Uttar Pradesh
Multidimensional Poverty Index reduction under the NDA is flawed
The Multidimensional Poverty Index exaggerates the National Democratic Alliance’s success in fighting deprivation “If we go by our estimates of MPI, the reduction between 2015 and 2019-21 is considerably lower than the official estimate: 4.7 […]
25 bus passengers charred to death as vehicle catches fire on expressway in Maharashtra
Mumbai (TIP)- At least 25 people died after a bus carrying 33 passengers burst into flames on the Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway in Maharashtra’s Buldhana, police said. Deputy SP Baburao Mahamuni said that the injured were […]
Gangster Atiq Ahmad’s son Asad killed in encounter in UP
Jhansi (TIP)– Dreaded gangster Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad, wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was gunned down by Uttar Pradesh police in an encounter in Jhansi on Thursday. His co-accused Ghulam was also shot […]
Neglecting cultural czar Munshi’s efforts
“A massive effort of rewriting Indian history from our traditional perspective was done between 1951 and 2003. This was by the doyen of cultural renaissance, the late Dr KM Munshi, who was also a noted […]
Modi alone knows best
Propaganda claims PM doing everything for the good of country and its people Our existence should not depend on the mercy or compassion of the messiah. Instead, it requires the spirit of a creatively nuanced […]
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Association of Greater ChicagoCelebrates Diwali the Traditional Way
Chicago IL: The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Association of Greater Chicago held a function for the annual day and Diwali celebration on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at the Ashyana Banquet Hall in Downers Grove, IL. Last […]
Call off kanwar yatra, or we will, SC tells UP
New Delhi (TIP): The Supreme Court on Friday, July 16, observed that “the Uttar Pradesh government cannot go ahead with the kanwar yatra – 100%”, asking the state to either withdraw the decision to allow […]
Trumping majoritarianism in the Hindi heartland
While regional parties will continue to be significant in various States of the Union, the principal challenge of overcoming majoritarianism lies in the Hindi heartland, especially in U.P. Oppositional electoral alliances, notably the formation of […]
India to import 50,000 MT medical oxygen amid COVID surge
New Delhi (TIP): The government on Thursday, April 15, said it would import 50,000 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to assure supplies to states even as it added that oxygen availability in the country was […]
SC refuses interim protection from arrest to makers of ‘Tandav’
Tandav, released on January 15, is a nine-episode political thriller. The web series landed in controversaries on allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, January 27, has refused to provide interim protection from […]
Political takeaways from the Bihar campaign
Tejashwi Yadav’s campaign in Bihar is frustrating the ruling party as it is using that very powerful appeal against a 15-year-old regime by citing the absence of bread and butter issues and taking the […]
15th Edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Concludes
President confers Pravasi Bharatiya awards on 28 overseas Indians and two organizations Chandra Shekhar Mishra, Gita Gopinath, Gitesh Jayantilal, Prakash Madhavdas Heda from the US are among the Honorees VARANASI(TIP): The three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas […]
UTTAR PRADESH BY-ELECTION:Samajwadi Party wins Yogi Adityanath’s Gorakhpur, UP CM says result ‘unexpected’ UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW (TIP): Delivering a major blow to the BJP, the Samajwadi Party won Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh by-election. Samajwadi Party’s Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel defeated BJP’s Kaushlendra Singh Patel by […]
Modi’s $87 billion river-linking project set to take off as floods hit India
NEW DELHI (TIP): After years of foot-dragging, India will begin work in around a month on an $87 billion scheme to connect some of the country’s biggest rivers, government sources say, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi bets on […]
Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati to skip RJD rally on August 27
Video clips of chief minister Nitish Kumar’s statements against PM Narendra Modi before the 2015 assembly elections and Modi’s DNA comment and other remarks against Kumar will be played at the rally. PATNA (TIP): RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s proposed ‘BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao’ rally at […]
Will decide on early hearing in Babri Masjid dispute case says SC
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Friday, July 21, said it would take a decision to list for early hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ram Temple-Babri Masjid land dispute […]