Narendra Modi
Lok Sabha site names Advani a journalist, Rahul a strategy consultant
BHOPAL (TIP): Former deputy prime minister and BJP patriarch LK Advani is a journalist by profession and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is a strategy consultant, according to the Lok Sabha website. Strangely, the nation’s top […]
Industrial production up 4.7% in May, highest since Oct ’12
NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s industrial output rose 4.7% in May on the back of a robust performance by the manufacturing and electricity sectors, bringing relief for the Narendra Modi government, which has vowed to […]
Modi and McCain talk of desire to ‘revitalise’ India-US ties
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 […]
AHEAD OF MODI’S VISIT TO J&K, PAK CALLS KASHMIR ‘DISPUTED TERRITORY’
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 […]
Modi flags off Katra-Delhi train for Pilgrims
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 […]
Uplift Humanity’s Revolutionary Summer Programs to help
Students encouraged to document their journey by creating a 2-3 minute I-pad or cell phone video about their experience in Indian juvenile detention centers and orphanages NEW YORK (TIP): Starting July, almost 100 American high […]
ATTACKING GOVT, GOPAL SUBRAMANIUM OPTS OUT OF JUDGESHIP
NEW DELHI (TIP): Accusing the government of ordering the CBI to dig up dirt on him and expressing disappointment with the judiciary for letting him down, former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium on JUne 25 withdrew […]
India to relax tourist visa norms for Bangladeshi nationals
NEW DELHI (TIP): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Thursday said that India would relax tourist visa norms for Bangladeshi nationals below 13 and above 65 years of age. He also said […]
RAIL BUDGET LIKELY TO FOCUS ON PASSENGER SAFETY
NEW DELHI (TIP): On the back of two train accidents within a month of Modi government taking charge, railway minister Sadanand Gowda is likely to announce a slew of measures in his July 8 budget […]
GOVT DEFERS GAS PRICE HIKE, MAY JUNK UPA FORMULA
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Narendra Modi government on June 25 indicated that it would not be guided by the UPA’s formula by deferring for three months a decision on revising price of gas produced from […]
No honeymoon period for my government, says Modi
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 […]
NAMO VICTORY CELEBRATIONS GALORE IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK (TIP): Namo victory virus seems to have gripped a large number of Indian Americans in New York. Various groups claiming political affinity with BJP or a personal relationship with Narendra Modi , as […]
NEW YORK SENIORS CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY
NEW YORK (TIP): New York Seniors Celebrated Father’s Day on June 11 at Saneeswara Temple in Bellerose Terrace. At the festive program organized by Shashikant Patel and Gopi Udeshi, seven magnificent men were honored. Speakers […]
RAJNATH TO SIT NEXT TO PM IN LOK SABHA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Home minister Rajnath Singh will sit next to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, occupying the seat left conspicuously vacant, when Parliament meets for the budget session on July 7. The seat allocation seems […]
Govt on overdrive to rescue Indians trapped in Iraq
NEW DELHI (TIP): The new government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 19 scrambled to secure the release of 40 Indians being held in war-torn Iraq but asserted it was doing its […]
Modi’s Japan Visit Postponed
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 […]