SWEDEN (TIP): An undercover investigation has revealed doctors in Sweden are performing virginity tests on teenage girls against their will. Footage shot by reporters for the Swedish current affairs program ‘Kalla Fakta’ (Cold Fact) showed doctors […]
BRADFORD (TIP): Naveeda Ikram, a councillor in Bradford, was suspended by the party after an allegation was made about her to West Yorkshire Police. Ikram served as Lord Mayor of Bradford in 2011-12. She missed […]
LONDON (TIP): A British schoolgirl who admitted two terror offences of possessing “recipes for explosives” and a bomb-making guide was on Thursday spared a custodial sentence after she pleaded to a youth court to let […]
BEIRUT/AMMAN (TIP): Syrian troops and their allies, backed by Russian jets, attacked rebel-held towns north of the city of Homs on Thursday, targeting a long-held and strategic enclave of opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. The […]
NAYPYITAW (TIP): Myanmar’s government and eight armed ethnic groups signed a ceasefire agreement on Oct 15, the culmination of more than two years of negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the majority of the […]
MANILA (PHILIPPINES) (TIP): A group of Western and Asian countries said Thursday that recent setbacks should not derail efforts that have brought a Muslim rebellion in the southern Philippines to the brink of a settlement, […]
BEIJING )TIP): Photos showing Chinese female flight attendants stuffed into an airplane’s luggage compartment by security officers has sparked widespread condemnation, the media reported on Oct 8. The photos were posted online from a personal Weibo […]
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese man was cremated along with his entire life savings of $33,000 as per his last wish that the money should be burnt along with him instead of giving it to his […]
“Die you son of a bitch”: Israeli shouts at 13-year-old Palestinian boy struggling for last breath… Thanks to mobile recording technology, Palestinian and Israeli leaders have lost control of the narrative—and of their own extremists. […]
ENGLAND (TIP): Three of the biggest political donors in Britain are to bankroll the campaign to pull the country out of the European Union, it will be announced. Peter Cruddas, who has given the Tories […]
OTTAWA (TIP): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s political rivals pounced on news Oct 8 that he interfered with the resettlement of Syrian refugees, bringing the issue of migrants back to life in Canadian legislative elections. […]
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia’s defence ministry denied a claim by a US official October 8 that four Syria-bound Russian cruise missiles fired from the Caspian Sea had crashed in Iran. “Any professional knows that during these […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The top United Nations aid official has called for a swift investigation of a suspected Saudi-led air strike that killed dozens of people at a wedding in Yemen. Stephen O’Brien, the UN […]
Every year, the prestigious Nobel Prize is given to honour those who have made outstanding contribution in the fields of science, literature and social service. Between 1901 and 2014, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize […]
A Dubai-based Indian student will represent the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the World Education Games (WEG) – a contest in literacy, math and science, a media report said. Maathangi Anirudh, 11, from the Millennium School, […]
BEIJING (TIP): China will recruit more civilian personnel for jobs in the PLA, the world’s largest standing army, and the Chinese People’s Armed Police. The spouses and offspring of military personnel who have fallen in […]
TOKYO (TIP): Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, will supply full contracted volumes of crude oil to at least two Asian term buyers in November, unchanged from October, industry sources familiar with the matter […]
GUATEMALA CITY (TIP): Rescuers have recovered 221 bodies from the remains of a village near the Guatemalan capital that was buried under a landslide one week ago, an emergency official said Oct 8. About 150 […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh has crowned a new national champion rat killer after his team eradicated more than 160,000 rodents in the past 12 months, officials said Oon Thursday. Farmer Abdul Khaleq Mirbohor won 20,000 Bangladeshi […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has claimed that after the 26/11 Mumbai attack in 2008, an American delegation led by Senator John McCain had shared the possibility of India carrying […]
India and Germany have signed agreements for furthering cooperation in the field of Science & Technology. The Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan and the German Federal Minister for […]
COLOMBO (TIP): The US on Thursday announced an additional USD 1.745 million for demining activities in Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated former war zone. The additional fund was announced after a meeting between the US Ambassador in […]
TORONTO: Four Indian-origin professionals in Canada have been selected for a fellowship for a Toronto-based firm that hires civic leaders to tackle issues in Toronto. The four Indians, Anita Abraham, Ritesh Kotak, Mrinalini Menon and Pam […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is on a visit to India got a digital welcome with Minister Narendra Modi tweeting “Namaste” in welcome as German Chancellor Angela Merkel landed in New Delhi on Sunday night, Oct 04, on a three-day […]
LONDON (TIP): A teenager from Cardiff, Wales has been added to a UN banned list of the world’s most wanted terrorists at the request of Prime Minister David Cameron. Aseel Muthana, who was 17 when […]
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