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SC refuses to review verdict criminalising gay sex
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court reaffirmed the validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), under which sexual acts among LGBTs (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender population) are a criminal offence attracting […]
India
London ‘Run for Unity’a Grand Success: Jolly
Gujarat Leader Amit Thaker mandated for organizing ‘Run for Unity’ globally NEW DELHI (TIP): Encouraged by the success of London Run for Unity, OFBJP Convener Vijay Jolly announced January 29 that “Run for Unity” programs […]
India
JAYA TO STAND TRIAL IN INCOME TAX CASE
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a major setback to Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court rejected her appeal against prosecution by the Income Tax department for not having filed tax returns between 1991 […]
India
SUBSIDISED LPG CYLINDER HIKED TO 12
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union Cabinet has approved raising the quota of subsidised LPG (cooking gas) to 12 cylinders per household in a year from current nine, Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily announced at a press […]
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Andhra Pradesh legislature rejects Telangana bill
HYDERABAD (TIP): Both houses of the Andhra Pradesh legislature, by a voice vote on January 30, rejected the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 on creating a separate Telangana state but this may not deter the […]
Business & Economics
United States
SIT TO PROBE ANTI-SIKH RIOTS: DELHI GOVT
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Delhi Government on January 29 decided on a probe by a Special Investigation Team into the 1984 anti- Sikh riots, two days after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said some of the […]
United States
Supreme Court of India stays Bhullar’s execution
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Friday, January 31, stayed the execution of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar and agreed to review its judgment by which it had rejected the 1993 Delhi bomb blast […]
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Opinion poll predicts gains for BJP, losses for UPA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Despite an apparent wave of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) till recently, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would have won 200-odd seats if the general elections were held in January 2014, […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Rs 5-lakh-crore investments: PM wants solar energy target advanced
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has instructed advancing the planned commissioning of 100,00 Megawatt (Mw) of solar power generation capacity to 2027, against the originally envisaged target of 2031. The long-term target for […]
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Congress poll strategy: Rahul eyes ‘sandwiched class’
NEW DELHI (TIP): Not rich, notmiddle class, not BPL, is quite a mouthful. But shrunk to NRMB, the acronym stands for 70 crore Indians tagged by Rahul Gandhi as a vibrant vote bank sandwiched between […]
India
Crime branch to probe Sunanda Pushkar’s death
NEW DELHI (TIP): The mysterious death of Union HRD Minister Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar will now be probed by the crime branch, the Delhi Police declared on January 23. Sunanda Pushkar’s death is the […]
United States
Opinion poll predicts gains for BJP, losses for UPA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Despite an apparent wave of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) till recently, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would have won 200- odd seats if the general elections were held in January […]
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No PM Candidate: Rahul to lead Election Campaign
NEW DELHI (TIP): Despite a majority of leaders at the Congress Working Committee meet pushing for Rahul Gandhi to be made the party’s prime ministerial candidate, the party demurred from the decision and instead decided […]
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No PM Candidate: Rahul to lead Election Campaign
NEW DELHI (TIP): Despite a majority of leaders at the Congress Working Committee meet pushing for Rahul Gandhi to be made the party’s prime ministerial candidate, the party demurred from the decision and instead decided […]
Business & Economics
India
RAMDEV TWEAKS TAX PROPOSAL, SUGGESTS AMNESTY
NEW DELHI (TIP): With mounting criticism over the proposal to introduce a tax on bank deposits and abolish all other levies, yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who is one of the key proponents of the new […]
Pakistan
Gang-rape of Pakistan’s Mukhtar Mai inspires NY opera
NEW YORK (tip): To those who complain that opera is an elitist indulgence served up to snobs in dinner jackets, New York’s latest world premiere may come as something of a shock. Inspired by the […]
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