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DHONI WINS TRI-SERIES FOR INDIA
PORT-OF-SPAIN (TIP): Leave it to me, he says. I want to take this to the last over. Me against one man. One on one. I know I am better than the last man the other […]
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USIBC Chairman Ajay Banga Lays Out Agenda For Progress With India
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) hosted, July 11, its 38th Anniversary Leadership Summit, Agenda for Progress , bringing together U.S. and Indian industry and government leaders to chart the way forward in […]
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Groundswell Of Support For Tom Suozzi
Democrats confident of regaining Nassau County Executive Position LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): If Tom Suozzi wins in the race for the position of Nassau County Executive in November it will be the third time in […]
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The American Flag
5 Myths About the American Flag We the people love and honor the Stars and Stripes but haven’t mastered its whole truth Americans love our flag. We display it at concerts and stadiums to celebrate, […]
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EARLY FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS
In the pre-Revolutionary years, colonists had held annual celebrations of the king’s birthday, which traditionally included the ringing of bells, bonfires, processions and speechmaking. By contrast, during the summer of 1776 some colonists celebrated the […]
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9 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, celebrates the adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. On the 236th birthday of the United States, explore nine surprising facts […]
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THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
On July 2nd, 1776 the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, adopted the Declaration of Independence,which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. The declaration came 442 […]
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HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM
The American National Anthem memorializes one of the key moments in American history which took place in Baltimore during the War of 1812. When Francis Scott Key saw the American flag flying above Fort McHenry […]
Entertainment
MOVIE REVIEW HUMMINGBIRD
Cast: Jason Statham, Vicky McClure, Benedict Wong, Agata Buzek Direction: Steven Knight Genre: Action Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes STORY: Back from Afghanistan, a homeless former Royal Marine gets an opportunity to change his identity. […]
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ALCOHOL ABUSE: FARRAH ENTERS REHAB
Teen Mom’ star Farrah Abraham has checked into a rehab facility for alcohol abuse, in Florida. The reality-star-turned-pornstar confirmed to RadarOnline that she entered an outpatient program on Sunday to deal with her alcohol abuse […]
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KEIRA KNIGHTLEY TO PRODUCE THE OTHER TYPIST
Actress Keira Knightley is confirmed to be involved in Fox Searchlight’s latest project ‘The Other Typist’. Knightley, 29, is set to produce and star in film which is the feature version of Suzanne Rindells’ debut […]
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GHANCHAKKAR
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Sharma, Namit Das Direction: Raj Kumar Gupta Genre: Thriller Duration: 2 hours 19 minutes STORY: A Maharashtrian thief married to an aggressive Punjabi woman carries out a bank heist. […]
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AISHWARYA TO BE BACK ON SCREEN
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who has been on a selfimposed sabbatical from films ever since she delivered a baby girl, is all set to be back on the screen. The pretty actress who has been attending […]
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STUPID TO THINK ABOUT BANNING SONGS: SONAM
Sonam Kapoor, who is known for her honest opinions claims that men need to change their outlook towards women, and the idea about banning item numbers is stupid. On being asked about her opinion on […]
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60 BILLION PLANETS IN MILKY WAY COULD SUPPORT LIFE
WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists have discovered that there are 60 billion potentially habitable planets in the Milky Way alone, twice the number previously thought. These planets in the habitable zone of a parent star may have […]
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NOW, A FLASHLIGHT POWERED BY HEAT FROM YOUR HAND
WASHINGTON (TIP): A 15-year-old girl in Canada has invented a flashlight that produces light just by using the warmth of your hand. Ann Makosinski, from British Columbia , invented the thermoelectric ‘Hollow Flashlight’ that works […]
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Human head transplant is possible
Human head transplants could now be possible using currently available medical techniques, according to an Italian neurosurgeon who thinks he has worked out how it could be done. In a project proposal published by the […]
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STEM-CELL THERAPY WIPES OUT HIV
LONDON (TIP): Two HIV-positive patients in the US who underwent bone marrow transplants for cancer have stopped anti-retroviral therapy and still show no detectable sign of the HIV virus, researchers said. The Harvard University researchers […]
India
MAOISTS STRIKE AGAIN, KILL TOP COP, 5 POLICEMEN IN JHARKHAND
RANCHI (TIP): Armed Maoists on July 3 ambushed a police convoy killing a superintendent of police and five others near the West Bengal- Jharkhand border. The attack took place in a jungle stretch between Kathikund […]
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Rescue operation over in Badrinath
Dehradun (TIP): The mammoth multi-agency rescue operations to evacuate all stranded pilgrims and tourists in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand concluded on July 3 with a group of 155 persons being evacuated from Badrinath. In all, around […]
India
Sujatha Singh is new Foreign Secy
NEW DELHI (TIP): Adhering to the seniority principle, the government on July 3 named Indian Ambassador to Germany Sujatha Singh as the next Foreign Secretary to succeed Ranjan Mathai on his retirement on July 31. […]
India
Bansal named CBI witness
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, whose nephew Vijay Singla and nine others have been chargesheeted by the CBI in the Rs 10 crore cash-for-post bribery case, has been named as […]
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China hosts Antony, Sharif
China hosts Antony, SharifNEW DELHI (TIP): Desperate to play ‘peace-broker’ in India-Pakistan ties, China on July 4 hosted Defence Minister AK Antony and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif separately, but projected it as a rare […]
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THE BIRTH OF GANESHA
One day Goddess Parvati was at home on Mt.Kailash preparing for a bath. As she didn’t want to be disturbed, she told Nandi, her husband Shiva’s Bull, to guard the door and let no one […]