Politics

New political voices heard in Ukraine's parliamentary election

From Maidan protesters to former volunteer fighters, Ukrainians have seen a new generation of politicians emerge ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election. Duration: 2:40

Oct 25, 2014

Gangsters paradise: Mexico's Guerrero state

For years drug cartels have been waging bloody turf wars in Mexico’s southern Guerrero state. Duration: 2:28

Oct 25, 2014

Tens of thousands march for gay rights in Taiwan

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Taipei on Saturday for Asia's largest gay rights parade, with many urging parliament to push through a controversial bill recognising same-sex marriage. Duration: 00:45

Oct 25, 2014

Brazil's Rousseff rebuffs corruption allegations before polls

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rebuffs accusations of corruption as the campaign for Sunday's vote to choose the next leader of the world's seventh-largest economy wraps up. Duration: 00:42

Oct 25, 2014

Botswana votes as ruling party faces resurgent opposition

Election authorities in Botswana began counting votes after polling ended Friday in a vote where the ruling party faced an unprecedented test against an invigorated opposition. Duration: 1:10

Oct 25, 2014

Grateful for US strikes, Syrian Kurds name baby 'Obama'

Sultan Muslim, a Syrian Kurd, had no doubt what to name her seventh child when he was born, safely in Turkey, after a harrowing month-long flight from her home in Kobane: Obama. Duration: 00:57

Oct 25, 2014

Authenticity of ADR report must be verified: Sitaram Yechury

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said that the authenticity of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report, according to which the assets of NDA ministers has increased significantly after coming to power, must be verified. An analysis was done by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) by comparing the value assets of Cabinet Minister's filed for the Lok Sabha elections in May with those sent about five months later to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

Oct 25, 2014

Party ready for elections: BJP on JandK polls

New Delhi/ Jammu, Oct 25 (ANI): After the announcement of elections dates by Election Commission BJP said on Saturday that the party is ready for elections. BJP leader Dr Jitendra Singh said that as far as his party is concerned they have always been ready for elections. Meanwhile, BJP Spokesperson in Jammu and Kashmir Sunil Sethi said that BJP is ready for elections in the state and confident of its win.

Oct 25, 2014

One arrested, classes to resume from Monday: MN Reddi on Bangalore Rape Case

Bangalore, Oct 25 (ANI): Bangalore Police Commissioner MN Reddi on Saturday said that a school attendant has been arrested over the alleged rape of a three-year-old nursery student in Bangalore earlier this week. Reddi added that the case was investigated by a special team and the arrest has been made on the basis of the evidence collected. He further said that the schools from security point of view will re-open from Monday.

Oct 25, 2014

PM Modi inaugurates Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital

Mumbai, Oct 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. The hospital, in its 90th year, has been completely rebuilt by Reliance Foundation, into a modern 19-storey tower with two heritage wings. The foundation is headed by Nita Ambani. For the first time, the hospital has collaboration with America's most renowned institutes like Johns Hopkins, MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Southern California. The hospital will reserve a fifth of its capacity for the underprivileged and provide 10 percent beds for free to the needy and another 10 percent at subsidised rates. Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, ShahRukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Sachin Tendulkar among many others were also present during the inauguration.

Oct 25, 2014

Journalists hail Prime Minister Modi's media friendly interaction

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Journalists on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's media friendly interaction and looked forward to more such sessions with them in future. Expressing her views on the first media interaction, ANI News Editor, Smita Prakash, said this was Prime Minister's baby step towards more friendly meetings in the near future. Senior journalist Jayanta Ghoshal who has been covering Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for 30 years, said that Modi wants to move with the media. Praising Modi's new persona, Journalists said it was an ice-breaking event and hoped for more prolonged sessions in future.

Oct 25, 2014

Politicos react after EC announces dates for JandK polls

New Delhi/ Srinagar, Oct 25 (ANI): Political reactions flowed on Saturday after the Election Commission announced the dates for elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Panthers Party Chief Bhim Singh said that as far as democracy is concerned elections should take place. Meanwhile NC leader Junaid Mattu said that National Conference had opposed elections because it felt the people of Jammu and Kashmir are not ready for elections as the state but now that EC has announced dates the party will decide its course of action.

Oct 25, 2014

Youth Congress holds protest over black money

Bangalore, Oct 25 (ANI): Youth Congress workers staged a protest on Saturday against the central government for failing to bring black money back into the country, as promised during the Lok Sabha elections. The protesters also raised slogans like 'Why these double standards? Why make false promises?' The Centre had last week told the Supreme Court that it cannot disclose the names of all those having black money stashed abroad as it violated the double taxation avoidance agreement.

Oct 25, 2014

PM Modi focuses on health facilities after inauguration of Sir HN Reliance foundation hospital

Mumbai, Oct 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday while speaking about on the inaugural function of Sir HN Reliance foundation hospital focused on the health facilities in India. Modi said that poor people are deprived of the basic health facilities. He added that if the medical equipments are made in India, then it will be possible to make the equipments available in every village.

Oct 25, 2014

Singhvi says Chidambaram has said nothing negative about Gandhis

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Congress Party leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday defended former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's statement that Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi must 'speak more'. Singhvi said there was nothing negative or adversarial about Chidambaram's statement, and added that he was in fact giving constructive suggestions. Chidambaram had also hinted at a possibility that a person other than a member of the Gandhi family could become the president of the Congress Party. Singhvi accused the media of unnecessarily trying to create a situation of negativism.

Oct 25, 2014