ISLAMABAD (TIP): The long-awaited Pakistani military assault has been launched in North Waziristan. For over a decade, the region harboured local and foreign militants including Arabs, Chechens, Uzbeks, Turkmen, Tajiks and Uighurs. Some militant groups […]
KABUL (TIP): Election officials overseeing Afghanistan‘s first democratic transfer of power sifted through scores of fraud complaints on June 12 as they began a lengthy vote count, after insurgents killed at least 50 people on […]
KABUL (TIP): Afghan officials say three Taliban suicide bombers targeted Nato fuel trucks at the border with Pakistan, setting off a gunbattle with police guards. A spokesman for the border police in eastern Nangarhar province, […]
ISLAMABAD: At least eight people were killed and 85 injured in Lahore on Tuesday when the police clashed with supporters of moderate cleric Dr Tahirul Qadri, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, vowing to bring […]
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia, whose social networking website espouses neighborhood safety and community, pleaded no contest Thursday, June 12, in a San Mateo court to a misdemeanor for leaving the scene of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States on June 19 cut aid to Uganda, imposed visa restrictions and canceled a regional military exercise in response to a Ugandan law that imposes harsh penalties on homosexuality. The White […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US appeals court struck down on June 19 a Los Angeles city ordinance that bars people from living in their cars, describing the rule as cryptic and saying that it has been […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Secretary of state John Kerry brushed aside criticism of Obama administration’s Middle East policy on June 19, taking exception to assertions that Washington has been doing too passive in the face of surging […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Community members and Consulate officials organized a farewell reception for Consul Perumal Venkatasamy, Head of Chancery at the Indian Consulate in New York, who was retiring after 37 years of service. […]
WASHINGTON: New Delhi-born Pratishtha Khanna, who came to the US illegally at the age of ten, is one of ten local “Champions of Change” honoured by the White House for their exemplary leadership in their […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): As many as 75 scientists working in US federal government laboratories in Atlanta may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria and are being offered treatment to prevent infection from the deadly toxin, […]
OVER ONE MILLION NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS WOULD SEE WAGES RISE BY $100 A WEEK NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Raising the minimum wage to $13.13 in New York City would benefit nearly 1.2 million City […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India conveyed to Russia, June 18, its concern over Moscow’s decision to lift embargo on the supply of Mi-35 attack helicopters and defense equipment to Pakistan. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): “Eastern District of New York Federal Judge Cogan dismissed the Sikhs For Justice case against Sonia Gandhi, holding SFJ to be an illegal plaintiff in this case,” said Ravi Batra, attorney […]
NEW YORK (TIP): New York Seniors Celebrated Father’s Day on June 11 at Saneeswara Temple in Bellerose Terrace. At the festive program organized by Shashikant Patel and Gopi Udeshi, seven magnificent men were honored. Speakers […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): After having its way with Congress-appointed governors, the NDA government has moved on to purge UPA nominees from statutory bodies, starting with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Following suggestions from the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A month after the Congress got decimated in the Lok Sabha polls, the party seems to be in revamp mode. Top sources have confirmedthat the party’s immediate priority is to quell the […]
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