SINGAPORE (TIP): Singapore High Court Judge Choo Han Teck on Wednesday, April 27, rescinded an order to have their names redacted, the Channel News Asia reported. The six persons named in the ex-tempore judgment are […]
Colombo/Washington (TIP): The World Bank is ready to provide emergency support to Sri Lanka and protect the vulnerable people amidst the unprecedented economic crisis in the country, a media report on Wednesday quoted a senior […]
Lahore (TIP): In a veiled attack on Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, former Prime Minister Imran Khan has alleged that “some elements” in the powerful establishment who indulged in “bad practices” were responsible […]
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lanka on April 21 once again made it compulsory to wear a mask outdoors, just two days after the government announced that face masks are not required in public places other than […]
Amritsar (TIP): Tension prevailed at Sri Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev in Pakistan, after a group of men belonging to the land mafia allegedly attacked members of a prominent Sikh family, […]
Colombo (TIP)- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a record high for the sixth consecutive month, official data showed on Friday as the government asked the IMF for an urgent bailout. The broad-based National Consumer Price […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): Sikhs in Singapore celebrated the harvest festival of Baisakhi with the launch of first Sikh professorship in the city-state and Southeast Asia, and an initiative to raise the number of women in community […]
Islamabad (TIP): Shehbaz Sharif was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan on April 11, bringing to an end the political uncertainty that had gripped the country since a no-confidence motion was introduced against […]
Islamabad (TIP): Deposed Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to return from London next month after Eid, a senior PML-N leader has said, amid a whirlwind of political developments that have embroiled the country […]
The 70-year-old younger brother of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has served as chief minister of the most populous and politically crucial Punjab province thrice Lahore/Islamabad (TIP): Shehbaz Sharif, who became Pakistan’s new prime […]
Colombo (TIP): Amid rising protests in Sri Lanka over the unprecedented economic crisis, Prime Minister MahindaRajapaksa on Wednesday offered to hold talks with the agitators who are demanding resignation of President GotabayaRajapaksa and all members […]
Islamabad (TIP): Ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan was forcing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers to resign from the country’s National Assembly, senior PML-N leader AyazSadiq alleged on April 13. After losing the no-confidence motion against the […]
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on April 7 announced that he would address the nation on April 8 evening after his government suffered a setback following the Supreme Court’s decision. The Supreme Court […]
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lanka may run out of diesel by the end of this month with the USD 500 million line of credit extended by India for fuel purchase exhausting fast amidst the unprecedented shortage […]
Kathmandu (TIP): India and Nepal on April 6 discussed the Kalapani border dispute, said Prime Minister SherBahadurDeuba in New Delhi. Addressing the media after holding bilateral talks, the visiting Prime Minister jointly with Prime Minister […]
Islamabad (TIP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on March 22 lauded India for following an “independent foreign policy”, saying it imported crude oil from Russia despite American sanctions. Khan, a fierce critic of the ruling NDA […]
Colombo (TIP): Army personnel were deployed at all fuel stations run by Sri Lanka’s state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation on March 22 amidst a shortage that led to long queues of consumers. Military spokesman NilanthaPremaratna said […]
Lahore (TIP): A series of powerful explosions rocked the border city of Sialkot after a fire was triggered by short circuit at a military depot on March 22. The incident created panic amongst the people, […]
Kabul (TIP): In a surprise decision, the hardline leadership of Afghanistan’s new rulers has decided against opening educational institutions to girls beyond Grade six, a Taliban official said on March 23 on the first day […]
Bangkok (TIP): Myanmar’s military-led administration on March 15 agreed to accept Thai baht as an official currency in border trade dealings and plans a similar arrangement for use of India’s rupee, seeking to limit the […]
Lahore (TIP): Twenty-one students of Pakistan’s Punjab University here were injured, some of them critically, when they clashed with members of a radical Islamic outfit who objected to a boy and a girl sitting together. […]
Islamabad (TIP): In a first, a private trader in India has exported commercial goods to Uzbekistan through Pakistan and Afghanistan in a historic trade activity linking the four countries, according to a media report. Trucks […]
Colombo/New Delhi (TIP): The State Bank of India on March 17 signed an agreement for extending a credit line of $1 billion to Sri Lanka enabling it to buy food, medicine and other essential items. […]
Kabul (TIP): Since regaining power in August, the Taliban has gradually resurrected its discriminatory policies, enforcing strict segregation in universities, government offices, and on public transportation, RFE/RL reported. Right groups have accused the Taliban of […]
Peshawar (TIP): Pakistani security forces have shot dead the “main handler” of the deadly suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Peshawar and his two accomplices, who were reportedly also behind the killing of a […]
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