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5 turbaned Sikhs among 19 Indo-Canadians elected to Canadian Parliament
TORONTO (TIP): The 1.25 million-strong Indo-Canadian community had much to cheer about on Tuesday, October 20, as it doubled its representation in the new Parliament with the election of a record number of 19 MPs. […]
United States
McCarthy Quits Speaker Race leaving House Republicans Shell shocked
WASHINGTON (TIP): House Republicans were shell shocked on Thursday, October 8, when California Representative Kevin McCarthy, the favorite to succeed retiring House Speaker John Boehner, dropped out of the race in a surprise that adds […]
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THE POLITICS OF BEEF
On Sept. 28, in a village less than 60 miles from New Delhi, a Hindu priest announced in a local temple (under threat by some hot heads, he claims) that a Muslim family was consuming beef. […]
Asia
Rajapaksa questioned by Lanka’s anti-graft panel
COLOMBO (TIP): Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa was Sept 25 questioned by a special anti-corruption panel for allegedly not paying Rs 10.1 million dues to a state-owned TV channel for carrying out his 2015 […]
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SUPREME COURT STAYS HARYANA LAW ON EDUCATIONAL BAR FOR PANCHAYAT POLLS
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a setback for the Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the state law providing that a candidate aspiring to contest the panchayat elections should have […]
India
Mulayam, NCP form Third Front for Bihar polls
LUCKNOW (TIP): The Samajwadi Party (SP) on September 17 joined hands with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and two other outfits and announced the formation of a ‘Third Front’ for the Bihar assembly elections. Party […]
India
Census 2011: Hindus dip to below 80% of population; Muslim share up
NEW DELHI (TIP): The percentage of Muslims in the country’s population increased 0.8 percentage points between 2001 and 2011 to 14.23% or 17.22 crore. In the previous decade, i.e. between 1991 and 2001, their share […]
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Monsoon session set for a washout as NDA, Opposition take rigid stand
NEW DELHI (TIP): “In one year, Parliament runs for eighty days during sessions. Each day, business in both Houses are transacted for around six hours. If we take into account the total annual expenditure on […]
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Modi government to table bill for NRI voting
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Modi Government has informed the Supreme Court that the union cabinet would soon consider a draft bill to enable e-ballot system for Non Resident Indians (NRIs). Once activated, the e-ballot system will […]
India
Business & Economics
Putting India Emphatically on Global Map – Part 1
Prime Minister Modi has surprised his own people and, no doubt, external observers, by his foreign policy activism since he took office. In his year in power he has travelled abroad 16 times- and 19 if […]
Asia
Bangladesh upholds death sentence of top Islamist
DHAKA (TIP): A top Bangladesh Islamist leader could be executed within months after the Supreme Court on June 17 upheld his death sentence for war crimes during the country’s 1971 battle for independence against Pakistan. […]
Business & Economics
H-1B visa issue: US begins probe of TCS, Infosys
The US Department of Labor has opened up an investigation against TCS and Infosys for possible violations of H-1B visa rules, indicating that there could be tougher regulations ahead for onsite workers. As the campaigning […]
India
Suit Boot Ki Sarkar Versus Soojh Boojh Ki Sarkar
NEW DELHI (TIP): After his return from the nearly two-month-long political sabbatical on April 16, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has been unsparing in his attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over issues concerning […]
Business & Economics
‘The Challenge of Journalism is to Survive in the Pressure Cooker of Plutocracy’
Thank you for allowing me to share this evening with you. I’m delighted to meet these exceptional journalists whose achievements you honor with the Helen Bernstein Book Award. What happens to a society fed a […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Ro Khanna to Contest 2016 US House of Representatives Polls
Indian-American Ro Khanna has announced that he will contest for a US House of Representatives seat that represents most of the Silicon Valley in California for a second time after losing out in the 2014 […]
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Dark Money in Politics
[quote_box_center] “I’ve covered corrupt regimes all over the world, and I find it ineffably sad to come home and behold institutionalized sleaze in the United States”, says the author.[/quote_box_center] I’ve admired the Clintons’ foundation for years […]