PERTH(TIP): Curtin University has been ranked among the world’s top 20 young universities in the 2019 edition of the QS Top 50 Under 50 released, June 21. The ranking, which measures the world’s best universities […]
JERUSALEM(TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara was charged, June 21, with fraud and breach of trust after a long police probe into allegations she falsified household expenses, the justice ministry said. “The Jerusalem […]
Canada has emerged as a coveted destination for India’s diaspora NEW YORK(TIP): Indians appear gung-ho about Canada’s Express Entry program which invites top ranked candidates — under the country’s point-based immigration system — to take […]
He is survived by two sons, a daughter and wife AMRITSAR(TIP: A prominent Sikh religious leader Charanjit Singh Sagar was shot dead in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province of Pakistan on Tuesday, May […]
LONDON(TIP): The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on Friday, May 25, giving EU citizens new rights over how their personal data is used. It has been billed as the biggest shake-up of […]
LONDON(TIP): In sharp variance to US position on Iran Nuclear deal, British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed with the leaders of Germany and France on Thursday, May 17 to uphold the Iran nuclear deal after […]
World Bank denies reports Sharif laundered US$ 4.9 billion to India ISLAMABAD(TIP): In further trouble to Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s top anti-corruption body on Tuesday, May 8, ordered a probe against the embattled former Prime Minister […]
This the first time one of the ruling leaders has crossed over the Demilitarized Zone since the Korean War ended in 1953. GAYANG, SOUTH KOREA(TIP): With a single step over a weathered, cracked slab of […]
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, March 29, that Moscow would expel 60 U.S. diplomats and close its consulate in Saint Petersburg in a tit-for-tat expulsion over the poisoning of ex-double […]
British PM May says Moscow behind murderous bid LONDON (TIP): British Prime Minister Theresa May, on March 14, held Russia responsible for the nerve agent attack against a former Russian spy and his daughter as […]
MOSCOW (TIP): President Vladimir Putin unveiled an array of new nuclear weapons on March 1, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and not be intercepted. Speaking […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan on March 1 said it was ready for mediation between the Afghan government and the Taliban as it extended support to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s political process in the war-torn country. Speaking at the second Kabul Process conference, […]
DUBAI (TIP): Sun Mark held its annual Celebration & Awards Dinner in Dubai during the Gulfood exhibition at the lavish Shangri-La Hotel on 19th February 2018. It was, as always, a glittering affair with esteemed […]
TORONTO (TIP): A Canadian court has upheld the right of Quebec’s national assembly to prohibit people from entering the building with a kirpan, an article of faith for the Sikhs, media reports said. Two members of […]
LONDON/SINGAPORE: Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya has lost another legal battle linked to his now- defunct Kingfisher Airlines after the UK High Court awarded Singapore-based BOC Aviation an estimated $90 million in claims. The latest case involving the 62-year-old businessman, whose […]
LONDON (TIP): Britain says the Russian government was behind a cyberattack that hit businesses across Europe last year. Foreign Minister Tariq Ahmad says “the UK government judges that the Russian government, specifically the Russian military, was responsible for the destructive NotPetya […]
VATICAN CITY (TIP): The Vatican said on Feb 15 that Pope Francis meets frequently with victims of sexual abuse, seeking to defuse a mounting scandal over his unbridled support for a Chilean bishop accused by victims of witnessing and ignoring their […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): KP Sharma Oli was on Feb 15 sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister for the second time, weeks after his Left alliance with former Maoist rebels swept the historic parliamentary polls, kindling hopes for much-needed political stability in […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that India has not only wasted the opportunity for normalisation of ties with Islamabad but also restricted the space for peace through its “hostile” stance, according to a media report. The […]
Saratov Airlines flight carrying 71 people crashes after take off from Domodedovo airport Moscow (TIP): More than 70 people died when a Russian passenger plane crashed shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on Sunday, […]
BRUSSELS (TIP): Senior EU figures have told Reuters Britain will not be ready to make a full break from the European Union by the end of 2020 as Brexit transition plans foresee and the bloc is bracing for a […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday assured the minority Tamil community that his government was not running any secret detention and torture camps in the country. Sirisena said he was concerned about the people who are still […]
Son, tried in absentia, and 4 others jailed for 10 years DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was, on February8, sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment for corruption, a body blow for the […]
3000 athletes from 95 nations will march in the presence of several heads of States at the Opening, February 9 By Prabhjot Singh in PyeongChang PYEONGCHANG (TIP): Nearly 3000 athletes from 95 nations will march […]
PESHAWAR (TIP): Indian national Hamid Nehal Ansari, languishing in a Pakistani jail, even after serving a 3-year prison term, has failed to secure his release as authorities did not submit the record of his conviction by a military court and […]
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