ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry has imposed a ban on the media coverage of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) under the National Action Plan (NAP), media reports. It should be noted Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s name has already been included […]
The Justice and Development Party (AK party) is set to lead Turkey alone once again after a five-month break, easily regaining its parliamentary majority in what Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called a victory for democracy. […]
CAIRO: A Russian passenger plane with 224 people on board crashed in a mountainous part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, leaving no survivors, officials said. The chartered plane had taken off from the south Sinai […]
LONDON: The London police have apologised for their treatment of Sikh protesters during a demonstration outside the Indian embassy in the British capital last month, a media report said on Sunday. Mak Chishty, Metropolitan Police’s chief of […]
NEW YORK: An enterprising 11-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US has started her own business selling cryptographically secure passwords generated by dice rolls at USD 2 each. Mira Modi, a sixth grader in New York City, runs […]
BEIJING (TIP): China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on Oct 29, with the official Xinhua news agency saying that all couples would be allowed two children. It cited a communique issued […]
LONDON (TIP): With Indian PM Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to UK slated this November, Britain has said it will negotiate with New Delhi “on every opportunity” to pack off Indian prisoners serving time in their […]
LONDON (TIP): The UK government has rejected plans by an Islamic group to build a new 290,000-square-foot “mega mosque” in east London, citing a “conflict” with authorities’ local plans for the borough. Tablighi Jamaat’s mosque […]
LONDON (TIP): UK is all set to overtake France by 2030 and Germany by 2047 to become Europe’s most populous country if current population trends continue. Britain’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed on Thursday […]
CANBERRA (TIP): Australia is looking at a trial of an innovation that would allow its citizens to travel overseas without a physical passport, foreign minister Julie Bishop said on Oct 29. Revealing the idea of […]
ATHENS (TIP): At least seven children died when boats carrying migrants sank off Greece on Wednesday, as rescue workers battled to save more youngsters on the seashore in the latest desperate scenes in Europe’s refugee […]
TEHRAN (TIP): The upcoming international conference on Syria should facilitate national unity and open the ways for collective cooperation against terrorism in the country, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Oct 29, according to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The World Bank has maintained its growth forecast for the Indian economy for the current fiscal year and expects it to expand by 7.5% in 2015-16. It has backed implementation of three […]
Pfizer, Allergan in talks to create $300bn drug giantBotox maker Allergan and Pfizer Inc on Thursday confirmed they were in preliminary, friendly talks on a potential merger, a deal that would create the world’s largest drugmaker. […]
MUMBAI (TIP): To enable Indians living abroad to access old age income security, Reserve Bank has allowed non-resident Indians (NRIs) to subscribe to the National Pension System (NPS). “It has now been decided, in consultation […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg today hosted a luncheon meeting with political and industry leaders to discuss various matters, including the controversial issue of net neutrality and zero-rating. Those present at […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Following the successful conclusion of the ninth round of U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum, the USIBC hosted a reception, providing an opportunity for deeper engagement between industry stakeholders and government officials from both the […]
ISLAMABAD / UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Pakistan failed to win a re-election to the top UN human rights body, garnering just 105 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. The General Assembly on Oct 27 elected 18 […]
BHAKTAPUR (TIP): In a dusty studio, Indra Kaji Shilpakar painstakingly carves intricate patterns into a wooden panel, one of a small group of highly-skilled craftsmen Nepal is relying on to rebuild its cultural heritage after […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal’s parliament has elected a Communist leader who has long campaigned for women’s rights as the Himalayan nation’s first female President. Parliament speaker Onsari Gharti announced that Bidhya Devi Bhandari of the Communist […]
ISLAMABAD/KABUL (TIP): At least three suspected rebels, belonging to the self-styled Islamic State militant group, were killed on Oct 29 in a US drone strike in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, near Pakistan’s Khyber agency. Security […]
COLOMBO (TIP): There will be no common amnesty for over 200 prisoners, mostly Tamils, who staged a hunger strike in jails throughout the country, the Sri Lankan government said on Oct 26. The prisoners went […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Incentives to fly to small towns at affordable costs and easing the norms for domestic carriers to operate services abroad are some of the highlights of the new draft aviation policy, released […]
LONDON (TIP): British lender Barclays, fresh from appointing new chief executive James ‘Jes’ Staley, on Thursday logged rising third-quarter net profit boosted by its investment banking division. The appointment of 58-year-old American investment banker Jes Staley […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): First lady Michelle Obama will travel to Qatar and Jordan in the Middle East next month, the White House has said. Her solo overseas visit from November 1 to 7 is part of […]
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