Politics

Sharmila's arrest, attack on convoy trigger tension [details]

Attack on YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y. S. Sharmila's convoy allegedly by the supporters of ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and her subsequent arrest by the police triggered tension during her padyatra in Warangal district on Monday.

Nov 28, 2022

Ruckus in Bengal Assembly as Speaker dismisses adjournment motion on teachers' scam

A major ruckus broke out in West Bengal Assembly on Monday afternoon after Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay refused to admit an adjournment motion brought by Opposition BJP legislators seeking discussions on the teachers' recruitment "scam" in the state and the recent observation of the Calcutta High Court on it.

Nov 28, 2022

KCR to lay foundation stone for Hyderabad Airport Express Metro on Dec 9

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will lay foundation stone for Hyderabad Airport Express Metro next month.

Nov 28, 2022

Forthcoming J&K elections would be no cakewalk for any party; here's why

Politics and priorities underwent a paradigm shift after the abrogation of Article 370 in J&K as political parties are preparing their course correction for the forthcoming Assembly elections.

Nov 27, 2022

K'taka Electoral Rolls: Election Commission orders review, removes 2 officials

Chilume Trust and Chilume Enterprises were authorised by the Bommai government to collect voters' data for all 28 assemblies of Bengaluru and they uploaded it on private website illegally

Nov 26, 2022

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul prays at Omkareshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday offered prayers at Omkareshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district on Friday night after completing the third day's march of the Bharat Jodo Yatra that is currently passing through the central Indian state.

Nov 26, 2022

'Three words are being dragged into a controversy': Richa Chadha apologises after deleted 'Galwan says hi' tweet

Richa Chadha's 'Galwan says Hi' Tweet sparks row; Earlier on Thursday, BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa demanded a police case to be registered against the actress for her reaction to an Indian Army's statement

Nov 24, 2022

Anwar Ibrahim named as new Malaysian Prime Minister

Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of Malaysia's Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, has been named as the 10th Prime Minister of the country, the National Palace said on Thursday in a statement.

Nov 24, 2022

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi to visit tribal leader Tantya Mama's birthplace in MP

The padyatra was welcomed at Bodarli village in Burhanpur where former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had addressed a rally in 1980

Nov 24, 2022

"Hold Your Mouth": AG reacts sharply to SC bench when asked on EC appointment process

His reaction came when the bench repeatedly asked how did the Law Minister filter the names from the database of DoPT, which were to be considered for the appointment.

Nov 24, 2022

Telangana MLAs Poaching Case: Ramachandra Bharati holds two passports, reveals SIT probe

The accused holds one passport in the name of Shree Ramachandra Swami Ji and the other as Bharat Kumar Sharma.

Nov 24, 2022

Nepali congress wins elections, PM Deuba creates record for 7th time

Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also the President of Nepali Congress, has won a record seventh time in the parliamentary election held earlier this week

Nov 23, 2022

K'taka Elections: AAP demands probe into deletion of names from voters' list by NGO

The AAP has demanded a probe into the alleged misuse of voter data by the NGO Chilume, and for illegally deleting names from voters' list

Nov 23, 2022

Hungary's govt suspends special tax obligation for SMEs in tourism industry

The Hungarian government has decided to suspend the obligation of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active in the tourism industry to pay a four per cent tax known as "tourism development contribution," the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU) said in Budapest.

Nov 23, 2022

Retired IAS officer Arun Goel takes charge as new Election Commissioner

Retired IAS officer Arun Goel on Monday took charge as the new Election Commissioner of India.

Nov 21, 2022