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India awakened, democracy restored
“If Congress were to wins elections in 2019, the BJP supporters will go ballistic against the elected government and that is the time Congress party needs to show its civility, and they will, as they […]
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Not Much for Congress to Feel Elated About
Recent Assembly election wins may not replicate The recent Assembly elections in India in which the Congress Party wrested three Hindi heartland States from BJP should alarm the BJP. However, the Congress Party had better […]
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Honor Sardar Patel, don’t forget Gandhi and Nehru
“It is quite confusing for an ordinary Indian to figure out the motivation for the Prime Minister to honor a devoted Congressman and freedom fighter who is a Gujarati ahead of another great leader from […]
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AgustaWestland bribery: Can CBI make the rare catch sing?
Christian Michel fought long and hard to avoid a deportation to India. He was earlier successful in preventing a court appearance in Italy where the case against the chief of AgustaWestland for bribing Indian officials […]
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‘Passport Seva Kendras’ to be opened in each 543 parliamentary constituencies: V K Singh
The year 2017 registered a 19 per cent growth in passport related services NEW YORK CITY(TIP): The Indian government plans to open a ‘Passport Seva Kendra’ in each of the 543 parliamentary constituencies across the […]
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Kartik Purnima 2018: Date, Significance, Pooja Rituals and Prasad
Hindus across the country will celebrate Kartik Purnima on 23rd November, 2018. Kartik is the eighth lunar month as per the Hindu calendar and is considered the holiest month among all lunar months. This auspicious […]
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How Modi and Jaitley Gamed World Bank’s Doing Business Rankings
BJP government adopted a competitive-exam strategy to improve India’s rankings, meeting minutes and official correspondence show. “The elaborate filing requirements of the Goods and Services Tax had hurt medium and small enterprises while demonetization had […]
India
Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, hero of 1971 Battle of Longewala, dies at 78
CHANDIGARH(TIP): Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri (retd), who is known as the hero of the historic 1971 Battle of Longewala, died on Saturday, November 17, in a private hospital in Mohali, his family said. He was […]
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550 Years of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the Founder of Sikhism
Guru Nanak Dev Ji(1469-1539),is the Founder of Sikhism, the youngest and the fifth largest religion of the world, with a following of around 25 million worldwide. It is a monotheistic faith founded in the Punjab region […]
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Attempts to Undo Nehru’s Legacy: Are we better off?
“Times have changed indeed, and some of the policies Nehru has pursued may have become irrelevant. However, critics would be deluding themselves if they are to deny his extraordinary legacy and his outstanding contribution in […]
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India’s prosperity hinges on Religious Freedom
The Indian-Americans have a moral duty to prevent India from being labeled as a “Country of Particular Concern” by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “The quality of life is directly proportional […]
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Salve for wounds of ’84
Justice delayed is better than no justice A conviction, in the court of an additional sessions judge, of two individuals held guilty of killing two others shows how the dogged pursuit of justice can deliver […]
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Modi is lucky to get an “F” in managing India and its economy
“Modi with his mismanagement of economy and administration has brought the biggest insult and miseries to Indians with India now ranking 103rd out of 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index 2018. In 2014 India […]
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Taking “MeToo” Past the Confines of Social Media
“Why now? At that time, there were no internal complaints committees and the idea of approaching the police was scary. Does this mean that the incidents did not occur? The lesson learnt is that women […]
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Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal more worrisome than North Korea’s
Pakistan is more dangerous than North Korea as it does not have a centralized control on its nuclear weapons, making them vulnerable to theft and sale. “9/11 happened because Pakistan supported the Taliban and the […]
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The voice that is great within us
The crises in Indian democracy and in global politics send one immediately to consult Gandhi. Truth, Satya, was the central axis of the Gandhian system of thought and practice. For Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, everything turned […]
India
Chanda Kochhar quits ICICI Bank; Sandeep Bakhshi to be new MD
ICICI Bank says probe to continue NEW DELHI (TIP): Facing inquiry over charges of nepotism and conflict of interest, ICICI Bank Managing Director and CEO Chanda Kochhar today, October 4, quit the bank, six months […]
India
India, Russia set to sign three major deals, ignoring U.S. threats
NEW DELHI(TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Delhi on Thursday, October 4, for the annual India-Russia summit which could see the signing of military deals totaling close to $10 billion; a 24-hour visit that […]
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A Nationalism That’s Anti-National
What the RSS needs is an exposure to Indian culture and a deeper understanding of Hinduism itself “The RSS was among the few organizations in independent India that refused to honor some of the key […]
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A fraught timeline: on Ayodhya title suit
The Supreme Court’s refusal to refer some questions of law in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute to a seven-judge Bench has one immediate consequence: it could expedite the final hearing in the appeals against the […]