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As I See It : Everything Is Live
Everything is live these days whether a dog barks in the street or a donkey brays in the neighborhood. A cockerel makes an untimely call, while the crows create a public outcry. The monkey plays […]
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Carnegie Foundation Names Indian-American Autar Kaw Professor of The Year
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian- American professor of mechanical engineering at the University of South Florida, has been named US Professor of the Year by an influential thinktank. Autar Kaw, 52, is among the four […]
Europe
XI Jinping takes China’s Helm with many Tough challenges
BEIJING (TIP): Long-anointed successor Xi Jinping assumes the leadership of China at a time when the ruling Communist Party is confronting slower economic growth, a public clamor to end corruption and demands for change that […]
Business & Economics
Stanford B-school to start course in India
MUMBAI (TIP): Stanford Graduate School of Business is looking to kindle the innovative mindset of students by launching new courses for entrepreneurs across the world, with support from Silicon Valley experts. The institute will soon […]
India
Karnad says Tagore ‘second-rate playwright’
NEW DELHI (TIP): Theatre personality and actor Girish Karnad’s statement that Rabindranath Tagore was a ‘second-rate playwright’ has not only created ripples in the literary world but also angered Twitterati. After his recent criticism of […]
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Anna to begin nationwide tour from Patna in January
PUNE (TIP): Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday announced his plan to begin a nation-wide tour from January 2013 for starting a citizens’ movement for a corruption-free India and for bringing in the Jan Lokpal […]
United States
‘Pyar Mein Kyun’ Premieres with Star-Studded Red Carpet
NEW YORK CITY: It was a celebrity-packed night as the stars came out for the red carpet gala premiere of Pyar Mein Kyun, a full-length Bollywood feature film made entirely in the United States. The […]
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Taliban insurgents posing as “attractive women” on Facebook for spying
Melbourne (TIP): Taliban insurgents are posing as “attractive women” on Facebook to befriend coalition soldiers for gathering sensitive intelligence about operations in Afghanistan, an Australian government report has warned. The dangers of social media have […]
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