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Ready to contest polls: VK Singh
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Army chief General V K Singh, who joined the BJP recently, said he was ready to fight the coming Lok Sabha elections, even as he came down heavily on the UPA […]
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Cabinet clears Jat reservation, drops Rahul’s anti-graft ordinances
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union Cabinet cleared the ordinance for Jat reservation in government jobs. The anti-graft ordinances, which were pushed by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, were not passed after President Pranab Mukherjee reportedly expressed […]
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Kiran Reddy moves SC on Telangana issue
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Reddy approached the Supreme Court against the Centre’s decision to create Telangana by bifurcating the State. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam, before whom […]
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Uphaar tragedy: SC holds Ansals guilty
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court held real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal guilty in the 1997 Uphaar cinema tragedy that claimed the lives of 59 persons saying they were more interested about making […]
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Prima facie Arvind Kejriwal violated Model Code: Election Commissioner
NEW DELHI (TIP): Arvind Kejriwal, who is in Gujarat, has violated the election code of conduct by not getting prior police permission for his road-show, the Election Commission said, adding a new installment to the […]
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POLICE QUIZ AAP’S ASHUTOSH, SHAZIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP-AAP confrontation escalated on March 6 with the BJP accusing its opponent of waging a surrogate battle on behalf of the Congress that wanted to deflect focus from allegations of corruption […]
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Kejriwal summoned as accused in criminal defamation case
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was on Friday summoned as an accused in a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari. Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha issued summon […]
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Rahul raps Khurshid for calling Modi ‘impotent’
NEW DELHI: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday indirectly rapped External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid for calling Narendra Modi ‘impotent’, saying he doesn’t appreciate the use of such language. Khurshid at a rally on February […]
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AAP says probe call against Mukesh Ambani ignored
NEW DELHI (TIP): Maintaining its attack against Mukesh Ambani and Reliance Industries, the AAP Thursday alleged that the UPA government had ignored a probe request against them three years ago despite an appeal made by […]
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Modi says technology key to boosting commercial activities
NEW DELHI (TIP): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on February 27 stressed on the importance of using technology to boost commercial activities in the country, and to overcome the fear of […]
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC stays release of 4 convicts
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on February 26 stayed the release of four convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, ordering status quo on a plea by the Centre challenging the Tamil Nadu government’s […]
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BJP DECLARES 54 LOK SABHA CANDIDATES
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday announced its first list of 54 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections and fielded former party president Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur. The list was announced after […]
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Batteries may have caused blast in INS Sindhuratna
NEW DELHI/KOCHI (TIP): Even as the Navy recovered the bodies of Lt. Commander Kapish Muwal and Lt. Commander Manoranjan Kumar, the two officers killed in February 26 explosion on board the submarine INS Sindhuratna, fresh […]
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India, Israel ink anti-terror pacts
KOLKATA (TIP): India and Israel have signed a number of agreements on cooperation in legal assistance and public and homeland security. The pacts are part of the ongoing efforts by both countries in the war […]
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Don’t pay candidates in cash, says EC’s draft guideline
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Election Commission on February 27 issued a set of draft guidelines on funding of political parties, asking them to provide election expenses to their candidates, not exceeding the prescribed ceiling, only […]
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VRINDAVAN TO HAVE INDIA’S TALLEST TEMPLE
VRINDAVAN/MATHURA (TIP): A 210-metrehigh temple is soon going to change the skyline of Vrindavan in Mathura district. The project, whose foundation stone will be laid on March 16, has been conceived by Madhu Pandit Dasa, […]
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Indian officials decline to meet US federal agency
NEW DELHI (TIP): Toughening its stand against the US, Indian government has decided not to meet the officials of the USITC, a federal American agency which has initiated a probe against domestic trade and investment […]
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Army jawan shoots dead five colleagues, kills self
SRINAGAR (TIP): An Army soldier on February 27 shot five colleagues dead at point blank range when they were sleeping before committing suicide in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. “A soldier of a Rashtriya Rifles […]
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Global Tax Heads Convene for Dialogue on Multilateral Issues
NEW DELHI (TIP): The U.S.-India Business Council concluded a highprofile mission comprised of top tax executives from global multinationals who engaged in a dialogue with senior officials from the Government of India as well as […]
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Rs 45,000 crore ponzi scam busted: CBI
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 27 busted a massive ponzi scam of Rs 45,000 crore by two Delhi-based private companies of a group, raising money from over five crore […]
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INDIA TO BLOCK US TRADE PROBES, READY FOR FIGHT AT WTO
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has decided to block investigations by the United States into its trade policies and patent laws, and prepare for a battle at the World Trade Organization (WTO), a move that could […]
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Seemandhra to get special status for 5 years, says PM
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said special status will be given for five years to Seemandhra region – the residual state of Andhra Pradesh following creation of a separate Telangana. Speaking […]
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Shinde claim on Dawood punctured
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a huge embarrassment to Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who had earlier said the US agencies were helping India nab Dawood Ibrahim, Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran claimed that […]
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Anna comes out in Mamata’s support but with a rider
NEW DELHI (TIP): Having fallen out with Arvind Kejriwal after he floated AAP, social activist Anna Hazare on February 19 threw his weight behind Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee who […]
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KHAPS TURN DOWN AAP’s RALLY INVITE
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Haryana’s khap leaders have rejected Aam Aadmi Party’s invitation to attend the party’s Rohtak rally, scheduled to be held on February 23. The leaders on Thursday said khap panchayats are social platforms and […]