Politics

Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike after securing concessions

Around 1,100 hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners ended their 40-day fast. They reached a compromise with Israel on additional family visits. Israel agreed to allow the inmates a second family visit each per month. 18 prisoners are being treated in hospital because of the hunger strike.Palestinians rallied behind the hunger strikers as national heroes. More than 6,000 Palestinians are currently in prison for offences linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

May 27, 2017

India announces $500 million line of credit to Mauritius

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says it is a "good example" of India's commitment towards Mauritius after meeting the country's PM Pravind Jugnauth.

May 27, 2017

Duterte takes full responsibility for consequences of martial law in Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has taken full responsibility for soldiers actions on Mindanao island. He declared martial law on the island currently engulfed in fighting between soldiers and Islamist militants. Duterte warned soldiers not to rape women and told them to shoot anyone resisting arrest. Human rights groups warn martial law could lead to abuse by security forces. Isis-affiliated extremists took control of parts of the city of Marawi earlier in the week. At least 80 people have been killed in the fighting so far and many civilians have been displaced.

May 27, 2017

Modi started on May 26; Nehru stopped on May 27: The month is such a leveller in Indian politics

It was just a day short of the 50th death anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru on May 27, 2014, that Narendra Modi began his journey as another popular prime minister of India. Is he on way to eclipse his champion predecessor?

May 27, 2017

Rahul Gandhi to be Congress president soon, says RPN Singh

RPN Singh has said that Rahul Gandhi will assume the post of Congress president soon, replacing his mother Sonia Gandhi. Read to know when this is happening, and what its ramifications are.

May 26, 2017

BS Yeddyurappa to be BJP's CM candidate for Karnataka Assembly polls: Amit Shah

Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa will be the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate in the Assembly polls scheduled to take place in 2018.

May 26, 2017

Barack Obama warns information bubbles endanger democracy

Former US President Barack Obama said on Thursday (May 25) he was concerned about how technology advances had made it easier for people to retreat into our own bubbles. In his first speech in Europe since leaving the White House, he also warned against taking peace and prosperity for granted.

May 26, 2017

Irony? Not alive but late Bhupen Hazarika has helped BJP more to reach out to northeast India

Hazarika didn't help the BJP much in 2004 when he joined the party amid controversies and lost the general elections that year. Today, PM Modi has successfully roped in the late singer to make gains.

May 26, 2017

Armed police patrol major U.K. train stations after terror attack

Armed and unarmed officers have been deployed on British railways on 26 May, after the suicide bombing attack in Manchester that killed 22 people. Police will patrol major stations and trains across the country today to reassure the public, as the threat level in the U.K. remains at Critica.

May 26, 2017

BJP might be celebrating 3 years of PM Modi but saffron chief ministers have failed to impress

Even though the BJP has won state after state under Modi's leadership but it has failed to produce able state-level administrators. Jharkhand, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Goa and others have proved so.

May 26, 2017

Maharashtra civic polls: BJP leads in Panvel, but Congress-NCP surge ahead in Malegaon and Bhiwandi

The results for the Maharashtra civic body polls — in Malegaon, Panvel and Bhiwandi — are starting to trickle in on Friday, May 26. Read to know what they are.

May 26, 2017

Will AAP pull out of EVM hackathon organised by Election Commission?

The Aam Aadmi Party hinted on Friday it might pull out of the Electronic Voting Machine EVM hackathon organised by the EC on June 3. Read to know more.

May 26, 2017

Peddling lies, celebrating non-performance, propaganda are hallmark of Modi regime: Congress

The Congress on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of "peddling lies and celebrating non-performance, propaganda and platitudes", and spending a bomb on promotion of its achievements. Read to know more.

May 26, 2017

Modi government turns 3: Here are the most tech-savvy, Twitter-friendly ministers in the Union Cabinet

Here are the results of the IBTimes India poll on who the most tech-savvy minister in the Union Cabinet is. If you have a different opinion, tell us in the comments.

May 26, 2017

Modi government turns 3: A trip down memory lane [In Pictures]

The Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre will complete three years on May 26, 2017. Let's take a look at the highlights of his tenure so far.

May 26, 2017