COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption authorities arrested a member of the once-powerful Rajapaksa family on Wednesday, accusing him of illegally claiming reparations for property loss when his presidential uncle was toppled three years ago. The […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistan Army has denied as “baseless” the rumours that Army chief Asim Munir plans to become the next president. The army’s response came following rumours and a wave of disinformation on social […]
DHAKA (TIP): Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation’s capital, demanding accountability, compensation for victims’ families and the halt […]
Islamabad (TIP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated Pakistan’s willingness to engage in a “meaningful dialogue” with India to resolve all outstanding issues. His remarks came during a meeting with British High Commissioner Jane […]
Karachi (TIP)- Insurgents shot and killed nine passengers from Punjab after offloading them from a passenger bus in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, July 11, according to authorities. The incident took place on the […]
Dhaka (TIP)- Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday, July 10, officially revoked a long-standing directive from the Sheikh Hasina administration that required public officials to address her and other senior women officials as “sir.” The order, […]
The deadly flood in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people and left more than two dozen missing this week was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet […]
Dhaka (TIP)- Bangladesh witnessed 2,442 incidents of communal violence over a span of 330 days from August 4 last year, when political unrest peaked, leading to the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League […]
ISLAMABAD / US (TIP): Amid sustained pressure by India on recognising cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan, the Quad has condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and called for acting against the perpetrators, organisers and financiers of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In an escalation of legal action against Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday sentenced her to six months in prison for […]
DHARAMSHALA (TIP): The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching back 500 years after his death. But as he approaches his […]
DHAKA (TIP): The Bangladesh Election Commission has reinstated the registration and symbol – ‘daripalla’ (weighing scales) – of the hardline Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) party, several leaders of which had been tried and convicted for genocide, rape […]
Malayasia (TIP): The Malaysian Royal Police arrested 36 Bangladesh nationals this week on charges of being involved in a “radical militant movement” founded on extremist beliefs and terror ideology. “The Special Branch team’s intelligence and […]
DEHRADUN (TIP): Tibetans in exile celebrate the 90th birthday of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama next week, an occasion overshadowed by uncertainty about the future of the role and what it means for their movement. […]
lahore / NEW DELHI (TIP): Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday admitted that China was sharing intelligence inputs on India with Islamabad following Operation Sindoor and the heightened tensions that ensued. In an interview […]
Kathmandu (TIP) : Former Nepali Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Madhav Kumar Nepal has been charged with corruption by the anti-graft agency in connection with an alleged land scam. It is the first […]
DHAKA (TIP): A special tribunal set up to try Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina began proceedings Sunday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal Police have busted a kidnapping racket and arrested five Indian nationals on Wednesday for allegedly holding Bangladeshi tourists hostage for ransom in the Himalayan nation. Those arrested include Shiva Saurabh, 34, from […]
Dhaka / New Delhi (TIP) : Imagine government employees at South and North Block in New Delhi suddenly going on strike, workers in all tax departments downing pens and primary teachers picketing schools across the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan announced Friday that it is upgrading its diplomatic representation in neighboring Afghanistan from chargé d’affaires to the level of ambassador, a move aimed at improving bilateral relations between the two neighbors. The […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus mulls resignation as he finds it difficult to work because political parties failed to reach a common ground, BBC Bangla service reported at midnight on Thursday […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Two low intensity earthquakes hit western Nepal on Friday morning, with no reports of any damage so far, an official said. A 5.1 magnitude earthquake with epicentre at Khalanga in Baitadi district hit […]
LAHORE (TIP): Army chief Gen Asim Munir should have given himself the title of “king” instead of field marshal as Pakistan is currently governed by the jungle law, jailed former premier Imran Khan said on […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka will use artificial intelligence to monitor bus drivers and make seat belts mandatory on public transport, a government minister said on Wednesday, after the country’s worst bus crash in two decades […]
LAHORE (TIP): A senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday claimed that the military operation against India was designed under the supervision of the party president Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz, the former […]
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