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Sorry for Parisians
Paris has long been the city of the best in the world. It has been home to the most refined and cultured people. It has been the cradle of the finest art and literature. It has […]
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RSS chief Bhagwat prepared the ground for BJP veterans’ revolt against Modi, Shah?
It isn’t official yet, but time has started running out for Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, whose term comes up for renewal in January. The attempt to remove him from the party’s top post, which […]
India
BJP MPs lash out at Modi for Bihar assembly elections defeat
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “undignified” language during the Bihar campaign was responsible for the party’s electoral debate, a BJP parliamentarian from the state said on November 10, joining a growing list of […]
Indian Americans
Rich Indian-Americans Could Dwarf Official US Aid to India: Report
WASHINGTON: Indian-Americans, who have a combined annual income of a whopping USD 67.4 billion, can play a key role in philanthropy activities in India that could dwarf official US foreign aid to India by 10 times, […]
Business & Economics
‘Hello Namaste’ – New Song launched in UK to Greet PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be greeted on his maiden visit to the UK by a peppy new song by popular Bollywood playback singer Kanika Kapoor which will highlight the friendship between the two countries. […]
Politics
Bihar Election Results | Grand Alliance Gets 2/3rd Majority
In a huge setback to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), an opposition grand alliance ( Mahagathbandhan) led by chief minister Nitish Kumar has dealt a shocker to NDA by securing a […]
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Modi on Track to Cripple India
If Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India does not speak up on the issues that are tearing the nation apart, and if he fails to restore freedom to speak, eat, drink, wear and believe what India’s […]
India
Gujarat HC rejects plea against Modi for alleged poll code breach
AHMEDABAD (TIP): The Gujarat High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court order rejecting a petition filed by an AAP worker against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged poll code breach in 2014, saying that […]
Business & Economics
Moody’s to PM Modi: Rein in party members or risk losing global credibility
Rising religious intolerance in India got the world’s attention with Moody’s Analytics’s report — a division of Moody’s Corporation — as it called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep his party members “in check or […]
India
SC to hear plea to ban websites with jokes on Sikhs
New Delhi, October 30: The Supreme Court will look into a plea for a ban on websites carrying jokes on Sikhs, as a lawyer-petitioner told the apex court on Friday the community was projected as […]
Europe
UK may deport Indians languishing in British jails
LONDON (TIP): With Indian PM Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to UK slated this November, Britain has said it will negotiate with New Delhi “on every opportunity” to pack off Indian prisoners serving time in their […]
United States
Ancient Wisdom in Modern Times at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, has been functioning in the USA since 1981 and is committed to the promotion of Indian culture and values through the media of arts, languages and literature. It […]
Business & Economics
U.S. India Business Council Applauds Conclusion of U.S.- India Trade Policy Forum
WASHINGTON (TIP): Following the successful conclusion of the ninth round of U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum, the USIBC hosted a reception, providing an opportunity for deeper engagement between industry stakeholders and government officials from both the […]
Asia
Pakistan loses UN Human Rights Council election
ISLAMABAD / UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Pakistan failed to win a re-election to the top UN human rights body, garnering just 105 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. The General Assembly on Oct 27 elected 18 […]
Asia
Edhi Foundation refuses Modi’s Rs-10 mln donation
Pakistan’s noted humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi of Edhi Foundation has refused to accept Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s donation of Rs 1 crore to his charity for returning 15-year old deaf and mute girl Geeta to the […]
Asia
Musharraf equates Bal Thackeray with Hafiz Saeed, calls Osama a Hero
In an interview to a Pakistani channel, Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf made scathing comments about Bal Thackeray and Pakistan’s support to extremist outfits in the past. Haqqani is our hero of 1980s & Osama […]
India
BJP breathes easy as RSS chief backs reservations
NAGPUR (TIP): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on October 22 expressed support for reservations provided for under the Constitution, in a big relief to BJP which is having to fend off accusations of being “anti-quota” during […]
India
PM Modi lays foundation stone for Andhra’s new capital
AMARAVATI (TIP): Amid fanfare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 22 laid the foundation stone of Andhra Pradesh’s new capital Amaravati at Uddandarayunipalem village in Guntur district. Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu, Ashok Gajapathi Raju […]
Business & Economics
New accounting norms may add to banks’ bad loans
MUMBAI (TIP): There is a new twist to the issue of rising bad loans in the banking sector. Under the new global accounting norms that banks have to adopt from April 1, 2018, the gross level […]
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A US-Pak nuclear deal would be a threat to India’s security
If a report in a US newspaper is to be believed, a US-Pakistan nuclear deal might be on the cards. The report says that such a deal is being considered around Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit […]
India
India to Declassify Netaji Files in January, 2016
NEW DELHI (TIP): The process to declassify files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will begin on his birth anniversary, January 23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, October 14, after meeting 35 members […]
India
Sad, not desirable, but what is Centre’s role: PM Modi on Dadri, Ghulam Ali
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described as “unfortunate and unwarranted” the lynching of a man in Dadri over rumours of storing and eating beef and opposition to Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali’s concert. He […]
India
41 WRITERS RETURN INDIAN AWARD IN PROTEST
NEW DELHI (TIP): Many in India’s literary community are disgusted. Dozens of writers say every day brings more evidence of intolerance and bigotry going mainstream — a man lynched allegedly for eating beef, an atheist […]
India
SUPREME COURT DISMISSES PLEA AGAINST PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on October 15 dismissed a petition seeking initiation of proceedings against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly concealing information about his marital status during 2012 assembly polls. A bench […]
India
Modi bats for timely, transparent, trouble-free RTI replies
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked government departments to keep in mind three ‘T’s — timeliness, transparency and trouble-free approach — while replying to RTI applications as that would help in […]