NEW DELHI (TIP): A Delhi court on June 25 ruled that the 2008 Batla House encounter was genuine and pronounced Shahzad Ahmad, the lone suspect arrested in the case, guilty of murdering inspector Mohan Chand […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A controversy broke out on July 24 over a letter, said to have been written to the United States President Barack Obama by 64 Members of Parliament, urging him to adhere to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The northern states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh present a very contrasting picture when it comes to the political battle.While Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are basically a twohorse race with […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Arun Nehru, former union minister and powerful figure during the prime ministership of Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on July 25 night after prolonged illness. Nehru, 69, a cousin of Rajiv Gandhi and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and China are trying to develop effective mechanisms to prevent the “embarrassing” face-offs between their troops along the “disputed” points of the Line of Actual Control, defence minister AK Antony said. […]
HYDERABAD/ VISAKHAPATNAM: Income-tax sleuths on July 25 launched a massive crackdown on private medical and engineering colleges across Andhra Pradesh in the wake of allegations that they were selling management quote seats at princely rates […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Former Gujarat Ranji player Timil Patel has been appointed captain of US’s national cricket team for a series against Canada for the Auty Cup. The 29-year-old Amdavadi leg-spinner emigrated to the US with […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Getting the cost structure right will be the key to success of operating a low-cost airline in India, says Tony Fernandes, CEO, AirAsia, which is all set to launch a low-cost airline in […]
DELHI (TIP): Air India is to introduce a flight from Amritsar and Delhi to Birmingham four days a week from August 1, 2013. This will be the fourth Air India flight to UK from India. […]
PATNA (TIP): Under attack from the opposition over the death of 27 school children after consumption of midday meal at Saran, the Bihar government said it suspected a conspiracy behind the tragedy. “The deaths were […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court cracked down on the sale of acid, currently available over the counter, to try and put an end to the regular and horrific attacks on women across the country […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A government-instituted inquiry into the allegations of financial irregularities in the purchase of school library books and science kits in Punjab has found the state government guilty of misappropriating Central funds meant […]
PATNA (TIP): Dharma Singh, a member of outlawed outfit Ranvir Sena and prime accused in the Laxmanpur-Bathe massacre in which 58 Dalits were killed in 1997, was arrested here on July 18, the police said. […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Suspended member of Railway Board Mahesh Kumar, who is the main accused in ” Railgate”, claimed that former railway minister Pawan Bansal had assured him of elevation to Member (Electrical) in the Board, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP):The president of Bhutan’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Tshering Tobgay, on July 18 wrote to PM Manmohan Singh assuring him of “unwavering resolve and commitment to preserve and strengthen special ties” with India. […]
GAYA (TIP): The CCTV footage released by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on its website as part of its efforts to crack the Bodh Gaya serial-blasts case has done no favours to the reputation of […]
VARANASI (TIP): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday said he was supporting Gujarat chief minister NarendraModi for prime minister, and not the BJP. Describing Modi as “the only politician capable of freeing the country from […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Admitting the economy was going through a difficult period, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured the industry that government will leave no stone unturned to ensure a rebound. Singh attributed the rupee decline […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Centre on July 16 decided to revise existing caps in key infrastructure sectors such as telecom, retail, insurance and sensitive defence sector in an attempt to rejuvenate sagging foreign direct investment […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Justice P Sathasivam was on July 19 sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Pranab Mukherjee. He took over the post from Justice Altamas Kabir, who served […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The Mumbai realty market threw up another record when a 10th-floor, sea-facing flat of the marquee SamudraMahal in Worli sold at the rate of Rs 1.23 lakh per square foot, the highest in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Austrian monster dad Josef Fritzl has an Indian equivalent. A man was arrested for raping his daughters for a decade in Bharatpur’s Bayana area. The police have also arrested the mother, who […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Investigators may be close to finding the source of the cylinders used in the Bodh Gaya blasts. National Investigation Agency (NIA) has come across certain factories in Bihar that manufacture such small […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The terror module involved in the Bodh Gaya temple blasts in Bihar could be a new one as the unexploded IEDs do not have not signatures of bombs that were used in […]
NEW DELHI: The Army’s elite special forces, along with sharpening their clandestine warfare skills, will now hone their linguistic skills as well. The Army is stepping up training of its Para and Para-SF battalions in […]
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