Bhai Puran Singh (4 June, 1904 – 5 August, 1992) was born at Rajewal, in district Ludhiana on June 4, 1904 to mother, Mehtab Kaur and father, Chaudhari Chibu Mal, who was from the Hindu […]
By Farahnaz Ispahani The desire of Islamist extremists to ‘purify’ Pakistan has resulted in a major catastrophe for the minorities. The country cannot emerge as a modern pluralist state until the reversal of this culture […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani mob killed a woman member of a religious sect and two of her granddaughters after a sect member was accused of posting blasphemous material on Facebook, police said on Monday, the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistan government on Friday handed over federal capital Islamabad’s security to the army for three months. The move is seen in light of opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s call for […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Earthquakes of magnitude 6.2 and 6.1 struck Myanmar and Andaman islands on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. No Tsunami warning was issued after the Andaman quake, an official at the […]
NEW DELHI: Seeking a strong support from India, Nepal today said it is looking forward to the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as both the countries can work together to enhance trade and economic […]
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): A suicide attacker killed a cousin of outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai near the volatile southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, officials said, raising tensions during a struggle over the contested election […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to climb seven highest peaks in seven continents in under eight months, media reported on Sunday. Baig, 23, has completed the challenge of climbing seven of […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka’s president decided to stay away from the Commonwealth Games despite being chair of the bloc because Colombo was unhappy with Britain’s security arrangements, a minister said on July 31.Information minister Keheliya […]
Dalbir Singh Suhag takes over as new Army chief Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag has taken over as the head of the 1.3 million strong Indian Army, succeeding General Bikram Singh. Suhag, whose appointment had […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the government’s campaign for financial inclusion to ensure that 7.5 crore households that do not have access to banking have at least two accounts. The efforts […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Higher sales and cost reduction measures boosted the first quarter earnings of the country’s top carmaker Maruti Suzuki in a day when Osamu Suzuki, chairman of the company’s parent Suzuki, called on […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Reserve Bank of India’s new deputy governor S S Mundra has been given charge of banking supervision, currency management, financial stability and July 30 notified his appointment for a period of three years. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday defended public sector fuel retailers against the federal auditor’s criticism over allegedly making windfall gains due to faulty pricing method, even as the government raised the […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Going by the priorities of the new government, the United States has decided to focus on three areas in India which include infrastructure, manufacturing and sectors that are more open for global investment, […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US economic growth accelerated more than expected in the second quarter and the decline in output in the prior period was less steep than previously reported, bolstering views for a stronger performance in […]
KIEV (TIP): Ukraine’s prime minister tendered his resignation on July 24, berating parliament for failing to pass legislation to take control over the country’s increasingly precarious energy situation and to increase army financing. Earlier on […]
Why does war keep breaking out in Gaza? Under the 1993 Oslo Accords between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel, a Palestinian National Authority (PNA) was set up to govern Palestinian areas of West […]
BENGHAZI (TIP): At least nine people were killed and 19 wounded, mostly civilians, in heavy clashes overnight in Benghazi as government forces tried to oust Islamist militants holed up in Libya’s eastern port city, medical […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): The black boxes recovered from the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine will be sent to British aviation investigators for analysis, Malaysia has said. The decision by the Dutch-led […]
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar’s opposition has gathered millions of signatures in support of changes to a constitution that bars its leader Aung San SuuKyi from becoming president, in a show of political strength ahead of elections […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Even as Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif reached out to his counterpart Narendra Modi by dispatching gifts for the Indian PM’s mother, Pakistani media reported that he was “not too happy” with the […]
KABUL (TIP): At least eight civilians died and 28 were injured on July 24 when a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded in a market in northern Afghanistan, an official said. The bomb, activated by […]
DHAKA (TIP): A Pakistani national was detained at the Shahjalal International Airport on July 20 for carrying a large sum of Indian currency. The airport officials said Abdur Rahim,35, came to Bangladesh on a Qatar […]
KARACHI (TIP): Five infants died in a hospital in Pakistan’s largest city allegedly due to medical negligence after a power cut stopped the oxygen supply to the incubators. According to sources, the five children were […]
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