Women
AGE DEFYING MAKEUP AND SKINCARE TIPS
While age sneaks up on you, it’s best to have a few tricks up your sleeve to keep looking younger. Here are some tips that will conceal and even undo many of the signs of ageing from your […]
Women
WOMEN CAN REALLY READ YOUR MIND
Women are more likely to have a “mind-reading” gene mutation that gives them the ability to read a person’s thoughts and emotions by looking at his or her eyes, scientists have found. Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK […]
World
Saudi-Qatar crisis puts Syria rebels in tricky position
BEIRUT (TIP): A diplomatic crisis pitting Saudi Arabia against Qatar has put Syrian rebels in a difficult position, analysts say, after rivalries between Gulf backers had already weakened the opposition. Both Sunni-ruled monarchies sided with the protesters in March 2011, when the […]
World
UK’s longest serving police dog dies after 11 years in service
LONDON (TIP): Brewster, the longest serving police dog in the UK whose “incredible nose” detected drugs, cash and weapons across the country, has died after a brief illness following 11 years of service. The 13-year-old, 91 in dog […]
World
Trump to announce plan to stop cash flow to Cuban military
WASHINGTON (TIP): Stopping short of a complete turnabout, President Donald Trump is expected today to announce a revised Cuba policy aimed at stopping the flow of US cash to the country’s military and security services while maintaining diplomatic relations […]
World
Western sanctions made Russia stronger: Putin
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia has climbed out of recession despite continuing Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, adding that the restrictions have forced the country to “switch on our brains” to reduce its dependence on energy exports. Speaking in a […]
Europe
France and Britain announce anti-terror action plan
PARIS (TIP): The leaders of France and Britain on June 14 announced an antiterror action plan to crack down on radicalisation through social media. After talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said both countries agreed that social networks […]
World
China court sentences fugitive tycoon’s staff
BEIJING TIP: A court in northern China has sentenced three employees working for fugitive real estate billionaire Guo Wengui, who has been locked in a high-stakes political feud with the ruling Communist Party. The Dalian Xigang People’s Court […]
World
Helmut Kohl, father of German reunification, dies at 87
BERLIN (TIP): Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the architect of German reunification, died on Friday, the mass-selling newspaper Bild reported. He was 87. Bild reported in its online edition that Kohl died in the morning at his home in […]
World
Man with knife arrested outside UK parliament: Police
LONDON (TIP): A man with a knife has been arrested outside the British parliament on Friday, police said, adding that there were no reports of any casualties. “The man, aged in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of possession […]
World
London inferno toll now 30, set to rise even further
LONDON (TIP): The death toll from the London fire stands at 30, and is still climbing. Some victims may never be identified, officials said. The Metropolitan Police said on Friday that at least 30 people were known to have died in […]
Indian Americans
AAPI is all geared up for 35th annual convention from June 21 to 25, 2017
Representing the interests of the over 100,000 physicians of Indian origin, leaders of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic organization of physicians, for 35 years, AAPI Convention provides a platform to the medical fraternity […]
United States
India
55-YR-OLD MAN THRASHED TO DEATH BY R’STHAN CIVIC STAFF
JAIPUR (TIP): A 55-year-old man was today allegedly thrashed to death by civic body employees in Pratapargh district when he reportedly stopped them from taking photographs of women defecating in the open. Zafar Khan, a social worker, was […]
India
SIX J&K POLICEMEN KILLED, DISFIGURED IN ANANTNAG
SRINAGAR (TIP): Six policemen, including a Station House Officer of the Achabal police station, were killed when militants ambushed their vehicle at Thajiwara Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on June 16 (Friday) evening. Officials said that around 6:30 […]
India
BANNED BY DOMESTIC AIRLINES, TDP MP FLIES TO EUROPE ON HOLIDAY
HYDERABAD (TIP): TDP MP JC Diwakar Reddy, who has been banned by all domestic airlines from flying over his alleged unruly behaviour at the Visakhapatnam airport, flew to Europe on June 16 (Friday) night as part of his annual family vacation. […]
India
Russia in favour of Indo-Pak bilateral talks
NEW DELHI (TIP): Moscow endorsed New Delhi’s view that India and Pakistan should resolve all outstanding disputes through bilateral talks in accordance with the Simla Agreement of 1972 and the Lahore Declaration of 1999. After New Delhi dismissed […]
India
INDIA HANDS OVER MALLYA EXTRADITION PAPERS
NEW DELHI (TIP): India last week provided the United Kingdom the documents required to be submitted in a London court for the extradition of fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) handed over the documents […]
India
1993 MUMBAI BLASTS: ABU SALEM, FIVE OTHERS CONVICTED; 1 ACQUITTED
MUMBAI (TIP): Twenty-four years after 12 blasts rocked the city killing 257 and leaving 713 grievously injured, a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court on Friday convicted six out of the seven accused, including Abu Salem and Mustafa Dossa. In […]
India
PUNJAB ASSEMBLY BUDGET SESSION – AAP’s Khaira films House ruckus, suspended
Ajaib Singh Bhatti elected deputy speaker The House opened with legislators unanimously electing Congress MLA from Malout, Ajaib Singh Bhatti, a Dalit leader, as deputy speaker of the 15th Vidhan Sabha. Bhatti said his family and he were […]
India
PRESIDENTIAL PICK LIKELY TO COME FROM PARTY AS BJP LOOKS WITHIN
As consultation starts within the saffron party and with the Opposition for the prez election, the ruling side wants a President who has strong BJP affiliation NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s next President is likely to be a […]
India
DARJEELING CRISIS – MISCREANTS MOUNT ATTACKS ON GOVT PROPERTIES IN THE DARK
Even as the situation in Darjeeking continues to be tense, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has called for its version of Dandi March to protest a police raid on its office DARJEELING (TIP): For the second successive time this […]
United States
Trump govt cancels Obama policy for illegal immigrant families
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is cancelling an Obama-era policy to allow millions of illegal-immigrant parents of children born in the United States to stay in the country. The 2014 policy, known as […]
United States
US Pacific Commander Harris expected to step down next year
WASHINGTON (TIP): Admiral Harry Harris, the US Pacific military chief known for combative views on Beijing’s South China Sea expansion, is expected to step down next year, US officials said on Friday, leaving President Donald Trump to fill a key post closely […]
United States
Cut Pakistan aid for supporting terror: 2 US lawmakers to Trump administration
WASHINGTON (TIP): Two top lawmakers have accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism and urged the Trump administration to cut military aid to the country, saying the US should make it more difficult for Islamabad to get its hands on American weapons. During […]