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No change for common man in India

Apr 4, 2014 - 7:52 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The world is watching the goings on in the largest democracy of the world which goes to polls this month and the following. It is widely believed that successive governments in India have not lived […]

United States

REFORMS TO GIVE 110 MILLION JOBS BOOST TO ECONOMY IN 10 YEARS

Apr 4, 2014 - 7:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): As general elections draw closer in India, global financial major Goldman Sachs has said 40 million new manufacturing jobs can be created in a decade if states follow flexible labor laws like […]

United States

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Wait, Please

Apr 4, 2014 - 7:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): It has been over 9 months since a bipartisan immigration reform bill was passed by the U.S. Senate. However, the House of Representatives has failed to address this important issue despite pleas […]

Another round of “Chai Pe Charcha” on community leader Atma Singh’s birthday

Apr 4, 2014 - 7:26 am EDT I. S. Saluja 0

EDISON, NJ (TIP): ” Chai pe Charcha” organized by the BJP worker and community leader Atma Singh on the occasion of his 52nd birthday, attracted a large number of Modi supporters. The event held at […]

India

TDP, BJP resolve seat-sharing row

Mar 28, 2014 - 10:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

HYDERABAD (TIP): The BJP-TDPLoksatta- Jana Sena electoral alliance in the state has been formalized and an announcement on it is likely to be made on soon. As per the seat sharing arrangement finalized by BJP […]

Europe

India abstains on human rights vote on Sri Lanka, rescues foreign policy

Mar 28, 2014 - 10:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a brave decision marking the reclamation of foreign policy from narrow political interests, India abstained from voting on a USsponsored resolution on human rights situation in Sri Lanka. While India had […]

Business & Economics

Elections unlikely to revive investment cycle in India: Credit Suisse

Mar 28, 2014 - 10:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

According to Credit Suisse, there can be four scenarios post elections, Narendra Modi led NDA government with 2-3 allies; Narendra Modi led NDA government with 5-6 allies; other leader led NDA government with 8-10 allies […]

Egypt’s military chief Sissi quits to run for president

Mar 28, 2014 - 9:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the Egyptian military chief who last summer removed the elected Islamist president, announced on March 26 that he has resigned from the military and will run for president in elections scheduled […]

UK deputy PM Nick Clegg and anti-EU rival Nigel Farage trade barbs in debate

Mar 28, 2014 - 8:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg locked horns with the leader of the country’s most anti-EU party in the first of two face-to-face debates ahead of forthcoming European Parliament elections. Clegg, leader of […]

JAITLEY’S ADVICE TO CAPTAIN: SHOW DECENCY

Mar 28, 2014 - 7:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

AMRITSAR (TIP): A day before the arrival of his rival and Congress candidate from Amritsar seat Amarinder Singh, BJP candidate Arun Jaitley advised him to show decency. “Everyone in public life must be honest,” Jaitley […]

India

Will welcome Karunanidhi’s DMK in UPA: Chidambaram

Mar 28, 2014 - 7:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on March 28 said that his party would welcome M Karunanidhi-led DMK’s re-entry in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) two days after the veteran leader from Tamil […]

India

Six Congress men join BJP in Quepem

Mar 28, 2014 - 7:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

QUEPEM (TIP): Two councilors of the Quepem Municipal Council along with six other Congressmen joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on March 26 evening ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Congress members joined the […]

Business & Economics

RBI opens the field wider for foreign investments

Mar 28, 2014 - 6:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): To attract more investments into the equity and debt markets, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to put in place a framework for investments which allows foreign portfolio investors to participate in […]

India

AFTER ADVANI, IT’S JASWANT SINGH SULKING NOW

Mar 21, 2014 - 7:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): After L K Advani’s, a rebellion is brewing among BJP workers in Barmer, too. It is a seat that Advani loyalist Jaswant Singh wants to contest one last time but the recent […]

India

Election commission ‘likes’ Facebook to attract voters

Mar 21, 2014 - 7:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BHUBANESWAR (TIP): If you thought only candidates are logging on to various social networking sites, hold on. The election commission has logged on to social networking site Facebook to appeal to voters to cast their […]

Running scared? Chidambaram opts out of Lok Sabha battle, Congress fields his son

Mar 21, 2014 - 7:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister P Chidambaram has opted out of the Lok Sabha contest, with Congress announcing his son Karthi as the candidate from Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu. Kirit Patel will take on […]

CPM bats for gay rights in manifesto

Mar 21, 2014 - 7:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The CPM on March 20 sought decriminalization of section 377 of Indian Penal Code — the only Indian political party to have taken such a stand so far — and scrapping of […]

India

Will canvass rather than contest: Capt

Mar 21, 2014 - 6:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Congress hunt for a strong candidate for the Amritsar seat is likely to stop at senior leader OP Soni with former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh learnt to have expressed […]

Europe

Suicide attack kills 16 in north Afghanistan

Mar 21, 2014 - 6:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (AFGHANISTAN) (TIP): A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people at a crowded market in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said, despite a tightening of security for presidential elections less than three weeks away. […]

Europe

Bangladesh indicts former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia

Mar 21, 2014 - 6:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DHAKA, BANGLADESH (TIP): A court in Bangladesh’s capital on Wednesday indicted a former prime minister and leading opposition figure in two related cases involving charges of corruption for allegedly using an illegal fund to buy […]

India

Muslim Vote Bank

Mar 21, 2014 - 5:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Isee positive things happening in India, and it is good. An increasing number of Muslims are contesting elections as Indians – and not as a Muslims. This is a positive movement of inclusiveness on the […]

Europe

Indian expats in Saudi Arabia demand online voting rights

Mar 14, 2014 - 10:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DUBAI (TIP): Expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia have demanded that the Indian authorities facilitate online voting for them through biometric system in the general elections due next month. Although non-resident Indians (NRIs) have been permitted […]

Europe

Little-known group claims killing of Swedish journalist in Kabul

Mar 14, 2014 - 9:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KABUL (TIP): A little-known militant group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for killing a Swedish journalist in the Afghan capital, saying he was a spy for British intelligence. Nils Horner, 51, who worked for Swedish Radio […]

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Elections 2014 is a battle for India’s Soul

Mar 14, 2014 - 9:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The Indian idea is that a nation may endure differences of caste, creed, color, conviction, culture, cuisine, costume and custom, and still rally around a consensus. And that consensus is around the simple idea that […]

Polls push IPL 7 to UAE, Bangladesh on standby

Mar 14, 2014 - 9:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Ending weeks of speculation and uncertainty, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced on Wednesday that the seventh season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held in three phases from April […]

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