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Day: June 19, 2016

19 June, 2016

UN Women announces American actor and singer Anne Hathaway as Goodwill Ambassador

NEW YORK (TIP): UN Women, the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, on June…

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19 June, 2016

Brewer to promote free summer meals for kids with Friday Day of Action

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): On Friday, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer @galeabrewer will lead a borough-wide Day of Action to…

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19 June, 2016

Trump Not Serious Enough to be President, says Former Congressman Barney Frank

NEW YORK (TIP): Speaking on "The Cats Roundtable" Sunday radio show on AM 970 New York hosted by John Catsimatidis,…

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19 June, 2016

JUNE 26 ‘ONLY IN QUEENS’ SUMMER FESTIVAL

QUEENS, NY (TIP): Borough President Melinda Katz @MelindaKatz, in partnership with NYC Parks, NYC & Company Foundation and Delta Air…

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19 June, 2016

Street Hail Livery (Green Cab) permits available

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Starting June 13, Street Hail Livery (Green Cab) permits will be available to people who were…

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19 June, 2016

STOLEN DNC TRUMP FILES LEAKED ONLINE: GAWKER

WASHINGTON (TIP): About 200 pages of what looks to be opposition research on Donald Trump stolen from the Democratic National…

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19 June, 2016

Move On calls for Ban on Assault Weapons

WASHINGTON (TIP): The massacre in Orlando has shaken us all to the core. While the world has responded with an…

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19 June, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s VP shortlist has leaked

NEW YORK (TIP): On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler and Colleen McCain Nelson broke the news that Hillary…

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19 June, 2016

Bernie Sanders Refuses to Concede Democratic Nomination to Hillary Clinton

WASHINGTON (TIP): Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders promised in a video address on June 15 night to continue his political revolution,…

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19 June, 2016

US Senate Passes USD800 MN Pakistan Fund

The US Senate has passed its draft of the National Defence Authorisation Bill, including a provision to set up a…

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19 June, 2016

Yoga for Health & Fitness

Yoga and Stress Yoga minimizes the impact of stress on the individual. Yogic science believes that the regular practice of asanas…

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19 June, 2016

Ishrat papers went missing in September 2009

NEW DELHI (TIP): The one-man panel probing the missing papers pertaining to Ishrat Jahan case affidavits has concluded that the…

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19 June, 2016

ABVP wants dhoti-kurta, saree as dress code during convocations

RANCHI (TIP): Graduating students at Ranchi University (RU) are in the midst of a pitched fight between authorities and the…

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19 June, 2016

GST WITHOUT THE CONGRESS? NEW MATH IN THE RAJYA SABHA

NEW DELHI (TIP): The recent Rajya Sabha elections have given the BJP and allies a numerical edge over the Congress-led…

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19 June, 2016

Radio map unveils ammonia gas in Jupiter’s atmosphere

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have produced the most detailed radio map yet of the atmosphere of Jupiter, unveiling massive movement of ammonia…

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19 June, 2016

CHINA’S EXASCALE SUPERCOMPUTER TO BE OPERATIONAL BY 2020

BEIJING: China is developing a supercomputer capable of at least a billion billion calculations per second that will be operationalised…

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19 June, 2016

Robots to swim in Bay of Bengal for monsoon study

NEW DELHI (TIP): To better understand and predict South Asia's seasonal monsoon, scientists are getting ready to release robots in…

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19 June, 2016

Einstein 2.0: Gravitational waves detected for a second time

CAPE CANAVERAL (TIP): The ground-breaking detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time postulated by Albert Einstein 100 years…

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19 June, 2016

NEW SPACE ROCK TO REVEAL ORIGIN OF LIFE ON EARTH

NEW YORK (TIP): Scientists have discovered an ancient space rock which can reportedly shed more light on the evolution of…

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19 June, 2016

SELLERS GAIN ON AMAZON AS IT CUTS OWN COMMISSIONS

BENGALURU (TIP): Amazon India has cut its own commissions by 25-30% in key categories such as mobiles, PCs, electronic devices,…

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19 June, 2016

Uber, Tata ink pact to create 20,000 micro entrepreneurs

MUMBAI: Uber Technologies Inc and the Tata Group on Thursday announced a partnership where the latter will provide a comprehensive…

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19 June, 2016

IMF says Brexit could further weaken eurozone ties

WASHINGTON (TIP): The International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that a British vote next week to break with the European Union…

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19 June, 2016

INDIA WITHIN WHISKER OF TRADE SURPLUS IN Q1 BUT #BREXIT RISK, #OIL PRICES

MUMBAI (TIP): India narrowly missed recording a surplus on its current account in the first quarter of 2016 - the…

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19 June, 2016

NIRJALA EKADASHI

Nirjala Ekadashi is a Hindu holy day falling on the 11th lunar day (Ekadashi) of the waxing fortnight of the…

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19 June, 2016

WHY INDIAN WORKING MOTHERS MAKE THE BEST PROFESSIONALS

If you are a working mother, you already know the struggles of juggling between a career and kids (and home, husbands,…

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19 June, 2016

Hydrate, exfoliate, moisturize to avoid dry skin

Save your skin from dryness and dehydration. Increase water intake and exfoliate the dead skin cells to achieve smooth skin, says…

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19 June, 2016

FOLIC ACID DURING PREGNANCY COULD CUT OBESITY RISK IN CHILDREN

Thank your doctor for asking you to have folic acid during pregnancy. By doing so you may have shielded your child's…

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19 June, 2016

JUST 15 MINUTES OF DAILY EXERCISE CAN CUT DEATH RISK IN ELDERLY

Just exercising for 15 minutes daily may lower the risk of death in the elderly, a new study has claimed.…

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19 June, 2016

Drinking caffeine has little to no benefit after three nights of poor sleep

Caffeine is known for its effects as a stimulant, boosting levels of alertness and concentration. However, new American research suggests that…

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19 June, 2016

Scientists design protein to modify memory

NEW YORK: Scientists have developed a new tool to modify brain activity and memory in targeted ways, without the help…

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