Politics

Congress announces 6 more candidates for Karnataka by-polls

The elections will be held for 15 assembly constituencies, of which 12 were held by Congress.

Nov 17, 2019

Maharashtra govt formation: Pawar-Uddhav-Sonia to meet on last leg of tripartite talks

The power-sharing agreement is in the final stage. Sharad Pawar is scheduled to meet Congress emissaries named by Sonia Gandhi on Monday in New Delhi.

Nov 17, 2019

Sri Lanka strongman Rajapaksa set to become president after rival concedes defeat

Rajapaksa, who oversaw the military defeat of Tamil separatists under his brother and then president Mahinda Rajapaksa 10 years ago, has promised strong leadership.

Nov 17, 2019

Imran Khan says Nawaz Shariff's health more important than politics

The government had no issues if the Sharif family opted to approach the court instead of furnishing an indemnity bond for the removal of the former premier's name from the ECL.

Nov 16, 2019

Trump attacks impeachment witness on Twitter, Democrats see intimidation

As the former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified, Trump fired off criticism on Twitter in a move Democrats labelled "real-time" witness intimidation.

Nov 16, 2019

Maharashtra govt formation on cards? NCP leader Nawab Malik says new govt to be formed within 20 days

NCP leader Nawab Malik has said the party has agreed to a Shiv Sena chief minister in Maharashtra amid the ongoing power tussle in the state.

Nov 15, 2019

Maharashtra govt formation: First tripartite meet of Congress-NCP-Sena held

The sources said that these meetings were preceded by a short meeting held between Thackeray and Congress-NCP leaders.

Nov 15, 2019

Karnataka bypolls: BJP, JD(S) release first list of candidates

It is alleged that Roshan Baig has turned rebel against the BJP as he has been denied a ticket to contest in the bypolls. He might contest as an independent candidate from Shivajinagar constituency.

Nov 14, 2019

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa fulfills promise, 16 out of 17 rebel MLAs inducted to BJP

Except for Roshan Baig, all others have been inducted to the party on Thursday in an event held outside the BJP office in Malleshwaram in the presence of Yediyurappa BJP state chief Nalin Kateel.

Nov 14, 2019

Man of the match: BJP's BL Santhosh praises Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

While the Shiv Sena leaders made hue and cry over it, Devendra Fadnavis was very calm and cool and doesn't take illegal means to gain power.

Nov 14, 2019

What the Supreme Court said: Sabarimala case referred to larger 7-judge bench, no stay on women's entry

The Supreme Court in a 3:2 verdict referred to the Sabarimala issue to a larger bench. Justices RF Nariman and DY Chandrachud dissented while Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Indu Malhotra and AM Khanwilkar were in favour of referring the matter to a larger bench.

Nov 14, 2019

Despite 'wonderful' meeting, Trump and Erdogan fail to resolve conflicts

Both leaders fell short of explaining how they would overcome the differences in issues including Erdogan's incursion in Syria and Turkey's purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defence system.

Nov 14, 2019

SC verdict on Rafale review petitions, Rahul contempt case: Full report

CJI Ranjan Gogoi is looking to clear all cases in front of him before he retires from office on November 17.

Nov 14, 2019

Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala: Kerala Police deploys 10,000 personnel

The Supreme Court on November 14, will pronounce the judgments on the review petitions filed on the issue of entry of women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple.

Nov 13, 2019

BJP received 75% of its donation from Tata trust in 2018-19: Party tells EC

India's richest trust -- The Prudent Electoral Trust -- gave Rs 54.25 crore in donations to the party, according to the documents. The Prudent Trust is backed by top corporate houses including Bharti Group, Hero MotoCorp, Jubilant Foodworks, Orient Cement, DLF, JK Tyres, among others.

Nov 13, 2019