NEW DELHI (TIP): Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat has said the Indian Army is prepared to face external as well as internal threats to the country. “The Indian Army is completely ready for a two-and-a-half front war,” said Rawat. The Army chief […]
ASTANA (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met here on June 9 on the sidelines of the SCO summit, seen as an effort to repair ties hit by growing differences between the two countries over a host […]
ASTANA (TIP): PM Modi on June 8 met with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan, ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Modi and Sharif attended a welcome banquet to the small grouping […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): After the historic lift-off of India’s heaviest rocket GSLV-Mk III, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is gearing up to launch a C a r t o s a t – s e r i e s satellite, also called the ‘eye […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A Pentagon report released on June 3 singled out Pakistan as a possible location for a future Chinese military base, as it forecast that Beijing would likely build more bases overseas after establishing a facility in the African nation […]
One of the Largest Gatherings of Muslim Americans in the US and Canada is All Set to Focus on Interfaith Unity and Turning to Faith to Inspire Social Change CHICAGO, IL (TIP): The Islamic Society of North America […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US does not need India, China and France telling it what to do on the issue of Paris Climate agreement, American Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said, strongly supporting the controversial decision of President Donald Trump to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Kremlin said there was still no firm date set for the first meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, but that if it did happen the media were likely to be excluded, the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump announced June 6 that he is tapping lawyer and former Justice Department official Christopher Wray to serve as his new FBI director, on the eve of critical testimony+ by the intelligence agency chief he […]
MONTREAL (TIP): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted his thanks to former US President Barack Obama after the two shared a private dinner at a Montreal restaurant. Trudeau posted a picture of the pair talking in the eatery, with the […]
KIEV (TIP): An overnight blast hit the premises of the US embassy in Kiev but there were no casualties, the Ukrainian police said on June 8. The blast hit the mission located in central Kiev shortly after midnight, a statement […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Pentagon on June 3 renewed praise of Qatar for hosting a vital US air base and for its “enduring commitment to regional security,” sticking to a message of reassurance even as President Donald Trump, via Twitter, applauded […]
NORRISTOWN (TIP): Andrea Constand told a packed Pennsylvania courtroom on June 4 that she could feel Bill Cosby’s hands on her body, but the drugs in her system would not let her stop him. “In my head, I was trying […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal’s parliament on June 3 elected unopposed three-time former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to the top post once again. This is the tenth time in just over a decade the leadership has changed hands in […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A viral video featuring a woman wearing “blackface” that caused an outcry on social media has been pulled by a popular retailer in Malaysia, with the firm apologising on June 8 for causing offence. The […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The “kidnapping” case of a retired Pakistan army officer in Nepal could not be taken to the ICJ or the UN on the basis of “assumptions” as there is no “concrete evidence” suggesting India’s hand in […]
KABUL (TIP): The US official policy on supporting a “peace process” in Afghanistan may change. In remarks at Canberra, US defence secretary James Mattis gave clear indication that the US may not give Taliban the space for a political “solution” in Afghanistan. The […]
CAIRO/QUETTA (TIP): Islamic State has killed two Chinese teachers it kidnapped in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province last month, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said on June 8, in a blow to Islamabad’s efforts to safeguard Chinese workers. China’s foreign ministry said […]
In the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, a meeting of the defense ministers of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held on June 7. At the meeting, the members of the delegations made a number […]
“The new legislation has been deliberately brought up to further communalize the situation and also financially ruin the poor Muslims. And the government is not even attempting a sham of making suggestions to counter the perception that its […]
“Indo-Pak relations have a more complex pathology for their downward spiral. Modi came to power wanting to break the old cycle of talks and terror. He chose theatrical and personalized engagement with Sharif to leap over the complexities constricting a Pakistani […]
Leo Varadkar, the son of an Indian immigrant, is set to be Ireland’s Prime Minister after he won an internal contest to lead the Centre-right Fine Gael, the senior coalition partner in the Republic’s minority government. The outspoken Mr. […]
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): “It’s very great joy that I want to invite you all to be part of the 35th annual American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) Convention 2017 to be held at brand new […]
NASA’s Newest Astronaut Recruits to Conduct Research off the Earth, For the Earth and Deep Space Missions HOUSTON (TIP): American space agency Nasa has chosen 12 new astronauts, including an Indian- American, from a record number of over 18,000 applicants, […]
Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Hindu Congressman Tulsi Gabbard lash out at the anchors for playing into stereotypes WASHINGTON (TIP): Alisyn Camerota, host of CNN’s New Day, made a racially insensitive remark to a 12-year-old guest who had […]
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