WASHINGTON (TIP): US secretary of State John Kerry, May 29, connected with his Indian counterpart, the new external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, after the two were reportedly finding it hard to zero in on a […]
Pakistan Peace after Meeting Modi NEW DELHI (TIP): Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif hailed his meeting with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi as a “historic opportunity” and said he was ready for talks on all topics […]
ITALY (TIP) : A judge suspended a murder trial in an Italian court, after she realised that two members of staff were having sex in an attached office. It is believed that the two staff […]
Anandiben Patel, the new Chief Minister of Gujarat, is a long-time confidante of her predecessor Narendra Modi, and is often described as Gujarat’s “Iron Lady”. The stern-faced Anandiben, regularly seen wearing colorful saris and a […]
BANGKOK (TIP): Thailand’s military summoned the deposed cabinet and rulingparty leaders to report May 23 to a new junta that seized power a day earlier in a coup which has triggered US-led international censure. Claiming […]
KATMANDU: An American climber said he fell into a crevasse on a Himalayan mountain in Nepal but managed to crawl to his tent despite broken ribs and an arm before being rescued the next morning. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US-based Sikh body has raised $3,30,000 to fund scholarships for bright but poor students to acquire higher education in Punjab. Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF) organized a fund raising programme which was […]
LONDON: The notoriously secretive North Korean regime has allowed a brief glimpse into what the Communist country actually looks like, after sanctioning a filmed city tour of Pyongyang captured by a cyclist on his bike. […]
LONDON (TIP): Russia will seek an explanation from British officials on May 22 after reports that Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, likened Russian President Vladimir Putin to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler for […]
BLAHODATNE, UKRAINE (TIP): Three days before Ukraine holds a presidential vote, pro-Russia insurgents attacked a military checkpoint on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 11 troops and wounding at least 33 others in the […]
NEW DELHI: A swathe of ministries — from finance to fertilizer and petroleum — are going to make a case for a reduction in subsidies before Narendra Modi, a move that will push up your […]
PATNA (TIP): Makhdumpur MLA Jitan Ram Manjhi was sworn in on May 20 as Bihar’s 23rd chief minister. Governor D Y Patil administered the oath of office and secrecy to Manjhi and 17 ministers, including […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): “For you, I will always be Narendrabhai, not PM,” PM-designate Narendra Modi told a sea of BJP leaders and supporters who had gathered at the Ahmedabad airport to welcome him after he was […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on May 23 gave the Centre a week’s time to notify a Special Investigation Team to probe black money stashed in foreign banks by Indians. The SIT will be […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is all set to form the most stable government since 1984 after winning over 60 per cent of seats in the 16th Lok Sabha. The […]
NEW DELHI: The lack of experienced players in NDA ranks seems to have opened up the prospect of BJP veterans landing important portfolios in the incoming Modi government. Sources said while there was uncertainty about […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Narendra Modi, who is shifting to New Delhi as India’s next Prime Minister, on May 22 said “Aavjo (So Long) Gujarat” as he left the state he has ruled for 13 years. “Today […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Days before Narendra Modi’s swearing-in as Prime Minister, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written a letter, congratulating him on BJP’s victory in the Lok Sabha elections. Congress sources said Gandhi sent the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress should opt for ‘ruthless introspection’ and only those experienced in field work should be given leadership roles, party leaders said on May 22. Congress leader Milind Deora, who had on May […]
New Delhi (TIP): Coalition and patronage politics has led to a bloated administration that often works at crosspurposes. It’s time to shut redundant ministries and bring together related functions. Place external affairs and commerce and […]
Goods and Services Tax (GST) India’s most ambitious indirect tax reform would replace existing state and central levies with a uniform tax, boosting revenue collection while cutting business transaction costs. GST, which could boost India’s […]
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday dissolved his party’s state unit. But his son and chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, got way with it and would continue to be SP state […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Aam Aadmi Party suspended all forms of protest against the judicial custody of Arvind Kejriwal and said that it would instead start a door-to-door campaign against BJP leader Nitin Gadkari. Kejriwal […]
BHOPAL (TIP): Day after former Union minister Milind Deora blamed AICC vicepresident Rahul Gandhi’s advisers for the party’s decimation in the Lok Sabha polls, former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on May 22 the “Congress […]
Cast: Sara Khan, Paras Chhabra Direction: Braj Bhushan Genre: Mystery Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes Story: In the middle of the night, a man walks into a police station to report his own murder. The […]
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