New Delhi, October 30: The Supreme Court will look into a plea for a ban on websites carrying jokes on Sikhs, as a lawyer-petitioner told the apex court on Friday the community was projected as […]
The Supreme Court sent shockwaves down the spine of the elected executive by declaring the 99th constitutional amendment to set up the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) as unconstitutional and void as it “violates the basic […]
Arun Shourie, who had launched a stinging attack on the Modi government on Monday, Oct 26, is no longer a member of the BJP, the party said as it sought to dismiss the criticism of […]
In an interview to a Pakistani channel, Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf made scathing comments about Bal Thackeray and Pakistan’s support to extremist outfits in the past. Haqqani is our hero of 1980s & Osama […]
With the arrest of underworld don Chhota Rajan in Bali (Indonesia), a report from Vohra Committee which had the names of politician-underworld nexus has regained focus. The alleged annexure contains details of the nexus between politicians, […]
NAGPUR (TIP): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on October 22 expressed support for reservations provided for under the Constitution, in a big relief to BJP which is having to fend off accusations of being “anti-quota” during […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP’s run of controversial statements continues with minister of state V K Singh’s ill-phrased comment that the government cannot be held responsible if a stone is thrown at a dog – in […]
BALLABHGARH (TIP): As scores of Dalits gathered in Sunpedh on Wednesday, a day after two Dalit children in the village were burnt alive in an attack by Rajputs on their family, the Haryana government said […]
Since Prime Minister Modi and his ministerial colleagues have chosen to report to the RSS and invite its inputs on policy issues, it is important to take note of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s annual Vijayadashmi […]
Hours after another black ink incidence, President Pranab Mukherjee issued another statement on rising intolerance by fringe elements in the country. Backdrop: The President’s strong words on the need to maintain pluralism and dissent in […]
Shiv Sena is in the news, and for all the wrong reasons. Acting as law makers and law enforcement on certain issues, Shiv Sena during the last few days, have protested against some programs and forced […]
India’s first nuclear test in 1974 called smiling Buddha in Pokhran desert was, for tactical reasons, characterized as “Peaceful Nuclear Explosion”. The second series of five nuclear tests in 1998 (Pokhran II) was again accompanied by a […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Many in India’s literary community are disgusted. Dozens of writers say every day brings more evidence of intolerance and bigotry going mainstream — a man lynched allegedly for eating beef, an atheist […]
MUMBAI (TIP): In a vitriolic attack on Sharad Pawar for equating the Shiv Sena to “ants that will be stuck to jaggery of power,” the ruling alliance partner on Friday described NCP as “blood sucking […]
MUMBAI: Shiv Sainiks poured black paint on Sudheendra Kulkarni, former aide of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani, in Mumbai on Monday morning, Oct 12, in protest against the launch of former Pakistan foreign minister […]
SRINAGAR (TIP): BJP legislators thrashed an independent MLA for hosting a beef party as the Jammu and Kashmir assembly grounded on October 8 opposition-backed bills aiming to overthrow a decades-old ban on cattle meat in […]
Several members of the Indian community gathered at the Times Square in New York to hold discussions about the upcoming Bihar elections and voice their expectations from a future government over improving the economic and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP on Oct 8 approached the Election Commission seeking immediate withdrawal of an FIR against party chief Amit Shah for his “Chara chor” (fodder thief) remark against RJD chief Lalu Prasad and […]
On Sept. 28, in a village less than 60 miles from New Delhi, a Hindu priest announced in a local temple (under threat by some hot heads, he claims) that a Muslim family was consuming beef. […]
NEW YORK: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), a US based advocacy group, has strongly condemned the anti-minority violence in India, in the form of a mob lynching of a Muslim man and his son […]
AAP leader Somnath Bharti on Tuesday, Sep 6, termed the domestic violence and attempt to murder case against him as a “BJP-sponsored litigation” and had sought bail again before a Delhi Sessions court. Additional Sessions […]
In one year the Swachh Bharat Mission has created a buzz in the urban areas about the need for sanitation, thanks to an increased spending on advertising, but a systemic plan to clean India is […]
During his US visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to his audience: “Reform in governance is my No 1 priority. We are for simplified procedures, speedy decision making, transparency and accountability.” As the Chief Minister of […]
PATNA (TIP): Taking a potshot at the ‘Grand Alliance’ of the RJD, JD(U) and Congress in Bihar, BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said they were running a “three-legged race” that cannot be won even as […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may refrain from invoking caste in the Bihar polls and choose to talk development, but getting the caste equation right seems to […]
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