MUMBAI (TIP): Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan cut key interest rates — for the first time in almost two years — by 25 basis points about a fortnight ahead of the monetary policy […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Bank of America Corp, the second-largest US bank by assets, reported a 14 per cent fall in quarterly profit as revenue from fixedincome trading fell. Bond trading revenue plunged 21 per cent to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Anglo-Dutch Shell and GDF Suez of France are to take 26% stake each in a floating facility for importing liquid gas that state utility Gail is proposing to put up off the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A proposal to build a mosque in Flushing was withdrawn January 13, after it came under fire from residents and members of Community Board 7 who criticized the proposal, citing violations of […]
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (TIP): The Indian economy is expected to catch up with China by 2016-17 and is expected to grow 6.4% in 2015 on the back of reform measures unveiled by the new government, the […]
Imagine garments that preserve most of our body heat – there will be no need of heating up our homes. In Northern India, this would be used in winters but in temperate countries in Europe […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): DNA strands can act as a glue to hold together 3-D-printed materials that could someday be used to grow tissues and organs in the lab, a new study has found. Researchers from the […]
BHOPAL (TIP): After its successful Mangalyan mission, Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) is gearing up for four satellite launches this year. Among them, IRNSS-1D will be the first, which would put in place India’s own […]
TORONTO (TIP): A next-generation cheaper, lighter and more powerful rechargeable battery for electric vehicles is one step closer to reality. The discovery of a material that maintains a rechargable sulphur cathode helps to overcome a […]
MELBOURNE (TIP): Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his first media appearance since quitting the Test captaincy a fortnight ago. The occasion was the unveiling of India’s new ODI jersey for the World Cup, which the team […]
BERN (TIP): Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer has said his wife is a competitive individual who fights for every point even in friendly knock-ups against him during holidays. Federer’s wife Mirka played the game professionally, […]
MUMBAI (TIP): After lending strong support to her cause, Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar met Commonwealth Games silver-medallist woman boxer L Sarita Devi, who is serving a one-year ban for her emotionally-charged protest at the […]
DRESDEN , GERMANY (TIP): A record 15,000 people marched in eastern Germany against “asylum cheats” and the country’s “Islamisation” in the latest show of strength of a growing far-right populist movement, says an AFP report. […]
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA (TIP) Show business satire ‘Birdman’ and colorful caper ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ led the Academy Award nominees on Thursday with nine nods apiece, including best picture, in the quest for Hollywood’s top […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Cuomo met privately with Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch and Detectives’ Endowment Association head Michael Palladino on Tuesday, January 13, sources said. Cuomo spokeswoman Melissa DeRosa confirmed the governor met with […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Within 48 hours of US secretary of state John Kerry leaving Pakistan’s shores, the government here banned 12 organizations, including the Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD), a front for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, as well as […]
“The Taliban attacks within Afghanistan reached unprecedented levels in 2014. Moreover, while Washington proclaims that any process of “reconciliation” between the Taliban and the Afghan Government will be “Afghan led and Afghan driven,” the reality […]
Chief Ministers beckon overseas Indians to cash in on Investment opportunities in States GANDHINAGAR (GUJARAT) (TIP), January 9, 2015. Chief Ministers of as many as 9 States made a strong pitch for investments by overseas […]
One of the most essentialcomponents of a healthyrelationship is trust. Lack oftrust makes one an intruder in his orher partner’s life.And needless to say, the person endsup eating into the other’s space, whichleads to quarrels […]
Supplements to boost probiotics — the helpful microorganismsthat reside in our bodies — can alter theway people process emotional information andease anxiety and depression, new research suggests.Gut bacteria may also affect the immune system,which could […]
Headache could be the onlysymptom of brain tumour inmany cases, say researchers,suggesting that CT scans and otherneuro-imaging tests for people withheadache could prove to be helpfultools in spotting the deadly disease.The suggestions come in view […]
Asystematic review and meta-analysis ofrandomised controlled trials has concluded thatthe popular mind-body practice of yoga can be apotential therapy for cardiovascular disease andmetabolic syndrome.Out of 1,404 records, 37 randomised controlled trialswere included in the systematic […]
Female sex hormones called oestrogens can worsenallergic reactions in women, says a study.”Women are more likely to suffer lethal allergicreactions because the female sex hormone makes thecondition worse,” says a Telegraph report, quoting thestudy by […]
2014 has been a great year for SunnyLeone in terms of her career. Rightfrom ‘Baby Doll’ to horrex, RaginiMMS 2, to being the most searched celebonline in India, the actress has goneplaces. According to a […]
Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly pondering overher decision of “consciously uncoupling” withChris Martin after 10 years of marriage.The Academy Award winning actress told Harper’sBazaar U.K. in an interview that there were timeswhen she thought about it […]
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