Month: May 2015
Indian American Scientist Finds New Way for Kidney Diagnosis
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: In a major success, an Indian-American scientist and his colleague have identified a new, less-invasive method to provide diagnostic information on kidney disease and its severity. They used an optical probe and Raman […]
Narendra Modi to visit Israel, 1st by an Indian PM
New Delhi (TIP): Narendra Modi will be travelling to Israel, the first by an Indian Prime Minister to the Jewish country with which bilateral defence cooperation is on an upswing. No dates have been finalised for […]
AC/DC Bassist Cliff Williams Sells Fort Myers Home
AC/DC are spending a lot of time on the road these days, and one member of the band has one less home, but a whole lot of money to come back to. According to News-Press.com, AC/DC bassist […]
8-year-old girl killed in Dallas crash
8-year-old girl, Jordin Barrett was killed Saturday evening after a car she was traveling in crossed one or two lanes of U.S. Highway 175 at Second Street, hit an embankment and flipped into floodwaters, authorities […]
US military says it mistakenly shipped live anthrax samples
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is investigating what the Pentagon called an inadvertent shipment of live anthrax spores to government and commercial laboratories in as many as nine states, […]
Nebraska abolishes death penalty in landmark override vote
LINCOLN (TIP): Nebraska abolished the death penalty on May 27 in a landmark veto-override vote backed by an unusual coalition of conservatives who oppose capital punishment. Senators in the one-house Legislature voted 30-19 to override […]
Bobby Jindal slams Republican presidential opponent
WASHINGTON (TIP): Moving closer to a formal announcement of his US presidential bid, Indian-American Bobby Jindal has slammed his fellow Republican and presidential aspirant Rand Paul for being “unsuited to be the commander in chief.” […]
Oxford gets its first-ever female vice-chancellor
LONDON (TIP): The oldest university in the English speaking world has got its first ever female head. Professor Louise Richardson, currently the principal and vice-chancellor of the University of St Andrews, has been nominated as […]
More taxes for UK businesses with foreign labour: Queen
LONDON (TIP): The British Queen on May 27 announced at the opening of the UK parliament session that businesses that employ foreign labour will have to pay a new visa levy which will be used […]
China detains artist who posted humorous photo of president
BEIJING (TIP): Authorities have detained an obscure Chinese artist after he posted online a humorous portrait of President Xi Jinping, his wife said on Thursday. Judy Zhu said police accused her husband, Dai Jianyong, of […]
TRIUND – A WALK ABOVE THE CLOUDS – Incredible India
Triund is the crown jewel of dharamshala , situated in the laps of dhauladhar mountains, it has the perfect view of the dhauladhar mountains on one side and kangra valley on the other. Triund is a […]
DESIGNING HOME THE FENG SHUI WAY
When it comes to locating plots, buildings, orienting homes, placing decor and even planning gardens the first thing which would come to our mind is unhindered flow of energy and a feel good factor. This is […]
HEALTH RISKS OF SLEEPING TOO MUCH
it’s a little hard to believe there’s such a thing as sleeping too much, since so many of us feel like it’s a struggle to get barely enough. But it’s true – you can sleep too […]
New contraceptive pills may increase clot risks
Scientists have found new evidence to prove that contraceptive pills these days could increase risk of clot formation in women. The results show that pills containing one of the newer types of progestogen hormone (drospirenone, desogestrel, […]
SPICEJET FLIES BACK INTO BLACK AFTER SEVEN QUARTERS
NEW DELHI (TIP): Under its new ownership, SpiceJet has flown back into the black after seven consecutive loss-making quarters. The low cost carrier reported a profit of Rs 22.5 crore in January-March 2015 quarter as […]