Society News

Congress wins Jharkand assembly bypoll in setback to BJP-led NDA

NDA lost the Lohardaga seat to Congress by a huge margin.

Dec 17, 2015

RSS U-turn: No question of scrapping reservation system, says Mohan Bhagwat

Many believe that the U-turn by the RSS chief is engendered by the the Bharatiya Janata Party's setback in Bihar.

Dec 17, 2015

Putin 2015 media Q&A: Russian President doubts ties will improve with Turkey, wants Blatter to be given Nobel Peace Prize

This is the 11th annual Q&A session with the media.

Dec 17, 2015

H1-B, L1 visa fee hike to hit Indian IT companies; PM Modi raises issue with Obama

The US Congress has proposed a special fee of $4,000 on H-1B visas and $4,500 on L-1 visas.

Dec 17, 2015

Brazil: Panel set up to impeach Rousseff legitimate, says SC Judge

The Supreme Court Judge had suspended proceedings of the impeachment committee last week.

Dec 17, 2015

US to sell missiles, assault vehicles, warships to Taiwan for $1.83 billion; China threatens sanctions on firms

China issued a formal protest to US diplomat Kaye Lee on Wednesday.

Dec 17, 2015

David Cameron: Donald Trump visiting Britain would unite country against him

British Prime Minister David Cameron said remarks by US politician Donald Trump about barring Muslims from entering the US were stupid in the British parliament on 16 December, but rejected a call from opposition lawmakers to ban the American Billionaire from entering Britain.

Dec 16, 2015

Frances broken political system fueling the rise of Marine Le Pens far-right party

Despite failing to win a region in recent elections, Front Nationals popularity continues to grow in France.

Dec 16, 2015

DDCA scam: AAP, Congress ask Jaitley to quit; CBI rebuts Kejriwal

Jaitley, former chairman of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), rubbished the charges.

Dec 16, 2015

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi ready to go to jail in National Herald case: Report

The Congress leaders have not furnished a bail bond yet to avoid jail.

Dec 16, 2015

European nations get ready to review economic sanctions against Russia

Italy wants a debate on the sanctions as it has significant economic ties with Russia.

Dec 16, 2015

Narendra Modi better actor than Kamal Haasan, Mammootty or Mohanlal, says Kushboo

Actress-turned-politician takes a dig at PM while inaugurating anti-fascist convention by Kerala Students' Union in Kozhikode.

Dec 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton outlines multi-point plan to take on Isis

US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on 15 December outlined a multi-point plan for how she would work to defeat Islamic State (Isis) in the United States and overseas. During a campaign stop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the former secretary of state also addressed the issue of homegrown terrorist attacks such as the San Bernardino, California massacre that left 14 people dead earlier this month.

Dec 16, 2015

When Zoltan Istvan met John McAfee: Watch US presidential candidates discuss politics, cybersecurity and immortality

IBTimes UK captures the moment presidential candidates John McAfee and Zoltan Istvan met for the first time.

Dec 15, 2015

'Dilwale' boycott: Forgetting Maharashtra after becoming big is not right, says Raj Thackeray about SRK

However, Thackeray has distanced himself from the "Dilwale" controversy, saying the boycott of the Rohit Shetty directorial was not the official stand of the MNS.

Dec 15, 2015