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Govt clears revival plan for SpiceJet, refers it to Sebi
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a timely move to save SpiceJet, the aviation ministry has given initial approval to the airline’s revival plan submitted by its co-founder Ajay Singh, who is now back at the helm. […]
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TOO MANY HOLES IN 2015 ODI WORLD CUP FORMAT
NEW DELHI (TIP): A close look at the format of the 2015 ODI World Cup shows a series of lacunae. Much of the tournament will be played for largely inconsequential games. That apart, the teams […]
India
2 ARMYMEN TO GET ASHOK CHAKRA ON REPUBLIC DAY
NEW DELHI (TIP): Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh will be posthumously awarded the nation’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra, during the Republic Day parade this year. Both laid down their […]
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Kerry ignores India, brags of backing Pak’s PoK dam
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 […]
India
India well prepared to thwart possible terror attack: Parrikar
New Delhi/Nagrota (TIP): Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said India is well prepared to thwart any possible terror attack in the backdrop of intelligence inputs that strikes could be carried out on soft targets in […]
India
GOVT WON’T DILUTE KEY GREEN LAWS: JAVADEKAR
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 […]
India
Defence Ministry plans DRDO overhaul
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 […]
Business & Economics
IN B.G. VERGHESE’S DEATH, Indian Journalism lost its best
A hero of mine is no more. Veteran Indian journalist B.G. Verghese passed away on December 30, 2014, at the age of 87. Indians will always be indebted to him for the stupendous contribution he […]
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Nearly 38,000 firms set up in eight months of new Companies Act
NEW DELHI (TIP): Spread across diverse sectors, nearly 38,000 new firms have been registered in the first eight months of the new companies law coming into force in April last year. Out of the total […]
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SEBI WIELDS NEW POWERS; RECOVERS DUES IN OVER 100 CASES
NEW DELHI(TIP): Using its enhanced powers, capital markets regulator Sebi has managed to recover dues in more than 100 cases over the past one year out of the 500 cases in which attachment orders were […]
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Vistara airline to launch on January 9
MUMBAI (TIP): Tata Group is set to launch its full-service Vistara airline on 9 January, more than 60 years after the Indian government nationalised the group’s airline business and following two previous aborted attempts to […]
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Additional spectrum case: Relief to Sunil Mittal, Ravi Ruia
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a relief to Bharti Cellular Ltd CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia, the Supreme Court on January 9 set aside the order of the special court summoning […]
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Circumstantial evidence indicates Sunanda poisoned by alprazolam: FIR
NEW DELHI (TIP): Circumstantial evidence points to “alprazolam poisoning” as the reason for Sunanda Pushkar’s death and injuries to her were caused by “blunt force” but did not cause death while her body also bore […]
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GOVT REFUSES TO DECLASSIFY NETAJI FILES, SAYS WILL HIT INTERNATIONAL TIES
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has refused to declassify at least 87 top secret files containing information about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, essentially on grounds that they are of “sensitive nature” that could be a […]
India
Armed forces women to march on for first time
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 […]
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SPICEJET TOLD TO GIVE CASH FLOW PLAN IN WRITING
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has asked cash-strapped SpiceJet to submit its proposed cash flow plan in writing by next Monday. The low cost carrier’s (LCC) former promoter Ajay Singh, who is leading the revival […]
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Post-elections, what J &K needs
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 […]
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BHARAT RATNA for Vajpayee, Malviya
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 […]