Feb 24: The Union HRD Minister lashed out at the Opposition in Lok Sabha saying there was no question of an apology from her government in the suicide case of Rohith Vemula and the controversy […]
SAN FRANCISCO: An Indo-Canadian Toronto-based Sikh comedian and YouTube and Vine star, Jasmeet Singh — better known online as ‘JusReign’ alleged that he was forced to take off his turban at the San Francisco airport […]
Indian American journalist and writer Sonia Shah writes how epidemiologists are bracing themselves for what has been called the next “Big One” — a disease that could kill tens of millions of people in the […]
February 23: Sling TV and DISH announced they have expanded their strategic relationship with Willow TV International for the Willow cricket channel. The agreement brings some of the world’s most popular cricket matches and events, […]
Mumbai: While underworld don Dawood Ibrahim continues to live in hiding, his nephew Sohail Kaskar has been arrested by the US authorities for narco-terrorism. According to a Times of India report, Sohail Kaskar, 36, has […]
A top Hindu priest was decapitated by attackers in northern Bangladesh Sunday, 21st Feb 2016, and two worshippers wounded, police said, in the latest assault targeting minorities in the Muslim-majority nation. Two assailants armed with pistols […]
LONDON: Indian doctors in the UK may find it difficult to apply for jobs under the proposed changes to the country’s visa regime with plans to introduce a new test for the employers for ensuring European […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday set June 23 as the date for a historic referendum on Britain’s EU membership, a day after securing a summit deal for European Union reforms in Brussels. […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): US aircraft maker Boeing said on February 19 it had won a $440 million deal with Papua New Guinea’s flag carrier Air Niugini for four 737 MAX 8 planes. Announcing the deal along […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The week-long ‘Make in India’ fair closed on Thursday with investment commitments of over Rs 15 lakh crore ($220 billion), the government said. “The numbers are in. INR 15,20,000 cr investment already committed at #MakeInIndia […]
SINGAPORE(TIP) : Crude futures rose in Asian trade on Thursday after Iran welcomed plans by Russia and Saudi Arabia to cap production, although analysts said the move would not lead to any output cuts and […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Call it the Amtek Auto effect. After investors in debt schemes suffered losses last year, mutual funds are under close watch over credit-rating downgrades as with that of Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL). […]
NEW YORK (TIP): No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man’s religion or faith,” Pope Francis said in statement. Trump added that the government in Mexico, where Francis spent […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): North Korea’s recently launched satellite is once again tumbling in orbit, after stabilizing briefly, according to a US official and other sources. The satellite update came as a key congressional watchdog agency said […]
UNITED STATES (TIP): An outbreak of fighting at a UN peacekeeping base sheltering civilians in South Sudan has killed at least seven people and injured 40, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. The seven […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hanged 324 people last year to rank third worldwide in terms of executions, but the vast majority of those put to death had no links to militant groups or attacks, rights groups said […]
MALE:A Maldives court has sentenced an Islamist opposition leader to 12 years in jail, convicting him on terrorism charges related to a speech that protested the imprisonment of the islands’ first democratically elected president, Mohamed […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil S Wickremesinghe on Feb 19 made it clear that his government was not averse to international participation in investigating the alleged war crimes in his country, but said […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Promising to end Nepal’s internal problems soon, Prime Minister KP Oli on Tuesday said the proposed political committee to address the demands of the Madhesis will be formed before his fence-mending India visit […]
PESHAWAR (TIP): At least nine tribal police personnel and seven terrorists were killed in three separate incidents at a tribal agency in Pakistan’s restive northwestern region bordering Afghanistan. The first incident occurred at Karpa Latri […]
WASHINGTON(TIP): President Barack Obama will become the first sitting U.S. President to visit Cuba in 88 years, when he visits Havana, Cuba in March as part of a broader trip to Latin America. He will […]
The ‘Make in India’ (MII) Week, touted as the largest business expo hosted by the country, was inaugurated in Mumbai by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, Feb 13, in the presence of heads of state, a […]
With a hug and an exclamation of “Finally,” Pope Francis met Friday with Patriarch Kirill in the first ever meeting between a pontiff and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a historic development in the 1,000-year […]
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said ISI trains LeT and Jaish militants and terror attacks in India will not stop until New Delhi addresses the “core” issue of Kashmir. “Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) […]
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Venezuela are ready to freeze oil production at January’s level if other producers do the same. The agreement came after a meeting in Doha on Tuesday. Oil prices have dropped […]
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