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Beijing lifts smog red alert
BEIJING: Beijing’s first ever red alert for smog expired Thursday, as blue skies and sunshine replaced the thick haze that covered the city for days. The Chinese capital put its air pollution emergency plan into […]
Asia
Pakistan trained students to use social media for JuD, LeT Terror propaganda
WASHINGTON (TIP): Students of an elite military-run university in Pakistan have been trained to use social media sites in support of banned terrorist groups like LeT and JuD which have been protected and supported by […]
India
Islamic State vows to expand and take the war to India
NEW DELHI (TIP): The increasing incidents of ‘intolerance’ that have created an atmosphere of fear amongst the Muslim minority community and the rise of Hindu nationalist fringe elements dominating the headlines in recent times, have […]
Asia
Pakistan trained students to use social media for JuD, LeT Terror propaganda
WASHINGTON: Students of an elite military-run university in Pakistan have been trained to use social media sites in support of banned terrorist groups like LeT and JuD which have been protected and supported by the […]
United States
India
Asia
Pakistan military expands its power, and is thanked for doing so
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The most popular man in public office in Pakistan does not give speeches on television, rarely appears in public and rejects news interviews. He is Gen. Raheel Sharif, the Pakistani army chief, who […]
India
India steps up surveillance on ISIS propaganda: over 150 Indians under the scanner
NEW DELHI (TIP) : Nearly 150 Indians are on the radar of intelligence agencies for actively following Islamic State propaganda and engaging on social media with pro-IS elements, according to government sources. A majority of […]
Europe
Tens of thousands without power as storm batters Ireland
DUBLIN (TIP): Tens of thousands of homes in Ireland were left without electricity on Nov 17 as a storm swept across the country, causing disruption to flights and ferry crossings. Winds during the storm, named […]
Americas
Business & Economics
Sixth Grader Indian American Sells cryptographically Secure Passwords
NEW YORK: An enterprising 11-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US has started her own business selling cryptographically secure passwords generated by dice rolls at USD 2 each. Mira Modi, a sixth grader in New York City, runs […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
WATCH: Unarmed refugee mistaken for Palestinian shot dead and lynched by Israeli mob
In a viral video circulating on social media, an Israeli lynch mob is filmed beating a refugee to death at the Beersheba bus station, mistaking him for a Palestinian attacker. On Sunday night, a Palestinian […]
Business & Economics
China now has more billionaires than US
BEIJING (TIP): Communist China has overtaken capitalist United States in the richie rich list with 596 billionaires to America’s 537. The stunning jump has taken place in the last one year — spurred by the […]
Europe
Naveeda Ikram: UK’s first female Muslim Lord Mayor suspended by Labour as police probe ‘financial irregularities’
BRADFORD (TIP): Naveeda Ikram, a councillor in Bradford, was suspended by the party after an allegation was made about her to West Yorkshire Police. Ikram served as Lord Mayor of Bradford in 2011-12. She missed […]
Indian Americans
3 Indian Americans earn honorable mentions, Indian teen places 2nd at Action For Nature awards
NEW YORK (TIP): A cadre of Indian American youth was among the winners announced by Action For Nature’s International Young Eco-Hero Awards, with three individuals earning honorable mentions while one youngster of Indian-origin took home […]
United States
Rupert Murdoch apologizes for ‘real black President’ tweet
NEW YORK (TIP): The founder of the global News Corp media empire, Rupert Murdoch, issued an apology on Thursday after he faced social media backlash following his suggestion that President Barack Obama isn’t a “real […]
United States
Ashley Madison leak: 10k emails from US govt, military sites
WASHINGTON (TIP): They came from the UN and the Vatican, from Boeing and Bank of America, from the department of justice and the department of homeland security, and even from the state department and the […]
Europe
India
The Indian Panorama’s Tribute to India’s Missile Man Bharat Ratna APJ Addul Kalam
Shakespeare may as well had APJ Abdul Kalam, an outstanding human being, teacher, scientist, thinker and much more, in mind, when he penned these words in Julius Caesar in which Antony pays tribute to the slain Caesar. […]
Americas
On a lighter Side: Canadian man sings ‘Tum Hi Ho’ for his Sikh bride
Weddings are very special and this Christian wedding has gone viral on social media for a very different reason. Frank Gregoire, The Groom, a Canadian, struck a special note –by singing the popular Hindi song […]
Europe
Canada police apologize after sex talk broadcast from helicopter
WINNIPEG (TIP): Police in the Canadian city of Winnipeg apologized on June 22 after a lewd conversation about sex was broadcast from the loudspeakers of a police helicopter to a neighborhood below. Officers on a […]
United States
KFC customer ‘finds fried rat’ in meal
CALIFORNIA (TIP): When most of us share a photo of our dinner on Facebook, it’s usually to show off how delicious it looks – not because it resembles mistakenly deep-fried vermin. But that’s exactly why […]
India
HOME MINISTRY BRINGS IN TIGHTER NORMS FOR NGOS TO TRACK FOREIGN FUNDS
NEW DELHI (TIP): Non-governmental organisations will soon have to start furnishing details of foreign funds received and utilised by them for ‘civil rights advocacy’, a new category created by the home ministry to ascertain whether […]