South Asia
South Asia
South Asia
Militants kidnap, kill 11 people in Pakistan’s Balochistan province
Karachi (TIP): At least 11 people, including nine bus passengers, were killed by unknown militants in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, authorities said on April 13. In the first incident, armed men stopped a bus on […]
South Asia
South Asia
3 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts return to Sri Lanka
CHENNAI (TIP): Three former convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case returned to Sri Lanka on April 3, nearly two years after being freed by the Supreme Court in the case. Agency reports quoting police […]
South Asia
South Asia
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lashes out at BNP’s ‘India Out’ campaign
NEW DELHI / DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh National Party (BNP) has been propogating an ‘India Out’ campaign for some time and has been asking people to boycott Indian products. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has lashed […]
South Asia
Five Chinese dam workers, driver killed in Pakistan suicide attack
PESHAWAR (TIP): Five Chinese nationals working on a major dam construction site were killed along with their driver on March 26 when a suicide bomber targeted their vehicle in northwest Pakistan, officials said. Their vehicle […]
South Asia
South Asia
Thai parliament passes same-sex marriage bill
BANGKOK (TIP): Thailand’s parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill March 28, paving the way for the kingdom to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise LGBTQ marriage equality. The bill sailed through on 399 […]
South Asia
TN cop held in Bangladesh for illegal entry
CHENNAI (TIP) : A special sub-inspector (SSI) attached to the Selaiyur police station in Chennai has been detained by the Bangladesh army on the charge of trying to enter the country by illegally crossing the […]
South Asia
Three killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR (TIP): A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others outside a bank in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on March 28, a provincial official said. “A suicide attack occurred in which […]
United States
Nritya Ranjani showcases the rich cultural heritage of India
LONG ISLAND, NY(TIP): The Nartan Rang Dance Academy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan held its annual production, Nritya Ranjani,at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center on Long Island on Sunday, June 24th, 2018. Nritya Ranjani 2018: […]
Asia
Indian in Pakistan jail has to wait till January 31 to know his fate
PESHAWAR (TIP): Indian national Hamid Nehal Ansari, languishing in a Pakistani jail, even after serving a 3-year prison term, has failed to secure his release as authorities did not submit the record of his conviction by a military court and […]