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 […]
Human indicators put state that brags about growth behind Tripura and Sikkim NEW DELHI (TIP): A new development index has identified Gujarat as a less developed state, while ranking Odisha and Bihar along with eight […]
CHANDIGARH (TIP): The UPA’s much touted Food Security Scheme aimed at ensuring that “no Indian goes to bed hungry” was simultaneously rolled out in four Congress-ruled states in North India. Congress president Sonia Gandhi rolled […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Uttar Pradesh’s high-handedness is not just reflected in the arbitrary transfer of officers such as Durga Sakthi Nagpal and slapping of bogus cases against dissenters (as in the case of Dalit scholar […]
In his address to the nation on the eve of 67th Independence Day, President Pranab Mukherjee expressed serious concern over the way Parliament and legislatures function and said corruption has become a major challenge. Noting […]
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Ghazal singer Anup Jalota recently performed at Edison Hotel in Edison, NJ to help raise funds for the benefit of the victims of Uttarakhand Floods. An amount of $7,500 was raised during […]
MUMBAI (TIP): US is considering increasing the number of temporary visas and availability of Green Cards to highly skilled Indians, Joe Biden, the first US vice-president to visit India in three decades, said in his […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s Minister of Tourism Mr. K Chiranjeevi has sanctioned a special financial package of US$ 16.5 million (Rs. 1000 million) for restoration and reconstruction of the affected Government tourist facilities in Uttarakhand. […]
“It is a sad commentary on politicians”. The nation’s problem is how to reignite the spirit of confidence and idealism. Alas, no political party, even in the states, comes up to that standard. Whether the […]
Dehradun (TIP): The mammoth multi-agency rescue operations to evacuate all stranded pilgrims and tourists in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand concluded on July 3 with a group of 155 persons being evacuated from Badrinath. In all, around […]
Dehradun (TIP): The mammoth multi-agency rescue operations to evacuate all stranded pilgrims and tourists in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand concluded on July 3 with a group of 155 persons being evacuated from Badrinath. In all, around […]
Dehradun (TIP): A Rs195 crore package was announced by the government on June 28 for reconstruction of the ‘Char Dham’ pilgrimage circuit, which was badly affected by the Uttarakhand rain disaster. Tourism minister K. Chiranjeevi […]
DEHRADUN (TIP): The police are in denial mode, but locals said rape, loot and killing of Uttarakhand disaster victims at Kedar Valley did happen. Victims too claimed to have been at the mercy of criminals […]
JOSHIMATH (TIP): As the helicopter weaves through the mountains along the Alaknanda valley to this roadhead to Badrinath, what you see can shake the stoutest heart. Village after village lies in ruins. Broken roads, damaged […]
As the world observed U.N. Public Service Day on June 23, it was hard to miss the perfect storm brewing across the globe. Disenchantment with public service delivery has engulfed Brazil, Greece, Turkey and South […]
JERSEY CITY, NJ (TIP): A local businessman and community leader Atma Singh who is also the President of Indian Congress Party, USA, has appealed to Indian American organizations and individuals to generously donate for relief […]
DEHRADUN (TIP): Rescue operations in Uttarakhand have reached final stages and the government hopes to complete all evacuations by June 30. But the challenge remains. There are still 2000 people who are stranded in the […]
NEW DELHI: Apart from bad weather and difficult terrain, rescue teams in Uttarakhand are also troubled by calls from influential people to rescue their kin first. Sources in the agencies engaged in rescue work said […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Nature’s fury continued unabated amid fears of the death toll rising rainravaged Uttarakhand as many pilgrims staying in 90 rest houses may have been washed away in flash flood even as rescue […]
KOLKATA (TIP): The chit-fund mess threatens to blow up in the face of Trinamool Congress even as it battles public outrage over the murder of a police officer in Garden Reach and the vandalism of […]
DEHRADUN (TIP): Uttarakhand government on Wednesday oversaw the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding between State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd (SIDCUL) and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCBPL). The MOU was […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Seeking to draw the line on litigation against power projects, the Supreme Court expressed unhappiness over resulting delays and cost escalations while dismissing a plea challenging a hydroelectric project on the Alaknanda […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A 37-year-old woman from Uttarakhand who suffered irreversible brain damage in a haemorrhagic attack has become the first whole body donor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences this year. While her […]
It is a fantastic achievement that he has won the third election in a row with an increased majority and higher vote share. Does this mean that he is the next prime ministerial candidate? I […]
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