NEW DELHI (TIP): Painting a dismal picture of the economy during the last six months of 2014, IndiaInc said not much had changed on the ground at the industry level during the period falling within […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Russia, France, Germany and Spain, all better watch out. They may have to contend with Japan in the race to supply submarines to India. In keeping with their expanding strategic partnership, the […]
We are now in the second phase of the Modi government. The first phase consisted of positioning the brickwork for a five-year term. Key states had to be won in elections to buttress the Modi image […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): To successfully implement e-governance, the country must think about ‘mobiles first’ and give importance to mobile governance, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 30. Addressing the 18th National Conference on […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a surprise move, Foreign Secretary Sujata Singh resigned eight months before her term was to end. Her place has been taken by Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s envoy to the United States. […]
Rights Group Sues Secretary of State John Kerry: Wants Hindu group RSS declared Terrorists MANHATTAN , NY (TIP): Sikhs For Justice, a Sikh rights group, has sued Secretary of State John Kerry, asking him to […]
‘It is in the interest of both sides that the visit is seen as being successful. Both sides have invested considerable political capital in it…….This rapid exchange of visits and the decisions taken have to be justified, […]
In future, India may be willing to conduct joint military operations with the US in its area of strategic interest in a contingency in which India’s vital national interests are threatened, preferably as a Chapter 7 […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Ahead of Obama’s visit to India, the US is rushing through to meet his commitment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on counter- terrorism, including targeting underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and dismantling LeT, JeM, […]
New Delhi (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to present 100 Banarasi silks sarees to Michelle Obama when she and President Obama visit India this weekend. “Banarasi silk sarees with old, unique designs and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The national capital will go to the polls on February 7 with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) hoping to beat its stunning debut performance a year ago, while the Bharatiya Janata Party […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Disregarding New Delhi’s sensitivity, United States Secretary of State John Kerry has bragged about Washington’s support to Islamabad in mobilising funds to construct a hydroelectric and irrigation project in Pakistan occupied Kashmir […]
KOLKATA (TIP): In a major blow to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, minister Manjul Krishna Thakur quit the Cabinet on January 15 and joined the BJP. Thakur, the Minister for Refugee, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has refuted environmentalists’ allegations that key green laws in the country would be “diluted”. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar says his aim is to improve and smoothen environmental clearance processes by […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): After the removal of Avinash Chander as Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief, the Defence Ministry plans to overhaul the military research establishment by creating two separate posts of Secretary, Department […]
2014 has been a great year for SunnyLeone in terms of her career. Rightfrom ‘Baby Doll’ to horrex, RaginiMMS 2, to being the most searched celebonline in India, the actress has goneplaces. According to a […]
We are publishing this humorous piece at a time of heightened communal tension in India. Ever since the new government of Narendra Modi came in to power, Hindu extremists have repeatedly said that all Muslims […]
2014 has not been very different from its predecessors. It has been, like all other years preceding it, a year of mixed events of diverse hues. In India, on the political front, the year proved […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Columbia University economist Arvind Panagariya will be the first vice-chairman of the National Institution for Transforming India (Niti) Aayog, which will have two full-time members — economist Bibek Debroy and former DRDO […]
The 13th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is being organized at Gandhinagar, Gujarat from January 7 to 9, 2015. It is the first time that PBD has gone to Gujarat. The PBD 2015 is dedicated […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The armed forces for the first time will have all-women marching contingents, apart from their regular ones, in the Republic Day parade on the majestic Rajpath this year, which will have US […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Keen to invest more in India, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella on December 26 pledged support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative. He is the third major tech executive to […]
On December 11, 2014, when the U.N. General Assembly adopted June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, as recommended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India rejoiced. Never mind that the day before was the […]
The announcement of the election results has justifiably generated enormous excitement, both in the state as also the rest of the country, since the formation of a coalition government is proving to be a daunting […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayeeand Madan Mohan Malaviya will be conferred the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, the government announced on December 24 This came on the eve of […]
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