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YUVRAJ BLINDER OVERCOMES CHASE OF 202
RAJKOT (TIP): In his second comeback after recovering from cancer, a leaner and fitter Yuvraj Singh was called upon to do a job he has done numerous times for India in ODIs – revive a […]
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India
Raja Bhaiya re-inducted as minister in UP cabinet
LUCKNOW (TIP): In an apparent bid to woo the Thakur community, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on October 11 expanded his council of ministers and reinducted controversial leader Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya […]
India
India progressing well on ASEAN partnership
JAKARTA (TIP): India has made significant progress on its proposed plan of action for expanding partnership with the 10-nation ASEAN grouping in areas of economic, political, security and socio-cultural cooperation, and the two sides are […]
India
Rahul-for-PM clamour resurfaces in Congress
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress echoed with calls on October 10 that Rahul Gandhi lead the next government, putting back on centrestage the demand that the party vice-president be declared the PM candidate for 2014 elections. […]
India
Low growth, high inflation likely to persist in India
NEW DELHI (TIP): Economic data in coming days will likely offer further evidence of weak growth and high inflation, complicating the Reserve Bank of India’s mission of cooling prices without worsening the slowdown and adding […]
India
Keran operation over, but villagers battle fear, uncertainty
KERAN (TIP): Two days after the operation in Keran was wrapped up by the Indian Army, villages along the LOC that have lived through gunbattles, search operations and constant military presence continue to battle fear […]
Business & Economics
Volkswagen India begins exporting Vento to Mexico
PUNE (TIP): Volkswagen India (VWI) has commenced exporting the Volkswagen Vento to Mexico which, in the future, will become the single largest export market for VWI with every second car produced for exports at the […]
Business & Economics
TIMES INTERNET INKS PARTNERSHIP WITH ZIFF DAVIS TO LAUNCH IGN & ASKMEN IN INDIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Times Internet (TIL), has entered into a strategic partnership with Ziff Davis, Inc. – a leading all-digital media company specializing in the technology, games and men’s lifestyle markets with over 120 million […]
Business & Economics
AVANTHA POWER SYNCHRONISES 600 MW FIRST UNIT OF RAIGARH PROJECT
MUMBAI (TIP): Avantha group company Avantha Power and Infrastructure Ltd has synchronised the first unit of 600 MW in its Raigarh, Chhattisgarh project, through its whollyowned subsidiary Korba West Power Company Ltd. The company’s generation […]
Business & Economics
INDIA AND JAPAN SIGN MOU FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY OF HIGH SPEED RAILWAY SYSTEM
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and Japan have signed MoU to undertake a joint feasibility study of High Speed Railway system on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. This is in pursuance of the Joint Statement between the Prime […]
Business & Economics
BlackBerry co-founders may bid for company
TORONTO (TIP): BlackBerry founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin are weighing taking over the distressed smartphone company as it searches for a savior. Lazaridis said on Thursday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange […]
India
‘777 DAYS OF THE INCREDIBLE INDIAN HIMALAYAS’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
50 PER CENT OF PEAK FEE FOR CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS TO BE MET BY THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM NEW DELHI (TIP): The Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Adventure Tour Operators Association of India has launched […]
United States
White House condemns Libyan Prime Minister’s abduction
WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House said it is pleased that Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan is again a free man after his abduction at gunpoint earlier on October 10. Spokesman Jay Carney said the US […]
Europe
UN extends Nato force in Afghanistan for last time
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The UN security council voted unanimously on October 10 to extend the mandate of the Nato-led force in Afghanistan for the last time before it hands over total responsibility for security to […]
Europe
Pakistan rejects allegations about detention of Mullah Baradar
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Afghan Taliban on October 9 claimed their former deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has not been freed by authorities, prompting a denial from Pakistani officials who said he was free to […]
Europe
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 9
DHAKA (TIP): A fire on October 08, at a garment factory outside Bangladesh’s capital has killed at least nine people, an official said. Fire official Zafar Ahmed said nine bodies were found inside the fourstorey […]
Europe
Nepalese election contestant dies days after attack
KATHMANDU (TIP): A Nepalese constituent assembly election contestant died on Thursday a week after he was shot at in southern Nepal district of Bara adjoining Bihar. A pillion rider on a motorcycle with an Indian […]
Europe
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal gives life sentence to senior opposition member
DHAKA (TIP): A special Bangladesh tribunal has found a senior member of the opposition guilty of crimes against humanity stemming from the nation’s 1971 independence war and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The prosecution says […]
Europe
Maldives: New presidential poll on Oct 19
MALE (TIP): The Maldives will hold a new presidential election on October 19, the election commission announced on October 09, after the Supreme Court annulled a September 7 poll citing voter fraud. International election observers, […]
United States
US firm to launch outcomebased learning in India
CLEVELAND (TIP): People Educating Society (PES) in Karnataka, an educational conglomerate with universities, colleges and high schools has chosen USA Cleveland-based Club VA Social Enterprise Platform to implement outcome-based learning methodology and also to link […]
United States
Pentagon No. 2 to step down after four years in top defense jobs
WASHINGTON (TIP): Deputy defense secretary Ashton Carter, known for his deep knowledge of US defense spending and the defense industry, said on Thursday he was stepping down in December after four years in top Pentagon […]
Europe
Snowden honored by U.S. whistleblowers in Moscow
MOSCOW (TIP): Edward Snowden who had not been in news for quite some time, burst back into the limelight Thursday, October 10 after four whistleblowing advocates from the United States reported meeting him to give […]
United States
‘Big lender’ China urges US to avoid bankruptcy
WASHINGTON (TIP): As the Government shutdown in the US enters its second week, the country is just 8 days away from default, and the country’s main creditor China has urged Washington to take decisive steps […]
Europe
Chinese mistresses bringing down officials by exposing them
BEIJING (TIP): A 26-year-old mistress has put up videos and photographs of her paramour, a senior Chinese official, now sacked and facing official investigation. This is part of a rising trend of official probes spurred […]
Europe
Chemical weapons inspectors visit three sites in Syria
BEIRUT (TIP): International inspectors have so far visited three sites linked to Syria’s chemical weapons program, a spokesman said on Thursday, as the team races to destroy the country’s stockpile and delivery systems amid a […]