NEW DELHI (TIP): ‘Raising the bar’ has been Saina Nehwal’s calling card for years. The Hyderabadi diehard and her team of gutsy shuttlers made Uber Cup history on May 22, taking India into the semifinals […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh submitted his resignationon May 17, capping a 10-year tenure of two UPA governments that has been brought to an end by a shattering defeat in the Lok Sabha […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In his last address to the natiobn, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 17 said,”My life and tenure is an open book.” Manmohan Singh, who spoke first in Hindi and later in […]
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 […]
Narendra Modi to be sworn in as Prime Minister on May 21 Manmohan resigns bringing to an end his 10-year tenure NEW DELHI (TIP): Addressing a euphoric crowd Friday, May 16 afternoon, Narendra Modi rallied […]
NEW DELHI (TIP):With a week to go for election results to be declared and little chance of the ruling coalition getting a fresh term, UPA ministers and their staff have started winding up. Most offices […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress has a “very good chance” of forming a government under its leadership with some allies, finance minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday amid growing chorus of an “enlarged” UPA-III to stop […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): There is a lot of activity at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and at 7, Race Course Road these days, albeit of a different kind. “We’re busy in packing,” said an official […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India on May 8 rejected the findings of a World Health Organisation (WHO) study that ranks New Delhi as the world’s worst city for air pollution, with government scientists saying the U.N. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): DMK MP Kanimozhi, facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, on May 9 claimed innocence before a trial court saying she had no role in the management, administration or day-to-day […]
“Rather than debating a new conceptual framework for our foreign policy – more “nationalistic” or resting on an “India first” foundation – we could look at how some concrete issues should be addressed by a […]
One of the most encouraging aspects of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections has been the significantly high voter turnout in areas affected by Left-wing extremism. Bastar in Chhattisgarh, that remains severely affected by Maoist insurgency, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian flyers are soon going to be spoilt for choice and low fares may make a comeback. The Tata Sons’ JV budget airline with Malaysia’s AirAsia got the licence to fly from […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a setback for the West Bengal government, the Supreme court on May 9 handed over investigation into Saradha chit fund scam to the CBI. The court also asked the CBI to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Nearly 66% of the electorate exercised its franchise on Wednesday in the seventh phase of the 16th general election, in line with the heavy turnout that marked the earlier rounds of voting. […]
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The U.S.- India Business Council (USIBC), on April 30, called for constructive dialogue on the issue of intellectual property rights (IPR) between industry and the Governments of the United States and India. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The desire of the Obama Administration to start its relationship with the new Indian government after the general elections on a positive note is believed to have been one of the major reasons […]
The known unknowns about Modi are perfect catalysts for a reset of India-US relations Over the past three years, Washington has also come to believe it did India too big a favor with the nuclear […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The global economic balance seems to be tilting towards the developing countries. India has overtaken Japan to emerge as the third largest economy in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, after the US […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Amid ongoing trade battle with the US over domestic content clause in solar projects, manufacturers of PV (photo-voltaic) panels have said they were losing Rs 1,000 crore worth of business annually and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Maruti Suzuki India, the country’s largest carmaker, on Thursday reported 11.4% decline in total sales in April to 86,196 units, against 97,302 units in the same month last year. The company said […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): With the proclamation imposing President’s rule in Andhra Pradesh due to lapse this month-end on account of its non-ratification by Parliament, the Union Cabinet on April 25 recommended dissolution of the state […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on April 25 put on hold the release of seven assassins of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and other life convicts such as Devender Pal Singh Bhullar by referring […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Delhi Police succumbed to anti-Sikh sentiments in 1984, thus abetting rioting and arson, a sting operation by news portal Cobrapost revealed Tuesday, April 22. The expose triggered a political row. The […]
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