The transition of India from a British colony to a sovereign, secular, and democratic nation was indeed historical. It was a long journey of around two decades that started with the conceptualisation of the dream […]
India has formal diplomatic relations with most nations; it is the world’s second most populous country, the world’s most-populous democracy and one of the fastest growing major economies. With the world’s seventh largest military expenditure, […]
New Delhi (TIP) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on August 15 called for political stabilityand strong secular values as he made his last Independence Day speech ahead of the much awaited Battle 2014. Addressing the nation […]
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (TIP): The death of five Indian soldiers in Kashmir this week is being connected in Pakistan to the resumption of ties between Islamabad and New Delhi. “Every time someone talks of peace, we […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008 is believed to have visited the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir a couple […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): It was around 4.30 am on July 1 when a Pakistani suicide bomber crossed the Line of Control and blew himself up about 25 meters from an Indian Army picket at Saujiyan […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration is not seeking to broker talks between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, a top American official has said, as secretary of state John Kerry landed in Islamabad for […]
Curfew in Ramban district; BSF says fired in self-defense SRINAGAR (TIP): A curfew was imposed in Ramban district around 5.30 pm (India Time) July 18 after widespread protests broke out across the region in protest […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Unveiling Pakistan’s foreign policy roadmap, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif , on June 6, vowed to “progressively pursue” normalcy in ties with India while actively seeking solutions to outstanding issues, including Kashmir. Listing his […]
Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh may not be wrong when he says, “You can’t have a dialogue with people who don’t want to have a dialogue. Maoists are not here for tribal welfare.” His […]
BEIJING (TIP): China on Thursday refused to give any guarantees that its investments in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir would not go up merely out of respect for Indian sensibilities. The signal came from the Chinese foreign […]
SRINAGAR (TIP): A Junior Commissioned Officer was killed while a soldier was injured as Army on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid by militants in Macchil sector along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara […]
Pakistan was one of the two original successor states to British India, which was partitioned along religious lines in 1947. For almost 25 years following independence, it consisted of two separate regions, East and West […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): As Pakistan takes baby steps into democracy, India is looking on with apprehension at the plethora of violence that may prevent the new government after Saturday’s election from being the kind that […]
JAMMU: A Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah serving a life term was attacked inside the high-security Kot Balwal jail by a fellow inmate this morning and his condition is stated to be serious, official sources said. It […]
SRINAGAR (TIP): A Jammu & Kashmir minister’s guards allegedly thrashed a bureaucrat after he slapped him thrice in the state’s Kishtwar town on Thursday. Kishtwar Development Authority chief executive officer Riaz Ahmad Choudhary said the […]
Last month Beijing confirmed its plans to sell a new 1,000 megawatt nuclear reactor to Pakistan in a deal signed in February. This pact was secretly concluded between the China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): President PranabMukherjee on April 5 conferred Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, to 108 personalities. The awards comprise 4 PadmaVibhushan, 24 PadmaBhushan and 80 PadmaShri Awards on Friday. 24 of the […]
Some scary happenings Incredible India is the Union Tourism Ministry’s sales pitch to attract more and more highspending tourists from across the world. But is anyone in authority worrying about the hugely negative impact the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): With the attack in Srinagar adding to concerns over cross-border terrorism, the government has opted against implementing the proposed group tourist visa facility under the liberalised visa regime with Pakistan from March […]
5 jawans, two militants killed; 7 injured SRINAGAR (TIP): In the first suicide attack in Kashmir in three years, militants on March 13 stormed a CRPF camp in Bemina area of Srinagar, killing five jawans […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The year 2013, marks the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the revered ‘spiritual master of modern age’, who more than a century ago, initiated the concept of ‘oneness’ of global humanity. […]
Prior to 1947, Ferozepore in Punjab was a thriving transportation town with great rail and road connectivity with the provincial capital of Lahore and the industrial and commercial capital of Amritsar. Both links were via […]
AMRITSAR (TIP): British PrimeMinister David Cameron visited the site ofa colonial-era massacre in India onFebruary 20, describing the episode as”deeply shameful” while stopping short of apublic apology.On the last leg of a three-day trip aimedat […]
PM Cameron’s admission of colonialshame, while short of an apology orreparations to the heirs of thoseslaughtered, is welcome by all who insistthat history must be honest and not a tool ofadded insult to those who […]
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