Month: October 2015
Deepika Padukone: Launches her NGO “Live Love Laugh”
Deepika Padukone has now taken a step further to help people battle depression and has raised the importance of spreading awareness about mental health at the launch of her NGO here. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on […]
THE MARTIAN | MOVIE REVIEW
STORY: While the Ares 3 crew led by Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain) is out collecting samples from the Martian surface, a sudden windstorm wreaks havoc, sweeping astronaut/ botanist Mark Watney (Matt Damon) away. This […]
REESE WITHERSPOON TO RECEIVE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE AWARD
Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon will be be honoured by The American Cinematheque with its annual award, on October 30 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. Witherspoon, 39, was most recently Oscar-nominated for lead actress in 201’s […]
JENNIFER ANISTON STARS IN FUNNY NEW EMIRATES COMMERCIAL
Jennifer Aniston has starred in a fun newly-released commercial of international carrier Emirates Airline that shows her wearing only a white bathrobe. While Aniston, 46, knows all about the jet-set lifestyle in real life, the “Friends” alum […]
TALVAR | Movie Review
STORY: Teenager Shruti Tandon and domestic help Khempal are murdered – but who did it? And while the truth unravels, what else gets slashed? MOVIE REVIEW: Straight away, Talvar is super-sharp, a sword swipe at […]
Audi reports best ever September sales
MUNICH (TIP): German automaker Audi AG sold 170,900 cars in September, a year-on-year increase of 6.8 percent, marking the company’s best September sales figures ever, the firm said. A total of around 1,347,950 Audi cars […]
AXIS BANK ADDS MOBILITY TO CORPORATE BANKING
MUMBAI (TIP): Axis Bank has become the first lender to offer corporates a mobile-based solution that fully integrates with the company’s own back-end computer networks. This offering, aimed at beefing up the bank’s transaction banking […]
What All the pre-poll surveys say about Bihar elections
NEW DELHI (TIP): In exactly a month’s time it will become clear who will rule Bihar for the next five years. The five-phase voting in the state starts from October 12 and ends on November […]
NOBEL PRIZE 2015 | Winners
Every year, the prestigious Nobel Prize is given to honour those who have made outstanding contribution in the fields of science, literature and social service. Between 1901 and 2014, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize […]
No Copyright on Yoga Poses: US Court – Bikram Choudhury loses Lawsuit
Indian-American yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is not entitled to copyright protection over yoga poses and breathing exercises he uses in hot rooms developed by him, a US appeals court has ruled. In an order by […]
Two Indian-Americans reach top ten in NASA’s 3-D Space Contest
Two Indian-American teenagers — Rajan Vivek from Arizona and Prasanna Krishnamoorthy from Delaware featured in the prestigious 3-D Space Container Challenge held by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). The challenge asked young minds to make an innovative container that will make life […]
11-year-old Indian student to represent UAE at World Education Games
A Dubai-based Indian student will represent the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the World Education Games (WEG) – a contest in literacy, math and science, a media report said. Maathangi Anirudh, 11, from the Millennium School, […]
1 dead, 1 wounded in Texas University shooting
HOUSTON (TIP): One person was dead and another wounded after a shooting at a student housing complex at a Texas university Friday, October 9, police said. University spokesman Kendrick Callis said the shooting was reported […]
Saudi Arabia keeps November crude supply to Asia steady
TOKYO (TIP): Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, will supply full contracted volumes of crude oil to at least two Asian term buyers in November, unchanged from October, industry sources familiar with the matter […]
Store Robbed in Virginia, US | Indian-Origin Woman held at Gun Point
An Indian-origin convenience store owner has been robbed at gunpoint by three unidentified hooded men in the US state of Virginia. The three men wearing dark cloths entered the Du Drop store in Madison Heights […]
Guatemala mudslide death toll climbs to 221: Official
GUATEMALA CITY (TIP): Rescuers have recovered 221 bodies from the remains of a village near the Guatemalan capital that was buried under a landslide one week ago, an emergency official said Oct 8. About 150 […]
Coming: Woman superheroes to capture girls’ hearts
Inside Mattel’s headquarters just south of Los Angeles International Air port, Christine Kim grabs a shield and fires a plastic disc from it across a conference room. “I’m going to be playing with all my boys, […]
Modi breaks his silence on Dadri, says fight poverty, not each other
NAWADA/BEGUSARAI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 8 broke his silence on the murder of a Muslim man in Dadri, near Delhi, over rumours that his family was consuming beef, by delivering a strong […]
Share and Care Foundation Raises over $1,000,000 for Rural India at the 33rd Annual Gala
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (TIP): Share and Care Foundation (SCF) held its 33rd Annual Gala on Sunday, October 4th at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. The sold-out show packed 1,800 people into the theatre […]