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Rafale deal stuck in negotiations

Sep 18, 2015 - 8:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Five months after India announced the deal to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets “off the shelf” from France, much of the expectations from the big-ticket deal appears to have evaporated due to […]

Secret police detentions of activists on the rise in Egypt

Jun 19, 2015 - 6:04 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): The knock on the door came just before midnight, a group of plainclothes police demanding that 29-year-old Fatma el-Sayed, an activist with one of Egypt‘s secular opposition groups, come with them. Her father […]

Two Indian cities at high risk of terror strike

May 22, 2015 - 10:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): Two Indian cities -Imphal (ranked 32) and Srinagar (ranked 49) have been named to be at “extreme risk” of a terrorist attack, mainly aiming to cause mass casualty and destroy public transport networks. According […]

Shell to buy BG for $70bn, take on Exxon

Apr 11, 2015 - 10:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Royal Dutch Shell agreed to buy smaller rival BG Group for 47 billion pounds ($70.2 billion) in the first major energy industry merger in more than a decade, closing the gap on market leader ExxonMobil after […]

Indian-American Rashad Hussain appointed US Special Envoy and Coordinator

Feb 21, 2015 - 3:01 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Rashad Hussain (37), an Indian-American has been appointed Special Envoy and Coordinator for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications to expand global engagement and partnerships of the US to counter violent extremism. Rashad […]

Canadian Al-Jazeera journalist Fahmy released from prison

Feb 13, 2015 - 10:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): Canadian Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy was released from an Egyptian jail on Friday, after spending more than a year in prison on terror-related charges in a case that was denounced as a sham […]

ISIS EXPANDING ‘INTERNATIONAL FOOTPRINT’

Feb 6, 2015 - 5:51 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The Islamic State, despite being driven by Kurdish fighters from its one-time Syrian stronghold in Kobani last week, nevertheless is extending its reach well beyond Iraq and Syria, military officials and analysts warn — represented, […]

Europe

27 killed in attacks in Egypt’s North Sinai, Suez

Jan 30, 2015 - 8:29 am EST @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO: Twenty-seven people were killed in four attacks in Egypt‘s North Sinai and Suez, security and medical sources said, in some of the worst anti-state violence in months and after commemorations around the anniversary of […]

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Charlie Hebdo sells out as 5 million print run is announced

Jan 16, 2015 - 7:49 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Charlie Hebdo is fetching $600 asking prices on eBay as millions hope to get their hands on the commemorative edition, the first to come out after eight staffers and four others were slaughtered. PARIS (TIP): […]

Europe

Egypt sets parliamentary poll dates as Sisi cements grip

Jan 9, 2015 - 8:01 am EST @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): Egypt said January Thursday it is to hold parliamentary elections from March 21 but analysts said the new legislature will offer no meaningful opposition to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s iron-fisted rule. The elections, […]

Political shadow boxing, threat & reality

Dec 12, 2014 - 6:39 am EST @theindpanorama 0

“The American invasion of Iraq cost the lives of millions of children. Whatever the changing definitions of terror, it is children that are so often the forgotten victims of conflict – regardless of the perpetrator”, […]

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Dec 12, 2014 - 5:50 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Cast: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Ben Kingsley, María Valverde, Sigourney Weaver, Indira Varma Direction: Ridley Scott Genre: Action Duration: 2 hours 32 minutes Story: Moses (Bale) learns about who he really is and […]

Still want to evolve as a player, says Pankaj Advani

Oct 31, 2014 - 6:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BANGALORE (TIP): Ever since Pankaj Advani broke onto the scene as a precocious talent in 2003, he has made winning a habit. Having taken over as the torchbearer of cue sports from Geet Sethi, the […]

Terrorists attack Canada

Oct 25, 2014 - 3:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

OTTAWA (TIP): An unarmed Canadian military guard was shot in Ottawa Wednesday, October 22 morning by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a convert to Islam and a selfdeclared jihadist whose alleged photo was posted hours after the shooting […]

United States

‘Imperative’ to resume Israel-Palestinian talks, John Kerry says

Oct 17, 2014 - 7:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): US secretary of state John Kerry on October 16 called for a resumption of the Israel– Palestinian peace process, saying the talks were vital in the fight against extremism. “It is imperative that […]

Europe

Two conscripts killed in an explosion in North Sinai

Oct 17, 2014 - 7:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): At least two policemen were killed and 8 others injured in an explosion in Egypt‘s restive Sinai peninsula, official said October 17. The explosion occurred in west Al-Arish city in north Sinai October […]

Commemorative Event hosted by India at the United Nations to mark the contribution of Indian soldiers in the First World War

Aug 15, 2014 - 6:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations organized a Special Commemorative Event to highlight the sacrifices of Indian soldiers who lost their lives in the First World War. Ten other […]

Europe

Israel, Gaza violence defies truce ‘deal’

Aug 14, 2014 - 6:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

GAZA CITY, Palestinian territories: Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza on Thursday, retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiraling violence that left a truce extension teetering on the brink of collapse. The resumption of hostilities […]

Europe

Gaza militants resume rocket fire at Israel after truce expires

Aug 8, 2014 - 6:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

GAZA/JERUSALEM (TIP): Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip resumed rocket fire into Israel on Friday after Egyptian-mediated talks in Cairo failed to extend a 72-hour truce in a nearly month-long war. As police said rocket-warning […]

US snooping on BJP unacceptable, SUSHMA TELLS KERRY

Aug 1, 2014 - 6:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Alarmed by the disclosure last month that US authorities spied on BJP when it was not in power, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj raised the issue with visiting secretary of state John Kerry […]

LEARNING WITH THE TIMES: Gaza blockade — Over $100m in aid stuck

Jul 25, 2014 - 7:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

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 […]

Devil’s Brew in Middle East

Jul 25, 2014 - 6:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

By S Nihal Singh America’s Receding Ability to Bring Peace “The major power in the region, the United States, is increasingly compromised by its total support of Israel, largely due to domestic factors, and its […]

EGYPT SIDES WITH ISRAEL IN CONFLICT WITH HAMAS

Jul 25, 2014 - 5:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): An echo of the anti-Hamas rhetoric coming from Israel during its conflict with Gaza is resonating from what many would consider a surprising corner since fighting erupted July 8: Egypt. A country whose […]

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Foreign funding and the Maharajas among NGOs

Jul 4, 2014 - 10:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“At the heart of the dilemmas presented by the evolving situation is the kind of Middle East major regional and world powers want to see. More importantly, where will the present series of conflicts take […]

Europe

Egypt police crush pro-Morsi protests on anniversary

Jul 4, 2014 - 10:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

AIRO (TIP): Egyptian police swiftly quashed Islamist protests marking the first anniversary of the military ouster of president Mohamed Morsi on July 3, firing tear gas and arresting dozens of demonstrators. The protests are seen […]

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