A man convicted in a murder trial that hinged on a paralysed victim blinking his eyes to identify his shooter was sentenced today to 36 years to life in prison. A jury last month convicted […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): Ravi Kumar, an IIT alumnus, was on June 19 appointed Dean of the Nanyang Technological University’s Business School here, with the prestigious institution describing him as an academic heavyweight with a good blend […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Chandigarh-born 46-yearold Srinivasan was sworn in a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the second most powerful court in the United States after the Supreme Court on […]
NEW YORK (TIP): World’s first flying car, developed in 1949 by an American designer, is up for sale for nearly $1 million. Developed by inventor Moulton Taylor, the unique Aerocar could not only fly, it […]
DOHA (TIP): A fresh effort to end Afghanistan’s 12-year-old war was in limbo on Thursday after a diplomatic spat about the Taliban’s new Qatar office delayed preliminary discussions between the United States and the Islamist […]
PANAJI (TIP): BJP senior leader Venkaiah Naidu said that the party’s senior leader LK Advani will arrive in Goa on Saturday to attend the national executive meeting and the media should not read too much […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain would restart the transfer of detainees captured in Afghanistan to the local authorities later this month. The process was suspended in November last year after it emerged the prisoners were being mistreated […]
NAY PYI TAW (TIP): Myanmar’s prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said that she aspires to be the president of Southeast Asian country although the Constitution bars her from contesting elections in 2015. […]
TBILISI (TIP): Seven Georgian troops were killed and nine were wounded in a suicide attack in Afghanistan when insurgents attacked their base, the pro-Western Caucasus country’s army chief said on Thursday. “Seven military servicemen were […]
NAY PYI TAW (MYANMAR) (TIP): The proposed trilateral highway covering India, Myanmar and Thailand is expected to be operational by 2015- 16, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said on june 7. Leading a business […]
SAVAR, BANGLADESH (TIP): A seamstress trapped in the rubble for 17 days after Bangladesh’s garment factory disaster in April emerged from hospital today, saying she felt “great” and was looking forward to a new job […]
LONDON (TIP): Queen Elizabeth’s 91- year-old husband Prince Philip has been taken to a London hospital for “an exploratory operation following abdominal investigations”, Buckingham Palace said June 6. The British monarch’s husband is expected to […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain on Ju ne 6 announced its first ever financial compensation for those tortured under its rule. In a development that could pave the way for many other claims from around the world […]
LONDON (TIP): Air India flights landing in Britain’s biggest airport will now have to watch out how noisy their aircraft are. Heathrow has become the first major airport that has decided to name and shame […]
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila announced on Thursday they are divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage. The Putins made the statement on state television after attending a ballet performance […]
ISTANBUL (TIP): Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate end to mass protests against his rule but urged supporters to “go home” after they staged a major show of strength welcoming him […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain would restart the transfer of detainees captured in Afghanistan to the local authorities later this month. The process was suspended in November last year after it emerged the prisoners were being mistreated […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): New Delhi is happy that Washington has granted another sixmonth waiver to India on Iran-related sanctions just ahead of the fourth Indo-US strategic dialogue. Along with India, China, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A “shocked” Pakistani Taliban on Thursday confirmed the death of its deputy chief Waliur Rehman in a American drone strike and announced it was withdrawing its offer to hold talks with the new […]
KABUL (TIP): The International Committee of the Red Cross has halted all staff movement across Afghanistan and closed its office in Jalalabad that was hit by a suicide and gun attack. “All movements have been […]
BEIJING (TIP): A major sex scandal has rocked schools in China as a number of teachers have been held for molesting girl students in recent days, prompting the apex court to strengthen crackdown on crimes […]
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese newborn who was rescued from a sewer pipe has been released to his family and his mother is unlikely to face criminal charges because authorities concluded he fell into the toilet […]
WELLINGTON (TIP): Three Indians accused of raping a woman in Hamilton two years ago have been found not guilty by a jury in New Zealand on may 30 and will be deported to India. A […]
BEIRUT (TIP): Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast on May 30 that he is “confident in victory” in his country’s civil war, and he warned that Damascus would retaliate for any future […]
NEW DELHI/MELBOURNE (TIP): The seventh regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in Sydney from November 10 to 12 with an aim to woo overseas investors and deepen two-way engagement with the Indians living there. […]
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