Articles by @theindpanorama
Modi will remain BJP’s PM candidate: Rajnath Singh
NEW DELHI (TIP): Narendra Modi will remain the BJP‘s prime ministerial candidate, irrespective of how many seats the party gets in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, BJP president Rajnath Singh said on December 4. “It […]
21 years on, Ayodhya farmers still await land compensation
AYODHYA (TIP): This December 6 will mark 21 years of Babri mosque demolition. In past two decades, several governments have changed in Uttar Pradesh but 16 farmers of Ayodhya are still awaiting full payment of […]
Communal Violence Bill a recipe for disaster, Narendra Modi to PM
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Questioning the timing of bringing the Communal Violence Bill, Narendra Modi on December 5 wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, describing the proposed legislation as “illconceived, poorly drafted and a recipe for disaster”. […]
Mexico finds stolen radioactive material amid dirty bomb fear
VIENNA/MEXICO CITY (TIP): Mexican police have found dangerous radioactive medical material stolen by thieves that the United Nations said could provide an ingredient for a “dirty bomb,” the country’s national nuclear safety commission CNSNS said […]
The BHAGAVAD GITA
The Gita is a doctrine of universal truth. Its message is universal, sublime, and nonsectarian although it is a part of the scriptural trinity of Sanaatan Dharm, commonly known as Hinduism. The Gita is very […]
British victim of Mumbai terror attacks sues Taj hotel owners
LONDON (TIP): The UK high court here began a three-day hearing of a compensation claim case by a British man paralysed during the Mumbai terror attacks five years ago.Wheelchair-bound Will Pike is suing the owners […]
Guardian editor to be grilled by UK MPs over Snowden leaks
LONDON (TIP): The editor of Britain’s Guardian newspaper, Alan Rusbridger, is to appear before lawmakers today to defend his newspaper’s publication of intelligence documents leaked by former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden. Parliament’s home affairs […]
US to introduce technology to detect alcohol on drivers
NEW DELHI (TIP): Struggling to put a check on drunken driving, one of the three main reasons of road deaths, the US has fast tracked its plan to introduce an advanced technology in vehicles that […]
BREAKTHROUGH IN QUANTUM COMPUTING
Scientists stored information in a quantum computing system for 39 minutes, a massive increase from the previous record of 25 seconds Scientists have achieved an “exciting breakthrough” in quantum computing, creating a solid-state memory system […]
Britain calls for strong action against Syrian President Assad
LONDON (TIP): Britain has called for stern action against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad for the appalling human rights violations that have been carried out, with his consent. The United Nations for the first time on […]
Criminality in the Indian Political System
In their own long-term interest, all political parties must jointly agree to stop sponsoring criminal candidates, says the author. Criminality in politics, or more pointedly, criminals sitting in our Parliament and legislatures, is an issue […]
US drivers return to the road as fuel prices fall
NEW YORK: A recovering economy and cheaper prices at the pump have boosted US gasoline demand in recent months, following five years of decline, a change that some experts say could continue into 2014. The […]
I am not allowed iPhone because of security reasons: Barack Obama
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama used a youth event to promote his signature healthcare plan while ruing that he is not allowed to keep an iPhone because of security reasons, unlike his two daughters […]
FIRST EXPANSION SINCE JULY; INDEX RISES THE MOST SINCE FEB
NEW DELHI (TIP): After contracting for three consecutive months, manufacturing activity saw an eight-month high expansion in November on rising domestic orders, according to the widelytracked HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The HSBC PMI for […]
