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More Than 6,500 Indians Languish In Foreign Jails
CHENNAI (TIP): More than 6,500 Indians are living an uncertain life in prisons in 80 foreign countries, half of them in three Gulf countries. The Gulf countries have the largest number of Indian prisoners, with […]
Europe
Walt Disney Pulls Out From Pakistan, Bangladesh
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Walt Disney Company has announced its decision to pull out of Bangladesh, Pakistan and three other countries by April next year, citing safety standards of workers in the supply chain. The decision […]
India
Bangladesh Building Disaster Death Toll Crosses 500
DHAKA (TIP): The death toll from the past week’s collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh passed 500 on May 3 as the country’s prime minister said Western retailers had to share some of […]
Europe
Hundreds missing as Bangladesh toll tops 270
DHAKA (TIP): The search for survivors from Bangladesh‘s worst industrial accident stretched into a third day with the death toll rising to 273 after the collapse of a building housing factories that made lowcost garments […]
Business & Economics
Looking East, Looking West: U.S. Support for India’s Regional Leadership
Today, I’d like to talk about India‘s growing influence, felt in the East through its “Look East” policy and in the west, particularly as we move toward the transition in Afghanistan. I’ll highlight how India’s […]
Europe
Bangladesh Pm Sheikh Hasina Rules Out New Blasphemy Law
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh‘s prime minister has ruled out a new blasphemy law despite a mass campaign by Islamists to introduce the death penalty for bloggers whom they accuse of insulting the Prophet Mohammed. As part […]
Europe
Pro-opposition paper’s editor held in Bangladesh for sedition
KOLKATA (TIP): The Bangladesh government on Thursday sent a strong message to the opposition for its provocative religious campaign by arresting Mahmudur Rahman, executive editor of pro-BNP newspaper ‘Dainik Amar Desh’, and slapping charges of […]
Europe
At least 20 people hurt in clashes during Bangladesh strike
DHAKA (TIP): At least 20 people have been injured in clashes between police and activists near Bangladesh‘s capital on the second day of a national strike called by opposition parties. ATN Bangla TV station says […]
India
President Confers Padma Awards
NEW DELHI (TIP): President PranabMukherjee on April 5 conferred Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, to 108 personalities. The awards comprise 4 PadmaVibhushan, 24 PadmaBhushan and 80 PadmaShri Awards on Friday. 24 of the […]
Africa
Hero MotoCorp starts ops in Africa, LatAm
NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s largest twowheeler maker, Hero MotoCorp, said it had commenced operations in Africa, Latin and Central America. Pawan Munjal, managing director & chief executive officer, Hero MotoCorp, said: “We have started […]
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Diplomats celebrate the festival of Spring, Holi
NEW YORK (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations celebrated Holi at the permanent mission here on Wednesday, March 27, in style and with great enthusiasm. Colors and flower petals expressed the […]
Europe
Bangladesh President Mohammad Zillur Rahman Dies At 85
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh President Mohammad Zillur Rahman, a close aide of the country’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, died on Wednesday at a Singapore hospital where he was being treated for kidney and respiratory problems, officials […]
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Dragon’s Feet In Land Of Cold Blooded Murders
When the chilling new photographs of LTTE supremo Velupillai Pirapaharan’s 12-year-old son Balachandran captured and held in a sandbag bunker of the Sri Lankan Army and executed in cold blood and photographed again were published […]
Europe
Jamaat Leader Held For Inciting Anti-Hindus Attacks In Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh police on Thursday arrested a sub-district chairman and local leader of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) for inciting attacks on Hindus and temples in southeastern Chittagong as minorities appeared to be targets of past […]
India
Gender equality in India among worst in world: UN
NEW DELHI (TIP): When India‘s Human Development Index is adjusted for gender inequality, it becomes south Asia’s worst performing country after Afghanistan, new numbers in the UNDP’s Human Development Report 2013 show. Pakistan, Nepal and […]
Featured
NACSAA’s ‘Thomas Jefferson’s Eternal Vigilance’ Awards Presented
NEW YORK (TIP): National Advisory Council on South Asian Affairs’ (NACSAA’s) “Thomas Jefferson’s Eternal Vigilance” Awards were presented to Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon and Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri on March 8, 2013, at the Roosevelt […]
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Dhaka needs focused approach
INDIA CAN’T IGNORE IT External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid’s recent visit to Bangladesh laid the groundwork for the visit of the President, Pranab Mukherjee, to Dhaka. New Delhi has not been a great partner to […]
Europe
Bangladesh Cracks Down On Anti-Islam Blogs
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh haslaunched a crackdown onInternet sites for “hurtingreligious feelings” in themajority Muslim nation amidprotests by Islamic groupsagainst bloggers seen as anti-Islamic, officials said onThursday.Giasuddin Ahmed, vicechairman of the country’stelecommunications regulator,told AFP at least […]
India
Campaigners Speak Voters’ Language On Poll Eve
SHILLONG (TIP): It’s International Mother LanguageDay and campaigning for Saturday’s assembly polls is atits peak with political parties reaching out to varioussections of the electorate in their respective mothertongues.Speeches are being delivered in Hindi, Bengali,Assamese, […]
Business & Economics
Europe
War Crimes: Bangla Jails Islamist For Life
DHAKA (TIP): A top leader of Bangladesh‘sfundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami was on Feb 5 sentencedto life by a special tribunal here for “crime againsthumanity” committed during the 1971 independence waragainst Pakistan, sparking riots that claimed at leastone […]
Europe
Top Jamaat Leader Jailed For Life In Bangladesh; Riots Follow
DHAKA (TIP): A top leader of Bangladesh‘s fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami was today sentenced to life by a special tribunal here for “crime against humanity” committed during the 1971independence war against Pakistan,sparking riots that claimed at least […]
Europe
More Than 50 People Missing After Ferry Sinks In River In Bangladesh: Officials
DHAKA (TIP): Scores of people are missing after ferry carrying around 100 passengers sank in a river in Bangladesh on Feb 7, officials said.”So far we have gathered that the ferry was carrying around 100 […]
Europe
Strike Over War Crimes Trials Hits Bangladesh, 6 Killed
DHAKA (TIP): Violence grippedBangladesh on Thrusday asactivists of the fundamentalistJamaat-e-Islami clashed withpolice, leaving six people,including a constable, dead andseveral others injured, during anationwide strike called to protestthe 1971 war crimes trials.The nationwide general strikewas enforced […]