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Busting the government myths around land acquisition law
A big question that is begging a credible answer today is- why is the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government hell bent on road rolling amendments on to the land acquisition law without even implementing it despite vociferous opposition […]
Business & Economics
India won’t provoke conflict, befitting reply if attacked at Pakistan border: Rajnath Singh
India on Thursday April 30, said it will never “provoke” a conflict at the border with Pakistan but will not back off if there is any attack, asserting a befitting reply will be given. […]
India
US panel: Minorities under attack in India
NEW DELHI (TIP): A US government panel tracking international religious freedom has said in its latest report that religious minorities in India were exposed to “derogatory” comments by leaders of the ruling BJP as well as […]
India
India builds first smart city as urban population swells
GANDHINAGAR (TIP): India’s push to accommodate a booming urban population and attract investment rests in large part with dozens of “smart” cities like the one being built on the dusty banks of the Sabarmati river in […]
Business & Economics
Indian Govt’s Help Sought to Get Body of Gujarati Man Killed in USA
ANAND: The family of a 39-year-old man from Anand district in Gujarat, who was shot dead in the USA in an attack, sought the Indian government’s help on Tuesday to get his body back. “We request […]
Business & Economics
RBI ALLOWS BANKS TO FUND TAKEOVERS IN US DOLLARS FROM GIFT
MUMBAI (TIP): Banks operating out of India will now be able to fund takeovers in dollars. They will also be able to allow customers to place bets on exchange and interest rate movements in addition […]
Business & Economics
Strangers in their own land: Dilemma of the Christian populace in India
Mr. Julio Ribeiro, Retired IPS officer, former DGP of Mumbai and Gujarat recently said: ‘As a Christian, suddenly, I am a stranger in my own country’. He was merely reflecting on the recent dilemma of the Christian community […]
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Ominous Legislation
The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill 2015 carries disturbing echoes of draconian anti-terror laws such as the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). Both […]
India
PRIME MINISTER TURNS TO BUREAUCRACY TO MAKE GOVERNMENT SHINE
NEW DELHI (TIP): As his government heads towards completing one year in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking again to his bureaucrats to put in their best to bring back shine to the image […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
INDIA TO BOOST LNG IMPORTS TO RAISE POWER GENERATION
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government said would boost imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to improve electricity generation and revive plants worth billions of dollars to fuel economic expansion. India’s plan to import LNG will […]
India
SWINE FLU TOLL REACHES 1,587, BUT SHARP FALL RECORDED IN DEATHS FROM DISEASE IN MARCH
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s swine flu outbreak appears to be waning, with the week ending March 8 recording a sharp fall in weekly deaths, which had plateaued at around 270 since February 8, shows surveillance […]
Business & Economics
INVESTMENT PROPOSALS DON’T MEET PROMISES
NEW DELHI (TIP): Investment proposals by corporates are generally associated with improving business sentiment and often linked with the possibility of job creation. The comparison of proposed investment with actual implementation and job creation in […]
India
Gujarat may let officials join RSS
GANDHINAGAR (TIP): BJP-ruled Gujarat may follow Chhattisgarh in al lowing government employees to join the RSS. A senior official of the state general administration department (GAD) said the state government is considering delisting the RSS […]
India
Swine Flu outbreak in India with over 16,000 affected & section 144 imposed in Ahmedabad
Swine flu claimed 51 more lives, taking the death toll to 926. The H1N1 virus has, so far, affected more than 16,000 people across the country. According to collated data from the Health Ministry till […]
United States
Lawsuit filed in Sureshbhai Patel assault case weak: claims Ravi Batra
The lawsuit filed against two US police officials for assaulting Sureshbhai Patel leaving him partially paralysed is weak and might not be able to get full justice to him, an eminent Indian-American attorney has said. […]
Business & Economics
Amul to pump in Rs 5,000 crore in next 3 years
KOLKATA (TIP): Dairy major Amul will invest Rs 5,000 crore over the next three years to ramp up milk production and new processing capacities. “We will require Rs 5,000 crore over three years in adding […]
United States
Vijay Jolly assures BJP support to Chirag Patel on phone
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Global Convener BJP Overseas Affairs Vijay Jolly today condemned US police brutal assault on Sureshbhai Patel Gujarati Indian national on a short visit to US in the state of Alabama. BJP […]
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A welcome climb down – After speaking up, Modi must act
The Obama visit and the Delhi verdict seem to have had some pleasant side-effects. President Obama’s sermons on religious tolerance have not been dismissed as unwarranted or treated as interference by the Modi government. These have, […]
Business & Economics
Reset of a policy of equidistance
Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office, an Indian TV channel held a discussion on likely foreign policy reorientation. When the doyen of South Asian Studies, Stephen Cohen, was asked in which direction Mr. Modi […]
United States
Rights Group Sues Secretary of State John Kerry
Rights Group Sues Secretary of State John Kerry: Wants Hindu group RSS declared Terrorists MANHATTAN , NY (TIP): Sikhs For Justice, a Sikh rights group, has sued Secretary of State John Kerry, asking him to […]
United States
VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA CONFERS PRAVASI BHARATIYA SAMMAN
13th PBD closes with call strengthen links between young Pravasis and Indian youth GANDHINAGAR(GUJARAT) (TIP), January 9, 2015: The Vice President of India, Mr. M Hamid Ansari, today felicitated 15 overseas with the Pravasi Bharatiya […]
India
Kerry ignores India, brags of backing Pak’s PoK dam
NEW DELHI (TIP): Disregarding New Delhi’s sensitivity, United States Secretary of State John Kerry has bragged about Washington’s support to Islamabad in mobilising funds to construct a hydroelectric and irrigation project in Pakistan occupied Kashmir […]
Business & Economics
SHELL, GDF SUEZ TO TAKE 26% STAKE EACH IN GAIL LNG PROJECT
NEW DELHI (TIP): Anglo-Dutch Shell and GDF Suez of France are to take 26% stake each in a floating facility for importing liquid gas that state utility Gail is proposing to put up off the […]