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VEDAS ARE INFINITE
If the cosmos of sound (sabda-prapanca) enfolds all creation and what is beyond it, it must naturally be immensely vast. However voluminous the Vedas are, one might wonder whether it would be right to claim […]
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Om: Symbol of the Absolute
OM or Aum is of paramount importance in Hinduism. This symbol (as seen in the image on the right) is a sacred syllable representing Brahman, the impersonal Absolute of Hinduism —omnipotent, omnipresent, and the source of […]
Business & Economics
FOREIGN FIRMS RUSH TO INDIA’S ONLINE MARKETPLACE
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s booming online marketplace business has attracted a new wave of merchants and sellers from countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and the US. In fact, thousands of sellers are […]
Business & Economics
INDIA’S GROWTH POTENTIAL MUCH HIGHER THAN 7 PER CENT, SAYS NOURIEL ROUBINI
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s growth potential is much higher than seven per cent and can be eight to nine per cent, American economist Nouriel Roubini said on Saturday, pointing out that the reforms being undertaken […]
Business & Economics
SAVE INDIVIDUALS, NOT ‘LIVING DEAD’ COS: RAJAN
MUMBAI (TIP): RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has made a strong pitch for allowing inefficient organizations to die even as he called for a safety net for individuals. Rajan’s statement assumes significance in the backdrop of […]
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Gold clings near 3-month peak
MANILA (TIP): Gold stayed near a three-month top on Thursday after marking its best day in two weeks, buoyed by expectations that global economic and financial headwinds could make it tough for the US Federal […]
Business & Economics
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed, but years of negotiations still to come
WELLINGTON (TIP): The Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the world’s biggest multinational trade deals, was signed by 12 member nations on Thursday in New Zealand, but the massive trade pact will still require years of tough […]
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SIGNS OF LIFE FOUND IN EARTH’S MANTLE
LONDON (TIP): An international team of scientists –recently returned from a 47-day research expedition to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean – have collected an unprecedented sequence of rock samples from the shallow mantle of […]
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Mystery of Ice age causing missing CO2 solved
NEW DELHI (TIP): A long standing environmental mystery appears to have been solved – and it may contain lessons for today’s runaway global warming. Scientists have long puzzled over the fact that twenty thousand years […]
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GOOGLER SHOWS OFF ANDROID-POWERED SMART MIRROR PROTOTYPE
How about brushing your teeth and seeing Google Now cards on your restroom mirror? No, this is not a tease, well, at least for one Googler. Google software engineer Max Braun has designed such a […]
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WhatsApp groups can now have up to 256 members
WhatsApp has just bumped the user limit in chat groups on its platform to 256 members from 100 irrespective of the mobile platform -Android and iOS. The popular messaging app, which just crossed a billion users globally, had initially raised […]
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HIGH-PROTEIN BREAKFAST BETTER FOR KIDS: STUDY
A breakfast high in protein – like eggs – keeps children fuller longer than cereal or oatmeal, causing them to eat fewer calories at lunch, says a new study. “It is really important that we identify certain […]
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Chew the fat. It’s good for you
Are you constantly hunting for foods that are fat-free? And when you hear the word ‘fat,’ do you automatically think ‘bad’? If you answered yes to both questions, you couldn’t be more wrong. For over half […]
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Scientists replicate folding human brain in 3D in lab
Researchers at the Harvard University including an Indian-origin scientist have replicated a folding human brain in 3D, revealing for the first time a simple mechanical framework for how it folds. Understanding how the brain folds could […]
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TOP FOODS THAT RELIEVE STRESS
Here are some foods that can relieve stress – Gorging on food, when you’re stressed or upset, may seem like the natural thing for most, but instead of grabbing an unhealthy snack, why not opt for […]
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR CHILD KIND
Weighed down by the responsibility of raising happy, health and respectful children, evidence shows that most parents and teachers want to help kids to be caring to others. But while their carers might prioritise kindness children […]
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Perfect ways to wear lipstick
While we all love to dress up and sport the prim and proper look, be it to go to work or an outing. Two of the most important elements of makeup are eyes and lips, […]
Business & Economics
Indian American INOC applauds TRAI’s decision to keep ‘Net Neutrality’
NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian National Overseas Congress Chair George Abraham has applauded the decision of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to choose Net Neutrality banning immediately any differential pricing for data – that […]
Indian Americans
Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta gets review of insider-trading conviction
NEW YORK: India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta has convinced a US court to rehear an appeal to throw out his 2012 insider-trading conviction. The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan yesterday […]
United States
Barack Obama Cites Sikhs To Talk About Strength Of Faith
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama today cited the humanitarian work done by the Sikh community as he spoke about the strength that comes from uniting all faiths against fear. “When the Earth cleaves in Haiti, […]
Indian Americans
Indian Origin American Bobby Jindal Endorses Marco Rubio For President
WASHINGTON: Indian-American former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has endorsed the presidential campaign of Florida Senator Marco Rubio following his better than expected finish in Iowa Caucus. Mr Jindal, 44, had dropped out of the White […]
Indian Americans
IIT-Delhi Alumnus Indian American To Head Cornell’s New Business College
NEW YORK: Soumitra Dutta, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, will become the dean of the prestigious Cornell University’s new College of Business to be established during the 2016-17 academic year as a […]
United States
India Consulate General Advisory for Visa and Passport Applicants
NEW YORK (TIP): Consulate General of India here have issued an advisory for Visa & Passport applicants. It says There are no agents or middlemen authorized to facilitate deposit of application forms in respect of […]
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Give up Beef and save the Planet
There is a big debate about global warming and carbon foot prints in the Group of Twenty (also known as the G-20 or G20) and other forums and India listens to western lectures on dangers of […]
Asia
Will Pakistan be able to counter expanding extremism?
Pakistan continues to be a major target of terrorism, most recently demonstrated by the attack on Bacha Khan University, which killed 20 people. Only a week before, three attacks in close succession at a UN-backed […]