Rohingya Hindus too fleeing to Bangladesh
KUTUPALANG, UKHIA (BANGLADESH) (TIP): Akhira Dhar sits in stony silence in one corner of the makeshift camp for Rohingya refugees. Her glazed eyes…
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Rift in family over Sharif’s successor as brother, nephew distance themselves
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The sequence of events that followed the disqualification of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif from office by the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers…
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Pakistani council orders revenge rape of 16-year-old girl
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistani police have arrested 25 members of an informal village council accused of ordering the rape of a 16-year-old girl as revenge…
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Pakistan SC’s verdict on Nawaz Sharif in Panamagate
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan's Supreme Court is pronouncing its verdict on Nawaz Sharif in the Panamagate case in which he and his family…
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Nikki Haley says cannot overlook what is happening in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Myanmar should let the UN fact-finding mission probe the alleged human rights violations by the country's military and security forces, US…
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26/11 case Pak court releases another LeT suspect on bail
LAHORE (TIP): Sufayan Zafar, a Lashkar-e-Taiba suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case, has been released on bail by a Pakistani antiterrorism court…
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China detains 35 Japanese for alleged telephone fraud
TOKYO (TIP): Chinese authorities have detained 35 Japanese nationals in the southeastern province of Fujian for alleged fraud, the Japanese foreign ministry said on…
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Pakistan closely watching Modi’s trip to Israel
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan is closely watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic trip to Israel as it can have serious implications on strategic stability in…
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Sino-India border flap: Increasing risk of a spillover
Scrimmages between the Indian and Chinese border troops on YouTube make for an amusing viewing. With rifles strapped securely on…
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Reining in China – India must collaborate with Japan, US & EU to counter Chinese influence
“It is now time for India to work with Japan, the US and the EU to coordinate their efforts to…
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Hafiz Saeed’s detention case: Pak court defers verdict till July 3
LAHORE (TIP): Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed and his four aides will have to celebrate Eid in custody as…
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Afghanistan blames Haqqani network, ISI for Kabul blast
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Afghan intelligence service, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said on Thursday that early findings showed the Haqqani network with the assistance…
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Kulbhushan Jadhav will be alive till he exhausts clemency: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Days after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) stayed Kulbhushan Jadhav+ 's death sentence, Pakistan on June 1 said that the Indian national would…
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Militant attack on Afghanistan army base kills 10 soldiers: Officials
KANDAHAR (TIP): At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when militants attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar, the…
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S Korea president says ‘high possibility’ of conflict with North
SEOUL (TIP): South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on May 14 there was a "high possibility" of conflict with North Korea, which is…
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UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley accused North Korea on Tuesday of intimidating the entire international community with its nuclear program, military ability…
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PM Modi attends Vesak Day celebrations in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday participated in the International Vesak Day celebrations in the Sri Lankan capital, the biggest…
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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…
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Sri Lanka refuses permission for Chinese submarine to dock at Colombo port: Sources
Sri Lanka refuses permission for Chinese submarine to dock at Colombo port: Sources COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has rejected China's request to dock one…
Read MoreIndian-American children wrongfully retained by mother in Singapore, court rules
Indian-American children wrongfully retained by mother in Singapore, court rules NEW DELHI (TIP): The apex court has ruled that two Indian-American children were…
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CHINESE SCIENTISTS TAKE QUANTUM LEAP IN COMPUTING
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese scientists have built the world's first quantum computing machine that goes beyond the early conventional or classical…
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President Trump to meet Australian PM in New York on May 4
Staff Reporter NEW YORK (TIP): Donald Trump comes to New York as President on May 4. It will be his…
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‘Bangladesh relies on BIMSTEC after SAARC failure’
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh is hopeful of forging regional cooperation through BIMSTEC after the failure of SAARC, a top aide of…
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Donald Trump: ‘Major, major’ conflict with North Korea possible
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump said on April 27 a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the…
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‘Unchecked’ Iran could become another NKorea: US
WASHINGTON (TIP): US secretary of state Rex Tillerson has termed the Iran nuclear deal a failure and said an "unchecked"…
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UN, Russia set for Syria meet without US
GENEVA (TIP): The UN's Syria envoy said today that he will hold talks with Russian officials next week but without…
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INDIA REFUSES CHINESE NAMES FOR ARUNACHAL SITES
NEW DELHI (TIP): India on Thursday dismissed China’s recent move to rename six places in Arunachal Pradesh and thus, to…
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TRUMP BACKS AWAY FROM LABELING CHINA A CURRENCY MANIPULATOR
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration will not label China a currency manipulator, backing away…
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U.S. Drops ‘Mother of all Bombs’ on ISIS Target in Afghanistan
Militant caves in Afghanistan targeted GBU-43 bomb used for the first time in combat WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States dropped…
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At the crossroads — US, China, Pakistan — India has its hands full
“Jingoism may work for domestic electoral cycles, but can be dangerous internationally. Confronting the Sino-Pak combine, assuming Trump as a…
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