Politics

Doklam Standoff: Modi as 'naive' as Nehru in 1962, says Chinese media

"India is emboldened enough not to heed China's warning, leaving war as the only possible solution left," Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin said in a video.

Aug 8, 2017

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Vaghela calls Ahmed Patel 'losing' candidate; refuses to 'waste' ballot on him

For the first time since 1996, Gujarat's Rajya Sabha seats are facing a contest with four candidates contesting for three seats, two of which are held by Bharatiya Janata Party.

Aug 8, 2017

Chandigarh stalking case exposes the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Indian politics

A Haryana BJP leader's son is accused of stalking a girl in the early hours of Saturday.

Aug 7, 2017

Meet Qamar Mohsin Shaikh, Narendra Modi's 'rakhi' sister from Pakistan [VIDEO]

Qamar Mohsin Shaikh, a Pakistani-origin woman on Sunday claimed that she has been tying Rakhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for over two decades.

Aug 7, 2017

Satellite images could identify slave labour in India [VIDEO]

Citizen scientists are helping researchers to root out modern day slavery in northern India using satellite imagery.

Aug 7, 2017

Congress facing 'serious crisis', says Jairam Ramesh before Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls

Congress veteran Jairam Ramesh has said that the party is in "serious crisis", and that it needs to overhaul its structure in order to survive. Read to know more.

Aug 7, 2017

Tripura's changing Opposition: From Congress to BJP via Trinamool Congress

With six sacked TMC MLAs of Tripura set to join BJP, the saffron party is ready to enter yet another state Assembly in the northeast for the first time.

Aug 7, 2017

Doklam crisis: While seeing China eye to eye, is India taking enough care of Bhutan?

While India has taken on the Chinese to protect its traditional friend Bhutan, ground reality in Druk Yul suggests that not all are okay in New Delhi's relation with Thimpu. Are we taking enough care of our little neighbour?

Aug 7, 2017

Bengaluru to get India's first 'heli-taxi' service soon! [VIDEO]

In an announcement made by the Civil Aviation Ministry, Bengaluru will become the first city in the country to provide a helicopter taxi service.

Aug 7, 2017

Congress writes open letter to Arun Jaitley, asks "Where are the jobs?" [VIDEO]

The Congress party wrote an open letter to Arun Jaitley and questioned about the massive jobs losses due to the demonetisation.

Aug 7, 2017

Mayawati faces threat from core support group: BJP in for another good news?

Mayawati's own suicidal politics and the coming together of dissident leaders have posed a real threat to the modern-day Dalit messiah. It's not difficult to predict who will be the biggest beneficiary if the BSP supremo perishes.

Aug 7, 2017

Back from Bengaluru, Gujarat Congress MLAs again whisked away ahead of RS polls

The Gujarat Congress had sent 44 MLAs to a resort in Bengaluru to prevent them from defecting to the BJP after six of their legislators quit the party last month with three of them joining the BJP.

Aug 7, 2017

Dalit outfits, minority groups plan BSP chief Mayawati's 'ouster'

Mayawati's decline in power has led to the accumulation of Dalit votes that are up for grabs and its significance in Lok Sabha elections for 2019 is enormous.

Aug 7, 2017

Doklam standoff: Special envoys have nothing to do with border dispute, China tells India

Special envoys have no role to play in resolving the military standoff in Doklam, China has said refusing to acknowledge that the meeting between the national security advisers of both countries took place for border talks.

Aug 7, 2017

Doklam standoff: China discusses Sikkim border dispute with Nepal; Should India worry?

In yet another attempt to counter India's stand on the border conflict in Sikkim's Doklam region, China reportedly briefed the authorities in Nepal about the standoff.

Aug 6, 2017