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Modi gives Gujarat its lifeline
Narmada Dam height to be raised by 17 metres; lakhs will lose their homes, activists say NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD (TIP): The government has decided to raise the height of the Narmada Dam by 17 metres — […]
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Defence projects along LAC to get quick green nod
NEW DELHI (TIP): The ponderous elephant will now try to catch up with the fleet-footed dragon. The Narendra Modi government has decided to fast-track clearances for roads and other military infrastructure projects along the 4,057-km […]
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Terror threat: Security to be stepped up at Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura
NEW DELHI (TIP): Security at religious places in Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura will be enhanced following intelligence inputs which suggested that terror outfits may try to attack them. This decision was taken at a meeting […]
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RSS NOT A REMOTE CONTROL, SAYS ITS CHIEF MOHAN BHAGWAT
NAGPUR (TIP): The BJP’s ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or the RSS, reiterated that the organisation does not act like a ‘remote control’ to the ruling party. Addressing cadres for the first time since […]
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Maharashtra Cabinet Approves New Law to Ban Dance Bars
MUMBAI (TIP): A year after the Supreme Court cancelled a ban on dance bars in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government wants to re-introduce a ban on dance bars in the state’s capital. The Maharashtra cabinet has […]
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Sadhus, MPs and MLAs to be Part of Ganga Cleaning Mission: Uma Bharti
Will treat Sutlej on par with Ganga: Centre New Delhi (TIP): The Centre has decided to treat the Sutlej river on par with the Ganga. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who on June 12 […]
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Beas tragedy: Two more bodies found, 16 still missing
PANDOH (TIP): The rescue team fished out two more bodies of students of the Hyderabadbased VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology from the Beas river at Pandoh on June 12. According to certain […]
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3 RAJYA SABHA MPs BOOKED FOR ALLEGEDLY CLAIMING FAKE AIR TRAVEL BILLS
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has booked three sitting and three former Rajya Sabha MPs in connection what is being called the Leave Travel Concession or the LTC scam. The […]
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Goa MLAs to ‘Study’ World Cup in Brazil, Congress Cries Foul
PANAJI (TIP): Football fever is running high and the BJP government in Goa has scripted a controversy by sanctioning a Rs. 90 lakh junket for six MLAs, including the sports minister, to Brazil, where the […]
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Motor Vehicle Bill to be Upgraded to International Standards, Says Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi (TIP): Shaken by the untimely death of union rural development minister Gopinath Munde in a road accident on Tuesday, the Centre today said it will amend the Indian Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill to […]
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Churlish Not to Acknowledge Narendra Modi: Shashi Tharoor
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress MP and spokesman Shashi Tharoor says he should not be called a “Modi fan” after his recent praise for India’s new Prime Minister, but also that it would be churlish not […]
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Narendra Modi’s First Foreign Visit as PM to be Bhutan
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to neighbouring Bhutan later this month in his first foreign visit after assuming power. PM Modi will be travelling to Bhutan and will hold talks on […]
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Modi coming buzz sends top babus on clean-up drive
NEW DELHI (TIP): Central government offices across the capital were on high alert on June 5, with secretaries and other top officials scanning corridors and parking lots. The heightened activity was not part of a […]
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NO ROOM FOR LK ADVANI IN PARLIAMENT HOUSE
NEW DELHI (TIP): When former deputy prime minister LK Advani reached his office in Parliament during the lunch-break, he was confronted with a humiliating situation. The plaque with his name at the door of the […]
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12 injured in clashes inside Golden Temple complex
AMRITSAR (TIP): At least 12 people were injured in a clash between task force volunteers of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and radical Sikh activists on June 6 on the 30th anniversary of the […]
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Shiv Sena warms up to BJP post-Munde
MUMBAI (TIP): The Shiv Sena may give up its recalcitrant stance vis-a-vis the state BJP, and work in cooperation with its poll ally to build a broad consensus within the six-party mahayuti, observers said on […]
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MANISH SISODIA ‘LETTER’ ACCUSES YOGENDRA YADAV OF GUNNING FOR KEJRIWAL
NEW DELHI: An ugly fight within the top leadership of the Aam Aadmi Party surfaced on June 5 with the emergence of a letter, purportedly from founder member Manish Sisodia, to senior leader Yogendra Yadav, […]
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Israel, Denmark keen to partner in Ganga cleanup, water management
NEW DELHI (TIP): PM Narendra Modi’s pet Ganga cleanup programme and his mission for clean water has attracted interest from foreign nations. Israel and Denmark, global leaders in water technology and water management, say they […]
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MEGHALAYA: MILITANTS WHO BRUTALLY KILLED WOMAN ESCAPE AFTER GUN BATTLE
SOUTH GARO HILLS (TIP): The gun battle between Meghalaya police and the Garo National Liberation Army, a militant group that allegedly shot a woman through her head for resisting an attempt to molest her in […]
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Centre May Rename POK as Pak-Occupied Jammu & Kashmir: Sources
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Narendra Modi government is reportedly weighing a proposal to re-name Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir or PoK as Pakistan-Occupied Jammu-Kashmir. That, if it happens, will signal a strategic shift in the Centre’s approach to […]
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India-Pakistan body releases list of Pak prisoners in Indian jails
AMRITSAR (TIP): Aaghaz-e-Dosti, a joint body comprising India-based Mission Bharatiyam and Pakistan-based The Catalyst, has released a list of Pakistani prisoners languishing in Indian jails on public domain. It will also release a list of […]
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Anjali Damania quits AAP, then retracts her resignation
NAVI MUMBAI (TIP): The AAP’s state convener Anjali Damania quit the party on June 5 morning, but retracted her resignation in the evening after it convinced her to do so. Her leaked resignation letter exposes […]
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US looking forward to welcome MODI TO WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States is looking forward to welcoming the new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, but refrained from making any announcement on the possible trip in September. “We look forward to […]
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Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Gifts Sari to Narendra Modi’s Mother
GANDHI NAGAR (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sent a white sari for the mother of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Obviously, it is a return gift from Pakistan Prime Minister whom Modi had […]
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All you need to know about OPERATION BLUE STAR
“Operation Blue Star” in the Government’s view was a necessary military operation to flush out the terrorists and recover arms from the Golden Temple whereas “Ghallughara” is how the Sikhs of Punjab remember this episode. […]