On December 11, 2014, when the U.N. General Assembly adopted June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, as recommended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India rejoiced. Never mind that the day before was the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on December 18extended by four months the bail of former Tamil Naduchief minister J Jayalalithaa in a disproportionate assetscase and asked the chief justice of Karnataka high courtto constitute […]
There is urgent need to restrain those making provocative and poisonous statements, says the author. All through his campaign that brought him spectacular victory in the parliamentary poll, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had concentrated on […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): While Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 4 said he strongly disapproved of Union Minister Niranjan Jyoti’s controversial remarks, his attempt to buy peace in Parliament failed to fructify with a determined […]
One of Tamil Nadu’s most picturesque hill stations, Kodaikanal is located at an altitude of 7,200 ft in the Palani hills in the Western Ghats. Comprising of densely wooded jungles, cascading hill slopes, circuitous rivers […]
COLOMBO/NEW DELHI (TIP): Five Indian fishermen were given death penalty by a Sri Lankan court on October 30 for alleged drug trafficking, invoking a sharp reaction from India which took up the matter with Sri […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Friday, October 17, granted bail to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa. The 66-year-old AIADMK chief, who has been behind bars since September 27, had sought relief […]
One reason for widespread political and bureaucratic corruption is that the punishment for such offences is light and, therefore, it does not serve as a deterrent. Punishment for corruption must include confiscation of all illicit […]
Urges apex court to grant urgent hearing after High Court had refused her earlier bail plea NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha, denied bail by Karnataka High Court following her conviction […]
BANGALORE (TIP): Holding that it was AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa who had paid for the arrangements for the lavish marriage of her now estranged foster son V N Sudhakaran, the special court in the disproportionate assets […]
The Prime Minister’s call for making India a manufacturing hub and creating jobs should boost small and medium enterprises as well By Charan Singh Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign is creating waves […]
1) Japan has committed to doubling its current investment in India to $35 billion over the next five years. This will be primarily towards developing India’s infrastructure and will involve Japanese firms. The agreement also […]
MADURAI (TIP): Three men allegedly severed the hand of a 17-year-old teenager in Virudhunagar district on August 19 because he disrespected one of them — the husband of a village panchayat president. Police said Karthik, […]
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, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Giving in to opposition pressure, the government on August 14 referred the controversial Insurance Bill to the select committee of Rajya Sabha. The House adopted a motion in this regard after finance […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): AIADMK leader Muniswamy Thambidurai was on August 13 unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, a post he had held 29 years ago as a first-term member. Life also came a […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): VIPs may no more enjoy the cover of coveted ‘Black Cat’ commandos. Government is learnt to have decided that VIPs would no longer get the cover of NSG commandos and the force […]
It is speculated that a big portion of foreign funding goes to politicians and bureaucracy as a large number of institutes are owned, controlled and managed by politicians and business houses. India is a fascinating […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A large gathering of INOC (I) workers celebrated, June 17, the appointment of Juned Qazi as the new President of INOC (I) USA. Introducing Juned Qazi, George Abraham, Chairman of INOC(I) said […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The demand for cement in southern region is expected to rise by 5-7 per cent in FY’15 as compared to 1 per cent year-on-year growth in FY’14, a report said. Cement plant utilisation […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The new government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 19 scrambled to secure the release of 40 Indians being held in war-torn Iraq but asserted it was doing its […]
“The new majority government in power in New Delhi, freed from debilitating coalition politics and attaching priority to economic development, has aroused external interest”, says the author. In foreign policy, Prime Minister Modi has hit […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): PM Narendra Modi’s pet Ganga cleanup programme and his mission for clean water has attracted interest from foreign nations. Israel and Denmark, global leaders in water technology and water management, say they […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka on Thursday reacted strongly against the genocide remarks made by Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa against the country over the Tamil issue and said it will make formal objections to […]
The author pays a tribute to a former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, on his 23rd death anniversary. Rajiv Gandhi was killed by LTTE on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, in Tamil […]
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