NEW DELHI (TIP): A hotline between the director general of military operations (DGMO) in Indian and Chinese armies is likely to come up within months. “Surveys were carried out to set up the hotlines between the […]
BEIJING (TIP): Five people were killed and seven injured January 14 in an explosion at a fireworks factory in central China just weeks ahead of the Chinese New Year, authorities said. The Tongxu county government […]
BEIJING: Days after China passed a new law that for the first time permits its military to venture overseas on counter-terror operations, its marines began exercises in the western deserts of Xinjiang, more than 2,000 […]
Taiwan’s voters go to the polls on Saturday to choose a new president and parliament. This year an unusual candidate is running for MP. Freddy Lim is the lead singer of the Taiwanese heavy-metal band […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Royal Bank of Scotland reportedly has advised clients to brace for a “cataclysmic year” and a global deflationary crisis, warning that major stock markets could fall by a fifth and oil […]
BEIJING: China’s stock market lurched lower again on Monday, triggering “circuit breakers” that halted trading. The slump was the latest episode in months of turmoil for Chinese investors. China’s market benchmark soared 150 per cent between November […]
MUMBAI (TIP): For the fourth day on the trot, turbulences in the Chinese market sent global investors, including those on Dalal Street, scurry for cover. On Thursday morning as the CSI 300 index in Shanghai […]
LONDON (TIP): The British Government left Saudi Arabia off a list of thirty countries to be challenged by diplomats over their continued use of the death penalty – despite executing over 90 people a year. […]
BEIJNG (TIP): Chinese expert has blamed the India-US nuclear deal for weakening the non-proliferation treaty and making it difficult to enforce non-proliferation regime on North Korea. “China is very keen to ensure non-proliferation in North […]
As the battles raged in Syria and Iraq, millions of innocent civilians have sought refuge elsewhere to escape the dire straits in their home countries. Their prime destination: Europe. They came via planes, trains, ships, […]
See Year in Review: 2015 for the complete lowdown on 2015’s biggest moments for online India. Top 10 Most-Searched Male Celebrities 1. Salman Khan 2. Yo Yo Honey Singh 3. Shahid Kapoor 4. Aamir Khan […]
The US expects Pakistan will take actions against the perpetrators of the terror attack on IAF base in Pathankot, a top American official said, hours after Islamabad said it is working on the “leads” provided […]
DALLAS (TIP): A Nigerian man living in the U.S. on a student visa faces federal wire fraud charges in connection with a sophisticated email phishing scam targeting businesses. Amechi Colvis Amuegbunam, 28, of Lagos, Nigeria, […]
A UK-based website set up to chart the last days of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has released a new set of documents to dismiss claims that he may have been spotted in China years after his death in […]
SHANGHAI (TIP): Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has agreed to invest $1.25 billion in Chinese online food delivery service Ele.me, leading business weekly Caixin reported on Friday. The report, citing unidentified sources, said Alibaba will obtain a 27.7% stake in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apparently impromptu visit to Lahore on Christmas day is readily explained by the need to contain the Taliban and ensure regional stability and connectivity in the ‘Heart of Asia’ after the US-led […]
An Indian firm will pay a fairly hefty restitution to the state of California for using pirated software. This unauthorized use, according to the state’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris, gave the company unfair advantage and also […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Saina Nehwal continued to break new grounds in a year that saw her reach the pinnacle of world badminton but it turned out to be a subdued season, marred by injuries and […]
The spectacular Nelong Valley – a cold desert like area – tucked in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, close to the Indo-China border, was opened to tourists earlier this year after 53 years of remaining out of bounds […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Mahindra & Mahindra and Tech Mahindra agreed to buy Italian car designer Pininfarina SpA in a deal worth about euro 168 million ($185 million), underscoring the Indian vehicle maker’s international ambitions. M&M, together […]
BEIJING (TIP): s China’s pollution problems continue, a Canadian company has cashed in on the crisis by selling bottles of fresh mountain air to people for up to $28 (£18.50) each. Beijing was issued its […]
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The Heart of Asia Conference (HOAC) in Islamabad last week was bookended by two devastating attacks in Kandahar and Kabul. As Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was being honoured with a 21-gun salute in Islamabad, the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has agreed to buy a high-speed bullet train from Japan, in an attempt to transform its creaking rail system. Japan will build India’s first bullet train and provide a $12bn package […]
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 […]
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