Politics

Tunisia ends rough year with more violence, erupts in protests after journalist sets himself on fire

Abderrazak Zorgui, a journalist, set himself on fire in the city of Kasserine. The 32-year-old also posted a video online, in which he spoke about the economic issues in the North African nation and how people were struggling with corruption and poor living conditions.

Dec 27, 2018

Rajasthan cabinet portfolios allocated; CM Ashok Gehlot keeps 9, Sachin Pilot keeps 5 [Full List]

Apart from the chief minister and deputy chief minister, 13 cabinet and 10 ministers of state were allocated portfolios. The cabinet expansion took place on Monday when 13 cabinet and 10 ministers of state took oath.

Dec 27, 2018

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel expands cabinet; 9 MLAs inducted

Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office to the new ministers during a function held at the Police Parade Ground.

Dec 26, 2018

Farmers issue and job creation for youth, Congress governments top agenda in Rajsthan: Pilot

Sachin Pilot, after the formation of the Rajasthan Cabinet, said work has begun and the government will start delivering on the promises made in the party's election manifesto.

Dec 25, 2018

Nawaz Sharif shifted from Rawalpindi prison to Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore

At the same time, the judge found the former Pakistan PM innocent in another case of alleged corruption concerning the Flagship Investments firm in the UK for lack of evidence.

Dec 25, 2018

West Bengal Rath Yatra: BJP approaches Supreme Court challenging Calcutta HC order

The BJP has challenged the Friday order of the division bench of the high court which had set aside the order of a single judge allowing the yatra.

Dec 24, 2018

TRS juggernaut rolls on in 2018, KCR shifts focus to LS polls

Verdicts in key terror cases saw Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand being acquitted by an NIA court in the 11-year old Mecca Masjid blast case and two terrorists awarded capital punishment in another blast case.

Dec 24, 2018

After glum Christmas, New Year unlikely to bring cheer as US govt shutdown may extend into January

Speaking of the partial government shutdown, Mick Mulvaney, Trump's budget director and chief of staff said that the shutdown could go on until January and that he doesn't think the discussion around Trump's wall along Mexico border will move too soon.

Dec 24, 2018

Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJP and JD-U to contest 17 seats each under seat-sharing formula in Bihar

Of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, BJP had won 22 out of 30 it contested while the LJP won six out of seven it contested.

Dec 24, 2018

Guyanese Parliament brings down govt, triggering elections

Guyana's Parliament voted late on Friday in favour of a no-confidence motion in the government, triggering new elections in March in a surprise defeat for President David Granger as he seeks to develop the nation's oil sector.

Dec 23, 2018

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to meet Odisha, West Bengal CMs

Chandrasekhar Rao is on a four-day tour to meet various leaders to garner support for his proposed non-BJP and non-Congress front ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Dec 23, 2018

PM Modi says Mahagathbandhan incoherent alliance of rich dynasties

Mahagathbandhan is a grand alliance of opposition parties against the BJP for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Dec 23, 2018

Facebook suspends 5 accounts linked to Alabama Senate election

The group sought to split the conservative vote to undermine the Republican candidate, Roy S. Moore, and to boost support for the Democrat, Doug Jones, who won by a small margin.

Dec 23, 2018

High drama at Sabarimala foothills as women, police face ire of devotees

Though the police team tried to arrest and remove a few of the devotees who blocked the traditional forest path and take the women members of Chennai-based outfit 'Maniti', hundreds of pilgrims rushed down to the valley to chase them away.

Dec 23, 2018

North Korean media slams Seoul after UN human rights resolution gets nod

The resolution was passed on December 17 at the UN General Assembly and condemned North Korea's "systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights".

Dec 23, 2018