GREECE NEEDS DEBT DEAL THIS WEEKEND, EU LEADERS WARN
BRUSSELS (TIP): The leaders of Germany and France warned Greece that it must reach a debt deal with its creditors…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Woman carrying cocaine in breast implants arrested at Colombia airport
COLOMBIA (TIP): A Honduran woman carrying 1.5kg (3.3 lbs) of liquid cocaine in her breast implants was arrested at the…
Read MoreAfghanistan’s Sikhs feel alienated, pressured to leave
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): Afghanistan's once-thriving Sikh community is dwindling fast as many choose to leave the country of their birth…
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Visa-Free Facility for Indians to continue in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government has reportedly dropped plans to scrap visa-free entry for Indians after representations from Indian officials and…
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Indian Canadian Steve Rai Becomes Vancouver Police Deputy Chief
India-born Steve Rai has been appointed the new deputy chief constable of Canada's Vancouver Police Department. Vancouver Police chief Adam…
Read MoreALL SET FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA CELEBRATIONS AT THE UN
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Massive preparations are underway to commemorate the first International Day of Yoga on Sunday, June 21…
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Secret police detentions of activists on the rise in Egypt
CAIRO (TIP): The knock on the door came just before midnight, a group of plainclothes police demanding that 29-year-old Fatma…
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South Korea’s MERS deaths reach 23
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (TIP): South Korea said on June 18 that 23 people have died and more than 6,700 are…
Read MoreBeijing orders behavioural training for spoilt brats
BEIJING (TIP): More than 70 children of Chinese billionaires attended behavioural training classes after President Xi Jinping called for a…
Read MoreSHEDDING LIGHT ON ROSSELLINI-SONALI DASGUPTA AFFAIR
Sixty years ago this month, an affair between the great Italian film director, Roberto Rossellini, then married to Ingrid Bergman, and…
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Deadline looms for legal status in Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO (TIP): People waited anxiously in long lines throughout the Dominican Republic on June 17, eager to submit applications…
Read MoreIslamic State says shot down Iraqi fighter plane
BAGHDAD (TIP): Islamic State said on June 18 it had shot down an Iraqi fighter plane north of the city…
Read MorePope slams nations which ‘close the door’ to migrants
VATICAN CITY (TIP): Pope Francis said today that those who "close the door" to refugees seeking a safe haven in…
Read MoreBriton pops the question via crossword
LONDON (TIP): It's a case of two down: the aisle. A crossword-loving lawyer hid a marriage proposal in The Times…
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Why I will not waive my gas subsidy
You have asked the rich and affluent people of India to waive off their share of subsidy on gas cylinders…
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British Indian Academician Knighted by Queen Elizabeth
A senior Cambridge University academic working with Tata Steel has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours list…
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UKRAINE SAYS IT MAY FREEZE DEBT PAYMENTS TO FUND WAR
KIEV (TIP): Ukraine's premier warned Friday that Kiev would freeze its debt repayments if no immediate deal was found with…
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China detains nine for spreading rumors about the military
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese authorities have detained nine people for spreading rumors on the Internet that several military officers were involved…
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Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn acquitted in pimping trial
LILLE, FRANCE (TIP): Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was cleared of pimping charges on June 12 in France,…
Read MoreS.Korea reports 12 new MERS cases, total now 138; 1 more death
SEOUL (TIP): South Korea's health ministry on June 13 reported 12 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing…
Read MoreMexico supreme court opens door to gay marriage nationwide
MEXICO CITY (TIP): Mexico's supreme court has ruled it is unconstitutional for Mexican states to bar same-sex marriages. But the…
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Christopher Lee, evil count of cinema, dies
LONDON (TIP): British actor Christopher Lee, who devoted his long career to portraying horror film villains and later appeared in…
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Germany drops probe into alleged US tapping of Merkel cellphone
BERLIN (TIP): Germany's chief prosecutor has dropped a probe into the alleged tapping of chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone by…
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INDIAN CONSULATE IN AUSTRALIA TO ORGANISE YOGA EVENTS
MELBOURNE (TIP): Ahead of the International Yoga Day on June 21, the Indian mission here has organised a curtain raiser…
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Hundreds of Sikhs March in UK to Protest Operation Blue Star
London (TIP): Hundreds of Sikhs marched through central London today, June 7, to mark the 31st anniversary of Operation Blue…
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Missing Indian-Origin Hotelier from UK Murdered in Punjab
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police on Saturday clarified that British hotelier of Indian-origin Ranjit Singh Power has been murdered, but his body was…
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2 Indian-origin Youths from South Africa Die Fighting for ISIS
Two youths belonging to the Muslim community of a small Indian township south of Johannesburg have died allegedly fighting for…
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Narendra Modi to visit Israel, 1st by an Indian PM
New Delhi (TIP): Narendra Modi will be travelling to Israel, the first by an Indian Prime Minister to the Jewish country…
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Russia steps up propaganda push with online ‘Kremlin trolls’
ST PETERSBURG (RUSSIA) (TIP): Deep inside a four-story marble building in St Petersburg, hundreds of workers tap away at computers…
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Oxford gets its first-ever female vice-chancellor
LONDON (TIP): The oldest university in the English speaking world has got its first ever female head. Professor Louise Richardson,…
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