Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017: Redefining Engagement with Indian Diaspora
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Priyanka Chopra named UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador
NEW YORK (TIP): Priyanka Chopra was appointed as UNICEF global Goodwill Ambassador at UNICEF's 70th Anniversary celebration at the United…
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GST matters but so does fiscal federalism
As expected, the latest Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet, headed by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and…
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Another session lost: A timely rebuke from a marg darshak
The continued disruptions of the Lok Sabha provoked a strong reaction from a sidelined BJP veteran, LK Advani. The latter…
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Vibrant Gujarat connects Gujarat to the world: Bharat Lal
NEW DELHI(TIP): "Vibrant Gujarat is connecting India to the world," Resident Commissioner of Gujarat in New Delhi Bharat Lal said.…
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Larger than Life ‘Amma’ Laid to Rest
She battled every odd in her life and won, most of the times; but she lost the battle of life,…
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Indian American Community hosts warm reception to welcome Ambassador Navtej Sarna
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Indian American Community of Metropolitan Washington hosted a reception on December 4, 2016 at Fair Oaks, Virginia…
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The Young Prodigy – Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa was only 16 years old when she starred opposite M.G.R in Ayirathil Oruvan. The entire cast & crew would…
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Misery in rural India: The government should listen to its own bureaucrats
If the government thought media was exaggerating the prevailing "cash chaos" and focusing excessively on urban India, its own officers'…
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‘PINK’ to be screened at the United Nations
NEW YORK (TIP): Amitabh Bachchan-starrer PINK, which dealt with crime against women, has been invited for a special screening at…
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Indian professor named AAPS 2016 Fellow
NEW YORK (TIP): Arvind Kumar Bansal, a professor and head of the department of pharmaceutics at the National Institute of…
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On his third US tour, Chhattisgarh CM eyes investment in ‘Priority Industries’
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Every time he comes to the US, he ‘takes home something new.’ On his third US…
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Indian American Balwinder Singh pleads guilty to Khalistan terror movement involvement
NEW YORK (TIP): 42 Year old Balwinder Singh, a resident of Nevada, pleaded guilty before US District Judge Larry Hicks…
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Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Wife Navjot Kaur along with Pargat Singh Join Congress
Former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu and former Awaaz-e-Punjab leader Pargat Singh today have formally joined…
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‘Lungi’ wearing visitor not allowed into Kerala Assembly
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM(TIP): A man wearing a white check lungi (kallimundu) was denied entry into the visitors' gallery in the Kerala assembly on…
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‘JAYA STARTS SPEAKING, TO WALK SOON’
CHENNAI (TIP): Apollo Hospitals chairman Dr Prathap C Reddy on Nov 25 said that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa…
Read MoreThe implications of demonetization and Trump’s win will be far-reaching
Trump's election as US President and demonetization in India arrived like conjoined twins on November 9. Joseph Schumpeter's phrase "creative…
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Monetary Stalinism: Perils of tinkering with jameen, jorru and jeb
We do not want another 'god' as the political leader of our country…We must not only not have any more…
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Native movements to determine K-issue, says Sartaj Aziz
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's adviser on foreign affairs, said on Nov 26 that the Kashmir issue…
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New scheme may impose 50% tax on unaccounted money
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is likely to introduce a disclosure scheme under which anyone with unaccounted income can come…
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Modi’s black-money jibe at Opposition roils Parliament
NEW DELHI (TIP): The political thrust and parry over the demonetization of high-value currency notes intensified on November 25 with…
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DEMONETISATION COURAGEOUS EXPERIMENT, PROUD TO HAVE SUCH PM, SAYS AMAR SINGH
VARANASI (TIP): Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move as a "courageous" experiment to…
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Zakir Naik plays victim, dubs IRF ban ‘communal move’
MUMBAI (TIP): Controversial televangelist Zakir Naik has called the ban on his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF)+ "a communal decision".…
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‘Worst parliamentarian’ Rahul Gandhi ‘unworthy’ to question PM: BJP
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday hit back at Rahul Gandhi for mocking Prime Minister Narendra…
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Dalit to be deputy CM if AAP wins Punjab: Kejriwal at manifesto release
JALANDHAR (TIP): With an eye on nearly 32% Dalit voters in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on…
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EIGHT YEARS AFTER 26/11, RAILWAYS AND COAST REMAIN VULNERABLE
MUMBAI (TIP): Eight years after the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in which 164 people were killed and about…
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Pakistan is damaging itself by fighting against India: PM
BATHINDA (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Pakistan was yet to settle from the setback of surgical strikes and…
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Tata Steel sacks Cyrus Mistry, names OP Bhatt as chairman
MUMBAI (TIP): The Tata Steel board on Nov 25 replaced Cyrus Mistry with OP Bhatt, an independent director, as the…
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Vijay Mallya files plea for recalling contempt order
BENGALURU (TIP): Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has filed an application in the Karnataka high court for recalling its order…
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Demonetisation hurts sales, auto industry cuts production
NEW DELHI (TIP): A decline in sales is prompting automobile companies to slash production as demonetisation has adversely impacted buyer…
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