Month: September 2014
India Joins the Space Elite with Successful Mars Mission
BENGALURU (TIP): “We have gone beyond the boundaries of human enterprise and innovation,” an exultant Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, standing alongside Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientists at the command center in the southern […]
Prime Minister Modi calls for ‘global commitment and more concerted multilateral action’
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his five-day visit to the U.S. arrives at JFK Airport in New York today, September 26. He will spend two days in New York, during which he […]
MAKE IN INDIA
The Prime Minister’s call for making India a manufacturing hub and creating jobs should boost small and medium enterprises as well By Charan Singh Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s ‘Make in India‘ campaign is creating waves […]
COMPUTERS TO GET FASTER, GREENER
LONDON (TIP): Faster, smaller, greener computers, capable of processing information up to 1,000 times quicker than currently available models, could be made possible by replacing silicon with phase-change materials, according to a new study. Researchers […]
‘SECOND SKIN’ SPACESUITS TO EASE ASTRONAUTS’ LIFE
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing an active “secondskin” spacesuit for future astronauts that incorporates small, spring-like coils that contract in response to heat. These spacesuits will give astronauts […]
New smartphone app can tell your state of mind
WASHINGTON (TIP): Your smartphone may tell if you are depressed, stressed or lonely, thanks to a first-of-itskind app that automatically tracks users’ mental health, academic performance and behaviour. The StudentLife app, which compares students’ happiness, […]
ELECTRIC CAR SETS WORLD SPEED RECORD
WASHINGTON (TIP): An ultra-light electric car built by students at a US university has set a new land speed record in its class, besting the previous mark by nearly 80kmph. Electric Blue, an E1 streamliner […]
NARENDRA MODI: Gandhi and Patel rolled in to one
By Bipin Sangankar Aphone call was placed by the office of Prime Minister Vajpayee for Narendra Modi who was attending funeral in New Delhi of a photo -journalist killed in a plane accident with prominent […]
MALINI SHAH | a multifaceted personality
Malini Shah is a community leader who is currently President of her diamonds company, Difference Inc. She is also the Founder of Nritya Kala Kendra which was founded in 1992. It is an organization that […]
MOVIE REVIEW | Daawat-e-Ishq
Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur, Parineeti Chopra, Anupam Kher, Karan Wahi Direction: Habib Faisal Duration: 2 hours Story: Wafting flavours of love simmer via the bestknown route possible – stomach. The daawat looks good, but will […]
NEHA DHUPIA TO PRODUCE FILMS
Film production is the new thing on actress Neha Dhupia’s mind. She says it may happen in the future. “The one business that I always wanted to do is the filmmaking business. I am looking […]
PRIYANKA CHOPRA PERFORMS HANDSTAND IN HEELS
Priyanka Chopra, who excelled in her onscreen avatar as iconic boxer M.C. Mary Kom, accepted and performed a handstand with a push up – a dare thrown up at her by Hrithik Roshan. And boy, […]
MOVIE REVIEW The Maze Runner
Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Aml Ameen, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter, Kaya Scodelario, Blake Cooper, Ki Hong Lee Direction: Wes Ball Genre: Mystery Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes Story: After erasing his memory, Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) is […]
SADIE FROST SPRINKLES SALT TO ABSORB NEGATIVE ENERGY
Actress Sadie Frost likes to sprinkle salt across the doorways of her house to absorb all the negative energy. The 49-year-old, who divorced Jude Law in 2003 after six years of marriage, has turned to […]
Ambani, Birla, Premji share their vision of ‘Make in India’
At the star-studded launch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s ambitious programme, attended by the likes of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Tata Group chief Cyrus Mistry and Aditya Birla Group’s Kumar Mangalam Birla, industry leaders […]