NEW DELHI (TIP): The Tata Group is set to ink an agreement with the government to sell 1,200 trucks to the defence forces in a deal valued at close to Rs 1,000 crore. In addition, […]
JAMMU (TIP): The ruling National Conference (NC)- Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir is in big trouble, with credible reports that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah may step down following sharp differences over the creation of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
INDIA MUST PLAY A PROACTIVE ROLE FOR LONG-TERM SECURITY AND STABILITY It would be in India’s interest to readily join cooperative efforts aimed at maintaining stability. India has acquired robust military intervention capabilities and is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Ennore Port Limited (EPL), Chennai and Ford India Private Limited have signed an agreement for export of Ford cars though the Ennore port for a period of 10 years. Speaking on the […]
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 […]
Statistics mentioned above indicate that while progress has been made, measures have been far from adequate. We therefore need to upgrade our education system so that illiteracy can be completely uprooted from India. No matter […]
Indian Republic Day is an event that commemorates the date, 26 January 1950, on which the “Constitution of India” came into existence by replacing Government of India Act, 1935. This day is very significant in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ajay Batra is an Engineer by profession. He works in Aerospace Industry. He is owner of IVS TV Channel. He also owns Educational Training Centers. Happily married, his wife is an Education Director with YMCA. […]
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 […]
The word “prodigy” in the title of this column is used as a notable happening and an act so extraordinary as to inspire wonder. India’s unusual tough response over the arrest of its diplomat Devyani […]
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 […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian minister and former UN Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor and his wife are once again in the limelight on Twitter. Tharoor has been accused of having a more than required relation […]
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