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INDIA TO PURSUE DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS WITH CHINA
NEW DELHI (TIP): India on Thursday said it would continue to use “diplomatic channels” with China to resolve the face-off between soldiers from the two nations in western Bhutan. As the face-off continued for the 26th day, Spokesperson […]
India
EXPLOSIVE RECOVERED FROM UP ASSEMBLY, YOGI CLAIMS TERROR CONSPIRACY
NEW DELHI (TIP): Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on July 14 (Friday) that the “white powder” recovered from the state Legislative Assembly on July 12 was an explosive substance and claimed there may be a “terror conspiracy” […]
India
During the Monsoon session Oppn to corner govt on GST, farm suicides
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government will face a united Opposition in Parliament as the monsoon session begins this Monday. Led by the Congress, 17 Opposition parties, which recently fielded Gopalkrishna Gandhi as their joint candidate for the August 5 Vice-Presidential poll, will also coordinate on Parliament […]
India
DON’T MISS INDIA, THERE’S NOTHING TO MISS SAYS MALLYA
SILVERSTONE (TIP): Missing India, and pining for a pit lane he can visit only once a year? Not a bit of it, says embattled Formula One team owner Vijay Mallya. The flamboyant businessman, currently fighting a high-profile Indian extradition request, speaks instead of ‘enjoying […]
India
Indian scientists discover supercluster of galaxies
NEW DELHI (TIP): A team of Indian astronomers has discovered an extremely large supercluster of galaxies, as big as 20 million billion suns, which they have named Saraswati, Pune-based Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) said on July 13. […]
India
SC gives govt a week to decide on giving voting rights to NRIs
NEW DELHI (TIP): Pulling up the Centre, the Supreme Court on July 14 allowed one last chance that is to tell by next Friday as to how it planned to allow 25 million Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)across the world to […]
India
AAP declares support for Meira Kumar in Prez poll
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Aam Aadmi Party declared it’s support for former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar in next week’s presidential poll on July 13 (Thursday) evening. Kumar, who will take on the NDA candidate and former Bihar governor […]
India
India contributes additional US$ I million to UN partnership fund
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): India has contributed an additional million dollars to a UN partnership fund launched to support sustainable development projects across the developing world. The India-UN Development Partnership Fund was set up last month as a partnership between […]
India
SC ORDERS CBI PROBE INTO MANIPUR FAKE SHOOTOUTS
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on July 14 asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the over 60 cases of alleged fake shootouts by the security forces in Manipur. The CBI has to file its report […]
India
Govt needs math tutor Rahul taunts RBI for not finishing scrapped note counting
P Chidambaram also taunted the RBI for buying couting machines 8 months later and asked them if they had ever heard of leasing NEW DELHI (TIP): The Congress on July 13 (Thursday) took a dig at the RBI […]
India
Al Qaida in Indian subcontinent getting more active say US experts
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (TIP): Al-Qaida is getting more active in the Indian subcontinent and by 2017, it boasted several hundred members, with its cells mostly in Afghanistan and its operatives flourishing in Bangladesh, counter-terrorism experts have told the US lawmakers. […]
India
GORKHA STIR VIOLENCE , ARSON BACK IN DARJEELING
DARJEELING (TIP): A GTA office was set on fire and several vehicles were damaged in Darjeeling today as the indefinite shutdown in the hills entered the 29th day. The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) office for travel and tourism […]
Asia
Indonesia’s president signs decree to ban radical groups
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (TIP): Indonesia’s president has signed a decree giving the government the power to ban radical organizations, in a move aimed at outlawing groups behind an apparent rise in the political clout of hard-line Islam. The measure […]
Asia
Bangladesh police arrest key suspect in Dhaka cafe attack
NEW DELHI (TIP): Police in northwestern Bangladesh have arrested a suspected key supplier of explosives in last year’s attack on a Dhaka cafe that left 20 dead, including 17 foreigners. Police say Sohel Mahfuz was arrested along […]
Asia
Sri Lankan navy rescues elephant washed out to sea
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka’s navy has rescued an elephant that got into difficulties after being washed out to sea, a spokesman said July 12, calling it a “miraculous escape”. Chaminda Walakuluge said the navy mounted the 12-hour rescue after […]
Pakistan
Considering visa plea of Jadhav’s mother says Pakistan Foreign Office
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan said on July 13 that it was considering a visa application of the mother of Kulbhushan Jadhav for a visit to meet her son who was sentenced to death by a military court. India had […]
Asia
Nikki Haley says cannot overlook what is happening in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Myanmar should let the UN fact-finding mission probe the alleged human rights violations by the country’s military and security forces, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said, underlining that the international community cannot overlook the situation there. […]
Asia
26/11 case Pak court releases another LeT suspect on bail
LAHORE (TIP): Sufayan Zafar, a Lashkar-e-Taiba suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case, has been released on bail by a Pakistani antiterrorism court due to ‘lack of evidence’ against him, a court official said on July 13. The prime suspect […]
World
China bears heavy responsibility for Liu Xiaobo’s death Nobel committee
OSLO (TIP): The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Thursday that China bears a “heavy responsibility” for the “premature” death+ of 2010 Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo. The prominent democracy advocate, 61, died while still in custody following a […]
World
Ex Brazil President Lula sentenced to nearly 10 years for corruption
BRASILIA (TIP): Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a top contender to win next year’s presidential election, was convicted on corruption charges on July 12 and sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. The ruling marked a […]
World
Syria monitor says IS chief Abu Bakr al Baghdadi dead
BEIRUT (TIP): The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said July 11 it had information from top Islamic State group leaders confirming the death of the jihadist organisation’s chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “Top tier commanders from IS […]
World
Turkey detains 44 in anti terrorist operations including bomb attack planners
ISTANBUL (TIP): Turkish police have detained 44 suspects in anti-terrorist operations, including the planners of two suicide bomb attacks in Istanbul last year, the city’s governor said on Thursday. Twin bombs — one planted in a car and […]
Europe
Britain’s first pregnant man gives birth to girl
LONDON (TIP): A 21-year-old man has become the first in Britain to give birth after he put his sex transition on hold to get pregnant by a sperm donor. Hayden Cross, who made headlines around the world […]
India
Zaheer Dravid fine complements to Shastri upon being announced as the new coaches
After some uncertainty and confusion, Ravi Shastri has been appointed the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Shastri’s appointment was a foregone conclusion because of the good vibes he shares with captain Virat Kohli; […]