Indian students in US launch website on Lok Sabha elections
NEW YORK: A group of Indian students at Columbia University here has launched a website focused exclusively on India's upcoming…
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Indian-Americans save most for children’s college education
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian- Americans, who have the highest income among America's multicultural groups, save much of their higher household income…
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Renowned Japanese composer Mamoru Samuragochi admits fraud
TOKYO (TIP): He was celebrated as a prolific musical genius whose compositions appeared in popular video games and the competition…
Read MoreTop US diplomat for Europe says sorry for cursing the EU
WASHINGTON (TIP): Washington's new top diplomat for Europe, Victoria Nuland, apologized on February 6 to EU counterparts after she was…
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SYRIA: Deal struck to evacuate civilians from Homs
BEIRUT (TIP): The Syrian government reached an agreement with the United Nations on february 6 to secure the evacuation of…
Read MoreBritain deploys Royal Marines to help with floods
LONDON (TIP): Britain deployed Royal Marines on Thursday to help with devastating floods after what officials said was likely the…
Read MoreWendi Deng’s love note for Tony Blair published
LONDON (TIP): An extraordinary love note has emerged exposing media mogul Rupert Murdoch's former wife Wendi Deng's alleged infatuation with…
Read MoreEgyptian court orders retrial in soccer stadium disaster
CAIRO (TIP): An Egyptian court on February 6 ordered the retrial of 21 people sentenced to death in a politically…
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Sri Lanka refuses visa to top US official
COLOMBO (TIP): The Sri Lankan government has refused to issue a visa to US ambassador at large for women's issues,…
Read MoreUS warns its citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US has issued a fresh travel alert, asking its citizens to defer all nonessential travel to Pakistan…
Read More14 killed as bus plunges into river in Nepal
KATHMANDU (TIP): At least 14 people were killed and seven others injured on Feb 6 when a passenger bus veered…
Read More11 people killed as boat capsizes in Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): At least 11 people were killed and over 50 were missing after a boat sank in the Surma…
Read MorePakistan govt, Taliban panel hold talks
ISLAMABAD (TIP): After initial hiccups, Pakistani state negotiators and a Taliban-nominated committee met at an undisclosed location today to frame…
Read MoreNepalese man dies after drinking whisky for bet
KATHMANDU: A 47-year-old man in Nepal who downed a bottle of whisky after a bet with a friend has died…
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40 Muslim rebels killed in Philippine offensive
MANILA (TIP): Philippine troops have killed at least 40 Islamic fighters and captured a rebel stronghold with a bomb-making facility…
Read MoreJustin Bieber charged with assault in Canada
TORONTO (TIP): Canadian police charged Justin Bieber on January 29 with assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto in December, the…
Read MoreRaj links: British PM’s ancestry traced to Kolkata
LONDON (TIP): British PM David Cameron's ancestry has been traced to India, specifically Kolkata. This comes just months after Prince…
Read MoreNurse wins Britain’s top literary award
The Shock of the Fall - the story of two brothers dealing with schizophrenia by first time author and mental…
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OBAMA VOWS TO ACT ALONE ON ECONOMY
WASHINGTON (TIP): Declaring that 2014 can be the "breakthrough year" for America and the US is "better-positioned for the 21st…
Read MoreSouth Sudan to try rebel leaders, risking ceasefire
JUBA (TIP): South Sudan released seven rebel detainees January 30 but vowed to put on trial key leaders accused of…
Read MoreUkraine lawmakers offer protester amnesty
KIEV, UKRAINE (TIP): Ukraine's Parliament has passed a measure offering amnesty to arrested protesters, but only if demonstrators vacate most…
Read MoreSpace tour? Chinese not allowed: UK firm
Chinese nationals have been banned from flying on the commercial space flights operated by Virgin Galactic over fears that the…
Read MoreLibya interior minister escapes assassination bid: Report
TRIPOLI (TIP): Libya's interior minister escaped unscathed from an assassination attempt in Tripoli on January 29, the LANA news agency…
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Pervez Musharraf’s treason trial adjourned
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf's treason trial was on January 29 adjourned for a day after his lawyers…
Read MoreMalala book launch scrapped at Pakistan university
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A ceremony to launch teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai's book at a Pakistan university has been scrapped on…
Read MoreThousands protest against government in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Thousands of protesters from opposition parties, human rights groups, trade unions and media groups marched on Monday in Sri…
Read MoreDespite attacks, Pak PM for talks with Taliban
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Despite a wave of deadly attacks unleashed by the Taliban across the country in recent months, Prime Minister…
Read MoreAfghanistan to free 37 prisoners soon despite US protests
KABUL (TIP): Afghanistan said on January 28 it expects to release within two weeks a first batch of alleged Taliban…
Read MoreSushil Koirala leads race to become Nepal’s new PM
KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala January 28 became the favourite to be Nepal's new prime minister after he was…
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‘Former Pak Taliban head among 50 killed in military operations’
PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD (TIP): The former interim chief of the Pakistani Taliban was among 50 militants, including 36 foreign fighters, killed in…
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