GAO, MALI (TIP): Four Maliantroops were killed by a landmine interritory reclaimed from Islamistrebels, police said on Feb 8 as Francemulled handing over its four-week-oldintervention to UN peacekeepers.The deadly explosion Wednesdaybetween the northern towns ofDouentza […]
HONIARA (TIP): A major 8.0magnitude earthquake jolted theSolomon Islands on feb 6 with smalltsunami waves buffeting Pacificcoastlines, leaving at least five peopledead and dozens of homes damagedor destroyed.A quake-generated wave of justunder one metre (three […]
Miranda Kerr stripped down to her undies as she posed for the new Victoria’s Secret bridal lingerie campaign. The mother-of-one poses in a variety of sheer, frilly and generally sexy underwear, showing of her lovely […]
DHAKA (TIP): A top leader of Bangladesh‘sfundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami was on Feb 5 sentencedto life by a special tribunal here for “crime againsthumanity” committed during the 1971 independence waragainst Pakistan, sparking riots that claimed at leastone […]
BOSTON (TIP): A blizzard ofpotentially historic proportionsthreatened to strike the northeastwith a vengeance on Friday, with up to2 feet (0.6 meters) of snow forecastalong the densely populated corridorfrom the New York City area to Bostonand […]
SEOUL (TIP): Kim Jang-soo, the national securityoffice chief for incoming President Park Geun-hye, isexpected to face tough strategic challenges in copingwith North Korea as the belligerent neighbor threatensto stage a nuclear test despite repeated internationalwarnings.Kim, […]
LAHORE (TIP): A sprawling highsecurityprivate residence for PakistaniPresident Asif Ali Zardari, complete withbomb-proof structures and a landing stripfor small jets and helicopters, is nearingcompletion here.The compound in Bahria town, spreadover some 25 acres, is named […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Justice Department, along withstate prosecutors, plans to file civil charges againstStandard & Poor’s Ratings Service, accusing the firm offraudulently rating mortgage bonds that led to thefinancial crisis, people briefed on the […]
NEW YORK (TIP): To cut costs, the US Postal Service has announced that it will endSaturday delivery of first-class mail beginning in August. It will continue to deliverpackages, and post offices that are open now […]
It’s rare when an actress borrows from her co-actor’s wardrobe. One such rare example is Deepika Padukone, who, we’re told, borrowed from Shah Rukh Khan’s wardrobe for a photo-shoot of their next movie together. Seems […]
Who doesn’t like to have a clear complexion? Skin problems are nightmares for people of all ages. Everybody likes flawless skin. But with the cosmetic industry growing and with it producing numerous beauty products, it’s […]
DALLAS (TIP): AnIndian-Americanbusinessman, AshokMago, has been selectedfor a corporate awardgiven by a US journal.Based out of Dallasin Texas, Ashok Mago,the chairman ofUSINDIA Forum, wasfelicitated with the’Minority BusinessLeader Award’ by theDallas Business JournalFebruary 7 for hisaccomplishments […]
Picture this: You are enjoying a steamy sex session with your partner. As your passion reaches its climax, an ultimate sexual joy is felt like never before. The moment both of you get over with […]
MICHIGAN (TIP): Yet anotherIndian-American, a pharmacist, hasbeen sentenced to 17 years in prison bya US court for a healthcare fraudworth millions.Babubhai (Bob) Patel, 50, whoowned and operated 26 pharmaciesacross metro Detroit, was sentenced ina Michigan […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): PresidentBarack Obama, presented theprestigious National Medal ofTechnology and Innovation to eminentIndian American RangaswamySrinivasan for his groundbreakingwork with laser.Rangaswamy received the awardalong with Samuel Blum and JamesWynne, for the pioneering discovery ofexcimer laser ablativephotodecomposition […]
Regular exposure to sunlight— specifically ultraviolet B (UVB)—may lower a woman’s risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study. But the effect of UVB exposure was only evident among older women, possibly because […]
We have all heard this advice innumerable times. Drink eight to 10 glass of water a day. Experts say that if you are overweight or tend to get most of your calories from processed and […]
WASHINGTON (TIP):The US must find waysincluding granting moreH-1B visas to attractskilled immigrants toboost its ailing economy,top Indian-Americanexperts have toldlawmakers. “If you look at all thedata, every single studythat’s been done, it showsthat when you bringskilled […]
A cup of coffee can be as effective as some commonly used performance enhancing drugs, a new study has revealed. Victoria University researchers Simon Outram and Bob Stewart examined existing research on the risks and […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Sen. MarcoRubio, R-Florida, will make history onFebruary 12 when he will give his party’srebuttal to President Barack Obama‘sState of the Union address. He’ll becomethe first Hispanic to ever give the GOPresponse to the […]
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