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Former Pakistani PM’s son arrested
Islamabad (TIP): Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Musa Gilani was arrested Friday from the gate of the Supreme Court while he was on his way to appear for a hearing in a […]
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London’s Big Ben is now Elizabeth Tower
London (TIP): The iconic Clock Tower of Britain’s Parliament was officially renamed Wednesday in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. The 315-foot (96-meter)-high structure – widely, though incorrectly, known as Big Ben – is one of […]
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California law bars discrimination against Sikhs, Muslims
Washington (TIP): California Governor Jerry Brown has signed two bills aimed at battling workplace discrimination against Sikhs and Muslims by shunting workers wearing turbans, beards and hijabs to backroom jobs out of public view. “This […]
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Taliban insurgents posing as “attractive women” on Facebook for spying
Melbourne (TIP): Taliban insurgents are posing as “attractive women” on Facebook to befriend coalition soldiers for gathering sensitive intelligence about operations in Afghanistan, an Australian government report has warned. The dangers of social media have […]
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SM Krishna arrives in Pakistan with mandate to build trust
Islamabad (TIP): External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on September 7 arrived inIslamabad on a three-day visit to Pakistan to hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar, saying he had come with a mandate […]
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‘Chinese defence minister’s India visit a success’
Beijing (TIP): Terming Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guanglie’s visit to India a success, China on Thursday said the two countries had agreed to push forwards relations and step up military to military exchanges. Gen […]
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Hundreds of Afghan soldiers detained, sacked for insurgent links
KABUL (TIP): The Afghan army has detained or sacked hundreds of soldiers for having links to insurgents, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, September 5 as it tries to stem the rising number of so-called […]
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BBC comedy depicts ‘Asian stereotype’, raises hackles
LONDON (TIP): A new TV comedy series about a Pakistani Muslim family has caused outrage among British viewers, who say they and their religion are being caricatured by the BBC. British Muslim Adil Ray is […]
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Pentagon considers legal action over Laden book
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Pentagon has warned to take legal action against a former Navy SEAL who has written a first person account of the May 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, saying […]
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Sunita Williams completes spacewalk outside ISS
MOSCOW (TIP): Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide completed almost a record long spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), reported NASA. NASA Flight Engineer Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight […]
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Manmohan in Tehran, asks NAM to take clear stand on Syria
TEHRAN (TIP): The Syrian conflict sharpened divisions saw the NAM summit’s first walkout on Thursday, with the Syrian delegation rising in protest against the Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s characterization of the crisis there as an […]
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US slaps sanctions on 8 LeT leaders including 26/11 mastermind
TAMPA (TIP): The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on Pakistanbased terror group Lashkar-e- Toiba’s top eight commanders, including Mumbai terrorist attack mastermind Sajid Mir and its founder Hafiz Saeed’s son. Announcing the sanctions, the […]
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Iran salutes ‘nuke martyrs’
TEHRAN (TIP):Iran has created a new category of martyrs – nuclear scientists it says were killed by Israelis. And what better way to unveil this than at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit. In the driveway […]
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Indian-origin judge named next chief justice of Singapore
SINGAPORE (TIP): An Indian-origin judge has been named as the new chief justice of Singapore, making him the first from the community to head the courts. Sundaresh Menon, presently Singapore’s judge of appeal, will assume […]
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Pakistan’s atlas shows Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as Indian land
LAHORE (TIP):A new school atlas published by the government of Pakistan’s Punjab province has shown Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the Gilgit-Baltistan region as Indian territories. The education authorities rushed to recall the atlas from all elementary […]
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‘Dr Death’ Patel to face another trial
MELBOURNE (TIP): India-born American surgeon Jayant Patel who was recently freed from jail after an Australian high court quashed his conviction of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm to his patients, will face another trial. Patel, […]
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UK Wikileaks’ Julian Assange ‘threat’ over, says Ecuador
LONDON (TIP): Britain has given up its threat to enter Ecuador’s London embassy to arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Ecuador’s president has said, says an August 26 BBC report. Rafael Correa told reporters “we consider […]
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Iran’s connection to India’s Sikhs
By Maya Mirchandani Tehran (TIP): It could simply be lore now, but if the story Jugal Kishore, the principal of Tehran’s new Kendriya Vidyalaya told us is true, Iran’s province of Zahedan was named for […]
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Paul Ryan Republican speech ‘contained errors’
AMPA, FL (TIP): Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan has come under fire for alleged inaccuracies during his convention debut in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Ryan attacked the president for making cuts to the Medicare healthcare program, […]
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Cabinet Nod To Make Anti-Terror Law Tougher
NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s principal anti-terror law – the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) – will now have more teeth. It will now include several unscrupulous acts and illegal economic activities under the definition […]
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Expose BJP Tactics Sonia to party MPs
New Delhi (TIP): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on August 23 told party MPs not to be defensive on the CAG report on coal block allocation as the government had not done anything wrong, and to […]