PARIS: In France, more teenage girls than boys are drawn to joining Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria, a high-ranking anti-terrorist official told AFP this week. “Among minors, females are over-represented to a proportion […]
VATICAN CITY (TIP): Many words, little action – three years after Pope Francis’s election, victims of priest sex abuse are bitter and disappointed, accusing the Church of having failed to punish guilty clerics and end […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Pentagon confirmed on March 10 that intelligence from a captured Islamic State chemical weapons expert had led to US-led coalition airstrikes against the group’s chemical weapons production facilities. Calling Sulayman Dawud al-Bakkar, […]
BERLIN (TIP): A 24-year-old Colombian woman was arrested at Frankfurt airport after she was found to be carrying 1kg (2.2 pounds) of cocaine inside her breasts, German customs officials said on March 9. Airport officials […]
LONDON (TIP): In a bizarre incident, a drunk British passenger tried to open a plane’s door at 30,000 feet, forcing the flight to make emergency landing at an airport in France. The 180-seat Airbus A320, […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The Islamic State group has significantly expanded its control over Libya, fueling demand by the country’s warring parties for more arms to confront the threat, UN experts have told the Security Council. […]
LONDON (TIP): At least 25 illegal Sikh immigrants, including children, were found hiding in a secret compartment of a Romanian truck transporting onions by police at an industrial zone in Belgium. On a tip-off about […]
Actress Amy Adams says she wants a role in “Star Wars: Episode VIII” or “Episode IX”. The 41-year-old actress is obsessed with the latest movie in the sci-fi saga “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and is willing […]
The 36-year-old actress said girls should be not be scrutinised as beauty is “subjective”, reported Female First. “I think women are programmed to not feel that great about ourselves. Our bodies are constantly telling us that […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Replying to a Calling Attention in the Lok Sabha on alleged alteration of affidavit relating to Ishrat Jahan case, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, March 9,” No politics should be done […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s controversial three-day World Culture Festival to be held on the Yamuna floodplains starting on 11 March, Friday. However, the Art of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Rajya Sabha passed the much-awaited Real Estate Bill on Thursday, prompting PM Narendra Modi to hail it as “great news for home buyers”. The bill, which seeks to regulate the property […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Isro scientists on Thursday successfully launched the sixth in the constellation of indigenous regional navigation satellites that would help India establish its own GPS-like system. After lifting off at 4 pm on March […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government on Thursday approved a Rs 8,000-crore scheme to provide free cooking gas connections in the name of women members from poor households, reinforcing the idea of LPG emerging as the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar was slapped and abused by a youth on the university campus on March 10 evening. The attacker who identified himself as Vikas Chaudhaury slapped Kanhaiya thrice […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): If a woman is educated and above 18 years of age and yet does not exercise her right to say ‘no’ to a sexual relationship, then she cannot later allege rape when […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Amid the current thaw in bilateral ties, former Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Tuesday said India remains the “most important strategic” partner of Maldives. “India was and remains the most strategically […]
KABUL (TIP): At least 15 members of the Islamic State (IS) militant group were killed in airstrikes in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, the government said on Monday. “Acting upon confirmed intelligence reports, the […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a top Islamist leader for war crimes during the country’s independence struggle against Pakistan in 1971, paving the way for his execution. Chief Justice […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan along with its “all-weather” ally China has successfully blocked India’s bid to become a member of the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group, Pakistan Prime Minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said. […]
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Acting Police Commissioner Thomas C. Krumpter honored members of the Nassau County Police Department and residents whose heroic actions helped save the life of Terry Twibell, a Seaford resident […]
Morgantown, West Virginia based eminent ophthalmologistDr. VK Raju who holds various positions including Chairman, Goutami Eye Institute, AP, Advisor – Indo-US Healthcare Summit, Director, International Ocular Surface Society was recently in India where he addressed the […]
GARDEN CITY, NY (TIP): HAB BANK, nation’s oldest and largest South Asian American bank, hosted a dinner for Healthcare Professionals at Akbar Restaurant, Garden City, New York, Sunday, March 6, 2016. The event was organized […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Some residents of Mitchell-Lama apartments in New York City make far more than the program’s maximum allowed incomes and pay a modest monthly surcharge as their only penalty, according to an […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, has said that he will not run for the post of US president as an independent candidate, citing his fear that a three-way race […]
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