NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP on September 13 chose to ignore L K Advani’s tenacious resistance and declared Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha election. It’s […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Suspended Gujarat Deputy Inspector General of Police D. G. Vanzara, allegedly involved in four fake encounter cases and lodged in a Mumbai jail for nearly seven years, on September 3 tendered his resignation […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on September 5 surprised his critics and loyalists alike, declaring he intended to serve the people of his state till 2017. His statement, part of a broader […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Anna Hazare, described by some as second Gandhi, was recently on a two-week tour of the US when he met a cross section of Indian Americans at various locations. One of his notable […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A top American official has opposed the grant of visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi because of the “very serious” doubts that remain over his role in the “horrific” 2002 riots in […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): The shadow of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has hovered on Bollywood in the past. Many film-makers like Nandita Das and Rahul Dholakia even ruffled feathers with their depiction of the tragic Gujarat […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): On a day when Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi took on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his Independence Day speech, senior BJP leader L K Advani struck an optimistic note, saying “India […]
BHUJ (GUJARAT) (TIP): Even as BJP dithers on when to declare him as its PM candidate, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi on Thursday staked claim to the top job by delivering an Independence Day speech aimed […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): As Narendra Modi turned I-Day into a showdown with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress slammed the Gujarat chief minister for indulging in “petty politics” for personal projection. Accusing Modi of being overeager, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP leader L K Advani praised Narendra Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the same breath saying the two Chief Ministers have provided good governance in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The remarks […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Rajya Sabha member Chandan Mitra’s demand for stripping economist Amartya Sen of the Bharat Ratna on July 25 triggered a slugfest with the Congress attacking the BJP. However, an unfazed Dr. Sen […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A controversy broke out on July 24 over a letter, said to have been written to the United States President Barack Obama by 64 Members of Parliament, urging him to adhere to […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
VARANASI (TIP): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday said he was supporting Gujarat chief minister NarendraModi for prime minister, and not the BJP. Describing Modi as “the only politician capable of freeing the country from […]
“It is a sad commentary on politicians”. The nation’s problem is how to reignite the spirit of confidence and idealism. Alas, no political party, even in the states, comes up to that standard. Whether the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Yoga guru, Baba Ramdev and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Ram Jethmalani on Thursday backed Gujarat chief Minister, Narendra Modi for the post of Prime Minister. Speaking to media, after meeting […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Spelling trouble for the Narendra Modi government, the CBI on July 3 held that 19-year-old Ishrat Jahan was killed in a “fake” encounter in 2004 and chargesheeted seven police officers in the case, […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): The CBI has for the first time submitted before a court that it is investigating “relevant points” of the allegations about the role allegedly played by chief minister Narendra Modi, former minister Amit […]
PATNA (TIP): After dumping ally BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar comfortably won a vote of confidence in the Bihar Assembly amid signals of a new political alignment as the Congress backed the motion. Nitish […]
WASHINGTON: An Indian- American has been appointed by a Republican Congressional panel to strengthen ties between the Republican Party and the community. The Indian American Executive Council of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) would […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP stalwart L K Advani on June 20 failed to extract a firm commitment from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat that his concerns about the functioning and direction of the party would be […]
NEW DELHI (TIP) Chief ministers belonging to parties not partners or allies of the ruling UPA alliance at the centre on June 5 expressed strong reservations over the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), arguing […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): There is “no question mark” on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and the party will “soon” decide its prime ministerial candidate, BJP president Rajnath Singh has said. “The decision on the […]
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