India
Year: 2014
India
Priyanka Gandhi gives guards the slip
AMETHI/LUCKNOW (TIP): Priyanka Gandhi, while campaigning for her brother Rahul Gandhi in Amethi on May 1, broke away from her SPG cordon and decided to walk towards Tiloi area of the district. The Congress’s star […]
India
Modi behaving as if he is PM, says Sonia Gandhi
FAIZABAD (TIP): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on May 1 dubbed Narendra Modi “powerhungry”, saying the Gujarat CM is behaving as if he is the Prime Minister of the country even before the election process is […]
Europe
Putin wants troops out of Ukraine’s east
DONETSK (UKRAINE) (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 1 that Ukraine should withdraw its military from the eastern and southern regions of the country, a statement that could bolster antigovernment insurgents who are […]
India
LOK SABHA POLLS: PHASE 7 SEES 66% VOTER TURNOUT
NEW DELHI (TIP): Nearly 66% of the electorate exercised its franchise on Wednesday in the seventh phase of the 16th general election, in line with the heavy turnout that marked the earlier rounds of voting. […]
Europe
India
How the lotus bloomed on this Congress turf
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary, enjoys tremendous goodwill in Bharuch which sent him to the Lok Sabha in 1977, 1980 and 1984. That he last won 30 years ago hasn’t stopped people […]
India
EC ACTING LIKE GOD, SAYS AZAM
LUCKNOW (TIP): Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, who has been banned by the Election Commission from campaigning in Uttar Pradesh for his allegedly controversial speeches made at the start of the elections, on Thursday said […]
India
EC order to register FIR against Modi hasty: BJP
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP on May 1 termed as “hasty” EC’s order to register an FIR against its PM nominee Narendra Modi, saying the poll watchdog appeared to have lost sight of the fact that […]
India
Like in Delhi, AAP pledges cheap power, clean river in Varanasi
VARANASI (TIP): The Aam Admi Party will develop Varanasi as the spiritual capital of the world and accord it the status of a “Holy City,” the party’s manifesto for Varanasi constituency released on May 1, […]
India
Modi woos Seemandhra with Polavaram promise
GUNTUR/BHIMAVARAM/NELLORE (TIP): In an attempt to woo Seemandhra farmers, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday said he would complete the Polavaram irrigation project without delay if voted to power. He also promised to […]
India
25 candidates contesting from Seemandhra are millionaires
HYDERABAD (TIP): Clearly our politicians representing poor citizens are not into social service anymore and are instead amassing huge wealth for themselves. And when it comes to candidates from the YSRCP, no one comes close […]
India
Ministers scramble for postal ballots
HYDERABAD (TIP): With several Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in both regions expected to see a photo finish, candidates of all parties are scrambling to increase their tally by buying the 4.75 lakh postal ballots […]
India
Mayawati is like my aunt, says Akhilesh
LUCKNOW (TIP): Samajwadi Party state president and UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav tried to dilute the ongoing war of words between his party and the BSP on May 1 by referring to Mayawati as his […]
Europe
Obama, Merkel talks focus on Ukraine as rebellion spreads
KIEV (TIP): US President Barack Obama and German chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the escalating Ukraine crisis on May 2 after Kiev brought back military conscription and a pro-Russian rebellion in the east threatened the […]
Entertainment
United States
USIBC Calls for Constructive Dialogue on Issue of Intellectual Property
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The U.S.- India Business Council (USIBC), on April 30, called for constructive dialogue on the issue of intellectual property rights (IPR) between industry and the Governments of the United States and India. […]
Entertainment
PRIYANKA’S CHARACTER IN MADAMJI STARTS AS AN ITEM GIRL
Priyanka Chopra is scheduled to start shooting for Madhur Bhandarkar’s Madamji later this October. The actress, who will play a politician in the movie, has a different character graph. We hear that her Madamji starts […]
India
US may have to reconsider attitude towards a Modiled India: Cohen
WASHINGTON (TIP): Top US expert on South Asia Stephen Cohen believes that Washington may have to “reconsider its attitude” towards India if Narendra Modi goes on to become the country’s next Prime Minister. As Cohen […]
Entertainment
SUNNY LEONE WILL BE LAILA LELE IN HER NEXT
After Ragini MMS 2 in which she played herself, Sunny Leone’s next outing will be a mad, naughty and sexy comedy titled Mastizaade. The actress will play Laila Lele in the film that will be […]
Entertainment
GWYNETH PALTROW ‘FEELS CURSED’ POST CHRIS MARTIN SPLIT
Gwyneth Paltrow feels “cursed” since her split from rocker hubby Chris Martin, it has been revealed. A source told Closer Magazine that the 41-year-old actress, who had a scary encounter with her alleged stalker earlier […]
Entertainment
COURTENEY COX GUSHES ABOUT MUSICIAN BEAU JOHNNY MCDAID
Courteney Cox who has collaborated with musician boyfriend Johnny McDaid in new movie, ‘Just Before I Go’ revealed that she could not be happier than this. The ‘Friends’ star told People Magazine during the premiere […]
United States
US military sexual assault reports jumped 50% last year
WASHINGTON (TIP): Reported sexual assaults in the US military jumped 50 percent last year, the Pentagon said on Thursday, and officials welcomed the spike as a sign that a high-level crackdown has made victims more […]
Entertainment
Brick Mansions
Story: Set in a dystopian Detroit, an undercover narcotics cop teams up with an ex-con to infiltrate a ghetto to diffuse a bomb and bring down the most wanted drug baron. Review: Brick Mansions, a […]
United States