SHANGHAI (TIP): Moody’s downgraded its outlook on Chinese government debt to “negative” from “stable” on March 2, citing uncertainty over authorities’ capacity to implement economic reforms, rising government debt and falling reserves. “Without credible and efficient […]
BRUSSELS (TIP): An EU court on Wednesday threw out an attempt by US drinks giant Coca-Cola to get trade mark status for a new design of its iconic fluted bottle throughout the 28-nation bloc. Invented […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Top state-run lender SBI on Wednesday sought to arrest Vijay Mallya, and also impound his passport, as the bank approached the Debt Recovery Tribunal seeking action against the UB Group promoter for defaulting […]
Scientists are about to learn exactly what spending a year in space does to a person, after two astronauts returned from a 340 day trip to the International Space Station. Commander Scott Kelly will be of […]
NEW YORK (TIP): As more and more people are watching “Facebook Live Videos”, the social networking giant has pushed its live video feature to top of its News Feed. The company is considering Live Videos […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A total solar eclipse will occur on March 9 but will be seen as a partial solar eclipse at sunrise from most places in India except from north-west and western parts of […]
WhatsApp users will finally be able to share documents with each other over chats. The feature is now available on the latest WhatsApp builds available on Google Play and the App Store. Users with WhatsApp version 2.12.453 […]
Google Photos now gets updated with a new feature that allows users to edit images faster. The update gives users a slew of powerful editing tools. For instance, the app now gets a variety of filters […]
Scentists from Madras Diabetes Research Foundation will sequence the DNA of bacteria in the bowel to see if they contain enough ‘good’ bacteria or too much ‘bad’ bacteria that can trigger metabolic diseases. The research centre […]
You’ve heard several people tell you to cut down your coffee intake because it is addictive. Now, listen to this–a new study has found that regular consumption of coffee may reduce the risk of liver cirrhosis […]
A pooled analysis by researchers at Masonic Cancer Centre, University of Minnesota in US, which covered 13 studies, using data from the Childhood Leukaemia International Consortium (CLIC), has concluded that children born by pre-labour caesarean delivery may have […]
After decades of research marriage experts have finally uncovered exactly what makes a relationship break down. With more than 40 years’ experience working with couples under his belt, John Gottman, founder of The Gottman Institute, picked […]
MADRID: Spain’s Interior Ministry has announced the seizure of 20,000 military-style uniforms being sent to fighters from the Islamic State group and the Nusra Front. The ministry says that police conducted a counterterrorism operation last […]
ENGLAND (TIP): David Cameron is to agree to give an extra 20 million (£15.4 million) to France for policing and dispersing migrants attempting to reach the UK from Calais, a minister has said. In a […]
SEOUL (TIP): South Korea and the United States were set to open talks on Friday on the possible deployment, vehemently opposed by China, of an advanced US missile defence system to counter the growing threat […]
MANILA (TIP): China has stationed several ships near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, preventing Filipino fishermen from accessing traditional fishing grounds and raising tensions in the volatile region, Philippine officials said on […]
LONDON (TIP): UK is turning to India in an attempt to fill thousands of vacancies for doctors and nurses in its state-funded National Health Service, it emerged today, but “unwise regulations” and changing visa regime […]
ENGLAND (TIP): People who use social media accounts under other names to harass and attack others should be charged, according to the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service. The new rules could allow for the prosecution of […]
After Sidharth Malhotra-Alia Bhatt’s piping hot Vogue magazine’s cover, it’s Parineeti Chopra who has soared up the temperature with her latest sizzling shoot for FHM India’s March issue. On the cover, the 27-year-old actress looked piping […]
STORY: The film is inspired by the real life ordeal of 64-year-old Professor Siras (played by Manoj Bajpayee), who was suspended by the Aligarh University for being homosexual. He was ostracised by the society at […]
Actress Kate Hudson says she prefers being naked as she grew up in a family which was comfortable with being nude. The 36-year-old, whose book ‘Pretty Happy’ is about ways to love yourself, inherited her body […]
Actress Sofia Vergara says she is unlikely to have children ‘naturally’, adding that if she and her husband and actor Joe Manganiello decide to expand their family, they will have to opt for a fertility treatment. […]
With veteran actor Kabir Bedi congratulating Preity Zinta on her marriage, social media was abuzz with reports that the Bollywood actress has already said “I do” to her American beau Gene Goodenough in a hush-hush ceremony […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Richard Buery and Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Nisha Agarwal hosted a roundtable with ethnic and community media to increase awareness of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): : Nearly half of children in the US live dangerously close to the poverty line and more kids today are likely to live in families barely able to afford their most basic needs, […]
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