‘PROUD TO BE GAY’
On 11 December, the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community was left in despair after the Supreme Court overturned…
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THE KUMBH MELA AND BOLLYWOOD’S 100 YEARS
The year also witnessed a show like no other as the world's largest gathering took place in the northern city…
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THE ‘MODI WAVE’
The year also marked the rise of controversial Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi as the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's…
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GOD OF CRICKET RETIRES
Thank you - these two words very much summed up India's mood on 16 December when Tendulkar bowed out from…
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TELEGRAM SERVICE ENDS
The world sent its last telegram when India's state-owned telecom company shut its 163-year-old telegraph service on 15 July. The…
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MP TEMPLE STAMPEDE
The Navratra festivities ended in tragedy when 110 pilgrims including women and children were killed and more than 100 injured…
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2013: A CHALLENGING TIME FOR INDIA-US RELATIONS
The year 2013 will be remembered for the challenges it threw up for the ties between the world's two largest…
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BJP WINNER, CONG ZERO, AAP HERO
Congress party's 0-4 mauling and BJP's triumph in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in what was billed as the "semifinal"…
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END OF THE ROAD FOR LALU?
Lalu Prasad Yadav and 44 others were on September 30 convicted by the special CBI court in the fodder scam…
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TWO DISASTERS, DIFFERENT APPROACHES
Natural disasters left many dead and homeless in India in 2013 but there was a lesson to be learnt after…
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VVIP CHOPPER SCAM
In early 2013, a parliamentary investigation began into allegations of bribery and corruption involving several senior officials and helicopter manufacturer…
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BJP-JD(U) SPLIT AFTER 17 YEARS
In June, the JD(U) formally broke its 17-year-old ties with the BJP in Bihar and walked out of the NDA.…
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NORTHEAST ASSEMBLY POLLS
Incumbent parties stormed back to power in the three northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya in assembly elections that…
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MOTHER OF ALL SCAMS
The much-awaited report of the CAG on the allocation of coal blocks was tabled in Parliament earlier this year. The…
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STATEHOOD FOR TELANGANA
Telangana, once it is formed, will be India's 29th state comprising 10 districts. The jewel in the crown will be…
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TARUN TEJPAL’S ‘STINKFEST’
High profile editor Tarun Tejpal is in the eye of the storm after a young woman colleague alleged that she…
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KARNATAKA ELECTION RESULTS
The Congress scored a thumping victory in Karnataka in state polls in May this year. In picking Siddaramaiah as chief…
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NIRBHAYA GANG RAPE VERDICT
The anger over the shocking gang rape of a young woman in December 2012 overflowed into 2013. Mass protests at…
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AARUSHI TALWAR MURDER CASE
It was a classic murder mystery that had the entire nation hooked. After a 15-month-long trial, which saw many twists…
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INDIA’S MARS ODYSSEY BEGINS
As part of India's first inter-planetary mission, the Mars Orbiter Mision lifted off on November 5. If successful, Isro would…
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RED TERROR
The Maoists' ambush of a Congress rally that led to the massacre of some leaders of the party's Chhattisgarh unit…
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TANVI SHINDE-The Teen Talent
It was the great American poet, Robert Frost who once wrote the now famous lines: "Woods are lovely, dark and…
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PAKISTAN VIOLATES CEASEFIRE
There was an unusual spike in ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts across the border this year. With some describing it…
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AFZAL GURU HANGED
Afzal Guru, the key collaborator of the Pakistani terrorists who attacked Parliament on December 13, 2001, was hanged on February…
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PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS ENDS; PREZ HAILS NRIS’ CONTRIBUTION
NEW DELHI (TIP): The 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas concluded on January 9 with President Pranab Mukherjee hailing the contribution of…
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GOVT REACHES OUT TO DIASPORA YOUTH AT PRAVASI BHARTIYA DIVAS
NEW DELHI (TIP): Making a strong pitch for greater connectivity with diaspora youth, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi on…
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Beni Prasad dismisses AAP, says poll surveys are managed
LUCKNOW (TIP): Union steel minister Beni Prasad Verma on January 9 said there was no threat to the Congress from…
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Don’t eat onions, SC tells petitioner
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the…
Read MoreAvalanche hits Army post in Kashmir, one killed
SRINAGAR (TIP): An Army trooper was killed and another was missing after an avalanche hit an army post in Kashmir's…
Read MoreThree students killed as bus collides with truck in Maharashtra
BULDHANA (MAHARASHTRA) (TIP): Three school girls were killed and 14 others got injured when a speedy truck container hit a…
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