NEW DELHI (TIP): The CBI is likely to wait for the General Election to be over before calling former Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for examination in connection with alleged irregularities in appointments in the […]
PUNE (TIP): Unimpressed by Raj Thackeray’s support for its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the state BJP unit has decided to take on the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in the Lok Sabha elections. State BJP […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Supreme Court on April 2 struck down a key pillar of campaign finance law by allowing wealthy donors to give money to as many political candidates, parties and committees as they […]
KOLKATA (TIP): Bangladesh is keenly watching the developments in India leading to the Lok Sabha elections. Sources in the neighbouring country said that the Sheikh Hasina government there wants a stable government in India for […]
The author notes that there is no focused debate on real issues. Only cacophony prevails. “Past experience tells us that the so-called “manifestos” of the political parties are hardly ever practically implemented. The consequences of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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