Business & Economics
Year: 2014
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Come, make in India. Manufacture here: Modi’s call to investors
NEW DELHI (TIP): In his first address to the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of India’s independence, August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke […]
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Iraq PM Al-Maliki steps down
BAGHDAD (TIP): Iraq’s embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has stepped down in the face of international and domestic pressure to give up his post to a rival politician. The move defuses a political deadlock that […]
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Celebrating Indian Independence at the 3rd India Day Parade of Hicksville
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): It was a fine August day. No rains. Not very hot, though a little humid. It seemed to be an almost perfect setting for an outing for a parade. The 3rd India […]
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Pakistan in turmoil: Thousands march to Islamabad in anti-government rally in Pakistan
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (TIP): Even as Pakistan celebrated 68th Independence Day, the political storm brewing in India’s neighboring country, threatens to engulf the Islamic nation in a civil war. Thousands of Pakistani opposition supporters on August […]
India
Rahul Gandhi does it again: Skips Lok Sabha debate, lets party down
NEW DELHI (TIP): Rahul Gandhi shied away from the debate on communal violence that he forced by leading a protest in Lok Sabha, defying enormous pressure from within that he speak on the party’s top […]
India
Govt can function without leader of opposition: Naidu
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has again made it clear that absence of a Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha would not impact its functioning. Asked whether the government would follow a similar formula […]
India
Jan Dhan scheme to help poor open bank accounts: PM
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 launched ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana’ to help the poor open bank accounts which will come with the facility of a debit card and an […]
India
INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS
Known and revered worldwide as Mahatma Gandhi, he advocated nonviolence (ahimsa) as the only path to victory. India as we know it today would not have been, but for the efforts of selfless and courageous […]
India
India’s Independence Movement – a Timeline
By Nitin Vora “At the stroke of midnight hour when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom…are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of […]
Europe
KERRY EYES US-CHINA partnership despite tensions
HONOLULU(TIP): Improving US cooperation with China is critical to maintaining stability and security in the Asia-Pacific as well as combating the effects climate change, US secretary of state John Kerry said. Wrapping up an eight-day, […]
Europe
Chinese man gets death for killing 6 upset over wife’s affairs
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for killing six people after discovering that his wife had extramarital affairs with two different men. Shao Zonggi (38) had shot nine people using a […]
Europe
North Korea fires rockets as pope visits South Korea
SEOUL (TIP): As Francis became the first pope in 25 years to visit South Korea on August 13, Seoul’s never-timid rival, North Korea, made its presence felt by firing three short-range projectiles less than an […]
India
Basics very much in Indian economy’s favor
INDIA’S JOURNEY TO DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES The economy of India is the tenthlargest in the world by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).The country is one of the G-20 major economies, […]
Europe
Indian-American Scientist to Introduce Wound-Healing Products for India
LOS ANGELES (TIP): An Indianborn American researcher plans to introduce her pioneering range of speedy wound-healing products in the country to benefit the poor. Molecular biologist Chanda Zaveri ran away from Kolkata 30 years ago […]
Europe
Vijay Jolly, BJP Global Convener, Overseas Affairs on US Tour
NEW YORK (TIP): Vijay Jolly, BJP Global Convener, Overseas Affairs is on US Tour from August 18 to 30. During this period he will be crisscrossing the US, visiting Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, New […]
Business & Economics
ROBIN WILLIAMS: THE SADNESS OF A CLOWN THAT COULDN’T BE FIXED
Robin Williams, the versatile actor whose madcap comic style made him one of television and film’s biggest stars, was found dead on Monday from an apparent suicide at his home in Northern California. He was […]
Europe
Israel, Gaza violence defies truce ‘deal’
GAZA CITY, Palestinian territories: Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza on Thursday, retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiraling violence that left a truce extension teetering on the brink of collapse. The resumption of hostilities […]
India
Jet Pilot was Asleep, Co-pilot was on iPad, Both Suspended
MUMBAI (TIP): While the plane they were flying plunged 5,000 feet, a Jet Airways pilot was asleep and the co-pilot was busy on an iPad checking out flight information. Both have been suspended by aviation […]
India
2 sisters from Maharashtra’s Kolhapur may become the first women to be hanged in India
KOLHAPUR (TIP): Two Kolhapur women, who were sentenced to death in 2001 for kidnapping 13 children and killing nine of them, may become the first women ever to be hanged in India. President Pranab Mukherjee […]
India
SUPREME COURT REJECTS PLEA TO BAN AAMIR’S ‘PK’, SAYS “JUST DON’T WATCH IT.”
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court today refused to stop the release of Aamir Khan’s film “PK”, rejecting a petition that said some scenes hurt religious sentiment. The Chief Justice of India, RM Lodha, said, […]
India
NOW, GET YOUR PASSPORT IN THREE DAYS
SURAT (TIP): This Independence Day, regional passport office (RPO) is set to win the hearts of tens of thousands of people in south Gujarat region who were waiting for the printing and dispatch of their […]
India
Rajnath Singh undergoes tests at AIIMS
NEW DELHI (TIP): Union home minister Rajnath Singh on August 14 underwent tests at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where he was admitted with complaints of abdominal pain. Doctors performed colonoscopy on […]
India
PM Modi Will Not Address the US Congress. Here’s Why
WASHINGTON DC (TIP): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be addressing the US Congress when he visits Washington DC in September for a summit with President Barack Obama. The Republican Speaker of the US […]
India
Yashwant Sinha Frontrunner to be Next Planning Commission Chief: Sources
NEW DELHI (TIP): Two months after coming to power, the Narendra Modi government seems ready to restructure the Planning Commission, the term of which is coterminus with that of the government. Sources in the government […]