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2014-THE YEAR THAT WAS
2014 has not been very different from its predecessors. It has been, like all other years preceding it, a year of mixed events of diverse hues. In India, on the political front, the year proved […]
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NITI AAYOG repalces Planning Commission; Indian American Arvind Panagariya appointed vice-chairman
NEW YORK (TIP): Columbia University economist Arvind Panagariya will be the first vice-chairman of the National Institution for Transforming India (Niti) Aayog, which will have two full-time members — economist Bibek Debroy and former DRDO […]
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GOVERNOR’S RULE IMMINENT IN J&K
NEW DELHI (TIP): Jammu & Kashmir governor N N Vohra has sent a report to the Centre conveying a “political deadlock” in the state in the wake of failure of any party or political formation […]
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Post-elections, what J &K needs
The announcement of the election results has justifiably generated enormous excitement, both in the state as also the rest of the country, since the formation of a coalition government is proving to be a daunting […]
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BHARAT RATNA for Vajpayee, Malviya
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayeeand Madan Mohan Malaviya will be conferred the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, the government announced on December 24 This came on the eve of […]
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Jharkhand gets first non-tribal CM
Ranchi (TIP): The Jharkhand BJP Legislature Party (BJPLP) on December 26 elected Raghubar Das as its leader, paving the way for the first non-tribal to become the chief minister of the state. Das’s name was […]
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NC adds twist to J&K govt search, offers to back PDP
SRINAGAR (TIP): Post-poll manoeuvres over government formation and the likelihood of Jammu and Kashmir being placed under Governor’s rule kept politics on the boil even as National Conference claimed it had offered unconditional support to […]
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Honoring Complex Legacies
By conferring the highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, on former Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, who was president of the Indian National Congress more than once before Independence but was […]
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HINDU MAHASABHA WANTS GODSE BUSTS ACROSS INDIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Akhil BharatHindu Mahasabha wants to installNathuram Godse’s bust at public places incities across India, the far-right politicalparty’s national president ChandraPrakash Kaushik said on December 18.Social scientists feel the move might notonly […]
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Excesses of Hindutva hotheads
There is urgent need to restrain those making provocative and poisonous statements, says the author. All through his campaign that brought him spectacular victory in the parliamentary poll, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had concentrated on […]
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RSS body seeks donations to fund Christmas ‘conversions’ in Aligarh
ALIGARH (TIP): Dharam Jagran Samiti, an RSS offshoot, has distributed pamphlets in Aligarh seeking donations for converting Christians and Muslims to Hinduism. The pamphlet says it costs Rs 2 lakh to convert a Christian and […]
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Walkout in LS over ‘conversion’
NEW DELHI (TIP): A heated debate in the Lok Sabha on the alleged conversion of 200 Muslims to Hinduism in Agra saw a united opposition accusing the government of engineering “religious polarisation” for political gains. […]
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22 STATES, UTS SUPPORT BILL TO PREVENT ‘HONOUR KILLINGS’
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has initiated the process of drafting a law against honour killings by treating crimes in the name of honour as a separate category of offences. The moves comes after 22 […]
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Fractured mandate likely in J&K
SRINAGAR (TIP): Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) seems to be heading towards a hung Assembly with no political party having a clear advantage after two rounds of the five-phase elections. The Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), […]
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Janata Parivar merger in the offing- Mulayam to lead
NEW DELHI (TIP): Call it fear of decimation at the hands of a fearsome political opponent or a genuine desire to promote the ideals and ideas of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jay Prakash Narayan, leaders […]
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Army to train students in border areas?
NEW DELHI (TIP): Government on November 28 hinted at taking up pilot projects to impart partial military training to students undergoing graduation degree in border districts. Responding to a private member bill on providing compulsory […]
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PM praises high voter turnout in J&K
JAMMU (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 28 praised the record voter turnout in first phase of Jammu & Kashmir polls, calling it a victory for democracy irrespective of the outcome. He said militants […]
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Indian Prime Minister among Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ top contenders
NEW YORK (TIP): India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among 50 global leaders, business chiefs and pop icons named as contenders by Time magazine for its annual ‘Person of the Year’ honor. Time has asked […]
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PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE ARRIVES IN BHUTAN
THIMPHU (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday arrived here on a two-day visit to Bhutan and was received by the King and his wife in a special gesture. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck along with […]
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Cops probe Pakistan, Dubai angle in Sunanda Pushkar’s case
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Sunanda Pushkar probe has taken a new twist with Delhi Police reportedly seeking the list of passengers who travelled from Dubai and Pakistan to Delhi, and vice versa, on January 17 […]
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AAP releases first list of candidates, top guns missing
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has repeated the line-up for the December 2013 Assembly polls while declaring nominees for 22 seats on November 13. Four former cabinet ministers, Somnath Bharti (Malviya Nagar), […]
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President Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Bhutan
THIMPHU (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee on November 7 arrived here on a two-day visit to Bhutan and was received by the King and his wife in a special gesture. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck along […]
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Punish the Guilty of 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots NOW
Narendra Modi government on October 30 announced compensation of INR 500,000 each to be given to the kin of 3325 people killed during anti-Sikh riots in the national capital in 1984. What Modi seems to […]
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Haryana Cabinet announced, CM keeps Home and Power
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Two days after being sworn in, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on October 28 allocated departments to his nine Cabinet colleagues, while retaining key departments, including Home, Power and Town and Country […]
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Fadnavis to be sworn in as Maharashtra CM, October 31; Sena to boycott ceremony
MUMBAI (TIP): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister on Friday, October 31 at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The mega ceremony is likely to be attended by Prime […]