WASHINGTON (TIP): The US military will let women serve in all combat roles, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday in a historic move striking down gender barriers in the armed forces. “As long as […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Top Indian and American defense officials have discussed a range of common regional security interests and new opportunities for engagement, laying the foundation for defense minister Manohar Parrikar’s maiden visit to the US […]
HOUSTON, TX (TIP): Houston police are investigating whether a deadly shooting Wednesday, December 2 afternoon was in retaliation for another deadly shooting that happened just two hours earlier. The first shooting happened in front of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): EcoSikh has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commit to reducing carbon emissions and to work towards a meaningful agreement at the UN Climate Summit in Paris this week on behalf of […]
CHICAGO (TIP): Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday, December 1, he has asked for the resignation of Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. The announcement at a news conference came amid angry protests in Chicago over […]
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Air India’s first non-stop flight from New Delhi to San Franciscolanded here, December 2, amid rousing welcome, becoming the first Indian airline to provide a direct air connection to the West Coast […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The increasing incidents of ‘intolerance’ that have created an atmosphere of fear amongst the Muslim minority community and the rise of Hindu nationalist fringe elements dominating the headlines in recent times, have […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Delhi MLAs on December 3 approved a 400% increase in their salary, accepting in totality the recommendations made by an independent committee that proposed a monthly payout of Rs 2.35 lakh to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A disease-afflicted woman cannot seek divorce just to get some money even after getting consent from her husband for dissolution of marriage, the Supreme Court has said. The court said to a […]
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj may travel to Islamabad next week to attend a multilateral conclave on Afghanistan. Though the government has not yet officially announced Swaraj’s visit to Islamabad, sources said she herself might […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and Pakistan may announce new dates for the talks between their Prime Ministers’ National Security Advisors, if External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj travels to Islamabad to attend a conclave on Afghanistan […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A soft-spoken but tough judge, Justice Tirath Singh Thakur on December 3 assumed office as Chief Justice of India after being sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee. Justice Thakur’s term as 43 […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Demanding an apology from Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh for his controversial “dog” analogy after killing of two Dalit children in Haryana recently, BSP members today forced two adjournments […]
CHENNAI (TIP): After days of chaos, there was finally some relief for the flood-battered people of Chennai, as a break in rain overnight helped reduce water levels of the Adyar and Kumbh rivers, thus easing […]
NEW DELHI (TIP) Visiting Nepal Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa met Indian leaders at New Delhi on December 4. He extensively briefed them on the current Nepal crisis. Nepal Ambassador in India […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The juvenile convict, the youngest out of the six who gangraped and tortured a paramedical student in a moving bus in Delhi in 2012, will walk out of a special home on […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The world’s richest 10 percent of people are responsible for producing about half of all carbon emissions, and the average carbon footprint of the richest 1 percent is about 175 times that of […]
TAVARES, FL (TIP): After a successful project of developing 174 condos for seniors in Tavares, Florida, in two phases – one consisting of 54 condos and another consisting of 120 condos – Shantiniketan is venturing […]
COPENHAGEN (TIP): Danes have rejected adopting EU rules on cross-border policing in a referendum that could have seen the country take closer ties with the bloc, according to final results. Denmark’s centre-right government had wanted […]
LONDON(TIP): Britain has carried out its first airstrikes in Syria, hours after MPs voted overwhelmingly to authorize military action in Syria against ISIL. A British Ministry of Defence spokesman confirmed Four RAF Tornado jets were […]
LONDON (TIP): Muslim parents were considering taking legal action against a school which, they claim, forced their children to pray outside in rain and freezing temperatures. Dozens of Muslim youngsters claim they have been left […]
VIENNA: One of the suspected ringleaders of last month’s Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, travelled to Hungary where he “recruited a team” from unregistered migrants passing through, senior Hungarian government officials said December 3. “I can […]
BEIJING: Leaders of 25 media organisations from BRICS countries on Tuesday made a strong pitch for reaching consensus to help deal with issues like terrorism and climate change as well as rapid technological changes. Addressing […]
BAGHDAD (TIP): Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Iraq does not need foreign ground troops to defeat the Islamic State group, after Washington announced it would deploy special forces to fight the jihadists. Abadi did not […]
BLOOMBERG (TIP): Two decades ago, Tyler Xiong and his parents had to live in a commune guided by the strict socialist teachings of Mao Zedong. Today Xiong, a 28-year-old tech entrepreneur, voluntarily lives among 500 […]
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