Business & Economics
Month: May 2015
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Vodafone sells 4.2% stake in Bharti for $299m
NEW DELHI (TIP): British telecom giant Vodafone has sold its 4.2% holding in Bharti Airtel for $200 million to comply with rules that bar cross-holding between rivals. The company said the move follows the new […]
Business & Economics
India
After attacking government, former PM Manmohan Singh meets PM Modi
NEW DELHI (TIP): Hours after Manmohan Singh attacked the centre govt saying it has put the institution of democracy under threat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met him at his residence in 7RCR on May 27 […]
India
BROKEN MEDICAL PACKAGE TRIGGERS RADIATION PANIC AT DELHI’S IGI AIRPORT
NEW DELHI (TIP): A broken package containing a radioactive substance used in hospitals triggered early-morning panic at a cargo terminal of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on May 29, but at the end of […]
India
India
Govt to save Rs 1,500 cr from new note printing lines
New Delhi (TIP): The government is expected to save foreign exchange worth Rs 1,500 crore by commissioning two new bank paper lines in Hoshangabad and Mysore for indigenously printing Indian currency. The New Bank Note […]
India
CRIES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF AFSPA GET LOUDER
GUWAHATI (TIP): The Tripura government’s decision to withdraw AFSPA has resonated in Manipur — one of the most troubled-hit states in the North-East. The AFSPA withdrawal has sent a message of confidence and hope to […]
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Europe
WORLD HOROSCOPE
Ganesha says my devotee Bejan Daruwalla is cut to the bone. He is truly devastated. He is shattered. The blowing to smithereens of innocent lives, specially children, religious intolerance, violence, are the main causes for it. […]
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Entertainment
Over 25,000 actors vie to be Poonam Pandey’s hero
Acontest titled ‘Kaun Banega Poonam Ka Hero’, organised to find a lead actor to be paired with Poonam Pandey in Helen, attracted over 25,000 people, says the film’s producer Suresh Nakum. “The kind of response that […]
Entertainment
Poltergeist – MOVIE REVIEW
STORY: A family moves into a new house in suburban America only to find that they have some very unwelcome, ghoulish visitors. The latter take over the family’s home electronics (especially liking the flat screen […]
Entertainment
GWYNETH PALTROW LAUNCHES GLUTEN-FREE ORGANIC READY MEALS
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has joined the new craze among health-conscious celebrities by launching her own healthy meal services. Teaming up with her best friend and fitness guru Tracy Anderson and business partner Maria Baum she […]
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England FA chairman says World Cup boycott possible
LONDON (TIP): English FA chairman Greg Dyke said England would support a possible boycott of the 2018 World Cup if Sepp Blatter was re-elected president of FIFA. However, his Dutch counterpart Michael van Praag said […]
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Ana Ivanovic eases into French Open fourth round
PARIS (TIP): Former champion Ana Ivanovic reached the French Open fourth round on May 28 with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Croatia’s Donna Vekic. Serbian seventh seed Ivanovic, the 2008 champion at Roland Garros, won […]
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Entertainment
EVA LONGORIA: I’M LUCKY TO HAVE GOOD GENES
Actress Eva Longoria feels “lucky” to have inherited olive skin and a flawless complexion which has kept her looking youthful. The former “Desperate Housewives” actress has revealed she feels privileged to get genes of her Mexican […]
Entertainment
IMPROPER TO HAUNT ME WITH THE PAST, SAYS SUNNY LEONE
Sunny Leone, on May 28, 2015, gave her statement to the police on the indecency case that was registered by a housewife against her. The actress was quoted by a source in a report as saying […]
Asia
Majority of Americans support drone strikes in Pakistan: Survey
WASHINGTON: (TIP) Nearly 60 per cent of Americans support the country’s policy of carrying out drone strikes against militants in Pakistan, according to a national survey. The Pew survey, released on May 28, stated that […]
India
Asia
India
Salman’s hit-and-run case |Govt. lost files in fire, RTI query reveals
An RTI query has revealed that the Maharashtra government does not have any papers on actor Salman Khan’s 2002 hit-and-run case as the files pertaining to it were gutted in a fire at Mantralaya. The […]
India
India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world
India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world, at 194 million, surpassing China, according to United Nations annual hunger report. At the global level, the corresponding figure dropped to 795 […]