UNITED NATIONS: Hailing India‘s women peacekeeping unit in Liberia as an inspiration for all, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said that their conduct has served as an example of how women can help the world body in […]
The detection of spacetime ripples produced by a cataclysmic collision of two black holes is the first major discovery of the new field of gravitational-wave astronomy. In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have said that they […]
NEW YORK (TIP) — Hit by another stunning scandal Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has become embroiled in a “sexting” scandal, according to a report by CBS claiming he apparently sent “very lurid’’ messages to another woman. The […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): A poster carrying pictures of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale with Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal and other senior party leaders has caused a flutter in the political circles. The poster shows […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad died on February 11, three days after he was miraculously rescued alive from beneath tonnes of snow following an avalanche that hit his post in Siachen […]
NEW DELHI (PTI): Under-fire India hockey captain Sardar Singh on February 3 rubbished alleged sexual harassment charges leveled against him by a British hockey player of Indian origin, saying even though he knew her they […]
MUZAFFARABAD (TIP): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, on Wednesday praised last month’s terror attack at Indian Air Force’s base in Pathankot and encouraged similar attacks against India. Addressing […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton promised not to send US troops to war-torn Iraq or Syria if elected saying it would be a “terrible mistake”, but refused to give any “blanket statement” on […]
BEIRUT (TIP): The powerful Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and its local allies have drawn up plans for a major attack to seize the final stretch of the Syrian-Turkish border held by Islamic State jihadists, a […]
PARIS (TIP): A French police official says a man found to be carrying two handguns has been arrested at a hotel at Disneyland Paris. The official said no one was injured during the arrest on […]
RIYADH (TIP): A government minister has urged Saudi Arabia to do a “better job” of trumpeting its human rights successes during an official visit to the country, less than a month after it carried out […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): When President Barack Obama secretly authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to begin arming Syria‘s embattled rebels in 2013, the spy agency knew it would have a willing partner to help pay for the […]
WASHINGTON: Terrorist safe havens inside Pakistan, providing shelter to terrorist outfits like the Taliban and the Haqqani network, is a serious problem, a top US general nominated to be the commander of NATO forces in […]
DHAKA (TIP): Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, head of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was ordered on Monday to appear in court to answer the charge of sedition, a move her supporters said […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Islamabad high court has dismissed two petitions seeking voices samples of seven 26/11 accused facing trial in Pakistan besides declaring two others, including executed terrorist Ajmal Kasab, as absconders. Embed from Getty […]
LONDON (TIP): London has leap-frogged Bangkok and Singapore to be named the second most visited city in the world. Nearly 17.4 million foreigners visited the UK capital in 2014, an increase of 3.6 per cent […]
A study by an international team from Europe and the US led by an Indian planetary scientist has resolved one of the mysteries that baffled astronomers. Astronomical studies have shown that several small bodies – […]
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