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Punishment, at last
Corruption got a jolt with RJD chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad being sentenced to five years in jail and fined Rs 25 lakh in a fodder case – RC 20 A/96 – […]
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Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad jailed for 5 yrs, loses LS seat
CBI court holds Lalu and 44 others guilty; Lalu convicted of corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating NEW DELHI (TIP): RJD chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to five years in […]
India
India
SC TURNS COALGATE SPOTLIGHT ON STATES
NEW DELHI (TIP): A year after turning the searchlight on alleged irregular allotment of coal blocks, the Supreme Court on September 26 sought to know the role played by the seven coal producing states in […]
United States
India
India
Riots threaten Mulayam’s rainbow coalition
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Muzaffarnagar riots threaten to bring apart the ambitious social coalition that Mulayam Singh Yadav has been attempting with aggressive polarization politics and anti-quota rhetoric. The post-riot anger among Muslims has raised […]
India
India
NO ONE CAN CONTEST ELECTIONS IF AFFIDAVIT SILENT ON ANTECEDENTS: SC
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on September 13 ushered in a fresh dose of electoral reforms by ruling that no one can contest elections without making a full and honest disclosure about his/her assets […]
United States
IACC hosts a welcome reception to the Consul General of India
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The Indian American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) on Thursday, September 12, held a welcome reception and dinner for the Indian Consul General in New York, Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay. IACC President […]
Business & Economics
So-Called Spring; Su-Shi Strife and The South-West Asia
“The author foresees tremendous tectonic changes in the wake of Arab Spring et al. He says, “There will be following major discernible evolutionary geo-political trends underlying the so-called Arab spring. The despotic regimes headed by […]
India
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IOC REFUSES TO LIFT IOA SUSPENSION
NEW DELHI (TIP): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has refused to lift the suspension on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) which is in force since December last year, and gave the Indian body a new […]
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US-India ties hit a Plateau
It has now been confirmed that before going to New York to participate in the UN General Assembly deliberations in New York, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be visiting Washington in September for his second […]
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India
Karnataka LS bypolls: Congress wins both seats
BANGALORE (TIP): Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah won the acid test in the Lok Sabha bypolls with both Congress candidates winning Bangalore Rural and Mandya seats by a huge margin in these constituencies, which were the […]
India
ADVANI Wants India To Unlock Unlimited Potential
NEW DELHI (TIP): On a day when Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi took on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his Independence Day speech, senior BJP leader L K Advani struck an optimistic note, saying “India […]
Europe
1 Killed, Dozens Hurt In Bangladesh Party Protests
DHAKA (TIP): Clashes between Bangladeshi police and opposition activists left one man dead and injured about 20 on August 14 in the second day of a nationwide general strike, television stations reported. Police used night […]
India
India
Europe
President Pranab Mukherjee Addresses The Nation
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 […]
United States
Nikki Haley Announces Re-Election Campaign
WASHINGTON (TIP): The much awaited announcement from Indian-American Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has come at last. She announced August 13 that she would run for the post again. She will formally launch her […]
United States
Sanjay Gupta backs medical marijuana, apologizes for previous views
NEW YORK (TIP): One of America’s most prominent doctors says he has shifted his stance in support of medical marijuana. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent at CNN and a CBS News contributing medical correspondent, […]
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Business & Economics
Luxury Goods May Cost More
NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister P Chidambaram indicated that the government may increase customs duty on luxury goods as well as those that can be manufactured locally as part of a fresh assault against non-essential […]