BBC comedy depicts ‘Asian stereotype’, raises hackles
LONDON (TIP): A new TV comedy series about a Pakistani Muslim family has caused outrage among British viewers, who say…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Pentagon considers legal action over Laden book
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Pentagon has warned to take legal action against a former Navy SEAL who has written a first…
Read MoreSunita Williams completes spacewalk outside ISS
MOSCOW (TIP): Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide completed almost a record long spacewalk outside the International…
Read MoreManmohan in Tehran, asks NAM to take clear stand on Syria
TEHRAN (TIP): The Syrian conflict sharpened divisions saw the NAM summit’s first walkout on Thursday, with the Syrian delegation rising…
Read MoreUS slaps sanctions on 8 LeT leaders including 26/11 mastermind
TAMPA (TIP): The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on Pakistanbased terror group Lashkar-e- Toiba’s top eight commanders, including Mumbai…
Read MoreIran salutes ‘nuke martyrs’
TEHRAN (TIP):Iran has created a new category of martyrs – nuclear scientists it says were killed by Israelis. And what…
Read MoreIndian-origin judge named next chief justice of Singapore
SINGAPORE (TIP): An Indian-origin judge has been named as the new chief justice of Singapore, making him the first from…
Read MorePakistan’s atlas shows Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as Indian land
LAHORE (TIP):A new school atlas published by the government of Pakistan’s Punjab province has shown Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the Gilgit-Baltistan…
Read More‘Dr Death’ Patel to face another trial
MELBOURNE (TIP): India-born American surgeon Jayant Patel who was recently freed from jail after an Australian high court quashed his…
Read MoreUK Wikileaks’ Julian Assange ‘threat’ over, says Ecuador
LONDON (TIP): Britain has given up its threat to enter Ecuador’s London embassy to arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Ecuador’s…
Read MoreIran’s connection to India’s Sikhs
By Maya Mirchandani Tehran (TIP): It could simply be lore now, but if the story Jugal Kishore, the principal of…
Read MorePaul Ryan Republican speech ‘contained errors’
AMPA, FL (TIP): Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan has come under fire for alleged inaccuracies during his convention debut in…
Read MoreCabinet Nod To Make Anti-Terror Law Tougher
NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s principal anti-terror law – the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) – will now have more…
Read MoreExpose BJP Tactics Sonia to party MPs
New Delhi (TIP): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on August 23 told party MPs not to be defensive on the CAG…
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