In the past, extremist groups have used tools and forums which were available: Rallies, pamphleteering, and marching in parades were the primary means used for recruitment and spreading their message. Now, the Islamic State (IS […]
LAHORE:With ties between extremists and Islamabad on the decline, militants are now faced with a more resolved and committed effort to eliminate them. The recent revelations that the San Bernardino shooters had extremist ties to Pakistan might appear […]
As the governments of India and Pakistan work towards normalizing ties between the two countries, anti-humanity groups (JuD) start with their rants in hopes of destabilizing future talks. Hafiz Saeed questions India on 26/11, says no concrete proof in 26/11 attacks […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A day after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal batted for carpooling as a solution to deal with the odd-even car number scheme, sources close to Uber said the cab aggregator is testing a new ride-sharing service in […]
Dec 12 (TIP NEWSWIRE) : A landmark climate change deal was clinched with the approval of India, China and the US, after two weeks of intense discussions and negotiations, with the legally-binding pact seeking to limit global […]
Two months after putting together a draft framework for rules on external commercial borrowings (ECBs), the Reserve Bank of India has issued a document overhauling the existing regulations. The ramifications of the changes are slowly […]
Punjabi is officially the third language of the Canadian Parliament. The first and second official languages of the country and its parliament are English and French. Four years back Punjabi was recognised as Canada’s third most […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, the nation’s biggest carmaker by sales, plans to raise prices of its cars by up to 20,000 rupees ($300), starting January 1, to offset cost increases and unfavourable foreign exchange rates, a company spokesman said on […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): At the World Trade Organisation (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, there have been voices— largely from the US — suggesting that a new category of countries be created apart from the three main […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Fiat Chrysler to pay $70 million auto safety fineINGTON: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to pay $70 million in fines to resolve a US investigation that it failed to disclose vehicle crash […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The bullet train accident in China four years ago along with low-cost finance and a promise to have a substantial ‘Make in India’ component and transfer of technology clinched the deal for […]
RIYADH (TIP): Outside of the Saudi capital, in one of the country’s most conservative provinces, Jowhara al-Wably is making history. She’s running in this weekend’s elections. Dec 12 vote for local council seats marks two […]
SYDNEY (TIP): Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has sparked criticism by saying Islam has a “massive problem” and needs to reform. Writing in Australian media, Mr. Abbott said “not all cultures are equal” and the […]
SYDNEY (TIP): A 15-year-old charged over a terror plot used coded text messages to try and avoid detection, an Australian court heard as he was denied bail Dec 10 over fears he could commit serious […]
GENEVA (TIP): Geneva police were “actively searching” on Dec 10 for suspects in connection with a probe into the Paris attacks, and authorities raised the security alert level in the city and surrounding region, Swiss […]
SEOUL (TIP): North and South Korea on Friday held high-level talks at a North Korean border town, a small step meant to improve ties battered by a military standoff in August and decades of acrimony […]
PRISTINA: Police in Kosovo said on Thursday they had arrested seven men after an investigation during which they found hundreds of fake passports and other ID documents from EU countries, probably intended to be sold […]
BEIJING: Beijing’s first ever red alert for smog expired Thursday, as blue skies and sunshine replaced the thick haze that covered the city for days. The Chinese capital put its air pollution emergency plan into […]
BEIRUT (TIP): At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded on Dec 11 in a triple suicide car bomb attack in a town in northeastern Syria’s Hasakeh province, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory […]
LONDON (TIP): A petition calling for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be barred from entering the UK has gathered more than 370,000 names, so MPs will have to consider debating it. The petition went […]
LAS VEGAS (TIP): Hindus term The Church of England’s condemning United Kingdom (UK) cinemas for showing a Hindu-themed short animation film as “out-of-line”. The Animated Superhero Movie is on Hindu Deities undirected by Indian American Director Sanjay Patel. […]
LAHORE (TIP): Prosecution in Mumbai attack case faced embarrassment when a key witness turned hostile saying that Ajmal Kasab, the lone gunman caught alive after the assault and later hanged, was alive. “Mudassir Lakhvi, the […]
KANDAHAR (TIP): With final mopping up operations continuing late on Wednesday in Kandahar, 24 hours after Taliban insurgents attacked its airport, 37 civilians and members of Afghan security forces had been killed and 35 wounded, […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Police in Nepal detained about 50 activists protesting outside the Indian Embassy on Thursday to demand an end to a monthslong blockade of supplies from India. The protesters held banners demanding India halt […]
DHAKA: She’s one of the most talked-about women in Bangladesh today and also one of the most admired and reviled. Tureen Afroz is the person responsible for sending the 1971 war criminals to the gallows […]
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