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China setting up world’s highest-altitude data centre in Tibet
Beijing/Lhasa (Tibet) (TIP): China is building the world’s highest-altitude cloud computing data centre in Tibet that will meet the data storage needs of the country and South Asian nations like Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, official […]
Asia
Tens of thousands of Muslims protest over Macron remarks after killings in France
Islamabad/Dhaka (TIP): Tens of thousands of Muslims protested in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Palestinian territories on Friday after killings in a French church prompted a vow from President Emmanuel Macron to stand firm against attacks on […]
Coronavirus
India fares poorly in hunger index
Country has the highest prevalence of ‘wasted children’; even Bangladesh and Pakistan score better NEW YORK (TIP): India has the highest prevalence of wasted children under five years in the world, which reflects acute undernutrition, […]
Perspective
Why India is not the first choice
The state of our infrastructure and logistics is way behind China’s “It is idle to think that global companies will shift out of China to India just on Donald Trump’s say-so. They will do so […]
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Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan after facing religious persecution there, a little past midnight […]
Indian Americans
Heartwarming story of Hindu Muslim unity
Manu Shah HOUSTON (TIP): There are plenty of heartwarming stories of Hindu-Muslim unity, but it’ll be hard to top the one that took place in Houston recently. The Indian Muslims Association of Greater Houston (IMAGH) […]
India
World leaders Congratulate Modi: Great things are in store for US-India partnership, says Trump
World leaders on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his landslide victory for a second term in office. Congratulatory messages from various parts of the world poured in. While most of them congratulated him over […]
United States
Melinda Katz ahead of her Rivals in winning Endorsements in Queens DA Race
QUEENS, NY (TIP): Endorsements of political organizations, labor unions and elected officials are sure to help signal to voters what kind of candidate they’ll be casting their ballot for on Tuesday, June 25. Melinda Katz […]
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Religious freedom in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka: A Summary of Religious Freedom concerns in South Asia.
The South Asia working group’s initial report to the International Religious Freedom Round-table “The many millennia old caste systems and the ‘unparalleled social abuse of untouchability (A.J. Toynbee)’ are based on religious doctrines of Brahminical […]
World
Bangladesh ex-PM Zia gets 5-year RI in graft case
Son, tried in absentia, and 4 others jailed for 10 years DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was, on February8, sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment for corruption, a body blow for the […]
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Indian Americans
7,620 Indian nationals lodged in foreign jails, highest in Saudi Arabia
Lodged in 86 jails abroad, at least 50 are women NEW DELHI (TIP): As many as 7,620 Indian nationals are lodged in foreign jails, with the highest number in Saudi Arabia. Of them, at least […]
Asia
Bangladesh police arrest key suspect in Dhaka cafe attack
NEW DELHI (TIP): Police in northwestern Bangladesh have arrested a suspected key supplier of explosives in last year’s attack on a Dhaka cafe that left 20 dead, including 17 foreigners. Police say Sohel Mahfuz was arrested along […]
World
Ten killed and dozens hurt in Bangladesh garment factory blast
DHAKA (TIP): A boiler has exploded at a Bangladeshi garment factory killing 10 people and injuring dozens, fire officials said on July 2, the latest mishap to hit one of the world’s biggest garment producers. The accident happened […]
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Is anjuman mein aap ko aana hai baar, baar…
It was so pleasing to watch beautiful rendition of Urdu poetry through a classical dance by Anupma Sharda, student of guru Purvi Bhatt from Dance School, wearing traditional dress. This song was from1981 Urdu film, […]
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World
Rescuers aid 4,500 homeless after deadly Bangladesh mudslide
DHAKA (TIP): Rescuers recovered the body of a woman from the mass of mud that collapsed onto a village in southeastern Bangladesh, and were searching on Thursday for several more missing after landslides killed at least 141, officials said. […]
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ENGLAND’S JOE ROOT DIGS BANGLADESH’S GRAVE
Joe Root scored 133 not out, Alex Hales made 95 and captain Eoin Morgan 75 not out as hosts England overhauled their target of 306 with 16 balls to spare against Bangladesh, the highest successful run-chase in the history of ICC?Champions Trophy. LONDON (TIP): […]
Asia
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as cyclone hits Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh on May 29 packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour (73mph) after authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from low-lying coastal villages. The severe cyclonic storm made landfall on […]
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IF TRIPLE TALAQ INVALID, SUGGEST WAY OUT: SC
IF TRIPLE TALAQ INVALID, SUGGEST WAY OUT: SC NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on May 11 asked the Centre and Muslim women petitioners who have challenged the validity of triple talaq to suggest a possible way out if the […]
Asia
Six killed as Bangladesh police raid militant hideout
Six killed as Bangladesh police raid militant hideout DHAKA (TIP): Police in Bangladesh raided a militant hideout on Thursday sparking a clash in which five suspected militants and a fire fighter were killed in blasts that the militants set […]