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‘SMART’ CAR SEATS ALERT SLEEPY DRIVERS
LONDON (TIP): The dangers of falling asleep while driving may soon become a thing of the past, thanks to new smart car seats which can detect when a driver is beginning to nod off and […]
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KERALITE DISCOVERS NEW ‘OIL EATING’ BACTERIA
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (TIP): A scientist from Kerala has discovered three new species of oil-degrading bacteria from industrial waste. Dr R B Smitha of the Malabar Botanical Garden (MBG) in Kozhikode discovered one new species of Pseudomonas […]
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CANCER DRUG CAN DETECT HIV VIRUS
MELBOURNE (TIP): In a key discovery against HIV, researchers have shown that an anti-cancer drug can activate hidden HIV to levels readably detectable in the blood by standard methods. The anti-cancer drug romidepsin increased the […]
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CWG 2014: Lifters Sanjita, Sukhen bag gold medals for India on Day 1
GLASGOW (TIP): India ran away with opening day honours in the weightlifting competition of the 20th Commonwealth Games with Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu winning the gold medal in their respective events. The Indian […]
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England hit their worst Test cricket run in 21 years with 14 mad minutes against India
Hooking madness at Lord’s helped gift India victory by 95 run LORD (TIP): Moeen Ali and Joe Root looked to have eased the pressure on beleaguered skipper Alastair Cook by chalking up a 101-run partnership […]
India
GOVT PUTS BORDER ROADS ON FAST TRACK
NEW DELHI (tip): In a move that will push construction of linear highway projects in all border states, the environment ministry has agreed to drop the provision of “public hearing” before considering green clearances to […]
India
6-year-old’s alleged rape in school sparks massive protests in Bangalore
BANGALORE (TIP): The alleged rape of a six-year-old at a prominent school in Bangalore has enraged the city and triggered massive protests by parents. The union education ministry has said it will examine the incident. […]
Europe
PM MODI RETURNS FROM BRAZIL AFTER ATTENDING BRICS SUMMIT
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi last night after attending theVIth BRICS Summit in Fortaleza in Brazil. On his way back, Modi made a transit halt at Frankfurt and had […]
India
PM Modi’s Flight Among Planes Rerouted After Malaysian Airlines Crash
New Delhi (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flight was among the many planes that were re-routed after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 was shot down in Ukraine on July 17. Modi, who returned last night […]
India
Haryana Guv okays HSGPC Bill
Chandigarh (TIP): On a day when a delegation of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) met Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia against the passage of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Bill, 2014, by the Haryana Assembly, […]
India
AFTER BJP, AAP INDICATES IT WANTS TO FORM GOVERNMENT IN DELHI
NEW DELHI (TIP): The race to form the government in Delhi heated up after both the BJP and the AAP indicated that they were ready to stake claim. A day after the BJP suggested that […]
India
UPROAR IN LS OVER VAIDIK-SAEED MEET
Govt has nothing to do with it: Jaitley Leader of the upper House and finance minister Arun Jaitley said for India, Saeed was a terrorist and indeed involved in terrorism against India. Government had nothing […]
United States
Elaine Stritch, brash stage legend, dies at the age of 89
NEW YORK: Elaine Stritch, the brash theatre performer, whose gravely, gin-laced voice and impeccable comic timing made her a Broadway legend, has died. She was 89. Joseph Rosenthal, Stritch’s longtime attorney, said the actress died […]
United States
Actress jailed for 18 years after mailing ricin-spiked letters to US president, NY mayor
WASHINGTON (TIP) : An actress and former beauty queen who sent ricin-laced letters to US President Barack Obama and the New York City mayor has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Shannon Guess Richardson […]
United States
US man charged with hugging child to death
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA (TIP): A US man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for hugging a 14-month-old child so tightly that the boy stopped breathing and died, authorities said July 14. Robert Kemp, 27, was […]
United States
Japan to participate in Malabar exercise with India and US
WASHINGTON (TIP): In an effort to strengthen the tri-lateral cooperation, Japan will participate in this year’s Malabar naval exercise to be held at the end of this month, with India and the US.”Japan will participate […]
United States
Only 22% Americans know a Hindu
NEVADA (TIP): Only 22 percent Americans know someone who is Hindu, according to a Pew Research Center survey published on July 17. This number is lowest than any other religion/denomination surveyed. Catholics rank highest with […]
United States
The Falcon is the new Captain America
He will be a character thats hard to root for, accorting to Axel Alonso, Marvel’s editor-in-chief. Marvel is set to introduce a black Captain America by replacing Steve Rogers with Sam Wilson, better known as […]
United States
American who hijacked jet to Cuba in the 1980s gets 20 years in prison
MIAMI(TIP): An American who returned from Cuba decades after hijacking a jetliner to the communist island was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in US prison but will be eligible for early release on parole, […]
Europe
Militants kill eight Pakistani paramilitary members
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (TIP): Militants killed eight members of a government paramilitary force in a midnight attack on a security checkpoint in Pakistan’s restive northwest, security officials said Friday. The militants bombarded the checkpoint with rocket-propelled […]
Europe
Pakistani police lay siege to ‘militant hideout’ near PM’s house
LAHORE (TIP): Pakistani security forces laid siege on Thursday to a suspected militant hideout just a few kilometres from the family home of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the eastern city of Lahore, officials said. […]
Europe
US DRONE STRIKE KILLS AT LEAST 13 PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST PAKISTAN
BANNU: A US drone strike hit a suspected militant compound in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, officials said. The attack came in North Waziristan, where the Pakistani military is […]
Europe
MILITANTS KILLED AFTER AUDACIOUS ATTACK ON KABUL AIRPORT
KABUL (TIP): Militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked Kabul International Airport in the Afghan capital on July 17 in one of the most audacious assaults on the facility, used by both civilians and the military, […]
Europe
Nepal ex-prince arrested for drugs in Thailand
BANGKOK (TIP): Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah has been arrested on drugs charges in Thailand for a second time and could face up to five years in prison, police said on July 16. Shah […]
Asia
Myanmar Buddhists threaten death to Muslims in Mandalay unrest
MANDALAY (MYANMAR) (TIP): Hundreds of Buddhists threatened to kill Muslims as they rode on motorcycles through Myanmar’s second-largest city of Mandalay on July 18, raising the prospect of further communal violence after two people died […]