NEW DELHI (TIP): Asserting that India is delighted to host the 8th BRICS Summit in Goa followed by a first-ever BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended a warm welcome to all […]
YANGON (TIP): Twelve people have died in the north of Myanmar’s Rakhine state in clashes between armed men and troops, state media reported on Wednesday, in a sharp escalation of violence in the restive region. […]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): Eight Afghan soldiers were killed early Oct 10 morning when a military helicopter crashed in northern Baghlan province, officials said. Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said that five crew members and […]
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (TIP): At least 14 Shiites were killed on Oct 12 in a powerful blast at a mosque in northern Afghanistan, the second deadly attack on the minority in as many days during the major […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Spanish diplomat was found dead Oct 13 in his Islamabad home in what authorities suspect is a suicide, Pakistani police said. The 60-year-old man was found in his bedroom by a domestic […]
Ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to India, China on Monday said it is “ready” for talks with India on its entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), but defended extending a hold on India’s […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe called for deeper economic engagement with India and proposed stronger trade and economic linkages with south Indian states. “There can be diverse economic models around India. India […]
DHAKA (TIP): A Bangladesh court has cleared a university student of all allegations related to the restaurant siege three months ago in which 20 hostages were killed. Metropolitan Magistrate Nur Nabi passed the order Wednesday […]
PESHAWAR (TIP): A Sikh man was abducted from his home and gunned down by suspected militants in Afghanistan’s restive Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan, a media report said. Sardar Rawail Singh, who lived in Jalalabad, was […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): Malaysia said on Friday that a piece of plane debris discovered in Mauritius was from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board. […]
BEIJING: Days after extending its blockade on India’s move to impose a UN ban on Pakistan-based JeM chief+ Masood Azhar, China on Wednesday called for a stronger global response to curb cross-border movement of foreign […]
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (TIP):A media report suggesting that the Pakistan military has been asked not to “interfere” in action against militant groups considered “off limits” gave rise to heated speculation of a rift between the Nawaz […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese people believe the United States is the “top threat” facing their country, a poll showed on Wednesday, with most suspecting the world’s number one economy of trying to “prevent China from becoming […]
DHAKA: Terming Pakistan a “defeated force”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Islamabad’s protests over recent execution of a 1971 war crimes convict prompted Bangladesh to pull out of the SAARC Summit. “Pakistan is a […]
China once again blocked India’s bid at United Nations to get Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist. However, the government sources say that India will continue with its effort to ban Masood Azhar. China’s technical hold was set to lapse on […]
SEOUL (TIP): South Korea on sept 30 formally announced a new location for deploying a North Korea-focused US anti-missile defence system, after vocal protests from local residents over potential health and environmental hazards. Seoul and […]
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands (TIP): Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a missile fired from a launcher brought into Ukraine+ from Russia+ and located in a village held by pro-Russian rebels, international prosecutors said on […]
BEIJING (TIP): China on Sept 29 warned Japan against “playing with fire” in the contested waters of the South China Sea, after Tokyo announced it may patrol alongside the US in the region. China also […]
BEIJING (TIP): China will make countering the Dalai Lama’s influence the “highest priority” in its work on ethnic affairs in Tibet, the region’s Communist Party boss has said, vowing to uproot the monk’s “separatist and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Apart from India, Bangladesh and Bhutan have also pulled out of the Saarc Summit in Islamabad in November, saying the environment is not right for the successful holding of the meet. The […]
SAN DIEGO (TIP): Defence secretary Ash Carter said on sept 29 the US will “sharpen our military edge” in Asia and the Pacific in order to remain a dominant power in a region feeling the […]
SHANGHAI (TIP): With China facing a demographic crisis of stalling birth rates and a fast-ageing population, one city has taken a novel approach: a direct call to action aimed at young government officials to lead […]
Melbourne: One of Australia’s biggest banks reached a settlement with an Indian couple today who sued the company for $1.9 billion. Pankaj and Radhika Oswal alleged that Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) short-changed […]
Beijing, Sep 22 (PTI) China today distanced itself from Pakistani media reports which claimed that Premier Li Keqiang had conveyed Chinas backing to Pakistan on the Kashmir issue during his meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz […]
Beijing, Sep 22 (PTI) For the first time, Chinas outbound investment has exceeded the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) it received, official data for 2015 showed today, as the cash- rich Communist giant looks for new […]
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