POLITICS & POLICY
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP has crossed the 272 mark in the Lok Sabha on its own. Its stupendous performance has been propelled by the clean sweep, or the near clean sweep, effected by it […]
By Rajdeep Sardesai Barring a miracle, at some stage on Friday, Narendra Modi will be poised to fulfill his long-cherished ambition of being the next prime minister. Yes, exit polls have a spotty record in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP will include all its pre-poll allies in the government though the party has numbers to form government on its own. Soon after it became clear that the BJP would cross […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): : Two US foreign policy experts have suggested that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi can “revive India’s sputtering economy and give new élan to a disillusioned and rudderless USIndia relationship.” Noting […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The American media and foreign policy experts greeted the Narendra Modi-led BJP’s historic election victory as “India’s moment” and an opportunity to revitalize the economy and “shape the way India engages with the […]
From selling tea at a stall his father set up at a small village railway station and at a bus terminal at a tender age to the prime ministerial throne at 63, Narendra Modi’s rise […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US lawmakers, including the only Hindu- American House member, have congratulated Narendra Modi and his BJP for its sweeping election win, calling it “an extraordinary achievement” for Indian voters. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard who […]
That Narendra Modi, the man who will be India’s next prime minister, enjoys a unique connection with the masses is evident to anyone who has attended one of the man’s election rallies. Modi seems to […]
The people of India have spoken and they have thrown in their lot with BJP-led NDA and their verdict ought to be respected by all. It is also a tribute to India that has proven […]
On behalf of Indian American Intellectuals Forum, I congratulate Shri Narendra Modi, the icon of resurgent India, for scoring a resounding victory against anti- Hindu Congress government and its diabolical cronies and perverse minions led […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama on Friday, May 17, called Narendra Modi to congratulate him on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s electoral success. Obama invited Modi to visit Washington “at a mutually agreeable time to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): It was in September last year that the Bharatiya Janata Party declared Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate despite internal differences and objections from senior party leaders LK […]
VARANASI (TIP): The Aam Aadmi Party volunteer grins as he says that but the CRPF men standing on the divider on the road at the Ravidass Gate in Varanasi are not smiling. The Aam Aadmi […]
VARANASI (TIP): In a direct allegation on Congressled UPA government, referring it as “dilli mein baithi maa-beti ki sarkar”, Modi accused it of conniving with Election Commission in stopping him from addressing a rally in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Narendra Modi belongs to an upper caste but has “manipulated” OBC status for political gains, Congress said on May 8 seeking to “expose” the BJP’s PM candidate ahead of his crucial Lok […]
KOLKATA (TIP): A day after reports of serious concern expressed in Dhaka’s corridors of power over BJP’s prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi’s remark that his government would pack off illegal Bangladeshis to that country, there […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A row erupted over reports that Doordarshan had “censored” Narendra Modi’s interview, with BJP alleging that it was due to government “pressure” even as the public broadcaster insisted that there was no […]
FAIZABAD (TIP): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on May 1 dubbed Narendra Modi “powerhungry”, saying the Gujarat CM is behaving as if he is the Prime Minister of the country even before the election process is […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP on May 1 termed as “hasty” EC’s order to register an FIR against its PM nominee Narendra Modi, saying the poll watchdog appeared to have lost sight of the fact that […]
GUNTUR/BHIMAVARAM/NELLORE (TIP): In an attempt to woo Seemandhra farmers, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday said he would complete the Polavaram irrigation project without delay if voted to power. He also promised to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Top US expert on South Asia Stephen Cohen believes that Washington may have to “reconsider its attitude” towards India if Narendra Modi goes on to become the country’s next Prime Minister. As Cohen […]
As the election in India is winding down, the political rhetoric is heating up. Congress, BJP and AAP are attacking each other mainly not on policy matters but rather on personal issues that I believe, […]
The registration of an FIR may unnerve an ordinary citizen, but not Narendra Modi, the BJP strong man whose single-minded goal in life seems to be to somehow occupy the Prime Minister’s chair. The pursuit […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday said he will formalize his relationship with television journalist Amrita Rai when her divorce comes through, ANI reported. Bringing up the recent controversy surrounding Narendra […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Two Shankaracharyas—Puri Shankaracharya Swami Adhokshjanand Devtirath and Dwarka Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand—have come out openly against Narendra Modi and decided to work for his defeat in Varanasi as they believe he is a […]
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