New Delhi
UPA OKAYS PROBE INTO GUJARAT SNOOP CASE
The woman was tailed as she visited shopping malls, ice-cream parlours, hospitals and airports, according to the websites’ expose NEW DELHI (TIP): Spelling trouble for BJP‘s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the Centre today has […]
Devyani Khobragade had full immunity when arrested: claim India government sources
NEW YORK (TIP): Did US attorney Preet Bharara overlook or chose deliberately to ignore the fact that Devyani Khobragade enjoyed full immunity when she was arrested on Thursday, December 12 for allegedly presenting fraudulent documents […]
US raps India on SC cop-out on gay sex
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration on December 11 came out sharply against the Indian Supreme Court‘s decision that has led to re-criminalizing gay sex, and urged New Delhi to advance freedom, including rights for LGBTs. […]
APEX COURT SEES RED OVER MISUSE OF BEACONS
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme court on December 11 set a onemonth deadline for the police across the country to remove the red lights and sirens from all unauthorised vehicles and allow their use only […]
AFTER BJP SAYS ‘NO’, LT. GOVERNOR INVITES AAP
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party onDecember 12 declined to form a government in Delhi, citing “lack of a clear mandate”. It would sit in the opposition keeping in view the party’s “high moral […]
Lalu Prasad granted bail by SC in fodder scam
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a huge respite to Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief in connection with the fodder scam case. December 13 was […]
MATTER OF PERSONAL FREEDOM: RAHUL ON SC GAY VERDICT
NEW DELHI (TIP): After Congress chief Sonia Gandhi expressed her disappointment with the Supreme Court order on the gay rights issue, party vice president Rahul Gandhi said “these matters should be left to individuals”. Asked […]
TELANGANA BILL: AP GETS 6 WEEKS’ TIME
President sends bill back to Centre, which will now send it to Andhra assembly NEW DELHI (TIP): The Andhra Pradesh Assembly has been given six weeks’ time to take a call on the state reorganisation […]
WILL SUPPORT NILEKANI IF HE FIGHTS ELECTIONS, SAYS INFOSYS VICE-CHAIRMAN GOPALAKRISHNAN
Media reports indicate the possibility of Nilekani as a wild card entry to political arena as the Prime Ministerial candidate of Congress NEW DELHI (TIP): Infosys vice-chairman and CII president S Gopalakrishnan on Thursday said […]
Shahbaz Sharif meets PM, extends invite to visit Pakistan
NEW DELHI (TIP): Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday and handed over an invitation from Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to visit Pakistan. Shahbaz Sharif, the younger brother […]
ENTRY OF FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES TO SET UP THEIR CAMPUSES IN INDIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Government has prepared the University Grants Commission (UGC) (Establishment and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Educational Institutions) Rules, 2013. Under the proposed Rules, Foreign Educational Institutions (FEIs) can set up campuses […]
US to introduce technology to detect alcohol on drivers
NEW DELHI (TIP): Struggling to put a check on drunken driving, one of the three main reasons of road deaths, the US has fast tracked its plan to introduce an advanced technology in vehicles that […]
India calls for free, fair polls in violence-hit Bangladesh
NEW DELHI (TIP): India called for free and fair elections in Bangladesh, stressing that stability of the neighbouring country had implications for the entire region. “We hope that the forthcoming elections will respond to the […]
Delhi election 2013: What happens if no party has majority?
NEW DELHI (TIP): Most exit polls are predicting a hung assembly in Delhi. So, what happens next? If the predictions prove to be true, there are two possible scenarios. First, the single largest party, which […]
Sacked employee can’t seek re-employment after acquittal: SC
NEW DELHI (TIP): An employee, sacked following disciplinary proceedings, cannot seek reinstatement as a “matter of right” after a criminal court acquits him in the case based on the charges similar to the departmental inquiry, […]
US to introduce technology to detect alcohol on drivers
NEW DELHI (TIP): Struggling to put a check on drunken driving, one of the three main reasons of road deaths, the US has fast tracked its plan to introduce an advanced technology in vehicles that […]
