POLITICS & POLICY
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi last night after attending theVIth BRICS Summit in Fortaleza in Brazil. On his way back, Modi made a transit halt at Frankfurt and had […]
New Delhi (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flight was among the many planes that were re-routed after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 was shot down in Ukraine on July 17. Modi, who returned last night […]
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL (TIP): BRICS should be driven by people-to-people contact led by the youth of the five nations, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told leaders of China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa at the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): “Had a telephonic conversation with Chancellor Merkel. Wished her on her birthday and congratulated her on Germany’s win at the FIFA World Cup,” tweeted prime minister Narendra Modi. For a prime minister […]
I.S. Saluja; EDISON, NJ (TIP): Modi is coming to USA. He is coming to the United Nations. He is coming to New York and New Jersey. He is coming to the Gujaratis. That’s what it […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Amit Shah, who delivered crucial Uttar Pradesh to BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, was on July 9 appointed party president, marking Gujarat’s firm grip over the ruling dispensation after Narendra Modi’s […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Narendra Modi government on July 10 unveiled its intent to revive growth by shoring up infrastructure and manufacturing, besides increasing investments by boosting savings through Income Tax sops and raising tax […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on July 10 invited by US President Barack Obama to visit Washington in September, saying he wants to “work closely with Prime Minister to makeIndia-US relations a […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Describing the general Budget as a ‘sanjeevani’ (new life) to the “moribund economy”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 10 said it converts hopes and aspirations of the people into trust and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for improving U.S. ties during a meeting with Senator John McCain in New Delhi on Thursday, as the two countries seek to patch up their differences and […]
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (TIP): Needling India ahead of Narendra Modi’s first visit to Jammu & Kashmir as Prime Minister, Pakistan on Thursday harped on Kashmir being a “disputed territory”. “We do not accept the so-called accession […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a train that will give easier access to one of India’s most popular pilgrimages. Modi landed in Jammu and flew by chopper to Katra, where he flagged […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Every decision that his government took has been “guided solely by national interest,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, June 26, as he completed one month in office, but rued that […]
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): A nascent organization that came in to being a few months before the elections, has been able to propel itself into limelight, much to the chagrin of the traditional BJP organizations which […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected visit to Japan next month has been deferred till after the Budget session of Parliament ends in early August. The decision has been taken in view of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hillary Clinton’s book launch looks undeniably like the prelude to a presidential campaign, but despite growing buzz, Democrats are scraping together Plans B, C and D in case she doesn’t run. The former […]
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 — […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Potential presidential candidate Hillary Clinton writes in her new book that she raised concerns about a swap of Taliban prisoners when she was President Barack Obama’s secretary of state and disagreed with his […]
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 […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Hailed as a troubleshooting “James Bond” of central bankers amid India’s currency crisis last year, Raghuram Rajan was given a licence to kill inflation with higher interest rates and drive a programme of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Stressing on “sushasan” or good governance as the cornerstone of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 29 gave “advice” to Cabinet colleagues — from asking them to frame priority areas […]
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