Funding a clean polity: Crony capitalism needs a dirty political arena
"Today, our politics has become so divisive and toxic that any 'reform' becomes suspect. There is no 'JRD' today who…
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An incremental budget: welcome thrust on rural infrastructure
The Union Budget for 2017-18 is in line with the BJP's changed political stance of wooing the poor and shedding…
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Indian Union Budget 2017 Presented – Finance Minister unveils series of post-demonetization digital reforms
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a pre-election Budget aimed at softening the demonetization blow, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1…
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Setback to Climate Action Plans
That Donald Trump's skepticism about climate change will adversely impact policies to address global warming became abundantly clear minutes after his…
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India celebrates 68th Republic Day showcases military might, rich cultural diversity
he majestic Rajpath saw a scintillating display of India's military might and resplendent cultural diversity as the country celebrated its 68th…
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TV Asia Chairman HR Shah and 2 others from USA among recipients of Padma awards
NEW YORK (TIP): TV Asia Chairman/CEO and prominent Indian American community leader HR Shah was on Wednesday, January 25 named…
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Zest marked celebration of India’s 68th Republic Day at the Consulate General of India, New York
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Consulate General of India, New York celebrated India's 68th Republic day with enthusiasm and patriotic…
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President Mukherjee bats for electoral reforms, demonetization in his address to the Nation
NEW DELHI (TIP): President of Republic of India, in his address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day,on…
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PRESIDENTS AREN’T CEOS ~ On the meaning and implications of the country’s first true businessman president
With respect to the best, unlike a president who has spent decades cultivating the hard skills that lend themselves to…
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Redefining Leadership ~ Obama makes way for Trump, and shallowness
America is going through, what historian Arthur M Schlesinger Jr. calls "cycles" in American history, when the tide of action,…
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Modi’s Raisina Dialogue
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spelt out the nation's foreign priorities at the second Raisina Dialogue, an initiative by the current government…
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The wilderness of mirrors – The allegations against Donald Trump, and the press conference that followed, will surely affect his presidency.
Jim Angleton would have loved this. Angleton, admired and despised in equal measure, was the legendary (or notorious) CIA director…
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Farewell, President Obama: A passionate reminder of US liberal values
Soaring oratory and strong emotions marked the farewell speech of the 45th US President, Barack Obama, 10 days before his…
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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas closes; engagement extremely substantive, says government
BENGALURU (TIP): The three-day 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, a mega meet of the Indian disapora which saw its largest convergence,…
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Six Indian Americans honored with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
BENGALURU (TIP): Nisha Desai Biswal, Assistant Secretary of State, Department of State, community activist Dr. Sampatkumar Shivangi; community activist Ramesh…
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PBD 2017 Concludes on a note of greater engagement between the government of India and the Diaspora
‘Indians abroad are ambassadors of our culture’: President Mujherjee BENGALURU (TIP): The three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention came to an…
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President Obama delivers Nostalgic and Hopeful Farewell Address in Chicago
An emotional President Barack Obama with the First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Malia Obama at his farewell address…
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Amitabh Bachchan honored by US Embassy for TB awareness
NEW DELHI (TIP): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been honored by the US Embassy to acknowledge his immense contribution to the…
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Notebandi not enough to end corruption
The historic decision of Nov 9, 2016 to demonetize currency notes of Rs. 500/1000, which represents 86 %of the total…
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Demonetization was a dishonest promise
A cost-benefit analysis of demonetization needs to take into account the inconvenience caused and the millions of man days lost…
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Mr. HR Shah: The Doyen of Indian American Community
He may pass by. You may not notice him. He is one among many. But only when you get to…
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He Accomplished Daunting Tasks of Protecting and Promoting Diversity
A Tribute to Guru Gobind Singh, Creator of Khalsa. Sikhism is the Fifth Largest Religion of the World. The Sikh…
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Welcome to Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017 at Bengaluru
THE CONVENTION WILL FOCUS ON DIASPORA ACHIEVEMENTS TIP Correspondent BENGALURU: The curtains are ready to be raised on the…
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The Indian Panorama hosts an ‘Evening with a Purpose’
LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): The Indian Panorama hosted a well-attended fundraising dinner for the Eye Foundation of America on Tuesday,…
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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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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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A rite of passage: Obama-to-Trump transition will see a new America and changed equations
Never has the US seen a transfer of power in the White House as contentious and controversial as we are…
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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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Indian teen wins US quiz show
NEW YORK (TIP): Sharath Narayan, an Indian American teen from Madison, Alabama won Jeopardy! Teen Tournament - a top quiz…
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