Tokyo (TIP): A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff on March 13, a livestreamed video showed. Online video showed […]
Islamabad / new Delhi (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 5 congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on taking oath as the prime minister of Pakistan. Shehbaz Sharif on Monday took the oath as Prime Minister of […]
DHAKA (TIP): A massive fire in Bangladesh that raged through a six-storey building home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has killed at least 46 persons and injured dozens, the health minister […]
Dhaka (TIP): A court in Bangladesh on March 3 granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in a USD 2.3 million embezzlement case.Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering the […]
Colombo (TIP): The three-day fifth edition of the International Gita Mahotsav (IGM) on a foreign land concluded at Colombo in Sri Lanka on March 3. The event was jointly organised by the Kurukshetra Development Board […]
Islamabad (TIP): Former Pakistan prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, executed by the military regime of Gen Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1979, did not receive a fair trial and due process, the Supreme Court opined unanimously on […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on March 5 decided to form a new alliance with former premier KP Sharma Oli’s party after terminating its nearly 15-month partnership with the Nepali Congress […]
TORONTO (TIP): A 19-year-old student from Sri Lanka is accused of stabbing and killing six people he lived with, including a 2 1/2-month-old baby girl and three other kids from a Sri Lankan family, Ottawa […]
Dubai (UAE) (TIP): A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden on March 6 killed three of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel, […]
London (TIP): Sexually transmitted infections surged across Europe in 2022, with reported cases of gonorrhoea jumping by nearly a half, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said as it released its most […]
Moscow (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence chief has said French President Emmanuel Macron’s refusal to rule out sending European troops to fight Russian soldiers in Ukraine was extremely dangerous and irresponsible. Macron said […]
Beijing (TIP): China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on March 7 took a belligerent stance on the disputed South China Sea, warning of “justified actions” to defend its sovereignty claims and chided the US for not […]
Belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, Arora has returned to the Lahore provincial assembly for the third term after winning the February 8 polls LAHORE (TIP): Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, an influential minority leader, […]
Dhaka (TIP): A massive fire that ripped through a seven-storey commercial building in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka overnight has killed at least 44 people and injured 22 others, the health minister said on March 1. The […]
Colombo (TIP): Thousands of Russians and Ukrainians staying in Sri Lanka on extended visas due to the war have been asked to leave the island nation within two weeks, officials said. The immigration controller has […]
Islamabad/Lahore (TIP): The parliamentary party of the PML-N headed by three-time former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif on February 27 formally nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif for the post of prime minister to head a […]
Lahore (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s economic model is the talk of the town in Pakistan. The first woman CM of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz is impressed by PM Modi’s economic model. Maryam intends to implement […]
Berlin (TIP): Investigative journalists using artificial-intelligence tools were on the trail of a fugitive member of the notorious Red Army Faction well before German police announced a breakthrough in the 30-year-old case earlier this week. […]
Dubai (TIP): An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by US first lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the […]
Tokyo (Japan) (TIP): The number of babies born in Japan in the year 2023 fell to a record low from a year earlier as the country’s population shrank by its largest ever margin, government data […]
Rafah (Gaza Strip) (TIP): Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza City on February 29, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed, bringing the death toll since the […]
Bangkok (TIP): Thailand is amending a law to allow foreign couples to seek surrogacy services in the country, a senior health official said on March 1. In 2015, Thailand introduced tough regulations to control surrogacy […]
Moscow (TIP): Standing under grey skies holding bouquets, Russians lined up patiently along pavements leading towards opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s funeral on March 1, two weeks after his death in a Siberian penal colony. By […]
London (TIP): Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has issued an impassioned plea for Britain to protect its democracy as he warned that extremist forces were out to tear the country apart and undermine its multi-faith identity. […]
Colombo (TIP): Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha has made his first official visit to Sri Lanka’s Northern Province and stressed the need for improved connectivity between the two countries. The newly-appointed Indian envoy completed his […]
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