India
Month: January 2014
India
SC refuses to review verdict criminalising gay sex
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court reaffirmed the validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), under which sexual acts among LGBTs (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender population) are a criminal offence attracting […]
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MURUDESHWAR: THE OFFBEAT BEACH GETAWAY
Asmall coastal town in Karnataka, it used to be highly unlikely that Murudeshwar was on the travel wish-list for any one other than the inhabitants of Karnataka state. But the times are a changing now. […]
Europe
40 Muslim rebels killed in Philippine offensive
MANILA (TIP): Philippine troops have killed at least 40 Islamic fighters and captured a rebel stronghold with a bomb-making facility in a two-day offensive against insurgents opposed to a new peace deal, military officials said […]
Europe
Justin Bieber charged with assault in Canada
TORONTO (TIP): Canadian police charged Justin Bieber on January 29 with assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto in December, the latest in a string of legal troubles for the young pop star. The incident happened […]
Europe
Europe
Nurse wins Britain’s top literary award
The Shock of the Fall – the story of two brothers dealing with schizophrenia by first time author and mental health nurse Nathan Filer has edged past some of the established names in modern day […]
Europe
OBAMA VOWS TO ACT ALONE ON ECONOMY
WASHINGTON (TIP): Declaring that 2014 can be the “breakthrough year” for America and the US is “better-positioned for the 21st century than any other nation on Earth”, US President Barack Obama warned the country’s lawmakers […]
Europe
South Sudan to try rebel leaders, risking ceasefire
JUBA (TIP): South Sudan released seven rebel detainees January 30 but vowed to put on trial key leaders accused of launching weeks of fighting, a move likely to threaten a fragile ceasefire. The sides implemented […]
Europe
Ukraine lawmakers offer protester amnesty
KIEV, UKRAINE (TIP): Ukraine’s Parliament has passed a measure offering amnesty to arrested protesters, but only if demonstrators vacate most of the buildings they occupy. The measure, passed on January 29 after nearly 12 hours […]
Europe
Europe
Libya interior minister escapes assassination bid: Report
TRIPOLI (TIP): Libya’s interior minister escaped unscathed from an assassination attempt in Tripoli on January 29, the LANA news agency reported. Seddik Abdelkarim, who is also deputy prime minister, was in his car when “unknown […]
India
London ‘Run for Unity’a Grand Success: Jolly
Gujarat Leader Amit Thaker mandated for organizing ‘Run for Unity’ globally NEW DELHI (TIP): Encouraged by the success of London Run for Unity, OFBJP Convener Vijay Jolly announced January 29 that “Run for Unity” programs […]
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JAYA TO STAND TRIAL IN INCOME TAX CASE
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a major setback to Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court rejected her appeal against prosecution by the Income Tax department for not having filed tax returns between 1991 […]
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CONGRESS MLA DISRUPTS KEJRIWAL CONFERENCE, CALLS HIM A CHEAT
NEW DELHI: A Congress MLA Thursday today disrupted Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s press conference saying that the Aam Aadmi Party government were biased against Muslims and called him a cheat. Demanding an SIT probe […]
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SUBSIDISED LPG CYLINDER HIKED TO 12
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union Cabinet has approved raising the quota of subsidised LPG (cooking gas) to 12 cylinders per household in a year from current nine, Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily announced at a press […]
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Andhra Pradesh legislature rejects Telangana bill
HYDERABAD (TIP): Both houses of the Andhra Pradesh legislature, by a voice vote on January 30, rejected the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 on creating a separate Telangana state but this may not deter the […]
Europe
Pervez Musharraf’s treason trial adjourned
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf’s treason trial was on January 29 adjourned for a day after his lawyers sought time to go through prosecution’s objections to his medical report. Musharraf’s counsel Anwar Mansoor […]
Europe
Malala book launch scrapped at Pakistan university
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A ceremony to launch teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai’s book at a Pakistan university has been scrapped on the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government’s intervention on the grounds that it could not provide security for the […]
Europe
Europe
Despite attacks, Pak PM for talks with Taliban
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Despite a wave of deadly attacks unleashed by the Taliban across the country in recent months, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on January 29 announced the formation of a four-member committee to pursue peace […]
Europe
Afghanistan to free 37 prisoners soon despite US protests
KABUL (TIP): Afghanistan said on January 28 it expects to release within two weeks a first batch of alleged Taliban prisoners, who the US says are responsible for dozens of NATO and Afghan deaths. Kabul […]
Europe
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