Business & Economics
Month: January 2015
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Your smartphone may be harbouring bacteria
Agroup of students from University of Surrey in Britain has revealed that the home button on your smartphone may be harbouring millions of bacteria – some even harmful. They found that it is not just […]
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Home remedies to treat high BP
High blood pressure or Hypertension is a common condition in which the force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems such as heart disease. Blood pressure […]
India
INDIA CELEBRATES 66TH REPUBLIC DAY; BARACK OBAMA WITNESSES MILITARY MIGHT
India on January 26, 2015, celebrated its 66th Republic Day and showcased before the chief guest US President Barack Obama and the world its military might and cultural diversity with a splendid display of land and […]
Europe
Europe
AF TALIBAN NOT A TERROR GROUP: WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US does not consider the Afghan Taliban as a terrorist outfit, describing it as “an armed insurgency”. It called the Islamic State as a “terrorist” group, drawing a controversial distinction between the […]
Europe
Business & Economics
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Featured
OBAMA’S straight talk
Take the message in the right spirit. It is not common for Indians to hear visiting dignitaries say anything more than platitudes. But then President Obama is not one of the usual guests who won’t say […]
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BED NETS AND VACCINES TOGETHER MAY WORSEN MALARIA
Combining insecticide-treated bed nets with vaccines may not provide the best chance at eliminating malaria, finds a study. Currently, over 20 malaria vaccine candidates are in different stages of development but none are licensed for use. […]
Europe
Europe
Europe
NEW UK RAPE RULES: MEN MUST PROVE WOMEN SAID ‘YES’ TO SEX
LONDON (TIP): Radical changes to the way sex offences are investigated have been hailed as a “huge step forward” by campaigners. New guidance to be issued to all police forces and prosecutors will require […]
Europe
China plans army parade with Putin as chief guest
BEIJING (TIP): Close on the heels of India inviting US President Barack Obama for its Republic Day parade, China on January 28 announced plans to hold a major military parade and inviting Russian President Vladimir […]
Europe
Italy lawmakers fail to elect new president in first round
ROME (TIP): Lawmakers failed to elect a new Italian president on Jnauary 30 in balloting that tests Premier Matteo Renzi’s ability to rally his fractured party behind a candidate that is also acceptable to opposition […]
Europe
India
ADVANI, AMITABH, DILIP KUMAR, BADAL GET PADMA VIBHUSHAN
NEW DELHI (TIP): Like every year, the Indian government has announced the highly prestigious Padma Awards for the year 2015 on the occasion of Republic (26th January). Padma Awards, which are one of the […]
India
JAYANTHI NATARAJAN ATTACKS RAHUL GANDHI, QUITS CONGRESS
NEW DELHI (TIP): Senior party leader Jayanthi quit Congress on January 30 after launching a fierce attack on Rahul Gandhi. In a letter to the Congress President Sonia Gandhi she said after she was […]
India
Must give importance to mobile governance: Modi
NEW DELHI (TIP): To successfully implement e-governance, the country must think about ‘mobiles first’ and give importance to mobile governance, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 30. Addressing the 18th National Conference on […]
India
TELANGANA SWINE FLU TOLL 21
HYDERABAD (TIP): Andhra Pradesh sounded high alert and set up swine flu wards in government hospitals in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Guntur following the outbreak of H1N1 Influenza virus in the neighbouring Telangana where the toll reached 21. […]
India
Europe
US warns cost of Russian actions in Ukraine will ‘rise’
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States gave a clear signal January 28 that Russia will face further sanctions for what the White House says is Moscow’s role in fueling violence in eastern Ukraine. Following a […]
United States
OBAMA 2016 BUDGET PROPOSES 7% SPENDING INCREASE OVER CAPS
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama‘s fiscal 2016 budget proposes a roughly 7% increase in spending over mandatory levels set in spending caps known as “sequestration,” a White House official said on January 29. […]
United States
US SAYS TALIBAN ‘ARMED INSURGENCY’, ISIS ‘TERRORIST’ GROUP
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has described the Afghan Taliban as “an armed insurgency”, while the Islamic State as a “terrorist” group, drawing a controversial distinction between the two militant organizsations. “The Taliban is […]