Goods and Services Tax (GST) India’s most ambitious indirect tax reform would replace existing state and central levies with a uniform tax, boosting revenue collection while cutting business transaction costs. GST, which could boost India’s […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has welcomed Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi’s invitation to leaders of Pakistan and other SAARC nations for his swearing-in ceremony on Monday, May 26, commenting that increased engagement with Islamabad is […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pak PM Nawaz Sharif is still considering attending Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony and a final decision will be taken by this evening, officials said on May 22. Foreign office has confirmed that formal […]
Challenges and opportunities in a new innings “Mr. Modi thus comes to power in an atmosphere of great expectations and in the end an unforgiving public in case he does not measure up. In the […]
Does India’s new prime minister actually have a foreign policy? Despite an impressive mandate, he (Modi) will have to work with an established bureaucracy and political partners in India and abroad. But India’s next leader […]
Two Terrorists killed: Taliban behind attack KABUL (TIP): The Indian consulate in the Afghan city of Herat has been attacked, and the area is surrounded by security forces. Police initially said three gunmen opened fire […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Anandiben Patel took over as Gujarat’s Chief Minister on May 22 afternoon. She was administered oath by the state’s Governor Kamla Beniwal. On stage, was her predecessor Narendra Modi, who will be the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been invited to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 26, reports said on Wednesday, May 21. According to reports, the Pakistan […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Foreign Heads of State and government on May 17 congratulated BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on his party’s victory in the Lok Sabha polls and said they were looking forward to working […]
NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY (TIP): NRIs in New York and New Jersey jubilated on the victory of Modi and the BJP in the 2014 elections in India, the results of which came out on May 16th. […]
The party has increased vote shares in states that are not its strongholds NEW DELHI (TIP): Announcing the BJP’s historic victory, party president Rajanth Singh quoted former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s famous lines, “Andhera […]
FIXING THE ECONOMY India’s once-impressive economic growth, averaging above 8 per cent over the last decade, slowed to below 5 per cent in the last year while inflation rocketed into double digits. The BJP and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): After the landslide victory in Lok Sabha polls, Narendra Modi arrived in the national capital on May 17 to a rousing welcome by thousands of enthusiastic BJP workers and supporters to whom […]
CHENNAI (TIP): DMK leader M. Karunanidhi said he would accept the outcome of the Lok Sabha election as the verdict of the people. Accepting the total defeat of the DMK and its allies in Tamil […]
The days of political instability in India should be over, with the people of India clearly preferring the BJP to lead the country. India has chosen, after almost three decades, a government that can function […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP has crossed the 272 mark in the Lok Sabha on its own. Its stupendous performance has been propelled by the clean sweep, or the near clean sweep, effected by it […]
By Rajdeep Sardesai Barring a miracle, at some stage on Friday, Narendra Modi will be poised to fulfill his long-cherished ambition of being the next prime minister. Yes, exit polls have a spotty record in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP will include all its pre-poll allies in the government though the party has numbers to form government on its own. Soon after it became clear that the BJP would cross […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): : Two US foreign policy experts have suggested that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi can “revive India’s sputtering economy and give new élan to a disillusioned and rudderless USIndia relationship.” Noting […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The American media and foreign policy experts greeted the Narendra Modi-led BJP’s historic election victory as “India’s moment” and an opportunity to revitalize the economy and “shape the way India engages with the […]
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The U.S.- India Business Council (USIBC), on May 16, 2014,congratulated India on concluding the world’s largest democratic elections. The industry body looks forward to partnering with the NDA Government to usher in […]
From selling tea at a stall his father set up at a small village railway station and at a bus terminal at a tender age to the prime ministerial throne at 63, Narendra Modi’s rise […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US lawmakers, including the only Hindu- American House member, have congratulated Narendra Modi and his BJP for its sweeping election win, calling it “an extraordinary achievement” for Indian voters. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard who […]
That Narendra Modi, the man who will be India’s next prime minister, enjoys a unique connection with the masses is evident to anyone who has attended one of the man’s election rallies. Modi seems to […]
The people of India have spoken and they have thrown in their lot with BJP-led NDA and their verdict ought to be respected by all. It is also a tribute to India that has proven […]
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