India
THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF AN IDEA
Every big idea has a small beginning. Gift of Life has been no exception. In 1974, Rotary District 7250 brought a little 5-year old named Grace Agwaru on an intercontinental voyage from Uganda to New […]
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New Afghan president’s first foreign visit is to China
BEIJING (TIP): Afghanistan’s newly-elected President Ashraf Ghani has chosen China as his first destination abroad after taking over office, signifying Beijing’s influence in the war-torn country where the US troops are battling to control Taliban […]
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A commendable effort
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), with the consummate ease that has become the rocket’s hallmark, placed the third Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) spacecraft into orbit in the early hours of Thursday. Over […]
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INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED CRUISE MISSILE ‘NIRBHAY’ TEST-FIRED
BALASORE (TIP): India’s indigenously developed nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’, which can strike targets more than 700km away, was on October 17 test-fired from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha. “The missile was […]
Europe
Venezuela, New Zealand win UN security council seats but Turkey rebuffed
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela won coveted seats at the UN security council on October 16, but Turkey suffered a humbling defeat in its bid to join the world’s “top […]
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4 Indian shuttlers, including Saina, advance in Denmark Open
ODENSE (TIP): On a fruitful day for the Indian shuttlers, Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu stormed into the women’s singles quarterfinals while two men’s players also secured places in the last-eight stage of the […]
Business & Economics
After-effects of the US drawdown on India
New Delhi cannot remain sanguine. A priority of the Obama Administration will be to smoothly take out its military equipment from Afghanistan, through Pakistan. The Taliban will then be viewed more benignly By G Parthasarathy […]
Europe
BATTLE RAGES FOR UKRAINE’S MAIN EASTERN AIRPORT
DONETSK, UKRAINE (TIP): Ukrainian forces clashed with pro-Russian insurgents for control of a strategic airport in the restive east on Friday and traded blame over the death of a Swiss aid worker, four weeks into […]
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INDIA- US RELATIONS
I.S. Saluja Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modiarrives in New York today, September 26, on afive day visit to USA. His visit, the first asPrime Minister, is being viewed as a powerful push to ensure […]
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The Making of NAMO
A Hindu pracharak becomes Prime Minister of India. Here are milestones in his journey of ascension to the pinnacle of power through landslide election victory in the 16th General Election of the world’s largest democracy. […]
Europe
BBC reporters ‘badly beaten’ in Russia
MOSCOW (TIP): A team of BBC journalists was beaten and their camera smashed in southern Russia, where they were looking into reports of Russian soldiers killed while on secret deployments near Ukraine, the broadcaster said […]
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U.S. and EU add more Sanctions against Russia
MOSCOW (TIP): As the confrontation between U.S. and European Union, on the one hand, and Russia escalates, Russia may ban some imports including clothing and used cars in retaliation to a U.S. and European Union […]
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INDIA: THE ODD BRIC OUT
India must strike a balance between its new emerging partners and beneficial Western ties India would be foolish to join an anti-Western bloc as India’s rise is inherently tied to the West. Given the popular […]
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Bopanna to get Davis Cup Commitment Award
BANGALORE (TIP): Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna will be presented the Davis Cup Commitment Award during the World Group play-off tie against Serbia which begins here tomorrow. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will present the […]
Europe
Leaders: US, UK will ‘not be cowed’ by militants
NEWPORT, WALES (TIP): Faced with a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron declared on Thursday that their nations will “not be cowed” by extremists […]
United States
US sending 200 troops for drills in Ukraine: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States will send about 200 troops to take part in a US-led annual exercise in Ukraine later this month, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, in a show of solidarity with Kiev. […]
Business & Economics
INDIA SLIPS TO 71ST RANK IN GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS LIST
GENEVA/NEW DELHI (TIP): Weighed down by challenging economic conditions for most part of the past year, India has slipped to 71st position — the lowest among BRICS countries — in an annual global competitiveness list, […]
Europe
UN security council meets on Ukraine crisis
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The UN security council met on August 29 in an emergency session on the growing crisis in Ukraine with some members expressing outrage. UN undersecretary-general of Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman told council […]
Europe
FBI INVESTIGATES CYBER ATTACK ON US BANKS
WASHINGTON (TIP)The FBI is investigating a suspected Russian cyber attack on a number of American banks. Hackers are believed to have targeted JP Morgan and at least four other banks in the US, amid increasing […]
Europe
Russia has opened new war front, says Ukraine
NOVOAZOVSK (TIP): Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, attacking Ukrainian forces and causing panic and wholesale retreat not only in this small border […]
Europe
FIGHTING OUTSIDE KEY UKRAINIAN CITY KILLS 9 TROOPS
KIEV, UKRAINE (TIP): A Ukrainian official said nine troops were killed in overnight fighting in the streets of the town of Ilovaysk, which lies just east of the rebel stronghold Donetsk. Anton Herashchenko, an adviser […]
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INDIA DEPLOYS AKASH MISSILES IN NORTHEAST
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has begun deploying six Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) squadrons in the northeast to deter Chinese jets, helicopters and drones against any misadventure in the region. Earlier, India based its most potent […]
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Basics very much in Indian economy’s favor
INDIA’S JOURNEY TO DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES The economy of India is the tenthlargest in the world by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).The country is one of the G-20 major economies, […]
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To each superpower, its own near-abroad
The downing of MH17 puts the spotlight back on the Ukrainian crisis. It’s a warning to the West to eschew attempts to ‘contain’ Moscow and stop the provocative expansion of NATO across Russia’s borders. In […]
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US Bonhomie for India: US Secretaries Storm New Delhi
The recent visits of Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel are being seen as demonstrative of the resurgence of U.S. interest in India as both […]