NEW DELHI (TIP): Amid a growing concern in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) about the changing demographic profile of India, one of the top leaders of its affiliate Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has demanded that […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The union government on August 27 released the list of 98 cities that will be developed under the Smart Cities mission. These cities together have a population of 13 crore, accounting for […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Law Commission of India will soon recommend abolition of death penalty in the country, said a report on August 28. The Law Commission has prepared a 272-page draft report that has […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The percentage of Muslims in the country’s population increased 0.8 percentage points between 2001 and 2011 to 14.23% or 17.22 crore. In the previous decade, i.e. between 1991 and 2001, their share […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Law Commission of India on Wednesday recommended amending the Constitution to ensure that children below six years of age are protected from “all forms” of neglect, harm and exploitation. The Commission […]
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (TIP): A Pakistani court on August 27 issued arrest warrant for former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani in a corruption case. The anti-corruption court issued the warrant against Gilani for his alleged involvement in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government may sell 10 per cent stake in Coal India this fiscal itself through a public offer, which could fetch around Rs 22,000 crore to the exchequer. The department of disinvestment […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Iran has asked India to pay within two months $6.5 billion in past oil dues, partly in rupees and rest in dollars or euros, a top official said. “The payment will be […]
New Delhi (TIP): The CBI has sent documents related to former IPL boss Lalit Modi, being probed for alleged money laundering in conduct of the T- 20 cricket tournament, to Interpol for issuance of a […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The sudden arrest and immediate release of Kashmiri separatist leaders who are to meet Pakistan national security adviser Sartaj Aziz here introduced an intriguing element into the scheduled talks he will have […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Senior BJP leader and former foreign minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday called for declaring Pakistan high commissioner as persona non grata for “crossing all lines” of diplomatic etiquette by indulging in provocative […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Inching close to nailing controversial businessman Lalit Modi, the CBI has sent documents related to the former IPL boss, being probed for alleged money laundering in conduct of the T-20 cricket tournament, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee on august 20 said India is keen to work with Pacific Island countries in harnessing their mineral, marine and hydrocarbon resources. Addressing the Heads of States from Pacific Island […]
BEIJING/NEW DELHI (TIP): China set the reference rate for its currency more than one percent lower against the US dollar on August 13, the operator of the national foreign exchange market said, its third consecutive […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s retail inflation cooled to a record low in July and annual growth in industrial production hit a four-month high in June, bringing cheer to investors fretting that gridlock in parliament is […]
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (TIP): A day after devaluation of the Chinese yuan, the government on August 12 announced a 2.5%increase in customs duty on flat and long steel products, amid a growing clamour for protectionism from […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has all along been appreciative of the struggles and achievements of NRIs. His close association with a number of NRIs all across the world is well known. There is no country in […]
LUDHIANA/NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s ‘Cycle Man’ and founder of Hero Cycles Om Prakash Munjal died at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana on August 13 morning after a brief illness. He was 86 and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Security agencies have warned about a possible 26/11 style influx of terrorists from the sea and an attack on BJP offices, asking the forces to remain alert on the occasion of Independence […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): With India signing a historic peace accord with the rebel NSCN (IM) on Monday, August 3, curtain has come down on the oldest insurgency movement in the country which saw bloody clashes between […]
The response of the Punjab Police to the Dinanagar terror strike on July 27 has stirred up a debate on the appropriateness of employing the State Police as against the Army in such a scenario. […]
New Delhi: The government has sought parliamentary approval for an extra Rs 18,995 crore social sectors during 2015-16, almost half of the total extra spending asked for over the Budget Estimates (BE). In a supplementary demand […]
New Delhi (TIP) (Secondary Research): The Government of India has announced highway projects worth US$ 93 billion, which include government flagship National Highways Building Project (NHDP) with total investment of US$ 45 billion over next three […]
New Delhi (TIP) : The Government has earmarked Rs 50,000 crore (US$ 8 billion) to develop 100 smart cities in the country from which each selected city would get assistance of Rs 100 crore (US$ 16 […]
New Delhi (TIP): India would retain its “demographic dividend” for the next 85 years and a steady rise in the population will make India surpass China by 2022 to become the world’s most populated nation, […]
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