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MANAGE HIGH BP WITHOUT PILLS
Go for a weekly jog Jogging for just an hour a week can increase your life expectancy by six years, according to a Copenhagen City Heart cardiovascular study of around 20,000 men and women aged […]
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MAHAVIR JAYANTI
Mahavir Jayanti is the most important Jain festival. It celebrates the birth of Saint Mahavir in a small town called Vaishali. The importance of the festival owes to the fact that Saint Mahavir was the founder […]
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THE UPANISHADS: SUPREME WORK OF THE HINDU MIND
The Upanishads form the core of Indian philosophy. They are an amazing collection of writings from original oral transmissions, which have been aptly described by Shri Aurobindo as “the supreme work of the Indian mind”. It […]
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COMET DUST COATING TURNS MERCURY DARK
Scientists believe that the planet is coated in billions of years’ worth of carbon dust, after millennia upon millennia of being ‘dumped on’ by passing comets. The planet Mercury has long enjoyed a certain glamorous sheen […]
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MOON’S FIRST SETTLERS MAY LIVE IN GIANT CITY-SIZED LAVA TUBES
WASHINGTON (TIP): The first human settlers on the moon may live inside giant lava tubes large enough to house cities, which were formed by ancient volcanic eruptions, new research suggests. The volcanic features are an […]
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China plans huge solar power station in space
BEIJING (TIP): China plans to build a huge solar power station 36,000km above the ground in an attempt to battle smog, cut greenhouse gases and solve energy crisis, much on the lines of an idea […]
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Speed bumps to generate power
AHMEDABAD: Speed bumps have always been cursed by motorists for reducing vehicle efficiency and wasting petrol. But not any more. Eight engineering students of the state have come out with small speed bumps that can […]
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Bionic ants could power tomorrow’s industries
Robotic ants the size of a human hand that work together could be the future of factory production systems. The developers, German technology firm Festo, say it’s not just the unusual anatomy of real-world ants […]
Incredible India
PONDICHERRY – Travel Update
Unlike much of India, including Delhi, Pondicherry seems to cherish its heritage rather than wiping it clean with shiny new buildings, or letting it crumble in indifference. Pondicherry’s brush with colonial history and international appeal—it was […]
Entertainment
VIDYA BALAN TO HOST TALK SHOW
The actress will host a talk show which will be backed by a Hollywood studio and air on a US television network. Rumours have been rife that Vidya Balan, who has just wrapped up Mohit Suri’s […]
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Kalki Koechlin excited about her film ‘Margarita With A Straw’
Actress Kalki Koechlin is happy that actor Aamir Khan and his filmmaker wife Kiran Rao are supporting her forthcoming film “Margarita With A Straw” and says that more than box office collection, support to such films matters. […]
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MOVIE REVIEW BARKHAA
STORY: Rich boy meets poor girl whose source of income isn’t respectable according to his family. Can they get together and live happily ever after, much against the societal pressure? REVIEW: Jatin (Taaha Shah), a […]
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DIFFICULTIES MAKE YOU STRONGER: ANGELINA
Actress-director Angelina Jolie, who recently underwent cancer preventative surgery and had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, feels by overcoming difficulties, one gains strength and maturity. Jolie, 39, reflected on what she learned from the late […]
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MOVIE REVIEW – Run All Night
STORY: Jimmy Conlon (Neeson) is a retired mafia hitman. He receives a call one night about his estranged son Mike (Kinnaman) being in mortal danger. While helping out his son, Jimmy kills his former boss […]
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SALMA HAYEK HATES EXERCISE
Actress Salma Hayek doesn’t like working out. She credits her slim figure in her 2014 film “Everly” to running around after her seven-year-old daughter Valentina. “I don’t like to work out, but I’ve tried to get […]
Business & Economics
PFIZER TO SHUTTER VACCINES SALES BUSINESS IN CHINA
SHANGHAI (TIP): US drugmaker Pfizer Inc said it would cease its vaccines sales operations in China after an import licence for one of its top-selling treatments, the only vaccine it sold in the country, was […]
Business & Economics
RBI ALLOWS BANKS TO FUND TAKEOVERS IN US DOLLARS FROM GIFT
MUMBAI (TIP): Banks operating out of India will now be able to fund takeovers in dollars. They will also be able to allow customers to place bets on exchange and interest rate movements in addition […]
Business & Economics
ARVIND ARM, US COOMPANY TO PAY $3.2M TO RALPH LAUREN
AHMEDABAD (TIP): City-based textile conglomerate Arvind on Monday said its subsidiary Arvind Lifestyle Brands (ALBL) and US Polo Association (USPA), USA will jointly pay $3.2 million (Rs 20 crore approx) to Ralph Lauren Corporation (RLC) USA […]
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OIL PRICES EDGE LOWER AS IRAN NUCLEAR DEADLINE APPROACHES
SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell in Asia on Tuesday as dealers monitored last-ditch efforts between global powers and Iran to reach a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme and ease sanctions imposed on the crude producer. US […]
United States
A Healthy Start: More Texas Children Eating School Breakfast
AUSTIN, TEXAS (TIP): More kids across the state and the country are starting the day with a healthy meal, as the latest study shows another increase in the number of low-income children taking part in […]
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End of turban trouble in UK
CHANDIGARH (TIP): In the run up to general elections in the UK scheduled for early May, the 7.5-lakh strong Sikh community there has got a gift in the shape of a new law that allows […]
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Pune-educated Indian-American professor wins teaching award
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American professor who uses a game called “Baffa Baffa” to teach culture’s role in business and how it can affect transactions and relationships has won the prestigious Peltier Award for innovation in […]
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Indian-American woman is at heart of US abortion wrangle
WASHINGTON (TIP): A judge in America’s conservative heartland has sentenced an Indian-American woman to at least 20 years in prison on charges of feticide and child neglect in a case that goes to the heart […]
Europe
AL SHABAAB MILITANTS KILL 147 AT UNIVERSITY IN KENYA
GARISSA, KENYA (TIP): Al Shabaab gunmen rampaged through a university in northeastern Kenya at dawn Thursday, killing 147 people in the group’s deadliest attack in the East African country. Four militants were slain by security […]
Europe
‘Lubitz researched suicide, cockpit security online’
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY (TIP): The co-pilot at the controls of the Germanwings airliner that crashed into the French Alps last week had been searching the Internet in the days leading up to the crash for information […]