India
History of Karnataka
Legend has it that the history of Karnataka dates back to the happenings in the Epic, Ramayana. Moreover, the history of Karnataka also has a bearing to the period when people from the western countries […]
Tamil Nadu
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Sreesanth confesses to spot-fixing
NEW DELHI (TIP): Rajasthan Royals pacer S Sreesanth on May 17 confessed to spot-fixing in the domestic T20 league. “Sreesanth has confessed to spot-fixing. He was teary eyed during interrogation,” a Delhi Police official said. […]
India
Half Of India’s Dalit Population Lives In 4 States
CHENNAI (TIP): Four states account for nearly half of the country’s dalit population, reveals the 2011 census. Uttar Pradesh stands first with 20.5% of the total scheduled caste (SC) population, followed by West Bengal with […]
Europe
Attacks on Sri Lankan monks were isolated incidents: INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER
COLOMBO (TIP): India has said that the recent attacks on Sri Lankan Buddhist monks in Tamil Nadu were isolated incidents and did not reflect the strong people-to-people bonds. “These were isolated incidents and did not […]
United States
Sudha Raghunathan enthralls audience in NY
NEW YORK (TIP): The Cleveland Aradhana committee and Jana Seva hosted the Morning Raga fund raiser concert featuring Padma Shri Sudha Ragunathan and six other renowned artists in New York last week. Jana Seva is […]
United States
New York Tamils felicitate Ramjhi
NEW YORK (TIP): Innovative musician of Chennai Ramakrishnan Subramaniam popularly known as Abaswaram Ramjhi who helped enthuse thousands of children in learning Carnatic music was felicitated for his service to music at a function held […]
India
Terror Strikes Bangalore; 16 Injured
BANGALORE (TIP): At least 16 persons, including 11 policemen, were injured in a bomb blast near the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s state office in the Malleswaram area of the city on April 17. The blast […]
India
Team Including Indian Develops Tamiflu Rival
NEW DELHI (TIP): An Indian researcher is part of a team led by a renowned Japanese scientist that has developed a new way of making the only known drug used for treating bird and swine […]
India
President Confers Padma Awards
NEW DELHI (TIP): President PranabMukherjee on April 5 conferred Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, to 108 personalities. The awards comprise 4 PadmaVibhushan, 24 PadmaBhushan and 80 PadmaShri Awards on Friday. 24 of the […]
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Mahabalipuram
Located in the state of Tamil Nadu, Mahabalipuram is located right on the Coromandel Coast next to the Bay of Bengal. It was a well established sea port during the 7th and 10th centuries of […]
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Cbi Raids Stalin, Pm Says Timing Bad
NEW DELHI/ CHENNAI (TIP): A day after DMK ministers quit the Union Cabinet over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, CBI sleuths on March 21 raided the house of party treasurer M K Stalin for allegedly […]
United States
Sundar Pichai Replaces Andy Rubin as Head of Android at Google
NEW YORK (TIP): Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android, has stepped down from his role as head of Google’s Android division and will be replaced by Sundar Pichai, an Indian American computer engineer and IIT Kharagpur […]
India
Bharat Bandh: Nation-Wide Two-Day Trade Union Strike Hits Banking, Transport Services
NEW DELHI (TIP): Bharat Bandh:Nation-wide strike hit banking andtransport sector day two of nationwidestrike. While banking services were onFebruary 21 paralysed with ATMs runningout of cash in metro cities and publictransport disrupted during the Centraltrade […]
India
President Pushes For Food, Land Bills
NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee kickedoff the budget session of Parliament with a long list ofachievements of UPA-2 and reiterated its commitment tofood security and land acquisition, giving the first glimpseof the Congress’s 2014 […]
India
President Pranab Mukherjee May Turn Down 5 More Mercy Pleas
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union homeministry is learnt to have recommendedrejection of mercy petitions in five morecases as it seeks to speedily dispose of allthe cases of death row convicts pendingwith it.Seeking to have a […]
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Kodaikanal Princess Of South-Indian Hill Stations
Kodaikanal is the most beautiful and popular hill station in Tamil Nadu. It is located in the famous Palani Hills in Western Ghats and is known as the Princess of hill stations. Kodaikanal is situated […]
India
Kejriwal’s Party To Launch Its Own News Channel
Channel will fight for the rights of common man NEW DELHI (TIP): Social activist Arvind Kejriwal’sAam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced its decision tolaunch its own news channel to focus on common issuesand propagate the […]
India
‘Vishwaroop’ Releases To Average Response
NEW DELHI (TIP): “Vishwaroop”, the Hindi version ofactor-director Kamal Haasan’s controversial film”Vishwaroopam”, released peacefully on February 1 toan average response, which was likely to pick up overthe weekend.The movie, the original Tamil and Telugu version […]
India
India Slips On Human Rights Index
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has beencited for deteriorating human rightssituation by the foremost globalwatchdog of civil liberties with NewDelhi getting raked over the coals forabuses and mishandling cases rangingfrom the Maoist insurgence in centralIndia to […]
India
How can lawbreakers make anti-rape laws: Verma panel
NEW DELHI (TIP): How can a Parliament comprising persons with criminal record pass an effective criminal law amendment reform? The Justice JS Verma committee has asked the government this vital question in its report on […]
India
3 Held For Trespass At ISRO Unit
NEW DELHI (TIP): A man employed at an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) unit in Tamil Nadu was caught with his father-in-law when he was showing off the area to him. A supervisor of labourers […]
India
India Tourism Woos Indian Diaspora; Incentives And A Conducive Environment Vital To Attract Investments
KOCHI (TIP): Incentive investors and give them a conducive environment and smoothen the approval processes and witness the surge of investment in the tourism sector, both from overseas and domestic investors. This was the message […]
Business & Economics
A Dismal Picture For Cash-Strapped Railways
NEW DELHI (TIP): It was a tumultuous year for the railways as a cash-strapped ministry saw four ministers in quick succession resulting in indecision and delay in policy making process. While Railway Ministry came to […]
Business & Economics
Sc Blow To Govt In High-Profile Cases, Death To Ajmal Kasab
NEW DELHI (TIP): Judgements giving a body blow to the government in the highprofile Vodafone tax case and scrapping of 2G spectrum licences hogged the limelight in the Supreme Court which in 2012 also brought […]
India
Opposition Steals UPA’s Food Bill Thunder
NEW DELHI (TIP): The benchmark has been set higher for the UPA’s overdue National Food Security Bill, with Opposition-ruled states expanding the coverage of cheap food grains and improvising services under the public distribution system. […]