An offbeat message against drugs delivered through a dance performance by 8,726 students from 40 schools has earned Amritsar a place in Guinness Book of World Records, district officials said today. The district administration has […]
An Indian-origin family owned steel firm, Liberty House, is said to be a new potential buyer of two of Tata Steel’s Scottish plants, on the verge of closure due to the crisis in the industry. […]
When Nikki Haley offered the Republican response to President Obama’s final State of the Union, the American people heard an articulate conservative who has twice been elected Governor in South Carolina. It’s a sign of the GOP’s distemper […]
Los Angeles: Indian-American Pixar artist and director Sanjay Patel’s debut animated short film ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ has been nominated for the upcoming 88th Academy Awards. The film has been nominated in the Best Animated Short […]
The White House has assured American-Sikhs of their safety and security in view of the increasing threats and hate crimes against the community members in the recent past. In a rare gesture, Melissa Rogers, Special […]
PepsiCo’s India-born CEO Indra Nooyi has become the biggest alumni donor and the first woman to endow deanship at a top business school, after she gifted an undisclosed amount to prestigious Yale school of management. […]
A Sikh bus driver in Los Angeles was brutally assaulted and called a terrorist and a suicide bomber, the victim’s representatives said today over two months after the incident was reported to the police. The […]
Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Wednesday kept her options open on being the Republican vice presidential nominee as she said that though her life “is full” at the moment, she would be “happy […]
A 14-year-old boy has become the first patient in the US to undergo a successful nose transplant using 3D printing technology after his face was disfigured when he fell on a live power line. Reconstructive […]
Commuters traveling in Rajiv Chowk and Kashmere Gate metro stations, two of the most busiest junctions of the network, would now be able to access internet for free with the launch of wi-fi facility. The […]
A destination like no other, Pondicherry is fascinating. Owing to its popularity as a laid back destination, also a great hit with expats and backpackers, this town boasts of a number of things to do. Dabble in […]
ISIS or the Islamic State, also known as IS, ISIL or its Arab acronym, Da’esch, dominated the headlines for 2015. The year saw the terror group spread its hateful and vitriolic ideology beyond the borders of […]
ISIS ushered in 2015 with the terrifyingly typical displays of brutality which initially put the group in the international community’s crosshairs. They beheaded Japanese hostages, burned a Jordanian pilot alive in a cage and announced the […]
Amidst the freezing cold weather, with the temperature wobbling between 0-5 degrees Celsius and the dense fog outside, everything seems stagnant in the northern part of India. However, below the apparently frozen surface, you would be […]
Makar Sankranti is celebrated as a very important festival in India. Sankranti literally means “movement.” Everything that we recognize as life is movement. Fortunately, people who came before us have moved on, and people who come […]
BEIJING: China’s stock market lurched lower again on Monday, triggering “circuit breakers” that halted trading. The slump was the latest episode in months of turmoil for Chinese investors. China’s market benchmark soared 150 per cent between November […]
MUMBAI (TIP): For the fourth day on the trot, turbulences in the Chinese market sent global investors, including those on Dalal Street, scurry for cover. On Thursday morning as the CSI 300 index in Shanghai […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a bid to promote usage of hybrid vehicles to curb pollution, the government is likely to dole out Rs 500- 700 crore package for electric vehicles in the upcoming budget. According […]
Time has stopped for HMT Watches, finally. The brand, which is claimed to be a pioneer in horological industry in India since 1961, and its products for decades are known for its accurate time keeping and […]
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 5 gave its nod for the Stand Up India scheme that is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among women and scheduled castes and tribes. Loans under […]
There was a time when hoverboards and robots were popularised by sci-fi movies as the technology of the future. Well, that future has now arrived. From robots taking over the world to bots akin to Samantha […]
Twitter Inc is building a new feature that will allow users to post tweets as long as 10,000 characters, technology news website Re/code reported on Tuesday. Twitter, which currently has a 140-character limit, may launch […]
Chinese electronics and content giant Letv, after delaying its entry into India for almost over a year, debuted their first products on Monday without letting know about their prices. The company showcased a 3D Helmet or […]
Kate Winslet may be a stunner at the award shows and celebrity events, but the actress says it is important for her to convey to girls that celebrities do not look pretty all the time. The […]
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