Opinions
How much does it take to win an election
Without winning the trust of India’s richest, Rahul Gandhi has very little chance of putting up a fight in 2029 Let me begin with a provocative number — Rs 50,000 crore. That is how much […]
Lok Sabha
United States
US commends Indian govt, people on successful elections
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The US has commended the Indian government and the people for successfully participating and completing the Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to form the government for a third […]
United States
Aura of ‘invincibility’ around PM Modi ‘shattered’; opposition energized: World media on Indian election
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The “aura of invincibility” around Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been “shattered” by the Indian voters who gave the Opposition a new lease on life, this is how the international media described […]
Featured
India Elections 2024: 19 April 2024 to 1 June 2024
Polling to be held in 7 phases, result on June 4 As India braces itself for what is anticipated to be the largest and longest general election in its history, the significance of the democratic […]
South Asia
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lashes out at BNP’s ‘India Out’ campaign
NEW DELHI / DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh National Party (BNP) has been propogating an ‘India Out’ campaign for some time and has been asking people to boycott Indian products. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has lashed […]
Perspective
The PMLA – a law that has lost its way
The most serious aspect of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act is the inclusion of offences which have nothing to do with the original motive — namely, to combat the laundering of drug money. The […]
Breaking News
Supreme Court nulls electoral bonds scheme, seeks info on donors
February 15, 2024 NEW DELHI (TIP): Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court on Thursday, February 15, declared “unconstitutional” the electoral bonds scheme that allowed individuals and companies to make unlimited anonymous […]
Opinions
Takeaways from the Ayodhya spectacle
Prime Minister should follow in Lord Rama’s footsteps to ensure justice for all “Ram Mandir has succeeded in restoring Hindus’ pride in their religion. That is a positive development. What’s left is for Modi to […]
Comments
Repealing sedition law: Move welcome, but substitute shouldn’t be draconian
Often misused against activists and journalists, the archaic sedition law is all set to become history. Union Home Minister Amit Shah — who introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha on Friday to replace the […]
Breaking News
Renuka Chowdhury to file defamation case against PM Modi over alleged ‘Surpanakha’ remark
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury has said that she will be filing a defamation case against PM Modi over his alleged ‘Surpanakha’ remark made in Parliament back in 2018. The ex-MP took to […]
Comments
Chilling effect: On defamation, free speech and the Rahul Gandhi case
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction and jail term flags need to abolish criminal defamation The rigors of the law and the tribulations of politics have come together to bedevil Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. An election-time […]
Perspective
Adani issue puts Opposition unity to test
The Opposition cannot function as a cohesive entity sporadically, especially a year before the next Lok Sabha polls, if it is to take on the BJP/NDA. Bringing the parties together into a front seems impossible […]
India
Budget Session 2022: Parliament adjourned sine die; 11 Bills passed by both houses
New Delhi (TIP)- The Budget Session, 2022 of Parliament, which commenced on, 31 January 2022, has been adjourned sine die today i.e. Thursday, 07 April 2022. Speaking about the Budget Session, Union Minister for Parliamentary […]
India
Tricolour found upside-down as Kerala Minister unfurls flag; probe ordered
Thiruvananthapuram (TIP)- A probe has been ordered after the national flag was found upside-down when unfurled by Kerala Minister Ahamed Devarkovil on Republic Day in in Kasaragod district Wednesday, January 26. The minister, who holds […]
India
Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill
Congress, AIADMK call for deliberation by select committee, walk out before voting NEW DELHI(TIP): The Lok Sabha on Thursday, December 27 passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, after a heated […]