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NAINITAL: THE LAKE DISTRICT
A beautiful emerald lake surrounded by green hills, quaint old cottages and markets , and a web of walking tracks—there are plenty of picturesque places to visit in Nainital. One of the most popular hill destinations in […]
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Jaitley’s flawed logic | Judiciary’s ‘overreach’ a necessary balance
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has every right to believe and tell the Opposition that the job of dispute resolution provided in the GST Bill need not be handed over to the judiciary even though judges enjoy […]
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India’s leading Ayurveda destinations
From being the ‘science of life’, Ayurveda has become the ‘slice of life’ for many with the advent and positive growth of rejuvenation centres and Ayurvedic resorts in the country. People are willing to experience […]
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Indian American billionaire to distribute 10,000 stationary bikes to generate electricity in India
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American billionaire Manoj Bhargava plans to distribute 10,000 stationary bikes to India in a concerted effort to provide electricity for millions of households. Manoj Bhargava, 62, plans to test the first 50 […]
India
ECUADOR GROUNDS MADE-IN-INDIA DHRUV CHOPPER, TERMINATES CONTRACT
NEW DELHI (TIP): Ecuador has unilaterally terminated a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) after four of the seven Dhruv advanced light helicopters bought from the state-run Indian firm were involved in crashes. Defense minister […]
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A Story of Courage and Determination | Arunima Sinha, the First Indian Amputee to Climb Mount Everest
Ms Arunima Sinha of Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) is the first Female Amputee of the world to climb Mount Everest. She is also the first Indian Amputee to climb Mount Everest. She reached the summit of Mount […]
India
US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION BLOCKED MAGGI IMPORT IN JANUARY
NEW DELHI (TIP): Nestle may have secured a clean chit for Maggi from the Singapore food regulator, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), considered the world’s strictest regulator, had refused import of the […]
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Rahul treks to Kedarnath, pays respect to flood victims
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi completed his trek up to the Kedarnath shrine on April 23 and said that he did so to pay his respects to the victims of the massive 2013 […]
India
Govt mulls appointment of new Governors
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Centre is mulling filling vacancies of Governors in nine states — five of them ruled by the Congress— soon as one Governor is holding the charge of four states while five […]
Business & Economics
INVESTMENT PROPOSALS DON’T MEET PROMISES
NEW DELHI (TIP): Investment proposals by corporates are generally associated with improving business sentiment and often linked with the possibility of job creation. The comparison of proposed investment with actual implementation and job creation in […]
India
RSS body seeks donations to fund Christmas ‘conversions’ in Aligarh
ALIGARH (TIP): Dharam Jagran Samiti, an RSS offshoot, has distributed pamphlets in Aligarh seeking donations for converting Christians and Muslims to Hinduism. The pamphlet says it costs Rs 2 lakh to convert a Christian and […]
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RAIL BUDGET LIKELY TO FOCUS ON PASSENGER SAFETY
NEW DELHI (TIP): On the back of two train accidents within a month of Modi government taking charge, railway minister Sadanand Gowda is likely to announce a slew of measures in his July 8 budget […]
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UTTARAKHAND CHIEF MINISTER VIJAY BAHUGUNA RESIGNS
DEHRADUN (TIP): Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna, 66, has finally paid the price for the shoddy relief and rehabilitation work carried out by his government after last year’s flash floods. He drove down to Dehradun […]
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Himachal, Uttarakhand sops to continue till 2017
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) extended the special industrial package for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand till 2017, a move that will boost industrialisation and create more employment in the two […]
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Seemandhra employees call off strike after 66 days
HYDERABAD (TIP): In a major development that could help restore normalcy in Seemandhra, the Andhra Pradesh government employees from the region on October 17 decided to call off their indefinite strike to oppose the central […]