A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF INDEPENDENT INDIA
A chronology of key events India has been home to several ancient civilisations and empires, some dating back to more…
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INDIA’S JOURNEY TO BECOMING AN ECONOMIC SUPERPOWER
The economic development in India followed socialist-inspired policies for most of its independent history, including state-ownership of many sectors; India's…
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AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA SINCE 1947
Agriculture is the dominant sector of Indian economy, which determines the growth and sustainability. About 65 per cent of the…
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CHALLENGES BEFORE INDIA, THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC SUPERPOWER OF THE 21st CENTURY
Twenty first century belongs to Asia and India is potentially one of strongest contender for emerging as an economic superpower.…
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INDIA’S HIGHS AND THE LOWS
The transition of India from a British colony to a sovereign, secular, and democratic nation was indeed historical. It was…
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Famous Indian nuclear physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on 30 October 1909 in Mumbai. Bhabha played a key role…
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INDIA’S RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
India has formal diplomatic relations with most nations; it is the world's second most populous country, the world's most-populous democracy…
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INS Sindhurakshak Tragedy: Bodies Of Three Navy Men Recovered
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (TIP): Naval divers on Friday found bodies of three naval personnel from ill-fated submarine INS Sindhurakshak which exploded…
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Congress Slams Modi For ‘Petty Politics’
NEW DELHI (TIP): As Narendra Modi turned I-Day into a showdown with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress slammed the Gujarat…
Read MoreCases Of Drunk Driving Accidents Decline
The continuous decline in accidents caused due to intake of alcohol/drugs in the past three years has come as a…
Read MoreRoads In Punjab Most Fatal In India
NEW DELHI (TIP): Chances of getting killed in a road accident is the highest in Amritsar and in the country's…
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Rupee Falls To Historic Low Of 62 Per Dollar, Sensex Plunges Over 400 Points
MUMBAI (TIP): The rupee dropped to a historic low of 62.00 per dollar in late morning trade on August 16…
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LOC ATTACKS SHOW ISI HOLD OVER SHARIF
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (TIP): The death of five Indian soldiers in Kashmir this week is being connected in Pakistan to the…
Read MoreRetaliate to Pak firing: Army Chief
NEW DELHI (TIP): Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh has made it clear to his commanders along the Line of Control…
Read More15-YEAR-OLD GIRL SET ON FIRE BY STALKER DIES, ODISHA FUMES
BHUBANESWAR (TIP): A 15-year-old girl, who was set on fire by two youths 12 days ago in a village in…
Read MoreDSGMC chief told to take off turban at Rome
AMRITSAR (TIP): Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjeet Singh GK was asked to take off his turban during…
Read MoreFood Bill tabled in Lok Sabha amid objections
NEW DELHI (TIP): The much talked about, ambitious and historical bill to replace the National Food Security Ordinance 2013 was…
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India names new Envoys to US, Russia and China
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has named new envoys to three most important nations of the world. S Jaishankar, currently India's…
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Hafiz Saeed visited LoC before Aug 6 attack: Intelligence report
NEW DELHI (TIP): Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008 is…
Read MoreMicromax co-founder sent to 7-day CBI custody in graft case
NEW DELHI (TIP): A trial court has remanded Rajesh Agarwal, co-founder and director of mobile company Micromax Technologies Pvt Ltd,…
Read MoreCapture Kabul, cripple Kashmir: Pakistan’s new two-faced war
NEW DELHI (TIP): It was around 4.30 am on July 1 when a Pakistani suicide bomber crossed the Line of…
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LoC: Antony loses face, Nawaz Sharif saves his
NEW DELHI (TIP): Hours after Defence Minister A K Antony backtracked from his earlier statement in Parliament and squarely blamed…
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Centre May Skip Andhra Pradesh Assembly Resolution On Telangana
HYDERABAD (TIP): The Congress bosses are on the horns of a dilemma: They can't decide whether to ask the state…
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Advani Praises Narendra Modi, Shivraj Singh Chouhan
NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP leader L K Advani praised Narendra Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the same breath saying…
Read More30 Children Ill After Drinking Water In Bihar Schools
PATNA (TIP): Thirty children were taken ill after drinking water from handpumps at two separate schools in Bihar's Saran and…
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HONESTY PUNISHED
How sand mafia framed IAS officer Durga NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian Administrative Service office Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended for…
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Pay A Fee To Visit Rashtrapati Bhavan
NEW DELHI (TIP) Visitors to Rashtrapati Bhavan will have to pay a fee from September 1 to enjoy the tour.…
Read MoreIndia To Help Build World’s Most Powerful Telescope
MUMBAI (TIP): India has signed a master partnership agreement to become a full-fledged partner of the $1.5-billion five-member international Thirty…
Read MoreCBI Gives Clean Chit To Raja Bhaiya In DSP Murder Case
NEW DELHI: The CBI has given a clean chit to former UP Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya in…
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2G: Supreme Court Slams I-T Dept, CBI For Not Acting On Radia Tape Information
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court pulled up the Income Tax department and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not…
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