LAHORE (TIP): A Pakistani court has asked the government to explain under what authority it has detained Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed “without a trial”. A Lahore high court’s two-judge bench headed by justice Syed Kazim […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Facebook has removed 85 percent of content considered insulting to Islam, but the high court in Pakistan’s capital is unhappy because there’s still “carpet bombing and drone attacks going on at our ideological […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal is urging climbers on Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, to help remove garbage from a camp abandoned two years ago after an earthquake triggered avalanches killing 18 people, as officials prepare […]
KABUL (TIP): There are 30 pools in Afghanistan, only one that welcomes girls — and it is facing militant threats for doing so. Nevertheless a handful are diving in, pioneers racing to achieve Olympic glory […]
DHAKA (TIP): At least four people died and several remained missing after a ferry carrying about 80 passengers capsized on March 28 in Bangladesh’s Panguchi River, police said. Rescuers recovered the bodies of four female […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump will host his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on April 6-7 next week at his Mara-a-Lago resort in Florida, the White House announced March 30. The engagement — the first […]
BEIJING (TIP): China will step up a campaign against religious extremism in the far western region of Xinjiang on March 25 by implementing measures, including prohibiting “abnormal” beards, the wearing of veils in public places […]
PARIS (TIP): A UNESCO-backed Paris exhibition exploring the psychology behind racism aims to shed light on why racist acts in France are on the rise, and to educate against prejudice. “We and the Others, Prejudices […]
LONDON (TIP): The British government set out on Thursday how it will handle the mammoth task of converting European Union laws into domestic legislation in preparation for its exit from the bloc, seeking to ease […]
BAGHDAD (TIP): A suicide truck bomb targeted a police checkpoint in southern Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 15 people and wounding 45, according to Iraqi officials. The bomber detonated the vehicle, an oil tanker laden […]
SEOUL (TIP): South Korea’s ousted president Park Geun-Hye arrived at a detention centre near Seoul early March 31 after being arrested over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down. The Seoul […]
BRUSSELS (TIP): Several people were injured and taken to hospital after supporters and opponents of the Turkish government clashed outside the country’s consulate in central Brussels on Thursday, Belgian police said. Belgian Prime Minister Charles […]
BEIJING (TIP): China is putting pressure on India to participate in an international conference on its One Belt, One Road or Silk Road programme next May after realizing that showcasing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) […]
New Delhi (TIP): The Centre has accorded the top category ‘Z+’ VVIP armed security cover to newly-appointed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The cover will be provided by a special commando team of the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Political analysts must not predict figures — such as winning margins or the number of seats a party is likely to win — in their comments during polls, the Election Commission announced […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a setback to the Kejriwal dispensation, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has directed that Rs 97 crore be recoverd from AAP that was allegedly “splurged” by the city government on advertisements in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Giving strategic interests a further push, the Centre is exploring feasibility to connect Sino-India border district Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh with the railway network. The Centre has asked Minister of State for […]
NEW DEIHI (TIP): It will be a long working summer for the country’s top judges. For the first time in the Supreme Court’s history, three constitution benches of five judges each will sit during the […]
J&K top cop says bullets don’t see who they hit WhatsApp groups with Pak admins entice stone pelting, mislead Kashmir youth: DGP SRINAGAR (TIP): Stating that civilians who march towards the encounter sites were “committing […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): African students in the capital are still shocked over the violent attack on some Nigerian students earlier this week in Greater Noida, which they say is a grim reminder of the “palpable […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who has been given a clean chit by the CBI in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, today told a court he was not ready to undergo a lie-detection […]
New Delhi (TIP): Stamping and tagging of the hand baggage of passengers at seven major airports, including Delhi and Mumbai, will be done away with from April 1, the CISF said on Thursday. The other […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A senior Tibetan lama based in India, who is one of the claimants to the title of Karmapa Lama, has married a childhood friend and abandoned monkhood, his office announced on Marck […]
Large cash deposits in savings bank accounts of citizens have been under scrutiny after the government scrapped high-value banknotes from November 9, 2016 NEW DELHI (TIP): The taxmen or bank officials may question anyone receiving […]
Actress Sandra Bullock is open to having more kids. The 52-year-old actress, who already has two kids, is reportedly planning to expand her brood in the future as motherhood is one thing she is most […]
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