Incredible India
LADAKH, THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM
Nestled at an altitude of 3,500 meters above the sea level, between the Kunlun Mountain Range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, is a small, yet bustling town of Leh. […]
New Delhi
India
India, China ink border pact
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and China took a leap towards reducing recurring tensions across the border and promised to strengthen cooperation on trans-border rivers, even as New Delhi delayed a pact for a liberalised visa […]
India
Agusta gets show-cause notice on copter deal
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a show-cause notice to AgustaWestland, a subsidiary of Italian major Finmeccanica, seeking the cancellation of the contract for the purchase of 12 helicopters at a […]
India
PM says CBI can question him on coal scam: PM
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on October 24 on board his special aircraft offered to open his doors for questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the probe into the allocation […]
India
PMO denies access to NSA’s note
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Prime Minister’s Office has denied an RTI plea to access a note written by national security adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon reportedly calling for a new strategy to get access to data […]
India
India gets 101st rank on global gender gap index
NEW DELHI/GENEVA (TIP): Indicating a poor state of affairs on gender parity front, India was today ranked at a low 101st position on a global Gender Gap Index despite an improvement by four places since […]
Business & Economics
TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL profits confirm IT sector turnaround
NEW DELHI (TIP): If the first quarter of 2013-14 had set the pace, the second quarter results from July to September brought back confidence for Indian IT majors as the big four — Tata Consultancy […]
United States
Pak’s list of grouses grow, US unmoved
WASHINGTON (TIP): Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif trooped into the White House on October 21 for a meeting with President Obama in the face of multiple repudiations from the United States over Islamabad’s pet peeves: […]
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China – Pak Nuclear Deal Vs Sino- Indian ‘Strategic Partnership’
With India’s ascent in global hierarchy and American attempts to carve out a strong partnership with India, China’s need for Pakistan is only likely to grow. A rising India makes Pakistan all the more important […]
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Beyond the border
The Border Defense Cooperation Agreement signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to China is without doubt a constructive step towards resolving the boundary dispute. The BDCA itself is not a gamechanger: it simply reinforces […]
India
Coalgate: Former top bureaucrats back ex-coal secretary’s accusation against PM
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former top bureaucrats have come out in support of ex-Coal Secretary P C Parakh, who has been named by CBI in the coal blocks allocation scam, warning that harassment of honest officers […]
India
India to finalise Rafale deal by March 2014
NEW DELHI (TIP): India will finalise a $15 billion deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation by March 2014, an Indian air force official said onb October 17 , after the […]
India
Aarushi murdered by parents, CBI tells court
NEW DELHI (TIP): The CBI on October 17 concluded its arguments in the Aarushi murder case and told the Special CBI court that Rajesh Talwar and wife Nupur had killed their daughter. The CBI told […]
India
KHEMKA CHARGESHEET: HE HAS TO ANSWER FOR HIS ACTIONS, SAYS CONG
NEW DELHI (TIP): As second charge sheet is set to be served against Ashok Khemka, Congress has suggested that law is taking its own course against the Haryana IAS officer who had raised the issue […]
Business & Economics
US-India Relations Hit a Rough Patch
The author feels that there are a number of vital issues which are unlikely to be settled within the tenures of either Obama or Singh, leaving a lingering note of ambivalence in the US-India relationship […]
India
Coal scam: FIR against industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla for cheating
NEW DELHI (TIP): CBI lodged a case against industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and former coal secretary P C Parekh on charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of coal […]
India
Niira Radia tapes: SC orders CBI inquiry
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on October 17 ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into eight issues arising from the tapped phone conversations corporate lobbyist, Niira Radia had with top politicians, bureaucrats […]
India
Apply death penalty norms in dowry cases: SC
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a fresh set of guidelines, the Supreme Court has asked trial courts and high courts to apply the principle of aggravating and mitigating factors — meant for commuting or upholding the […]
India
Rahul-for-PM clamour resurfaces in Congress
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress echoed with calls on October 10 that Rahul Gandhi lead the next government, putting back on centrestage the demand that the party vice-president be declared the PM candidate for 2014 elections. […]
India
Low growth, high inflation likely to persist in India
NEW DELHI (TIP): Economic data in coming days will likely offer further evidence of weak growth and high inflation, complicating the Reserve Bank of India’s mission of cooling prices without worsening the slowdown and adding […]
Business & Economics
TIMES INTERNET INKS PARTNERSHIP WITH ZIFF DAVIS TO LAUNCH IGN & ASKMEN IN INDIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Times Internet (TIL), has entered into a strategic partnership with Ziff Davis, Inc. – a leading all-digital media company specializing in the technology, games and men’s lifestyle markets with over 120 million […]
Business & Economics
INDIA AND JAPAN SIGN MOU FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY OF HIGH SPEED RAILWAY SYSTEM
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and Japan have signed MoU to undertake a joint feasibility study of High Speed Railway system on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. This is in pursuance of the Joint Statement between the Prime […]
India
‘777 DAYS OF THE INCREDIBLE INDIAN HIMALAYAS’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
50 PER CENT OF PEAK FEE FOR CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS TO BE MET BY THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM NEW DELHI (TIP): The Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Adventure Tour Operators Association of India has launched […]
Pakistan
Pakistan’s new envoy to US was once expelled from India
WASHINGTON (TIP): Pakistan has appointed as its ambassador to the United States an envoy who was once expelled from New Delhi for “indulging in activities incompatible with his official status.” Typically, that’s officialese for spying, […]
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Tendulkar to retire after 200th test match
NEW DELHI (TIP): Sachin Tendulkar on October 10 announced his decision to retire from Test cricket after playing his landmark 200th match against the West Indies next month, bringing an end to the intense speculation […]