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NJ Gubernatorial race: South Asians of New Jersey extend support to Phil Murphy
Ashok Ojha EDISON, NJ (TIP): Phil Murphy, the democratic candidate for this year’s gubernatorial election in New Jersey, was praised as a friend of South Asian population of the state. New jersey’s only Assemblyman of South Asian origin Raj Mukherjee […]
Asia
PM Modi congratulates Prachanda for successful conduct of local polls
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated outgoing prime minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ for the successful conduct of local elections there. Modi conveyed his felicitations to Prachanda in a phone call last evening, the […]
Blog
Fake News Hyperventilating or Constitutional Crisis, with Brutus lurking in the Ides of March?
By Ravi Batra The cascading events, generally are layered and rarely, as now, erupt into a crescendo from an approaching constitutional crisis. Initially, let me disclose that I am a registered Democrat, and seeing […]
Politics
Americas
Russian Interference in US Elections 2016: Probe Tentacles Grow
Jared Kushner Under Scrutiny in Russia Probe, Say Officials WASHINGTON (TIP): An NBC News report said, May 25, quoting “multiple US officials” that Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and one of his senior advisers, has come under FBI scrutiny […]
India
World
US envoy: North Korea is intimidating the entire world
UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley accused North Korea on Tuesday of intimidating the entire international community with its nuclear program, military ability and cyberattacks, and said any country that doesn’t implement UN sanctions is supporting Pyongyang’s actions. “No […]
Americas
US envoy: North Korea is intimidating the entire world
UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley accused North Korea on Tuesday of intimidating the entire international community with its nuclear program, military ability and cyberattacks, and said any country that doesn’t implement UN sanctions is supporting Pyongyang’s actions. “No […]
Americas
US Justice department names special counsel to probe Trump campaign Russia ties
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Justice Department on May 17 independently named former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, sending the four month old Presidency into a deeper crisis. The appointment, apparently made […]
Americas
George Maragos, Democrat for County Executive Announces Plan to Root out Corruption with Contract, Term Limit and Election Reforms
George Maragos, Democrat for County Executive Announces Plan to Root out Corruption with Contract, Term Limit and Election Reforms MINEOLA, NY (TIP): George Maragos, Democratic candidate for County Executive at a press conference in front of the Theodore Roosevelt […]
Europe
Europe
Hundreds show their support for Virendra Sharma at his Election campaign launch
LONDON (TIP): Hundreds showed up, May 3, in Ealing – Southall to show their support at Virendra Sharma’s election campaign launch. Following the shock announcement of a snap general election, today, on the day parliament […]
Politics
Europe
French elections: At the crossroads
French voters have defied predictions time and again. In 1995, Jacques Chirac, a Gaullist conservative who had been trailing in opinion polls, won the presidency. In 2002, they sent Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right, Holocaust-denying […]
India
India
PM NARENDRA MODI TO GIVE PEP TALK TO BJP CMS; EYE ON UPCOMING POLLS
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a pep talk to chief ministers of 13 BJP ruled states at the party headquarters here on Sunday. Party president Amit Shah too will join them. […]
India
PRESIDENTIAL POLL ON MIND, BIHAR CM CALLS ON SONIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar met Congress president Sonia Gandhi, setting off speculation on the possibility of a united Opposition fielding a joint candidate for the upcoming […]
India
India
SUPREME COURT NOTICE TO CENTRE, EC ON EVM ROW
NEW DELHI (TIP): Amid raging controversy over authenticity of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Supreme Court on April 13 issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission on petitions alleging that EVMs can be […]
India
EC asks analysts not to predict winning margins, seat shares
NEW DELHI (TIP): Political analysts must not predict figures — such as winning margins or the number of seats a party is likely to win — in their comments during polls, the Election Commission announced […]
Featured
Congress needs a winning strategy ‘Captain Model’ may work
Captain Amarinder Singh is often referred to as ‘Raja’ for his authoritarian style and imposing mannerism dealing with complex issues involving people. However, he has proved once again that a strong and charismatic leadership can […]
India
Manoj Sinha in contention for UP CM’s post, Rawat front runner in Uttarakhand
NEW DELHI (TIP): Trivendra Singh Rawat, a leader with RSS background, has emerged as the front-runner in the race for the coveted chief minister’s post in Uttarakhand. He is likely to be elected the leader […]
India