ROME (TIP): Sara Errani took advantage of a supportive crowd to beat second-seeded Li Na 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Friday and reach the Italian Open semifinals for the second consecutive year. The 10th-seeded Errani is attempting […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The tiny Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands, scene of massive US nuclear tests in the 1950s, sued the United States and eight other nucleararmed countries on Thursday, April 25, accusing them of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Top finance officials from the Group of Seven developed nations said they discussed Ukraine’s financing needs and the international response at an informal meeting on April 10. “The discussions covered the major and […]
LONDON (TIP): The secret lives of some of the world’s most revered spies — including the most notorious exotic dancer Mata Hari – Dutch spy who was executed for spying for the Germans, has now […]
CHENNAI (TIP): German luxury car maker Audi delivered more cars to customers than ever before in a single month in March — around 170,450 deliveries worldwide, a 15.4% year-on-year increase. This result also made March […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration on April 9 warned several state legislatures against initiatives that would punish the state-owned French railway company SNCF for carrying out Holocaust-era deportations to Nazi death and labor camps. The […]
PARIS (TIP): It was a victory to savour. As she bid to become the first female mayor of Paris, Spanish-born socialist Anne Hidalgo had to endure taunts from her opponents about her modest origins and […]
KABUL (ITIP): Taliban militants staged a gun and suicide attack on an Afghan election commission office in Kabul on March 23, killing two police officers, with less than a fortnight to go before the presidential […]
LONDON (TIP): Documents from World War 1, declassified by Britain on March 13 has revealed for the first time the valour of an Indian soldier who braved heavy machine gun fire from the Germans to […]
The 15th Annual FICCI FRAMES conference on the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry is back at the Rennaissance Hotel & Convention Centre situated on the picturesque Powai Lake in Mumbai. It’s Wednesday, March 12th 2014; […]
LONDON (TIP): In a landmark vote, the European parliament has voted in favor of a resolution to criminalize the purchase of sex. On February 26, 343 members of the European Parliament backed a proposal placed […]
LONDON (TIP): Bayern Munich are in pole position to reach the Champions League quarterfinals after a sublime strike from Toni Kroos inspired the holders’ 2-0 win against 10- man Arsenal on February 19. Pep Guardiola’s […]
Arab Spring protests not in vain After three years of turmoil and bloodshed in the Middle East and North Africa, where is the Arab Spring? Apart from the relatively tiny state of Tunisia, where it […]
Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. The Legend of St. Valentine […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain deployed Royal Marines on Thursday to help with devastating floods after what officials said was likely the worst winter rainfall in 250 years. Around 40 marines were helping reinforce flood defences near […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is the third scientist to be awarded the highest civilian award — Bharat Ratna, a crowning glory of his inexorable list of outstanding achievements. Before Rao, C […]
DEFENSE With personnel strength of 1.1 million soldiers (6 regional commands, a training command, 13 corps, and 38 divisions), the Indian Army has kept the nation together through various crises, including four wars since Independence, […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain’s newspapers were on Wednesday left mystified by their French counterparts’ reluctance to quiz President Francois Hollande over claims of an affair, concluding “they do things differently” across the Channel. Britain’s rowdy media […]
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