A hero of mine is no more. Veteran Indian journalist B.G. Verghese passed away on December 30, 2014, at the age of 87. Indians will always be indebted to him for the stupendous contribution he […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan cut key interest rates — for the first time in almost two years — by 25 basis points about a fortnight ahead of the monetary policy […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (TIP): The Indian economy is expected to catch up with China by 2016-17 and is expected to grow 6.4% in 2015 on the back of reform measures unveiled by the new government, the […]
MELBOURNE (TIP): Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his first media appearance since quitting the Test captaincy a fortnight ago. The occasion was the unveiling of India’s new ODI jersey for the World Cup, which the team […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Within 48 hours of US secretary of state John Kerry leaving Pakistan’s shores, the government here banned 12 organizations, including the Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD), a front for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, as well as […]
“The Taliban attacks within Afghanistan reached unprecedented levels in 2014. Moreover, while Washington proclaims that any process of “reconciliation” between the Taliban and the Afghan Government will be “Afghan led and Afghan driven,” the reality […]
Chief Ministers beckon overseas Indians to cash in on Investment opportunities in States GANDHINAGAR (GUJARAT) (TIP), January 9, 2015. Chief Ministers of as many as 9 States made a strong pitch for investments by overseas […]
On the western coast of India, the state of Gujarat is the “Jewel of the West” in India. In Gujarat, one of India’s most industrialized and prosperous states, you find the modern milieu and the […]
NEW DELHI(TIP): Using its enhanced powers, capital markets regulator Sebi has managed to recover dues in more than 100 cases over the past one year out of the 500 cases in which attachment orders were […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): An Islamabad court on January 9 granted bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attack, in a six-year kidnapping case. The court granted bail to Lakhvi against surety bonds worth […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Tata Group is set to launch its full-service Vistara airline on 9 January, more than 60 years after the Indian government nationalised the group’s airline business and following two previous aborted attempts to […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Consulate General of India, New York, held its 11th Media India Lecture on Friday December 19, 2014, with the guest speaker Charles R Kaye, Co-CEO of Warburg Pincus. Consul General […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a relief to Bharti Cellular Ltd CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia, the Supreme Court on January 9 set aside the order of the special court summoning […]
2014 has not been very different from its predecessors. It has been, like all other years preceding it, a year of mixed events of diverse hues. In India, on the political front, the year proved […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Columbia University economist Arvind Panagariya will be the first vice-chairman of the National Institution for Transforming India (Niti) Aayog, which will have two full-time members — economist Bibek Debroy and former DRDO […]
The 13th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is being organized at Gandhinagar, Gujarat from January 7 to 9, 2015. It is the first time that PBD has gone to Gujarat. The PBD 2015 is dedicated […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Circumstantial evidence points to “alprazolam poisoning” as the reason for Sunanda Pushkar’s death and injuries to her were caused by “blunt force” but did not cause death while her body also bore […]
HOUSTON (TIP): With an aim to prevent diseases caused by contaminated water supply, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has joined hands with a US firm to develop a plant which can turn human faeces into potable […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has refused to declassify at least 87 top secret files containing information about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, essentially on grounds that they are of “sensitive nature” that could be a […]
MUMBAI (TIP): In an alleged violation of aviation safety norms, a daughter of a senior Air India executive traveled in the bunk which is only meant for resting of flight crew members as per the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has asked cash-strapped SpiceJet to submit its proposed cash flow plan in writing by next Monday. The low cost carrier’s (LCC) former promoter Ajay Singh, who is leading the revival […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (TIP): India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal is keen to get her priorities right. She doesn’t want to overburden herself by playing back-to-back tournaments in the days ahead. A strong performance in the Jakarta World […]
BEIJING (TIP): In what appears to be a straight competition for influence with India, China has increased its official aid to Nepal by more than five times. China has also promised to build electricity infrastructure […]
On December 11, 2014, when the U.N. General Assembly adopted June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, as recommended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India rejoiced. Never mind that the day before was the […]
© The Indian Panorama