Politics

Will crack heads up and spill blood on Great Wall of Steel: Xi Jinping's hate speech stuns world

In the speech that was met with aroused cheers and applause from the thousands gathered, he also said that China has never bullied ever, neither in the past nor present

Jul 3, 2021

After India's quid-pro-quo move, Covishield vaccination accepted in Switzerland, 7 EU countries

The move comes a day after India formally requested EU to accept Covaxin and Covishield in their exemption list. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had also taken up the matter on the sidelines of G20 meeting in Italy

Jul 1, 2021

Bharat Biotech responds on $320 mn cancelled deal with Brazil; Yet to clarify on $45mn routed via Singapore firm

Brazilian Health Ministry had signed the contract with Bharat Biotech for 2 crore vaccine doses in February. Things came under scrutiny after an attorney-general probed further and found out that Covaxin was the most expensive of all vaccines Brazil purchased

Jun 30, 2021

Afghan Prez meets Biden to discuss country's future; Imran Khan is fuming [details]

A nasty war-of-words between Ghani and Imran Khan of Pakistan surged as Afghan President meets US President Joe Biden in Washington.

Jun 27, 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind boarding the Presidential Saloon

Presidential Saloon back after 15 years to ferry President Kovind to his hometown, revives memory lane

The Presidential Saloon, discontinued more than a decade ago, is back on track to take Ram Nath Kovind on a nostalgic journey to his home town

Jun 26, 2021

PM Modi meets J&K's top leaders; First pictures from crucial meeting [see pictures]

First photos from PM Modi's crucial all-party meeting with J&K leaders are here [SEE PICS]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all-party meet with J&K's top political leaders, which is the first such meeting since the abrogation of Article 370.

Jun 24, 2021

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Qureshi has become Minister of Taliban, says Pakistan MP after his pro-Taliban remarks

In the interview, Qureshi also made a few anti-India statements and when questioned about Osama Bin Laden being called a martyr by PM Imran Khan, he said, "I will let that pass."

Jun 22, 2021

Collector touches Telangana CM's feet, defends action; draws netizens' ire [reactions]

In the past several senior bureaucrats have been criticized for the same. In 2019, an IPS officer touched the feet of CM Mamata Banerjee and was criticised sharply.

Jun 21, 2021

Telangana gifts luxury cars worth ₹11 crore to Addl Collectors; Oppn questions decision amid financial crisis

The move drew strong criticism from the opposition parties, which questioned the government for purchasing expensive cars at a time when the state is facing financial crisis.

Jun 14, 2021

Who is K. Sudhakaran: New Kerala Congress chief succeeds Ramachandran

Reacting to the news, senior leader and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said now that the decision has been made, all the Congress leaders and workers will abide by the high command's decision and will work together with Sudhakaran.

Jun 8, 2021

VK Sasikala, Sasikala Natarajan, Chinamma

Sasikala may return to active politics; even take over AIADMK [details]

In a telephonic call to a party worker, Sasikala on Saturday hinted that she may come back to politics and that she will take over the AIADMK.

May 30, 2021

It took a Biryani SOS for Owaisi to acknowledge KTR's Twitter help

A Twitter user shared a picture of biryani he had ordered from Zomato and apparently seemed unhappy with his order. To everyone's surprise, the user tagged KTR.

May 28, 2021

Mahamandaleshwar Swami Awadheshanand Giri

Swami Awadheshanand calls COVID toolkit a propaganda against India's culture [details]

It is to be noted that on Tuesday, the BJP made a serious allegation on Congress, alleging that the grand old party is 'maligning' the image of India and PM Modi with the help of a toolkit.

May 19, 2021

Netizens despise Pinarayi Vijayan for benching Shailaja Teacher [read reactions]

Insecure Pinarayi Vijayan benches brilliant Shailaja Teacher [sharp reactions]

KK Shailaja, the architect of Kerala's remarkable fight against COVID-19, has no place in Pinarayi Vijayan's cabinet, which has left netizens fuming in anger.

May 18, 2021

Over 90 lakh vaccine doses still available with states, UTs: Centre [Details]

Over 90 lakh vaccine doses still available with states and Union Territories, says the Centre

May 7, 2021

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