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55-YR-OLD MAN THRASHED TO DEATH BY R’STHAN CIVIC STAFF
JAIPUR (TIP): A 55-year-old man was today allegedly thrashed to death by civic body employees in Pratapargh district when he reportedly stopped them from taking photographs of women defecating in the open. Zafar Khan, a social worker, was […]
India
SIX J&K POLICEMEN KILLED, DISFIGURED IN ANANTNAG
SRINAGAR (TIP): Six policemen, including a Station House Officer of the Achabal police station, were killed when militants ambushed their vehicle at Thajiwara Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on June 16 (Friday) evening. Officials said that around 6:30 […]
India
BANNED BY DOMESTIC AIRLINES, TDP MP FLIES TO EUROPE ON HOLIDAY
HYDERABAD (TIP): TDP MP JC Diwakar Reddy, who has been banned by all domestic airlines from flying over his alleged unruly behaviour at the Visakhapatnam airport, flew to Europe on June 16 (Friday) night as part of his annual family vacation. […]
India
Russia in favour of Indo-Pak bilateral talks
NEW DELHI (TIP): Moscow endorsed New Delhi’s view that India and Pakistan should resolve all outstanding disputes through bilateral talks in accordance with the Simla Agreement of 1972 and the Lahore Declaration of 1999. After New Delhi dismissed […]
India
INDIA HANDS OVER MALLYA EXTRADITION PAPERS
NEW DELHI (TIP): India last week provided the United Kingdom the documents required to be submitted in a London court for the extradition of fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) handed over the documents […]
India
1993 MUMBAI BLASTS: ABU SALEM, FIVE OTHERS CONVICTED; 1 ACQUITTED
MUMBAI (TIP): Twenty-four years after 12 blasts rocked the city killing 257 and leaving 713 grievously injured, a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court on Friday convicted six out of the seven accused, including Abu Salem and Mustafa Dossa. In […]
India
PUNJAB ASSEMBLY BUDGET SESSION – AAP’s Khaira films House ruckus, suspended
Ajaib Singh Bhatti elected deputy speaker The House opened with legislators unanimously electing Congress MLA from Malout, Ajaib Singh Bhatti, a Dalit leader, as deputy speaker of the 15th Vidhan Sabha. Bhatti said his family and he were […]
India
PRESIDENTIAL PICK LIKELY TO COME FROM PARTY AS BJP LOOKS WITHIN
As consultation starts within the saffron party and with the Opposition for the prez election, the ruling side wants a President who has strong BJP affiliation NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s next President is likely to be a […]
India
DARJEELING CRISIS – MISCREANTS MOUNT ATTACKS ON GOVT PROPERTIES IN THE DARK
Even as the situation in Darjeeking continues to be tense, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has called for its version of Dandi March to protest a police raid on its office DARJEELING (TIP): For the second successive time this […]
United States
Trump govt cancels Obama policy for illegal immigrant families
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is cancelling an Obama-era policy to allow millions of illegal-immigrant parents of children born in the United States to stay in the country. The 2014 policy, known as […]
United States
US Pacific Commander Harris expected to step down next year
WASHINGTON (TIP): Admiral Harry Harris, the US Pacific military chief known for combative views on Beijing’s South China Sea expansion, is expected to step down next year, US officials said on Friday, leaving President Donald Trump to fill a key post closely […]
United States
Cut Pakistan aid for supporting terror: 2 US lawmakers to Trump administration
WASHINGTON (TIP): Two top lawmakers have accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism and urged the Trump administration to cut military aid to the country, saying the US should make it more difficult for Islamabad to get its hands on American weapons. During […]
World
Panama Papers leaks: Pakistan PM Sharif says he and his family have done nothing wrong
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said he and his family have done nothing wrong as he lashed out at “some unseen elements” for hatching conspiracies against his democratically elected government. “Today, I have just presented my stance before […]
World
Pak’s action against terror funding only on paper, India to tell watchdog
ISLAMABAD (TIP): On Sunday, India will take on Pakistan in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in London. The same day, in Valencia in Spain, it will be a contest of a different sort as the government sets […]
World
Rescuers aid 4,500 homeless after deadly Bangladesh mudslide
DHAKA (TIP): Rescuers recovered the body of a woman from the mass of mud that collapsed onto a village in southeastern Bangladesh, and were searching on Thursday for several more missing after landslides killed at least 141, officials said. […]
World
Suicide bomber strikes near Shiite mosque in Kabul, 4 dead
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): A suicide bomber struck outside a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul late Thursday night, killing four people, including a leader of Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras, Hajji Ramazan Hussainzada. Another five people were wounded, said Interior […]
World
Nawaz Sharif retains billionaire status despite decline in fortune
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has retained his billionaire status with his declared assets standing at Rs 1.72 billion in 2016 despite decline in his fortune, making him one of the richest lawmakers in the country. Sharif […]
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Trump’s Immigration Policies Explained
President Trump has directed his administration to enforce the nation’s immigration laws more aggressively, unleashing the full force of the federal government to find, arrest and deport those in the country illegally, regardless of whether they have committed serious […]
World
Retrieving ground in Afghanistan
The legitimacy of its institutions, including the unity government and the security forces, must be enhanced First week of June provided a grim reminder of the worsening security situation in Afghanistan. A suicide attack on May 31 in the heart of […]
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MODI IN USA: LOW PECKING ORDER BUT HIGH HOPES
In the hierarchical approach to the world order, the scheduling of appointments with the new monarch gives a fair idea about the pecking arrangement. PM Narendra Modi gets to meet US President Donald Trump towards this month end. India’s […]
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MS-13 is Targeting New York for more bloodshed, say authorities
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): The recent spate of murders attributed to the MS-13 gang on Long Island is no accident – but rather the result of a sick directive from higher-ups in El Salvador for bloodshed in the Empire […]
World
IS chief may be dead, says Russia: No information to support claim: US
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia said June 16 it was verifying whether the elusive Islamic State terror group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in a targeted Russian airstrike in strife-torn Syria last month. The airstrike on May 28 […]
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Conversion of PIO cards into OCI cards
Attention PIO Card holders Please note that the last date for conversion of PIO to OCI is 30th June 2017. All PIO Card holders are requested to immediately apply for conversion of PIO Cards into OCI Cards at this link ” https://www.in.ckgs.us […]
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Dr. Neeru Chadha is the first Indian Woman Judge to be elected to theInternational Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Dr. Neeru Chadha has become the first Indian woman to be elected as a Judge to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), for the nine year term 2017-2026, elections for […]