India
Floods wreak havoc in MP
BHOPAL/BHARUCH (TIP): The army and air force were pressed into service on Aug 23 to expedite relief and evacuation in flood-hit areas of Madhya Pradesh. At least 21 people have died in flash floods in […]
MADHYA PRADESH
India
INDIA’S JOURNEY TO BECOMING AN ECONOMIC SUPERPOWER
The economic development in India followed socialist-inspired policies for most of its independent history, including state-ownership of many sectors; India’s per capita income increased at only around 1% annualised rate in the three decades after […]
India
NCP Supports Demand For Vidarbha , Suggests States Reorganization Commission Be Set Up
NEW DELHI (TIP): A day after the historical decision to carve out Telangana as a separate state from Andhra Pradesh, National Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel said his party supported the formation of Vidarbha […]
India
BJP Wave In MP, Party On A Comeback In Rajasthan, UP
NEW DELHI (TIP): The northern states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh present a very contrasting picture when it comes to the political battle.While Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are basically a twohorse race with […]
United States
OFBJP Organizes Public Reception For BJP President Rajnath Singh
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Indian American community of tri-state area (New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut) gave a rousing welcome to Rajnath Singh, President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and his BJP delegation Ananth Kumar, General […]
United States
Not In The Race For Prime Minister : RAJNATH SINGH
NEW YORK (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh on Saturday, July 20, categorically denied that he is in the race for Prime Minister of India if BJP returns to power at the Center. […]
United States
BJP President Criticized For Violating The Spirit Of India’s Constitution
NEW YORK (TIP): Juned Qazi, president of Madhya Pradesh unit of Indian National Overseas Congress (I), who is vigorously campaigning for a Congress (I) ticket from Aligarh Lok Sabha constituency, strongly criticized Rajnath Singh, BJP […]
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BJP Has Sound Plans To Jumpstart The Stalled Indian Economy- Rajnath Singh
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): “The BJP-led NDA government created 67 million jobs in less than five years whereas the Congress led UPA created less than 2.7 million jobs between 2004 and 2009. These figures are […]
India
Cong-JMM Exploring Govt Formation In Jharkhand
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Congress and JMM appear to be inching closer towards forming an alternative government in Jharkhand which has been under President’s Rule — imposed after the fall of the Arjun Munda government […]
United States
Karnataka will regain pre-eminent position as IT superpower: Moily
NEW YORK (TIP): Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily assured the Non- Resident Indians that the Congress government headed by Chief Minister K Siddaramiah in Karnataka will put the state back again on the global map […]
India
Delhi cops responsible for Mamata Banerjee’s heckling: Digvijay Singh
BHOPAL (TIP): Terming as ‘unfortunate’ the heckling of Mamata Banerjee by Left activists in New Delhi, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on April 11 said that police failed to ensure safety of the West Bengal […]
India
President Confers Padma Awards
NEW DELHI (TIP): President PranabMukherjee on April 5 conferred Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, to 108 personalities. The awards comprise 4 PadmaVibhushan, 24 PadmaBhushan and 80 PadmaShri Awards on Friday. 24 of the […]
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As I See It-Making India Truly Incredible
Some scary happenings Incredible India is the Union Tourism Ministry’s sales pitch to attract more and more highspending tourists from across the world. But is anyone in authority worrying about the hugely negative impact the […]
Europe
UK issues travel advisory for female travelers in India
LONDON (TIP): Britain has advised its female tourists to be cautious while traveling in India in the wake of the rape of a Swiss tourist in Madhya Pradesh last week. “Our travel advice states that […]
India
President Pranab Mukherjee May Turn Down 5 More Mercy Pleas
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union homeministry is learnt to have recommendedrejection of mercy petitions in five morecases as it seeks to speedily dispose of allthe cases of death row convicts pendingwith it.Seeking to have a […]
Europe
2014 strategy: BJP sticks to politics, dumps Hindutava
NEW DELHI (TIP): Defining the battlelines for 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Sangh Parivar has decided that the BJP will focus on development and decisive leader agenda, while the affiliated groups — such as the […]
India
States Showcase Their Strengths To Woo Investments By Overseas Indians
KOCHI (TIP): Ten states of India showcased the multifarious investment opportunities for the Indian Diaspora with a view to identifying areas for forging partnerships with overseas Indians at the concluding day of the 11th Bharatiya […]
India
Killed jawan’s father wants “befitting reply” to enemy
BHOPAL (TIP): The distraught father of Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh, who was one of the soldiers killed in an attack by Pakistan Army across the LoC, wants that the neighbouring nation be given a “befitting […]
Business & Economics
Sc Blow To Govt In High-Profile Cases, Death To Ajmal Kasab
NEW DELHI (TIP): Judgements giving a body blow to the government in the highprofile Vodafone tax case and scrapping of 2G spectrum licences hogged the limelight in the Supreme Court which in 2012 also brought […]
India
Opposition Steals UPA’s Food Bill Thunder
NEW DELHI (TIP): The benchmark has been set higher for the UPA’s overdue National Food Security Bill, with Opposition-ruled states expanding the coverage of cheap food grains and improvising services under the public distribution system. […]
India
Indore Mall files Case: CBI to Probe Digvijaya
NEW DELHI (TIP): The CBI has registered a case in connection with alleged irregularities in the construction of a high-end mall in Indore, including the role of then Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh. CBI […]
India
Chilling reality: Madhya Pradesh tops in child rape, foeticide
BHOPAL (TIP): It is sure to come as an eye opener for the state government that claims to have left no stone unturned for the welfare of minor girls. Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest […]
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Krishna quits as foreign minister
NEW DELHI (TIP): Keen to infuse more young blood into Manmohan Singh’s ministerial team, Congress may opt to give party MPs such as Meenakshi Natarajan, Manicka Tagore and Pradip Majhi minister of state ranks. Amid […]
India
Crime against children up by 24% in 2010-11
NEW DELHI (TIP): India is fast earning the label of a country unsafe for children, with an alarming 24% increase in crimes against children in 2011 compared to the previous year. Nearly 33,100 cases were […]
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Priya Dutt praises donors; cites anti-cancer effort of the Foundation
NEW YORK (TIP): The Nargis Dutt Foundation organized its 31st annual fundraising event at the Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Uniondale, Long Island Sunday, September 30. Member of Parliament Priya Dutt, daughter of the […]