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India
TEAM RAHUL UNDER ATTACK AS CONGRESS LEADERS WANT ‘RUTHLESS INTROSPECTION’
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress should opt for ‘ruthless introspection’ and only those experienced in field work should be given leadership roles, party leaders said on May 22. Congress leader Milind Deora, who had on May […]
India
Ghulam Nabi Azad, Farooq bite the dust
Omar takes blame Chief Minister and National Conference’s acting president Omar Abdullah owned responsibility for the coalition’s reverses. “I accept, unequivocally, the responsibility for this defeat. A lot of introspection & soul searching, personally & […]
India
Director-lyricist Gulzar to get Dadasaheb Phalke award
NEW DELHI (TIP): His lyrics speak of winter afternoons spent soaking the sun in the courtyard, stars walking the streets after rain, the moon being an insomniac and the heart a neighbour. Gulzar, whose song […]
Europe
Smooth Afghanistan poll raises questions about Taliban strength
KABUL (TIP): A bigger-than-expected turnout in Afghanistan‘s presidential election and the Taliban’s failure to derail the vote have raised questions about the capacity of the insurgents to tip the country back into chaos as foreign […]
United States
US secretly created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to stir unrest
WASHINGTON (TIP): In July 2010, Joe McSpedon, a US government official, flew to Barcelona to put the final touches on a secret plan to build a social media project aimed at undermining Cuba’s communist government. […]
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Tiger Woods to miss Masters after back surgery
LOS ANGELES (TIP):World number one Tiger Woods said Tuesday he will miss the Masters after undergoing back surgery earlier this week to treat a pinched nerve that has been troubling him for several months. “Sad […]
Europe
Two policemen killed in Taliban attack on Kabul election office
KABUL (ITIP): Taliban militants staged a gun and suicide attack on an Afghan election commission office in Kabul on March 23, killing two police officers, with less than a fortnight to go before the presidential […]
United States
Former ISI chief knew of Osama’s Pak hideout: Report
NEW YORK /ISLAMABAD (TIP): Former ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha knew of Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed was in regular contact with the slain al-Qaida chief, a […]
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When Comes another Khushwant?
Iam reminded of Antony’s words in Julius Caesar: “Here was a Caesar! When comes such another?” Yes, here was a Khushwant. When comes such another? A literary monarch who literally held sway over the literary […]
Asia
Business & Economics
United States
VENEZUELA PROTESTS ESCALATE AS STUDENTS, SECURITY FORCES CLASH
CARACAS (TIP): Venezuelan security forces and demonstrators faced off in streets blocked by burning barricades in several provincial cities on February 20 as protests escalated against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government. At least five people […]
Business & Economics
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United States
Major snowstorm slams northeastern US, 3,000 flights cancelled
WASHINGTON (TIP): The northeastern US shivered amid heavy snowfall and far below average temperatures on January 23 in a storm that grounded thousands of flights and triggered traffic chaos. The nasty weather with its bone-chilling […]
United States
US vows stepped up support to oust Assad
MONTREUX (SWITZERLAND) (TIP): The United States on January 22 led a fierce denunciation of the Syrian regime and vowed it would step up support for the opposition as it seeks to topple President Bashar al-Assad. […]
United States
Pope Francis says the Internet is a ‘gift from God’
VATICAN (TIP): It may sometimes be a breeding ground for pornographers, bullies and hateful extremists, but the Internet received an official blessing Thursday, January 23 from Pope Francis, who called it a “gift from God.” […]
India
Pakistan
Displaying rare heroism,Teen dies stopping suicide bomber at school in Pakistan
HANGU, PAKISTAN (TIP) : A 14- year-old boy is being hailed as a hero in Pakistan for tackling a suicide bomber — dying at the main gate of his school and saving schoolmates gathered for […]
India
United States
Europe
Historic call: UK PM rings up Rouhani
LONDON (TIP): In a historic first, David Cameron on November 19 became the first British PM to call an Iranian president in more than a decade. Cameron spoke to Hassan Rouhani by telephone on Tuesday […]
Europe
Historic call: UK PM rings up Rouhani
LONDON (TIP): In a historic first, David Cameron on November 19 became the first British PM to call an Iranian president in more than a decade. Cameron spoke to Hassan Rouhani by telephone on Tuesday […]