Indian Techie Convicted of Groping Woman in Flight
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian software consultant, on a work visa in the US, was convicted by a Chicago court on…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)26/11: Hafiz Mohammad Saeed targets Hina Rabbani Khar for promising to take action
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has criticized foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar for promising to take action against…
Read MoreParty symbol: A Q Khan wants missile
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan's Tehrik-e-Tahaffuz Pakistan party has asked the Election Commission to allot a missile…
Read MoreTwo Pakistani soldiers killed as troops foil suicide attack
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least two Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others injured today during an attempt by a pair…
Read MorePalestine Wins Historic UN Assembly Vote
Gets status of non-member observer state India votes for resolution; US, Israel oppose bid UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Palestine overwhelmingly won,…
Read MoreStockholm Airport Paralysed as Snow Storm Strikes Sweden
STOCKHOLM (TIP): Sweden's main airport was paralyzed on Wednesday due to a snow storm in the country's capital, just as…
Read MoreChina Omits India, Pak from 72-Hour Visa Free Travel
The list mostly includes US and European countries but China's neighbours in South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and…
Read MoreRussian Prison Dubbed ‘hell’ by Top Official
With more than 700,000 Russians behind bars, there have been frequent complaints of sub-standard living conditions, torture, and disease in…
Read MoreWhite House Refutes Iranian Claim on Drone
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has refuted the Iranian claim that it has captured an American drone after it entered…
Read More475 Dead, Many Homeless in Philippines Typhoon
Rescuers are still looking for at least 377 missing people and seeking help for more than 1,79,000 others who are…
Read MoreIndia Fighting to Salvage Equity in Doha Climate Talks
DOHA (TIP): India is fighting an increasingly difficult battle to prevent the principle of equity from being junked from the…
Read MoreGuatemala Detains Software Guru McAfee
GUATEMALA CITY (TIP): Guatemalan police arrested U.S. software guru John McAfee for illegally entering the country and said it would…
Read MoreSouth China Sea: India Backs Access to Resources
India says it is aware that the sovereignty of many parts of South China Sea is disputed, but it supports…
Read MoreMarijuana Legal in Washington State
SEATTLE (TIP): Legal marijuana possession becomes a reality under Washington state law on Thursday, and some people planned to celebrate…
Read MoreWax Indica: India’s Soft Power in World’s Hardball Capital
WASHINGTON (TIP): India's growing soft power has got a brief toehold in the world's hardball capital. Madame Tussauds, the famed…
Read MoreWoman, 116, Listed as ‘World’s Oldest’ Dies in US
MONROE, GEORGIA (TIP): The woman who was listed as the world's oldest person died Tuesday in a Georgia nursing home…
Read MoreFrench Court Orders Sipa News Agency Closed
PARIS (TIP): A French court has ordered the liquidation of the text service of the Sipa news agency, and bankruptcy…
Read MoreDebit Cards Come to the Aid of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
ONCUPINAR, TURKEY (TIP): Syrian refugees wait in line for food at a Turkish refugee camp -- not crowding around an…
Read MoreChild Abuse Case: Indian Couple in Norway File Appeal
OSLO (TIP): An Indian software professional and his wife, who were convicted for "serious child abuse" of their seven-year-old son,…
Read MoreEmboldened Hamas Leader to Visit Gaza for First Time in 45 Years
GAZA (TIP): Hamas's exiled leader will step onto Palestinian land for the first time in 45 years on Friday for…
Read MoreMom Kills Boy for Not Memorizing Quran
LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin mother who beat her son "like a dog" for not being able to memorize passages of…
Read MoreMud Throwing at UK Mission Upsets India
LONDON (TIP): The Indian high commission in London is considering lodging a firm protest with the British foreign office about…
Read MoreUK Police Make Child Sex Abuse Arrest
LONDON: British police say they have arrested a man in his 60s in connection to the broad investigation into child…
Read MoreTV Anchor Shot Dead in Russia
MOSCOW (TIP): A television news presenter aged 28 was shot dead in a city centre in Russia's volatile North Caucasus,…
Read MoreUS House Leaders Demand Meeting on Fiscal Cliff, New Offer from Obama
WASHINGTON (TIP): Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday said talks with President Barack Obama to resolve…
Read MoreBritain to Press EU Partners to Amend Syria Arms Embargo
LONDON (TIP): Britain will press its European partners next week to amend the arms embargo on Syria to allow them…
Read MoreBerlusconi Party to Abstain in Italy Confidence Vote: Party Official
ROME (TIP): The centre-right party of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will abstain in a confidence vote in the…
Read MoreHow Crash Cover-up Altered China’s Succession
BEIJING (TIP): "Thank you. I'm well. Don't worry," read the post on a Chinese social networking site. The brief comment,…
Read MoreThai PM Yingluck Shinawatra Survives No-Confidence Vote
BANGKOK (TIP): Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday easily survived a noconfidence vote orchestrated by her opponents in parliament…
Read MoreNew anti-China Asian Trilateral Grouping Emerges; India, Indonesia, Australia to Hold Talks
NEW DELHI (TIP): India, Indonesia and Australia will form the first "troika" to confer on the Indian Ocean, a first…
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