Buddha’s relics sent by Emperor Ashoka to China, has been renovated and restored with religious rites by an Indian monk in this […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): China appears to be carrying out preparatory work for a third airstrip in contested territory in the South China Sea, a US expert said on September 12, citing satellite photographs taken last week. […]
SURAT (TIP: Like De Beers, Rio Tinto and other mining companies, the world’s largest diamond mining company Alrosa too has decided to lower its rough diamond prices by 8-10 per cent for its September sale. […]
Ahmedabad: Mr Chen Yuehua, Guangdong’s Deputy Director General of Department of Commerce, has announced that Indian and Chinese firms have signed 15 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) worth US$ 590 million at the China-India (Gujarat) Economic […]
BEIJING (TIP): In a gruesome incident in China, an estranged husband reportedly bit off his wife’s nose and ate it after she did not pick up his calls.The pair, from the city of Dezhou in […]
BERLIN (TIP): Audi sold fewer cars in August than luxury rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz as Volkswagen’s flagship brand has been harder hit by falling demand in China than its German peers. Audi said on Sept […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): Oil prices edged lower in cautious Asian trade on September 4 as investors await the release of a US jobs report for August that could determine the Federal Reserve’s timetable for hiking interest […]
ANKARA (TIP): Iran’s supreme leader said on September 3 he favoured a parliamentary vote on its nuclear deal reached with world powers and called for sanctions against Tehran to be lifted completely rather than suspended, […]
SHANGHAI (TIP): Chinese authorities warned that cyanide levels in the waters around the Tianjin Port explosion site had risen to as much as 277 times acceptable levels although they declared the city’s potable water was […]
BEIJING (TIP): Millions of Chinese couples and love seekers celebrated Qixi, the Chinese valentine day on Thursday, in a variety of ways. The occasion also saw some headline grabbing events including famous pop singer, Jon […]
The U.S.-India relationship was often distant during the Cold War, but the partnership is now critical for both countries’ strategic aims. India is important to the U.S. effort to maintain its international primacy, while the United […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): On August 6, China tested its newest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with two guided simulated nuclear warheads, according to information obtained by The Washington Free Beacon. The August 6 flight test was the […]
President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife and First Lady of India, Mrs. Suvra Mukherjee passed away on Tuesday morning at 10.51 am. She had been ill for some time and was admitted to the hospital on Friday […]
The largest democracy of the world, in 68 years, could well be on its way to becoming the World’s second largest economy, replacing the US, by 2050. “India has the potential to become the second largest […]
BEIJING/NEW DELHI (TIP): China set the reference rate for its currency more than one percent lower against the US dollar on August 13, the operator of the national foreign exchange market said, its third consecutive […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s retail inflation cooled to a record low in July and annual growth in industrial production hit a four-month high in June, bringing cheer to investors fretting that gridlock in parliament is […]
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (TIP): A day after devaluation of the Chinese yuan, the government on August 12 announced a 2.5%increase in customs duty on flat and long steel products, amid a growing clamour for protectionism from […]
India’s Independence Day belongs to all Indians and all people who wish India well. As an American proud of my Indian ancestry, and my name unchanged, I am more than merely delighted that these United States […]
The revival of the – monsoon will see people head to hill stations in the hope of making the most of the rains. These travel escapades are especially -popular at this time of the year for […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Fourteen year old Karan Menon, who won the National Geographic Bee, will join the India Day Parade in New York City, on August 16. Menon, a resident of Edison, New Jersey, will […]
TIP (Secondary Research): Europacific Growth Fund, the largest foreign portfolio investor (FPI) in India was born seven years before liberalisation ushered foreign investment into Indian equity markets. Today, it holds $131 billion in assets under management; […]
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