Politics

Nitish Kumar dares Pavan Varma to leave party in response to JDU leader's letter on CAA

JDU chief Nitish Kumar said his colleague Pavan Varma is free to leave the party and join any other party.

Jan 23, 2020

Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for defamation, seeks $50 million

The lawsuit said Clinton's comments had damaged the presidential candidacy of Gabbard, a US representative from Hawaii, and were motivated by anger over Gabbard's endorsement in 2016 of Clinton's Democratic nominating contest rival, Bernie Sanders.

Jan 23, 2020

Priyanka Gandhi takes SP, BSP head-on; to lead Congress movement on farmers' issues in UP

Under the leadership of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress will organise 'Kisan Jan Jagran Abhiyan' at the village level every month.

Jan 23, 2020

Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for UN action on dispute with India over Kashmir

Kashmir is claimed in full by both India and Pakistan. The two countries have gone to war twice over it, and both rule parts of it.

Jan 23, 2020

Bengaluru MLA NA Haris wounded in a blast, sustains leg injury

Post sustaining injuries in a low-intensity blast, Bengaluru's MLA NA Haris was under observation at the St Philomena Hospital.

Jan 22, 2020

No to J&K mediation: India snubs Donald Trump after US offers help

Officials of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said President Trump's offer wasn't new and that India's response isn't going to be new either.

Jan 22, 2020

After Punjab, Kerala, West Bengal to pass anti-CAA resolution soon

West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee said a day back that her government will pass a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act within three to four days.

Jan 21, 2020

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal stuck in nominations queue with token No. 45 as deadline nears

A large number of candidates without proper nomination papers were refusing to let Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal file his papers.

Jan 21, 2020

Has BJP surrendered before Delhi polls? AAP claims after party fields Sunil Yadav against Kejriwal

AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said the party will win all the 70 seats in the February 8 Assembly elections.

Jan 21, 2020

BJP leader Renukacharya spews hate at Karnataka pro-CAA rally, says 'Muslims store weapons in mosques'

Renukacharya, who his famous for his controversial comments, has targeted the Muslim community at a rally in support of the new citizenship law in Karnataka's Davanagere.

Jan 21, 2020

From Vajpayee to Shah: BJP Presidents' list in chronological order

JP Nadda who a close associate of Modi-Shah took over as the BJP's National President after getting elected unanimously.

Jan 21, 2020

Under JP Nadda's leadership, BJP will become stronger: Amit Shah on new party president

JP Nadda was elected unopposed as the BJP national president after he emerged as the only leader in the fray following the nomination process in which his candidature was endorsed by top party brass.

Jan 20, 2020

Centre rejigs senior officials, appoints 31 at Joint Secretary level

Of the 31 officers, 20 are from the Indian Administrative Service; two each from the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS), Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS); and one each from the Indian Postal Service (IPoS), Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), Indian Forest Service (IFoS), Indian Civil Account Service (ICAS) and Indian Defence Estate Service (IDES).

Jan 20, 2020

After CAA, Kerala cabinet decides not to go ahead with NPR, NRC

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan decided to inform the Census Commissioner that the state will not implement the National Population Register (NPR) when census operations get rolling.

Jan 20, 2020

JP Nadda set to replace Amit Shah as BJP President; party leaders huddle in Delhi

The choice of the announcement date on an "Ekadashi", was done keeping in the auspiciousness aspect in mind.

Jan 20, 2020