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MORE ASTEROID STRIKES ARE LIKELY: SCIENTISTS
When an asteroid exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in February, shattering windows for miles and injuring well over 1,000 people, experts said it was a rare event — of a magnitude that might […]
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NEW MICROBE FOUND INSIDE NASA’S SPACECRAFT PREP ROOM
NEW DELHI (TIP): Nasa scientists have discovered a strange new microbe living in one of the cleanest rooms in the world: the room where spacecraft are prepared for final launch. The new berry-shaped bug can […]
Business & Economics
WHISTLING GROUP TO SET UP UNIVERSITY IN GUJARAT
AHMEDABAD (TIP): In what could see University of Oxford’s foray into Indian education scenario through its wholly owned subsidiary Isis Innovation, the renowned institution has tied up with Whistling Group for a private university in […]
Business & Economics
SAHARA TO SELL ICONIC LONDON AND NEW YORK HOTELS
MUMBAI (TIP): The embattled Sahara Group has put up for sale the iconic luxury hotels it acquired over the last three years — The Plaza and Dream Downtown in New York and London’s Grosvenor House […]
Business & Economics
FRANCE 24 TV CHANNEL SIGNS UP WITH DD, DISH TV
NEW DELHI (TIP): International news channel France 24 has signed new distribution agreements in India and will be now available as a free-to-air channel on Doordarshan’s DTH platform, DD Direct + and Dish TV. It […]
Business & Economics
GOVT TO SET UP JOINT TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP SERVICES SECTOR
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Government will set up a joint task force for the services sector together with the industry to prepare an action plan for the development of the sector and increase services exports, […]
Business & Economics
Knorr-Bremse sets up truck braking systems plant in Pune
Pune (TIP): German manufacturer Knorr-Bremse has set up a new plant in Pune to make complete braking systems for trucks. It has also established a technology centre for engineering design in the city. Set up […]
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THE UNIQUE SIKH DINING TRADITION OF LANGAR
When the first Sikh guru, Nanak Dev, attained manhood, his father gave him 20 rupees and sent him on a trading expedition, impressing upon him that a good bargain makes for a good profit. On […]
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WHAT HUMANITY OWES GURU NANAK
When Guru Nanak came to this world in the 15th century, many paths to enlightenment were devoid of divinity. They were mostly distorted towards unholy goals of exploiters of people. Religious practices were concocted routinely […]
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GURU NANAK’S TEACHINGS AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO MODERN WORLD
The Sikhs across the world would be joined by Hindus, Muslims and others in celebrating the 545th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, the fountainhead of Sikhism, Sunday, November 17. The tradition of celebrating the […]
Europe
International Conference confers the title ‘Gyani’ on Max Arthur Macauliffe
MONTREAL (TIP): An International conference was held in MontrealSept 20- 22, 2013to formulate methodology for interpreting hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib. The conference was dedicated to the Max Arthur Macauliffe Centennial. Scholars from Canada, […]
Europe
Obama thanks Lakshmi Mittal for investing in America
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama has thanked London-based Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal for investing in America and creating jobs in the country. “I want to thank your CEO, Lakshmi Mittal, for investing in […]
Europe
Police arrest 348 in global child porn investigation
TORONTO (TIP): More than 300 people, including teachers, coaches and doctors, have been arrested worldwide on child pornography charges after a Canadianled investigation. Toronto police said on Thursday the arrest of 348 people, including 108 […]
Europe
Trans Fats not Safe
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Food and Drug Administration, November 7, took a step toward potentially eliminating trans fats from the food supply with a preliminary determination they are no longer “generally recognized as safe.” Trans fats […]
Europe
NSA chief says Snowden leaked up to 2,00,000 secret documents
WASHINGTON (TIP): Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked as many as 200,000 classified US documents to the media, according to little-noticed public remarks by the eavesdropping agency’s chief late last month. In […]
United States
Obama’s popularity at all-time low: Survey
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama’s popularity has slumped to an all-time low, with a majority of Americans for the first time believing him to be dishonest and untrustworthy, a new survey showed. The respected […]
United States
Hawaii set to legalize same-sex marriages
HONOLULU (TIP): The Hawaii Senate gave final legislative approval on November 12 to a bill extending marriage rights to same-sex couples in a state popular as a wedding and honeymoon destination and regarded as a […]
United States
Malia, Malala top influential-teen list
US President Barack Obama’s elder daughter Malia and Pakistani girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai have been named among the 16 most influential teens of 2013 by Time magazine. The magazine said Malia, 15, and her […]
United States
Low Obamacare enrolment figures turns up heat on White House
WASHINGTON (TIP): About 106,000 people signed up for insurance coverage nationally under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law during October, the government said on Wednesday, a tiny fraction of the millions of people that had been […]
India
Can’t give more powers to CBI, Centre tells SC
NEW DELHI (TIP): November 13 The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that there was no question of giving additional powers to the CBI Director. It said and allowing him to report directly to the […]
India
HC STAYS ARREST OF BHANSALI, RANVEER, DEEPIKA
CHANDIGARH (TIP): The Punjab and Haryana high court, on November 14, stayed the arrest of Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone in connection with an FIR lodged against them […]
India
Bhola sings on SAD leaders
PATIALA (TIP): Revelations by wrestler-turned-drug lord Jagdish Singh alias Bhola are apparently spelling trouble for ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Sources said that interrogation of Bhola has revealed involvement of two Akali leaders of Majha […]
India
KERAN OPS: GOVT IN A FIX AS ARMY, INTEL AGENCIES DIFFER
NEW DELHI (TIP): A month after the operations ended in the Keran sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has made it clear that it was not ready to […]
India
Second bus catches fire in fortnight, 7 dead
BANGALORE (TIP): Seven people were charred and 43, including two African nationals, injured when a Mumbai-Bangalore Volvo bus operated by National Travels caught fire after an accident near Kunimullalli village in Haveri district, about 350 […]