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7 March, 2016

New Research led by an Indian-Origin scientist suggests Bubbles are key to cleaning teeth

The formation of tiny bubbles around the head of ultrasonic scalers, used by dentists to remove built-up plaque, is key…

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6 March, 2016

India wins the sixth Asia Cup title

Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan scored a swashbuckling fifty to help his side crush Bangladesh by eight wickets and clinch the…

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6 March, 2016

MUSSOORIE

A charming hill station cocooned at an altitude of 1880 m in the Garhwal hills, Mussoorie is the ideal getaway for city-dwellers.…

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5 March, 2016

MAHA SHIVRATRI

Maha Shivaratri or Maha Sivaratri / padmarajarathri is a great festival in Hinduism, celebrated annually with the devotion and religious enthusiasm in…

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5 March, 2016

FORD, GM TO OPERATE INDIA FACTORIES ROUND THE CLOCK

MUMBAI (TIP): Three global automobile powerhouses either have started operating their India factories round the clock or are in the…

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5 March, 2016

MOODY’S CUTS CHINA OUTLOOK TO ‘NEGATIVE’

SHANGHAI (TIP): Moody's downgraded its outlook on Chinese government debt to "negative" from "stable" on March 2, citing uncertainty over authorities'…

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5 March, 2016

Coca-Cola can’t trademark new bottle: EU court

BRUSSELS (TIP): An EU court on Wednesday threw out an attempt by US drinks giant Coca-Cola to get trade mark…

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5 March, 2016

SBI SEEKS VIJAY MALLYA’S ARREST IN KINGFISHER LOAN DEFAULT CASE

MUMBAI (TIP): Top state-run lender SBI on Wednesday sought to arrest Vijay Mallya, and also impound his passport, as the…

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5 March, 2016

WHAT A YEAR IN SPACE DOES TO A PERSON’S BODY

Scientists are about to learn exactly what spending a year in space does to a person, after two astronauts returned from…

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5 March, 2016

Get ready for more live videos in your Facebook timeline

NEW YORK (TIP): As more and more people are watching “Facebook Live Videos”, the social networking giant has pushed its…

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5 March, 2016

A celestial spectacle on March 9

NEW DELHI (TIP): A total solar eclipse will occur on March 9 but will be seen as a partial solar…

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5 March, 2016

WhatsApp now allows you to share documents in chats

WhatsApp users will finally be able to share documents with each other over chats. The feature is now available on the…

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5 March, 2016

GOOGLE PHOTOS UPDATE ADDS NEW EDITING TOOLS

Google Photos now gets updated with a new feature that allows users to edit images faster. The update gives users a…

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5 March, 2016

Poop test can tell if you are diabetic, say docs

Scentists from Madras Diabetes Research Foundation will sequence the DNA of bacteria in the bowel to see if they contain enough…

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5 March, 2016

COFFEE REDUCES LIVER CIRRHOSIS RISK BY 44%

You’ve heard several people tell you to cut down your coffee intake because it is addictive. Now, listen to this--a new…

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5 March, 2016

PRE-LABOUR CAESAREAN DELIVERY MAY UP CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA RISK

A pooled analysis by researchers at Masonic Cancer Centre, University of Minnesota in US, which covered 13 studies, using data from the…

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5 March, 2016

EXPERTS REVEAL LIKELIEST CAUSE OF DIVORCE

After decades of research marriage experts have finally uncovered exactly what makes a relationship break down. With more than 40…

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5 March, 2016

UK turns to India to fill doctors, nurses vacancies

LONDON (TIP): UK is turning to India in an attempt to fill thousands of vacancies for doctors and nurses in…

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5 March, 2016

USFDA rejected entry of over 6 Indian products a day since Jan 2011

NEW DELHI (TIP): The US health regulator has refused entry of 11,664 Indian products, including drugs, into the American market…

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5 March, 2016

BUDGET SPECIAL UNION BUDGET 2016-17 | JAITLEY FOCUSES ON RURAL INDIA, SOCIAL WELFARE

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister Arun Jaitley unveiled what appeared to be a pro-poor budget on February 29, announcing higher…

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5 March, 2016

HIGHLIGHTS | BUDGET SPECIAL | UNION BUDGET 2016-17

Rs 1,000 crore allocated for new EPF (Employees’ Provident Fund) scheme Rs 38,500 cr allocated for MNREGA in 2016-17, the highest…

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5 March, 2016

Budget high on rhetoric, low on action in social sector

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister Arun Jaitley’s budget speech focused on the social sector more than before, but it failed…

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5 March, 2016

Budget Special | Here is list of what becomes expensive and cheaper

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a host of changes in the tax structure in the Budget for…

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5 March, 2016

Cheap agriculture loans to cushion impact of weather shocks, droughts

NEW DELHI (TIP): Farmers can continue to get cheap farm loans with finance minister Arun Jaitley raising the target for…

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5 March, 2016

Alexandra Andresen: 19-year-old teenager and the world’s youngest billionaire

OSLO (TIP): For most people, becoming a billionaire is a dream that will never come to fruition before they die.…

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5 March, 2016

Readers thank New York State Senator Leroy Comrie

Dear Editor: Leadership comes in many forms, and when a State Senator stands up for us, we must stand with…

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5 March, 2016

USIBC endorses Indian Budget as Attractive

WASHINGTON (TIP): American companies, either those with a foothold or who are planning to set foot in India, are bullish…

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5 March, 2016

Cell-based immunotherapy may help treat brain cancer, claim Researchers, including one of Indian-origin

Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have shown that a next-generation cell-based immunotherapy may offer new hope in the fight against…

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5 March, 2016

Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu in the US Congress, on Modi, Hinduism, and linking Islam to terror

Washington has no shortage of politicians struggling to be seen as a maverick. But Tulsi Gabbard isn’t one of them.…

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5 March, 2016

Indian-Origin Physicist Discovers Material Better Than Graphene

NEW YORK:  An Indian-origin scientist has developed a new one atom-thick flat material that could upstage the wonder material graphene…

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