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China offers rewards for tip-offs in troubled Xinjiang region

Apr 26, 2014 - 7:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): Authorities in China are offering cash rewards for everything from “violent terrorism training” to growing long beards, the latest security regulations in the Xinjiang region that critics say target Muslims. The rewards are […]

United States

US court approves plan to sell Iran assets in Manhattan

Apr 19, 2014 - 9:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): A federal judge has approved plans to sell a 36-storey Manhattan office building and other properties owned by Iran nationwide in what will be the largest terrorism-related forfeiture ever, a prosecutor said […]

Europe

Saudi Arabia mulls end to sports ban in girls’ state schools

Apr 11, 2014 - 9:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

JEDDAH (TIP): Saudi Arabia is considering ending its controversial ban on sports in girls’ state schools, after its consultative council recommended the ban be lifted over vociferous opposition from traditionalists. Following a heated debate on […]

Europe

Indian loses passport in jet, stuck for 5 days at UAE airport

Mar 28, 2014 - 9:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DUBAI (TIP): An Indian was stranded for five days at Abu Dhabi airport as he forgot his passport in the plane while transiting for another flight to Saudi Arabia, according to a media report on […]

Europe

Indian expats in Saudi Arabia demand online voting rights

Mar 14, 2014 - 10:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DUBAI (TIP): Expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia have demanded that the Indian authorities facilitate online voting for them through biometric system in the general elections due next month. Although non-resident Indians (NRIs) have been permitted […]

Business & Economics

JLR TO INVEST 100 MILLION POUNDS IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR NEW PLANT

Mar 7, 2014 - 6:37 am EST @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to invest 100 million pounds into a new factory in Saudi Arabia to make 100,000 cars a year to meet the booming demand in the […]

Shinde claim on Dawood punctured

Feb 21, 2014 - 7:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a huge embarrassment to Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who had earlier said the US agencies were helping India nab Dawood Ibrahim, Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran claimed that […]

Salman Khurshid’s Call to Expatriates to Help Build India’s Brand Image

Jan 11, 2014 - 6:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Minister of External Affairs Sh. Salman Khurshid, has exhorted the overseas Indians to become India’s best ambassadors to spread and popularize the country’s values, beliefs, culture and heritage overseas. Presiding over the […]

Yemen wedding party hit by US drone strike, 13 killed

Dec 13, 2013 - 7:21 am EST @theindpanorama 0

SANAA, YEMEN (TIP): Missiles fired by a US drone slammed into a convoy of vehicles travelling to a wedding party in central Yemen on December 12, killing at least 13 people, Yemeni security officials said. […]

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The Geopolitics of Nuclear Proliferation

Nov 29, 2013 - 5:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

AS I SEE IT It is not easy for Iran and the US to end mutual hostility The author sees no end to three decades of mutual hostility and suspicion between Iran and the US. […]

7 dead, 45 injured in earthquake near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant

Nov 29, 2013 - 5:16 am EST @theindpanorama 0

TEHRAN (TIP): A powerful earthquake has hit Iran, killing seven and injuring a further 45, IRNA state news agency reported. The disaster’s epicenter was in an area 62km north east of Bushehr, according to the […]

Nuclear talks begin, Iran warns of limits

Nov 21, 2013 - 6:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

GENEVA (TIP): A new round of Iran nuclear talks began in fits and starts November 10, with the two sides ending a first session just minutes after it began amid warnings from Iran’s supreme leader […]

Featured

The Geopolitics of Nuclear Proliferation It is not easy for Iran and the US to end mutual hostility

Nov 21, 2013 - 5:54 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The author sees no end to three decades of mutual hostility and suspicion between Iran and the US. Just after the foreign ministers of the self-styled “international community” (comprising the EU members and the US) […]

Europe

NRI couple arrested in Saudi Arabia on black magic charges

Oct 25, 2013 - 6:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KENDRAPARA, ODISHA (TIP): An NRI couple has been arrested in Saudi Arabia on charges of practising black magic, official sources said here on October 22. Seikh Nizam and Noor Jehan, originally from Odisha’s Kendrapara township, […]

So-Called Spring; Su-Shi Strife and The South-West Asia

Sep 6, 2013 - 7:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“The author foresees tremendous tectonic changes in the wake of Arab Spring et al. He says, “There will be following major discernible evolutionary geo-political trends underlying the so-called Arab spring. The despotic regimes headed by […]

Drone strikes in Yemen kill 12 alleged Al Qaeda militants; 2 arrested in Saudi Arabia

Aug 9, 2013 - 9:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): As a security alert kept millions on edge throughout the Muslim world, suspected U.S. drone attacks in Yemen killed 12 alleged militants Thursday, August 8, and Saudi security forces arrested two foreign […]

United States

US To Close Some Embassies On Sunday Over Threat

Aug 2, 2013 - 2:44 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): US embassies that would normally be open this Sunday – including those in Abu Dhabi, Baghdad and Cairo – will be closed that day because of unspecified security concerns, the US State Department […]

RAMADAN

Jul 8, 2013 - 2:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

RAMADAN IN 2013 WILL START ON TUESDAY, THE 9TH OF JULY, AND WILL CONTINUE FOR 30 DAYS UNTIL WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH OF AUGUST. RAMADAN is a month of celebration for Muslims around the world. Millions […]

Egypt: The True Revolution has begun

Jul 5, 2013 - 7:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The fast developing situation in Egypt and the rapid ouster of President Mohamed Morsi has puzzled many and belied the expectation of those who thought that the revolution started two and a half years ago […]

Gold Drives Our Traditional Economy, Must Not Be Curbed

Jun 29, 2013 - 10:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

An insightful note on the potential adverse effects of current policies on gold trade in India. India is one of the largest buyers of gold in the world. More than 90 per cent of this […]

Obama To Nominate Jim Comey As Next FBI Chief On Friday

Jun 21, 2013 - 10:46 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama will nominate Jim Comey to be the next FBI director on Friday, picking a former Justice Department official who has deep experience in the US battle against terrorism, a White […]

Business & Economics

Real challenge for Sharif begins now

Jun 7, 2013 - 1:13 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

“Forces of destabilization are as active today as they were earlier. They are anxiously waiting for the withdrawal of the US-led troops from Afghanistan next year. The new scenario that will emerge in Afghanistan can […]

Musharraf’s Political Troubles

May 18, 2013 - 8:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

In March 2007, President Musharraf suspended Chief Justice Iftakar Mohammed Chaudhry, accusing him of abuse of power and nepotism. Supporters of Chaudhry took the streets in protest, claiming the move was politically motivated. In May, […]

Europe

Pakistan Votes In Landmark Election, Coalition Govt Likely

May 11, 2013 - 5:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

ISLAMABAD (TIP): Despite a bloody campaign marred by Taliban attacks, Pakistan was holding historic elections on Saturday pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister once exiled by the army and an incumbent […]

Nris Prefer Indian Stocks

May 11, 2013 - 3:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

40% jump in demat accounts in 5 years NEW DELHI (TIP): Domestic investors may be sitting on the fence, but NRIs seem to be actively buying up Indian shares. At least going by the number […]

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