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24×7 power supply status to Amethi, Raebareli withdrawn
LUCKNOW (TIP): In a move suggesting growing differences between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has withdrawn the ‘VIP’ status of Raebareli and Amethi with regard to […]
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President Confers Padma Awards
NEW DELHI (TIP): President PranabMukherjee on April 5 conferred Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, to 108 personalities. The awards comprise 4 PadmaVibhushan, 24 PadmaBhushan and 80 PadmaShri Awards on Friday. 24 of the […]
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Fighting with govt can put you in jail: Mulayam
LUCKNOW (TIP): Raking up the issue of misuse of CBI, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav said fighting with the government is not easy as it can use CBI and put one in jail. “Sarkar […]
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Choose sides, Congress tells Mulayam
NEW DELHI (TIP): The war of words between Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav sharpened on March 28 with Congress asking the Uttar Pradesh stalwart to decide which side of the secularcommunal […]
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Delhi Police Arrest Suspected Hizbul Operative, Foil Terror Attack In National Capital
NEW DELHI (TIP): The special cell of Delhi Police foiled a terror attack in the national capital after apprehending a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen operative from Gorakhpur, near Nepal border, in Uttar Pradesh. The suspect has […]
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President Pranab Mukherjee May Turn Down 5 More Mercy Pleas
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union homeministry is learnt to have recommendedrejection of mercy petitions in five morecases as it seeks to speedily dispose of allthe cases of death row convicts pendingwith it.Seeking to have a […]
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‘Vishwaroop’ Releases To Average Response
NEW DELHI (TIP): “Vishwaroop”, the Hindi version ofactor-director Kamal Haasan’s controversial film”Vishwaroopam”, released peacefully on February 1 toan average response, which was likely to pick up overthe weekend.The movie, the original Tamil and Telugu version […]
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Rape Victim’s Dad Wants World To Know Her Real Name
NEW DELHI (TIP): The 23-year-old Delhi gangrape victim’s devastated father says he wants the world to know his daughter’s real name as it will give courage to other women who have survived such attacks, a […]
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Sc Blow To Govt In High-Profile Cases, Death To Ajmal Kasab
NEW DELHI (TIP): Judgements giving a body blow to the government in the highprofile Vodafone tax case and scrapping of 2G spectrum licences hogged the limelight in the Supreme Court which in 2012 also brought […]
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Delhi Gang Rape Case The Beginning Of A Change In The Mindset— A Revolution
A female physiotherapy intern was beaten and gang raped in Delhi on 16 December 2012, and died thirteen days later while undergoing emergency treatment in Singapore for brain and gastrointestinal damage from the assault. After […]
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Opposition Steals UPA’s Food Bill Thunder
NEW DELHI (TIP): The benchmark has been set higher for the UPA’s overdue National Food Security Bill, with Opposition-ruled states expanding the coverage of cheap food grains and improvising services under the public distribution system. […]
India
Rajya Sabha Passes UAPA Amendments Amid Protest
NEW DELHI (TIP): Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that makes economic offences, including circulation of high quality counterfeit currency, a terrorist act. The Rajya Sabha passed Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2012 by voice […]
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Don’t expect Modi to be BJP’s next PM candidate: Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar
It is a fantastic achievement that he has won the third election in a row with an increased majority and higher vote share. Does this mean that he is the next prime ministerial candidate? I […]
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Victory Raises Modi’s PM Candidature Prospects
After Modi’s massive victory in Gujarat, some party leaders have said Modi should now be projected as the BJP‘s prime ministerial candidate NEW DELHI (TIP): Narendra Modi‘s third successive victory in the Gujarat assembly polls […]
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DELHI GANG RAPE: Protests outside Rashtrapati Bhavan
NEW DELHI (TIP): A large number of women activists and students today marched towards Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against the gang rape of a young girl in a moving bus and demand stringent action against […]
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Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray The Tiger Of Maharastra
In over 40 years since he plunged into social life, there was never an occasion for which Hindu Hriday Samrat (the King of Hindu Hearts) Bal Thackeray lacked an opinion. Whether it was on national […]
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Cabinet reshuffle: UPA ministry gets 17 new faces, core team stays
New Delhi (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s imprint on the October 28 reshuffle in the Council of Ministers is evident with several leaders who are in favor of more economic reforms now a part of […]
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Women in rural areas not that attractive: Mulayam
nahin…,”(Only girls and women from affluent class can go forward…remember this..you (rural women) will not get a chance…Our rural women did not have that much attraction).” At a meeting in Barabanki, Yadav had opposed the […]
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Chilling reality: Madhya Pradesh tops in child rape, foeticide
BHOPAL (TIP): It is sure to come as an eye opener for the state government that claims to have left no stone unturned for the welfare of minor girls. Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest […]
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