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1971 Indo-Pak War hero Lt Gen Jacob dies

Jan 14, 2016 - 6:21 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Lt Gen (Retd) J F R Jacob, who played a key role in the 1971 war which liberated Bangladesh from Pakistan, died here today at the age of 92 due to “old age complications”. Jacob, […]

Shatrughan provokes BJP to take action

Jan 9, 2016 - 8:03 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP): Outspoken MP Shatrughan Sinha, in his just launched biography, virtually provoked the BJP leadership to take action against him despite accepting his “open dissidence” after he was sidelined during Bihar Assembly polls. […]

DDCA row: AAP, Kirti Azad intensify attack on Jaitley

Jan 1, 2016 - 12:00 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, December 30, came under fresh attack over DDCA affairs with AAP accusing him of pressuring the then Police Commissioner to “close” investigation involving a cricket club of a bank […]

BJP in Chaos after Congress’s comeback in Gujarat

Dec 4, 2015 - 6:26 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

After years of being in the political wilderness, Congress made a spectacular comeback in Gujarat, taking control of the rural local bodies in a stunning blow to the BJP in an election seen as a […]

Why Modi Needs To Speak Out

Dec 4, 2015 - 6:23 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

The attacks this year on rationalists by fundamentalist groups and right-wing religious groups are highly deplorable. It is obvious that all is not well in India. Something is going wrong, and it is clearly evident […]

Another ‘intolerant’ day

Dec 4, 2015 - 6:20 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

New Delhi: ‘Intolerance’ – the dirty word of Indian politics has finally found its place in the parliamentary discussion. But as usual, to no avail. Even before the learned members of the parliament could dwell […]

INDIA HAS BETTER GROWTH PROSPECTS THAN CHINA, SAYS MARK MOBIUS

Dec 4, 2015 - 1:31 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

MUMBAI (TIP): Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius said India could overtake China in the Templeton Emerging Markets group’s equity investments over the next five years, given the strong growth prospects of Asia’s third-largest economy and […]

Indian American Appointed Advisor to Accessible India Campaign

Dec 4, 2015 - 1:23 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 3

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American techie has been appointed as advisor to the ‘Accessible India’ campaign to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week to make transport, public spaces and information and communication technology […]

Pankaja Munde defends Maharashtra temple’s practice of barring women

Dec 4, 2015 - 12:45 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 3

MUMBAI (TIP): Defending the practice of not allowing women to perform ‘puja’ at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra rural development minister Pankaja Munde said on Thursday traditional rituals cannot be “linked with insult” […]

INOC, USA APPLAUDS THE APPOINTMENT OF CAPTAIN AMARINDER SINGH AS PPCC PRESIDENT

Dec 4, 2015 - 11:48 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEWYORK (TIP): At a standing room crowd only gathering at the LibertyPalace in Richmond Hill, New York, hundreds of Congress loyalists cheered and distributed sweets to congratulate Captain Amarinder Singh as the Punjab Pradesh Congress […]

GET OUT, HARYANA MINISTER ANIL VIJ TELLS WOMAN COP AFTER SPAT

Nov 28, 2015 - 3:37 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

CHANDIGARH (TIP): Haryana minister Anil Vij on Nov 27 asked superintendent of police (SP) Sangeeta Kalia to “get out” of a meeting in Fatehabad. But the IPS officer refused to leave, forcing a fuming Vij […]

PoK will remain with Pakistan and J-K with India, says Farooq Abdullah

Nov 28, 2015 - 3:29 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

JAMMU (TIP): PoK would remain with Pakistan and India should understand it, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah said on Nov 27, triggering a huge controversy. “The Pakistan-occupied Kashmir will remain a part […]

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan at Indian Express Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards

Aamir Khan speaks up | Voices of dissent need to be heard

Nov 28, 2015 - 12:32 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

The moment the poster boy of ‘Incredible India’ campaign, Aamir Khan, made a remark on ‘growing intolerance’, the sarkari brigade began questioning his credibility. The star, celebrated for handling social issues with sensitivity in his films […]

CBI BACK TO HAUNT LALU PRASAD WITH FODDER CASE

Nov 20, 2015 - 3:58 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

PATNA (TIP): Days after his party emerged as the single-largest entity in Bihar assembly trouncing the BJP-led NDA, the CBI has sought to put Lalu Prasad in the dock in a fodder scam case. The […]

Quota remark, Dadri incident led to Bihar defeat, says Ram Vilas Paswan

Nov 20, 2015 - 3:58 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): NDA partner and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday spoke out on the Bihar election defeat for the first time since the verdict, saying the rival grand alliance benefitted from successfully […]

Rahul’s aggression gives new lease of life to Congress

Rahul accuses PM, dares govt to take action on citizenship row

Nov 20, 2015 - 3:57 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Hitting back over BJP leader Subramaniam Swamy’s allegation questioning his nationality, Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “throwing mud” on him through his “cronies” and dared the government to […]

Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the fifth time on November 20

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for fifth time

Nov 20, 2015 - 11:35 am EST @theindpanorama 0

PATNA (TIP): JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar took oath on November 20 as Bihar’s 35th chief minister. Kumar took oath for the fifth time at Patna’s iconic Gandhi Maidan in the afternoon in the presence of […]

RETURNING MEDALS AN INSULT TO NATION: MANOHAR PARRIKAR

Nov 15, 2015 - 8:29 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is fast losing patience with military veterans who continue to protest against what they say is a “diluted” one rank, one pension (OROP). Holding that attempts by some to burn their medals was “an insult” to the nation, defence minister Manohar Parrikar […]