KOHLAPUR (TIP): The state government employees have threatened to go on indefinite strike in February for their pending demands. The Rajya Sarkari Madhyavarti Karmachari Sanghatana (RSMKS), the state government employees’ association, made the announcement on […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas concluded on January 9 with President Pranab Mukherjee hailing the contribution of Non-Resident Indians in the growth and development of the country. “The government will continue to […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh security forces on Wednesday laid a siege around the residence of opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia, ahead of a massive anti-government rally planned in the capital demanding postponement of the January 5 […]
The woman was tailed as she visited shopping malls, ice-cream parlours, hospitals and airports, according to the websites’ expose NEW DELHI (TIP): Spelling trouble for BJP‘s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the Centre today has […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): December 23, 2013: ‘Big Ideas for a Better India‘ event has brought together key influencers from the NRI community from all across the United States. More than 100 Indian community leaders from 25 […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration on December 11 came out sharply against the Indian Supreme Court‘s decision that has led to re-criminalizing gay sex, and urged New Delhi to advance freedom, including rights for LGBTs. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party onDecember 12 declined to form a government in Delhi, citing “lack of a clear mandate”. It would sit in the opposition keeping in view the party’s “high moral […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a huge respite to Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief in connection with the fodder scam case. December 13 was […]
PUNE (TIP): Social crusader Anna Hazare, who is on an indefinite fast at Ralegan Siddhi, has criticized the Union government for abdicating its responsibility towards the Jan Lokpal bill. He said the bill has not […]
Media reports indicate the possibility of Nilekani as a wild card entry to political arena as the Prime Ministerial candidate of Congress NEW DELHI (TIP): Infosys vice-chairman and CII president S Gopalakrishnan on Thursday said […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations for more than four years, Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri has been appointed Ambassador to Belgium. Puri who belongs to the 1982 batch of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A compromise federal budget plan that would remove the threat of a government shutdown for two years won easy approval Thursday, December 12, from the Republicancontrolled U.S. House. The deal worked out by […]
Nelson Mandela guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy, as an icon of peace and reconciliation who came to embody the struggle for justice around the world. Imprisoned for nearly three […]
KARACHI (TIP): Violence rocked Pakistan’s biggest city as 13 people were killed in targeted shootings including five suspected Taliban activists, a Shia scholar and two Moroccan students at a religious seminary. Police said the spate […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India called for free and fair elections in Bangladesh, stressing that stability of the neighbouring country had implications for the entire region. “We hope that the forthcoming elections will respond to the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Most exit polls are predicting a hung assembly in Delhi. So, what happens next? If the predictions prove to be true, there are two possible scenarios. First, the single largest party, which […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH (TIP): After dodging police for nearly two months, godman Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai, accused of rape by two Surat-based sisters, was arrested on Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway-1 after a 72-hour cat-andmouse chase by […]
NEW YORK (TIP): New York state voters from every region and from all income levels support allowing Mayorelect Bill de Blasio to raise taxes on those earning $500,000 or more to pay for expanded education […]
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