Politics

K'taka CM Bommai tests Covid positive, cancels Delhi trip

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19, adding that his trip to New Delhi has been cancelled.

Aug 6, 2022

Vice presidential poll: Voting underway to elect India's next VP

Polling to elect the next Vice President of India is underway on Saturday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to cast his vote in the Parliament House.

Aug 6, 2022

Vice Presidential poll: TRS declares support to Margaret Alva

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Friday decided to support Margaret Alva, the combined candidate of opposition parties for the post of the Vice President of India.

Aug 5, 2022

China escalates tension, fires missiles over Taiwan for first time

China on Friday said that it fired missiles over Taiwan for the first time, escalating tensions in the region as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan, whose leaders lodged a protest with Beijing after five projectiles landed near Japanese islands.

Aug 5, 2022

Good samaritans pull man from burning car crash

Republican Representative from Indiana killed in car crash

Jackie Walorski, a Republican Representative from Indiana, and her two aides were killed in a car crash when the vehicle they were in was struck by another, according to the Elkhart County, Indiana, Sheriff's Office.

Aug 4, 2022

Eye on Assembly polls, Rahul gets 'Linga deeksha' at Lingayat Mutt in K'taka

Rahul Gandhi now a Lingayat; initiated into sect during K'taka visit ahead of polls [details]

Focusing on breaking the dominant Linagayat community's allegiance to BJP in Karnataka, opposition Congress has started wooing the community ahead of Assembly polls in 2023.

Aug 3, 2022

Defying Beijing's warnings, US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan

Pelosi's Taiwan visit raises tension, China retorts with military exercises

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday during a visit to the island that has drawn Beijing's ire.

Aug 3, 2022

Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi visit to Karnataka: Addressing internal party issues top priority

As the Karnataka Assembly elections near, top leaders of the national parties have started making a beeline to the state. On Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are set to address the challenges their concerned parties are facing.

Aug 3, 2022

US kills top Al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri in Kabul

The US killed top Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend dealing the terrorist group a major blow, confirms President Joe Biden.

Aug 2, 2022

32 people killed in Madagascar arson attack: Defence Minister

Madagascar's Defence Minister Richard Rakotonirina has confirmed that 32 people were killed in an arson attack in a village in the Malagasy district, about 100 km west of the capital Antananarivo.

Aug 1, 2022

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Bengal Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, some ministers to lose berths

A major reshuffle of the West Bengal Cabinet will be initiated on Wednesday, in which a number of heavyweight members might lose their ministerial berths, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hinted on Monday.

Aug 1, 2022

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Corporation (APSRTC)

APSRTC moves to meet parcels or couriers revenue target through employees

In a move aimed at meeting revenue target from its cargo service, the state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has mandated its employees to ensure booking of three parcels or couriers by their relatives or friends every month.

Aug 1, 2022