Entertainment
THE X-POSE
STORY: Thrills, chills, scandals surround the murder of a star in the ’60s. Eleven suspects are on the scanner. With cops, black marketers and booming beats, the story ‘falls’ from an almost ‘Teesri Manzil’ style […]
Entertainment
KANGANA GIVING TOUGH COMPETITION TO SONAM
Kangana Ranaut has always been known for her keen sense of style. And after a brief eclipse, the actress has been shining in the success of her recent releases, reclaiming the crown of Bollywood’s sharpest […]
Entertainment
RANVEER SINGH TO GO BALD & LEARN MARATHI FOR ‘BAJIRAO MASTANI’
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh said in order to portray the character of the historical figure of Bajirao in the upcoming film ‘Bajirao Mastani’, he will get his head tonsured and also learn Marathi. Filmmaker Sanjay […]
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NRIs celebrate Modi victory
NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY (TIP): NRIs in New York and New Jersey jubilated on the victory of Modi and the BJP in the 2014 elections in India, the results of which came out on May 16th. […]
India
BJP MAKES INROADS INTO NEW AREAS
The party has increased vote shares in states that are not its strongholds NEW DELHI (TIP): Announcing the BJP’s historic victory, party president Rajanth Singh quoted former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s famous lines, “Andhera […]
India
Factors that helped BJP and Narendra Modi win Elections
FIXING THE ECONOMY India’s once-impressive economic growth, averaging above 8 per cent over the last decade, slowed to below 5 per cent in the last year while inflation rocketed into double digits. The BJP and […]
United States
Humanitarian of the Year Award conferred on philanthropist Peter Bheddah
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): Peter Bheddah, a prominent philanthropist of New York, was honored, on May 8, with the Humanitarian of the Year Award at the 2014 INNkeeper’s Ballat the Uniondale Marriott in Long Island. […]
India
SONIA GANDHI SHOULD CONTINUE TO LEAD CONGRESS FOR SOME TIME: AMARINDER SINGH
AMRITSAR (TIP): Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh om May 17 said Congress President Sonia Gandhi should continue to lead the party for some time. Singh, who defeated senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, said […]
India
MANMOHAN SUBMITS HIS RESIGNATION
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh submitted his resignationon May 17, capping a 10-year tenure of two UPA governments that has been brought to an end by a shattering defeat in the Lok Sabha […]
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Rafael Nadal squeezes past Andy Murray in epic Rome quarterfinal
ROME (TIP): World number one Rafael Nadal dug deep to maintain his chances of defending his Rome Masters title after a gutsy come-from-behind 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Andy Murray in the quarterfinals on Friday. […]
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Desailly tips Argentina for World Cup, Belgium to surprise
LONDON (TIP): Argentina are favourites to win the World Cup in Brazil, Belgium can reach the final and nobody expects much of England, according to former France international Marcel Desailly. The Ghana-born 1998 World Cup […]
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Errani beats Li Na to reach Rome semifinals
ROME (TIP): Sara Errani took advantage of a supportive crowd to beat second-seeded Li Na 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Friday and reach the Italian Open semifinals for the second consecutive year. The 10th-seeded Errani is attempting […]
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Pakistani cricketers fined for playing in US
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistan Cricket Board fined five of its cricketers $5,000 each Friday for participating in an unauthorized Twenty20 tournament in the United States. The PCB said fast bowler Wahab Riaz, allrounder Abdul Razzaq, […]
India
NARENDRA MODI IN DELHI, HOLDS ROAD SHOW
NEW DELHI (TIP): After the landslide victory in Lok Sabha polls, Narendra Modi arrived in the national capital on May 17 to a rousing welcome by thousands of enthusiastic BJP workers and supporters to whom […]
India
MAYAWATI LOSES UP, BSP DRAWS ZERO IN LOK SABHA ELECTIONS
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Modi blitzkrieg May 16 destroyed the BSP, leaving Mayawati, who once harboured hopes of becoming India’s first Dalit prime minister, without a single Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. In a […]
India
Karunanidhi accepts defeat; congratulates Modi
CHENNAI (TIP): DMK leader M. Karunanidhi said he would accept the outcome of the Lok Sabha election as the verdict of the people. Accepting the total defeat of the DMK and its allies in Tamil […]
India
EMPHATIC WIN FOR AIADMK IN TN
CHENNAI (TIP): Blazing a trail, the ruling AIADMK scored an emphatic victory in the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu, winning 37 of the 39 seats on its own. The sterling performance has put the […]
India
BJP SWEEPS ALL 7 SEATS IN DELHI
swept the parliamentary elections here with the party candidates registering victory with handsome margins in all the seven Lok Sabha seats on May 16. The last time the BJP won all the seven seats in […]
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India votes for political stability, development and good governance
The days of political instability in India should be over, with the people of India clearly preferring the BJP to lead the country. India has chosen, after almost three decades, a government that can function […]
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 […]
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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 & […]