POLITICS & POLICY
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 […]
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 […]
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): 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged states not to include him in school curriculum, in a series of May 30 morning tweets. “Am reading in the news that some states want to […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has earned enormous appreciation in the American media for his out-of-the-box and successful diplomatic outreach that saw the leaders of South Asian nations, notably Pakistan, attend his swearingin […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): At a meeting of his Cabinet on May 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked his ministers to prepare a list of issues that they will take up in the first 100 days […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on May 29 called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed his government’s desire to establish a “robust partnership” with India. Modi, on his part, expressed “keenness” to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 29 vacated Vadodara constituency, retaining Varanasi. Modi had won Vadodara by over 5.70 lakh votes, the highest margin in the 2014 polls and the second highest […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has wasted no time in establishing ground rules and work processes for his government, has reportedly told his ministers that there will be no renaming of projects […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Grandniece of eminent freedom fighter Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, Najma Heptullah is the lone Muslim face in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. Once a prominent Congress member in the Rajya Sabha, she left […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): J Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu chief minister, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on June 3, amid the buzz that she is in talks with the ruling BJP to join the […]
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