MANILA (TIP): The Philippine defence ministry on Feb 1 asked President Rodrigo Duterte to issue an order for the military to play a role in his war on drugs, including granting troops powers to arrest […]
BEIJING (TIP): China has reportedly tested a new version of a missile that can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads, signalling a major shift in its nuclear capability as Beijing gears up for a possible […]
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Hundreds of Yemenis with US visas are stranded in the tiny African state of Djibouti because of President Donald Trump’s ban on entry for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, an American lawyer there […]
Repeated antibiotic treatment not only can increase bacteria’s resistance to drugs but also help them reproduce faster, warns a new study. The finding that growth of bacteria can be stimulated by antibiotics underlines the importance […]
Imagine a scenario – You have to submit that critical report one week early. Your pulse races and blood pressure increases. What are you going to do? Before you face a sudden breakdown due to […]
In general, we are not seeing eye to eye with this dreadful disease. It need not be, if we educate ourselves and take of ourselves. Our guts are against us Our minds are against us […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Examining a Martian meteorite found in Africa, scientists have uncovered evidence of at least two billion years of volcanic activity on Mars. The findings, published in the journal Science Advances, offer new […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Space travel may cause changes in gene expression and other biological markers in astronauts, a NASA study of twins has found. Scientists studied the genetic differences between astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent nearly […]
The government of Karnataka said on Thursday it welcomed a proposal from Apple Inc to begin initial manufacturing operations in the state, in a sign the tech company is slowly moving forward with plans to […]
You do not have to wander around on Twitter to find its multiple features, as the micro-blogging site has rolled out a new tab called Explore that consolidates Moments, search, trending hashtags and live video […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have developed a reconfigurable radio that could help air traffic controllers see in real-time the location of every plane in the air – even those flying across oceans. To design and develop […]
The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) commended the 2017 Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, saying the budget has a forward-looking outlook and builds off the economic reforms enacted over the last three years […]
NASSCOM: The Union Budget 2017 reinforces government’s reliance on technology for achieving development goals, as it focuses on Infrastructure and empowering startups and SMEs, although IT industry expectations on facilitative proposals remain largely unmet… The […]
There is no reason for creation of a separate legal framework under ‘right to be forgotten’ to delink ‘irrelevant information’ from the Internet, Google Inc told Delhi High Court on Thursday. The submission was made […]
Snapshot Total expenditure of budget 2017-18 is 21.47 lakh crore Fiscal deficit at 3.2 per cent of GDP for year starting April 1. Remain committed to achieve 3% in following year Defence Expenditure excluding pensions […]
MUMBAI (TIP): India’s annual budget is one of the nation’s most closely watched events-not just for the numbers, but for the political message during a speech that runs for about 90 minutes. The thrust of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister Arun Jaitley indicated in his Budget speech on February 1 that India’s education sector would take a reform path in 2017-18. From focusing on learning assessment in schools and revamping […]
PARTS USED FOR MANUFACTURING OF LED LIGHTS WILL ATTRACT BASIC CUSTOMS DUTY 5 PER CENT AND CVD OF 6 PER CENT FROM NIL EARLIER NEW DELHI (TIP): Smokers and tobacco consumers will have to pay […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has quit US President Donald Trump’s council of business leaders, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Kalanick wrote to his employees that he’d spoken with […]
The Trump administration has no plans to come out with an executive order on H-1B visas, a prominent Indian-American donor and supporter of the US President claimed today, contradicting media reports that have generated anxiety […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Republican Hindu Coalition expressed full support for President Donald Trump’s actions banning visas for seven Muslim countries. Trump had banned the admissions of all refugees for 120 days and citizens of seven Muslim-majority […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump on Feb 2 warned Israel that constructing new settlements “may not be helpful” to Middle East peace efforts, striking a tougher line with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Trump […]
A top official of the Pakistan government said on Wednesday that an FIR would soon be lodged against Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, currently in house arrest under an anti-terrorism law. The crackdown on […]
Pakistan has neglected to resolve trans-border water issues and delayed presenting the cases of dispute with India to the Water Commission related to the Indus Waters Treaty, a United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) report said […]
The Trump presidency in the U.S. is less than two weeks old, but it is already clear that it represents an unusually fierce assault on civic, political, and moral values “President Trump is not an […]
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