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 […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s Election Commission has cancelled the registration of the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, preventing it from participating in the next national election, which is expected to be held […]
Vienna / Islamabad (TIP): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday confirmed that no radiation leak or release has occurred from any nuclear facility in Pakistan, following speculation that Indian airstrikes under ‘Operation Sindoor’ […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan Army chief Gen Asim Munir on Thursday warned that any “military misadventure” by India will be met with a “swift, resolute, and notch-up response” as he visited a firing range to witness […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Citing security concerns, Pakistan has announced the closure of specific portions of Karachi and Lahore airspace for four hours each day during May and put all airports across the country on high alert, […]
DHAKA (TIP): A bench of Bangladesh High Court on Wednesday ordered release of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das on bail, five months after he was arrested on a charge of defaming the country’s national […]
Naypyitaw [Myanmar] (TIP): An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar on Friday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, […]
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