Month: October 2015
GWYNETH PALTROW GETS STYLE ICON AWARD
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was honoured with the Style Icon award at this year’s InStyle Awards by her friend and actress Kate Hudson. Welcoming Paltrow on stage, Hudson said: “From the first moment I laid eyes on […]
SHAANDAAR – Movie Review & Story (or the lack of it)
STORY: A Punjabi girl and a Sindhi groom are to have a destination wedding in Britain. Simultaneously, the bride’s sister also gets romantically entangled with the wedding planner. REVIEW: Shaandaar has a fun plot. However […]
GOPIO’s New York Meeting Seeks Protection of NRIs’ Properties in India
NEW YORK (TIP): The Global organization of People of Indian Origin – New York chapter organized a community meeting where many issues of NRIs buying, selling and owning properties in India were discussed. It was […]
Senator Chuck Schumer Endorses Rita Kestenbaum for Town of Hempstead Supervisor
NEW YORK (TIP): “I am proud to endorse former Councilwoman Rita Kestenbaum for Town of Hempstead Supervisor,” said Senator Schumer. “Rita has been a community activist and civic leader for many years and will be an […]
ROCK THE KASBAH
STORY: Richie Lanz (Murray) is a down-on-his-luck manager of musicians. While claiming to have once had a glowing roster of stars, the best he can now do is to book his sole act, Ronnie (Deschanel) […]
UK may deport Indians languishing in British jails
LONDON (TIP): With Indian PM Narendra Modi‘s maiden visit to UK slated this November, Britain has said it will negotiate with New Delhi “on every opportunity” to pack off Indian prisoners serving time in their […]
UK rejects new ‘mega mosque’ plans in London
LONDON (TIP): The UK government has rejected plans by an Islamic group to build a new 290,000-square-foot “mega mosque” in east London, citing a “conflict” with authorities’ local plans for the borough. Tablighi Jamaat’s mosque […]
INCLUDE PREBIOTICS IN YOUR DIET FOR HEALTHY DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Most of us are aware of what probiotics are; they are good bacteria which are required by our body to keep our digestive system healthy. Probiotics control the growth of harmful, infection causing bacteria in our gut. […]
Fill your plate with fruits and vegetables for a healthy heart
A new research has found that if one eats plenty of fruits and veggies when young, he will have a healthier heart in his later years. The research conducted by American Heart Association explained that […]
SOON, CONTROL COMPUTERS WITH A SMILE, BLINK OR FROWN
WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists are developing new technologies that will allow computers to recognise non-verbal commands like gestures, body language and facial expressions. For most people, using a computer is limited to clicking, typing, searching, and, […]
New Milky Way component discovered
NEW YORK (TIP): A team of astronomers has discovered a previously unknown component of our home galaxy, the Milky Way — a thin disc of young stars in the central region of the galaxy buried […]
6,000-YR-OLD ECO-HOME DISCOVERED
LONDON (TIP): British archaeologists have discovered a 6,000year-old `eco-home’ close to the iconic prehistoric Stonehenge monument. The shelter -in a hollow left behind by a fallen tree -at Blick Mead was used over a 90-year […]
Scientists create the blackest material ever
Scientists have created the blackest material ever made, so dark that it can absorb almost all light that hits it. The researchers, who were inspired by a completely white beetle, hope that the superblack material could […]
Earthquakes can alter Earth’s crust, says study
WASHINGTON (TIP): Earthquakes can change elastic properties of the Earth’s crust up to 6,000 kilometres away, altering its ability to withstand stresses for up to a few weeks, a new study has found. The research […]
Pocket-sized device to warn of asthma attacks
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have developed a pocket-sized device that plugs into a smartphone and can detect early warning signs of asthma attacks. The device, Wing, is a sensor that works with a companion app to […]
WORLD BANK SEES INDIA GROWING AT 7.5% IN FY16
NEW DELHI (TIP): The World Bank has maintained its growth forecast for the Indian economy for the current fiscal year and expects it to expand by 7.5% in 2015-16. It has backed implementation of three […]