India
BJP crushes rivals in UP
LUCKNOW (TIP): The manner in which the ruling Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress have been swept aside in Uttar Pradesh clearly indicates that the “BJP versus the rest” in the Lok […]
Featured
Dr. Manmohan Singh: the right man at the wrong time
It was often said of AB Vajpayee that he was the right man in the wrong party. As he steps down after a mammoth 10 years in office, people might perhaps say that Manmohan Singh […]
India
STATES SWEPT CLEAN BY NARENDRA MODI
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP has crossed the 272 mark in the Lok Sabha on its own. Its stupendous performance has been propelled by the clean sweep, or the near clean sweep, effected by it […]
Business & Economics
From Rahul to Akhilesh, from Ajit Pawar to media: why Modi needs to thank them
By Rajdeep Sardesai Barring a miracle, at some stage on Friday, Narendra Modi will be poised to fulfill his long-cherished ambition of being the next prime minister. Yes, exit polls have a spotty record in […]
Business & Economics
New government should strike balance between growth and inflation
First the good news. India’s wholesale inflation rate has moderated, albeit marginally, to 5.20%, in April from 5.70% in the previous month, driven down by a sharp drop in vegetable prices. Now for the bad […]
India
Ghulam Nabi Azad, Farooq bite the dust
Omar takes blame Chief Minister and National Conference’s acting president Omar Abdullah owned responsibility for the coalition’s reverses. “I accept, unequivocally, the responsibility for this defeat. A lot of introspection & soul searching, personally & […]
Business & Economics
U.S. policy on India, and Modi, needs to change
We are a Democracy and each one of us has the freedom to express our differences without fear, but yet we have to work together in nation building and the common good of every member […]
United States
Indu Jaiswal honored
NEW YORK (TIP): New York State honored Indu Jaiswal during women of distinction, honoring women in New York State Senate on May 13, 2014. New York State Senator Kemp Hanon nominated Indu for the award. […]
India
Tried my best in serving the nation, PM Manmohan Singh says in his last address to nation
NEW DELHI (TIP): In his last address to the natiobn, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 17 said,”My life and tenure is an open book.” Manmohan Singh, who spoke first in Hindi and later in […]
India
ALLIES TO BE PART OF MODI GOVT, RAJNATH SAYS
NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP will include all its pre-poll allies in the government though the party has numbers to form government on its own. Soon after it became clear that the BJP would cross […]
India
MAMATA MAGIC HOLDS SWAY IN BENGAL
KOLKATA (TIP):West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress put up a spectacular show, sweeping the Lok Sabha polls in the state to emerge as the fourth-largest party in the new Lok Sabha, while the BJP signalled its […]
United States
US judge halts force-feeding of Guantanamo prisoner
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US federal judge on May 16 temporarily blocked the military from force-feeding a Syrian prisoner on hunger striker at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. It was the first time a judge ordered […]
Other News
SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB
SHALOK, THIRD MEHL: Everything comes by His Command, and everything goes by His Command. If some fool believes that he does so himself, he is blind, and acts in blindness. O Nanak, one who becomes […]
United States
In US, gay men clash over HIV prevention pill
WASHINGTON (TIP): A single daily pill may help prevent HIV. And in America, gay men who have lost countless loved ones to AIDS can’t stop fighting about it. Much of the debate has played out […]
United States
Investigators look for arson in California wildfire outbreak
SAN DIEGO: A 57-year-old man was charged with arson on May 16 in one of at least 10 wildfires that erupted in California this week, and investigators were working to determine whether other blazes in […]
United States
Reps. Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.) commend elections in India
NEW YORK (TIP): Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY)who has represented New York City Congressional districts since 1999 and Rep.Ami Bera (D-Calif.) who has represented California’s 7th Congressional District since 2013, have commended elections in India. “At […]
United States
GM to pay $35 million US fine for delayed response to faulty ignitions
WASHINGTON (TIP): General Motors Co was slapped on May 16 with a $35 million US fine for its delayed response to an ignition switch defect in millions of vehicles, as federal regulators accused a long […]
India
Modi can revive ‘rudderless’ US-India relationship: US experts
WASHINGTON (TIP): : Two US foreign policy experts have suggested that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi can “revive India’s sputtering economy and give new élan to a disillusioned and rudderless USIndia relationship.” Noting […]
India
US media hails ‘India’s moment’ in Modi’s historic win
WASHINGTON (TIP): The American media and foreign policy experts greeted the Narendra Modi-led BJP’s historic election victory as “India’s moment” and an opportunity to revitalize the economy and “shape the way India engages with the […]
United States
Houston to get Mahatma Gandhi statue
HOUSTON (TIP): A life-size bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi would be installed at Irving in Texas State, fulfilling a long-cherished dream of Indian-Americans living in the city. A 7-foot tall and 30-inch wide bronze statue […]
United States
Accused Boston bomber’s friend suspected guilt: Agent
BOSTON (TIP): A friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber grew suspicious that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had carried out the attack when he threw away a backpack and laptop he had removed from the suspect’s dorm […]
United States
USIBC Congratulates India on Successful Elections: Looks forward to working with new NDA Government
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The U.S.- India Business Council (USIBC), on May 16, 2014,congratulated India on concluding the world’s largest democratic elections. The industry body looks forward to partnering with the NDA Government to usher in […]
United States
Obamas list assets between $1.8 million and $7 million
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama reported assets worth between $1.8 million and $7 million for last year, little changed from their previous year’s holdings, according to financial disclosure forms released […]
Europe
THE BIGGER NEWS OF MODI WIN
The bigger news is that “India has won” as Modi has put it. An ordinary person has made it to the top, that is the sign of a true democracy, and it’s a positive motivation […]
Business & Economics
NARENDRA MODI From a tea vendor to prime minister of India
From selling tea at a stall his father set up at a small village railway station and at a bus terminal at a tender age to the prime ministerial throne at 63, Narendra Modi’s rise […]