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Day: October 11, 2015

11 October, 2015

Hillary Clinton proposes plan to hold Wall Street accountable

WASHINGTON (TIP): Leading Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has proposed measures including new taxes for trading to hold Wall Street…

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11 October, 2015

US mulls sailing near disputed South China Sea islands: Pentagon official

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States is considering sailing warships close to China's artificial islands in the South China Sea to…

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11 October, 2015

McCarthy Quits Speaker Race leaving House Republicans Shell shocked

WASHINGTON (TIP): House Republicans were shell shocked on Thursday, October 8, when California Representative Kevin McCarthy, the favorite to succeed…

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11 October, 2015

BJP MLAs IN J&K ASSEMBLY THRASH LEGISLATOR WHO HOSTED ‘BEEF PARTY’

SRINAGAR (TIP): BJP legislators thrashed an independent MLA for hosting a beef party as the Jammu and Kashmir assembly grounded…

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11 October, 2015

Indian maid’s hand chopped off in Saudi, govt calls it unacceptable

NEW DELHI (TIP): The family of a 55-year-old Indian woman, working as a domestic help in Saudi Arabia, has alleged…

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11 October, 2015

INDIA VOICES CONCERN OVER REPORTS OF US-PAK NUCLEAR DEAL

NEW DELHI (TIP): India on October 8 voiced concern over reports of the US mulling a nuclear deal with Pakistan…

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11 October, 2015

Bihar Polls – ‘Litti pe Charcha’ in Times Square – Advantage BJP

Several members of the Indian community gathered at the Times Square in New York to hold discussions about the upcoming…

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11 October, 2015

BJP urges EC to withdraw FIR against Amit Shah

NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP on Oct 8 approached the Election Commission seeking immediate withdrawal of an FIR against party chief…

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11 October, 2015

27 years later, SC awards US citizen Rs 2 crore in accident case

NEW DELHI (TIP): It has been a long legal battle for an American citizen— 27 years to be precise —…

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11 October, 2015

Vyapam scam: CBI sends 3 hard disks to CFSL for cloning

BHOPAL (TIP) : Three hard disks seized from Nitin Mohindra's computers - considered crucial, but controversial, evidence in the Vyapam…

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11 October, 2015

Deepavali Festival organized by AIA-NY Chapter

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Association of Indians in America, NY Chapter (AIA-NY) hosted its 28th Annual Deepavali Festival at…

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11 October, 2015

EU referendum: Three of UK’s biggest donors to bankroll ‘out’ campaign

ENGLAND (TIP): Three of the biggest political donors in Britain are to bankroll the campaign to pull the country out…

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11 October, 2015

CANADA PM DELAYED RESETTLEMENT OF SYRIANS, SAYS REPORT

OTTAWA (TIP): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's political rivals pounced on news Oct 8 that he interfered with the resettlement…

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11 October, 2015

Russia denies US claim that four Syria-bound missiles crashed in Iran

MOSCOW (TIP): Russia's defence ministry denied a claim by a US official October 8 that four Syria-bound Russian cruise missiles…

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11 October, 2015

UN AID CHIEF DEMANDS PROBE OF YEMEN WEDDING BOMBING

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The top United Nations aid official has called for a swift investigation of a suspected Saudi-led air…

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11 October, 2015

WHY SEX LOSES ITS STEAM IN COUPLES

If you are married and find that the interest in sex is on the decline, don't be surprised. According to…

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11 October, 2015

Can pill replace exercise?

Not a fan of gymming? Then, you may be happy to know that scientists may be one step closer to…

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11 October, 2015

FOODS TO HELP YOU SLEEP BETTER

A healthy diet not only provides us the energy to get through the day, but also affects our sleep. So, if…

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11 October, 2015

Nasa captures Pluto’s moon Charon in stunning detail

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best colour and the highest resolution images yet of Pluto's largest moon, Charon,…

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11 October, 2015

NASA TESTS HEAT SHIELD FOR FUTURE MARS MISSIONS

WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers at Nasa have successfully tested an umbrella-like heat shield made of carbon fabric that could protect future…

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11 October, 2015

TWITTER ROLLS MOMENTS, A FEATURE THAT SHOWCASES DAY’S BEST TWEETS

Twitter Inc rolled out its much-anticipated “Project Lightning” on Tuesday, a feature that shows users the site’s best tweets and…

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11 October, 2015

Experts to hold space drill to save Earth

Scientists are to send two spacecraft to knock an asteroid off course, as part of a test to block such rocks…

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11 October, 2015

UV light-enabled catheter to fix holes in heart without operation

WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have designed a specialised catheter for fixing holes in the heart using a biodegradable adhesive and patch,…

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11 October, 2015

NAVARATRI: 9 DIVINE NIGHTS

Nava-ratri literally means "nine nights." This festival is observed twice a year, once in the beginning of summer and again…

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11 October, 2015

DURGA ASHTAMI

Celebrated during the time of Durga Navaratri is the famous and a significant Hindu festival called Durga Ashtami. This festival…

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11 October, 2015

I’M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT GETTING PAID LESS: KAREENA KAPOOR

Kareena Kapoor Khan has been one of the most popular actors in Bollywood for over a decade now. She says that,…

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11 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…

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11 October, 2015

KANGANA RANAUT, IRRFAN KHAN TO WORK IN BEGUM AKHTAR BIOPIC

Biopics are definitely ruling Bollywood trends these days. After releasing his biopic on painter Raja Ravi Varma (Rang Rasiya), Ketan…

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11 October, 2015

THE MARTIAN | MOVIE REVIEW

STORY: While the Ares 3 crew led by Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain) is out collecting samples from the Martian…

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11 October, 2015

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…

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