DHAKA (TIP): More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever this year, the country’s worst recorded outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, which is increasing in frequency due to climate change. Dengue is […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Scientists are exploring whether the strong earthquake that struck Nepal and the surrounding region on October 3 is responsible for the south Lhonak lake outburst, which triggered a flash flood in the Teesta […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Islamabad High Court on October 4 ruled that jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s bail plea in the cipher case would take place in an open court on October 9, as […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal’s veteran summiteer Kami Rita Sherpa has made a new record for the ‘Most Climbs of 8,000 metres’, as he scaled 8,000ers 42 times, an official said. The 53-year-old summited 42 mountains of […]
Beijing/Kathmandu (TIP): China and Nepal on September 25 signed 12 agreements, including seven MoUs, to enhance bilateral cooperation in various sectors including trade and road connectivity coinciding with the visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Afghan Embassy in Delhi has closed down, due to a lack of finances, and infighting amongst diplomats with some seeking asylum in other countries. “The presence of the Afghan Diplomatic Mission […]
KARACHI (TIP): At least 34 people were killed and over 130 injured in a suicide blast near a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on September 29 when people were gathering for a rally to […]
Colombo (TIP): After over a year, another Chinese ocean research vessel has been cleared by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence to dock in the country. The ship, which will likely dock at Colombo, will […]
Lahore (TIP): Pakistan’s self-exiled former PM Nawaz Sharif has said that his country was begging money from the world while India had reached the moon and hosted the G20 summit, blaming the country’s former generals […]
Kathmandu (TIP) : Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” will be on an eight-day visit to China from September 23 for talks with the top Chinese leadership, including President Xi Jinping, on ways to further […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s election commission on September 21 announced that the general elections in the country will take place in the last week of January 2024, amid mounting pressure from political parties that pressed for […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people. […]
DUBAI (TIP): A helicopter crashed off the coast of Dubai during a night training flight, with two pilots on board missing, the United Arab Emirates’ aviation authority said on September 8. The Bell 212 helicopter […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Parvez Elahi, the president of former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, was rearrested on September 5 soon after the Islamabad High Court suspended his detention and ordered his release. The Islamabad police in […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (TIP): A suicide bomber riding on a motorcycle targeted a security convoy in northwest Pakistan on August 31, killing at least nine soldiers and wounding 20 others, the military and three security officials […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Taliban will use security forces to stop women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, according to information shared by a spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry. The ministry […]
BANGKOK (TIP): Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who recently returned from exile and began serving an eight-year prison term, has requested a royal pardon, a senior member of the outgoing Cabinet said on August […]
Islamabad (TIP) : More than 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have taken place since the Taliban took over the country two years ago, according to a UN report released […]
Kathmandu (TIP) : Six Indian pilgrims were among seven people killed when the bus they were travelling in plunged some 50 metres from a mountain road in Nepal’s Madhesh province, a media report said on […]
PESHAWAR (TIP): The owner and operator of a stricken cable car that dangled over a Pakistan ravine for more than 12 hours have been arrested after repeatedly ignoring safety warnings, police said on August 24. […]
Colombo (TIP) : Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has pledged to transform the Tamil-dominated Eastern Province, particularly the Trincomalee district, into a multifaceted hub and underscored the need to engage Indian assistance for it. Addressing […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on August 18 said he was ready to endure imprisonment even for 1,000 years and continue to stay incarcerated for his country, according to a media […]
Kabul (TIP): Afghanistan’s Taliban government on August 17 marked the second anniversary of their return to power, with supporters celebrating as critics denounced ever-tightening restrictions on women’s rights. Flags of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan […]
KUALA LAMPUR (TIP): A light plane crashed into a street in Malaysia’s central Selangor state on August 17, killing eight people on board and two motorists on the ground, the local police chief said. “For […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh is struggling to deal with higher casualties and infections from dengue this year, with officials warning that the death toll this month could break records. The government’s Directorate General of Health Services […]
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