Politics

Ajay Chautala walks out of Tihar on 14 days furlough ahead of son's swearing-in ceremony

A special CBI court convicted both father and son and awarded 10 years imprisonment on charges of illegally recruiting over 3,000 junior basic teachers 18 years ago by using forged documents.

Oct 27, 2019

Did US forces kill ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi in top secret raid in Syria?

The US president gave an indication that something was afoot earlier when he tweeted, "Something very big has just happened!"

Oct 27, 2019

ML Khattar to take oath as Haryana CM for second term today, Dushyant Chautala named his deputy

Senior BJP leaders and chief ministers from neighbouring states are said to attend the swearing-in ceremony where Harayana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and JJP Chief Dushyant Chautala will take oath as the new chief minister and deputy chief minister, respectively.

Oct 27, 2019

What is RCEP? Will it be bad for economy like demonetisation, GST as some think?

China-led, 16-member RCEP is an expansion of the 10-member Asean by taking in the Asian bloc's free trade partners; the RECP is expected to cover about 3.4 bn population and $49.5 trn GDP (PPP) marking 39.5% of the global economy.

Oct 26, 2019

BJP says no question of including controversial MLA Gopal Kanda in Haryana government

The BJP had sealed an alliance with Dushyant Chautala's newly formed political outfit Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), which won 10 seats in Haryana.

Oct 26, 2019

Judge validates Trump impeachment inquiry, orders Mueller document release

The judge gave the Justice Department until next Wednesday to provide the blacked-out material from the Mueller report that was subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee.

Oct 26, 2019

BJP-JJP seal deal for Haryana govt, Dushyant Chautala to be Deputy Chief Minister

Dushyant Chautala said that his party has decided to support the BJP "for the stability of the government in Haryana".

Oct 26, 2019

How Gopal Kanda became a king-maker of Haryana

A resident of Bilaspur village in Sirsa district, Kanda did a host of odd jobs, including measuring vegetables and other agricultural produce in Sirsa vegetable market. It is here he added the title Kanda to his name.

Oct 25, 2019

What is DK Shivakumar's position in the present Karnataka Congress?

The party leadership in Karnataka has changed after Shivakumar was arrested and Siddaramiah's appointment as the opposition leader, a position which was eyed by DKS.

Oct 25, 2019

WATCH | Mamata Banerjee jogs 10 km in hills of Darjeeling, creates awareness on International Day of Climate Action

Though Mamata Banerjee is known to walk on the treadmill every day, she went on a 10-kilometre jog along with her senior bureaucrats, police officers, local TMC workers & journalists to raise awareness about environment conservation.

Oct 25, 2019

New York Times, Washington Post are 'fake' says Trump, cancels subscriptions to White House

Donald Trump called the New York Times newspapers as "corrupt" during an interview with Fox News.

Oct 25, 2019

Trump-Russia probe: US justice department to open criminal inquiry into Russian investigation

The probe will investigate the initial violations that led to special counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential elections.

Oct 25, 2019

J&K BDC Election: In first-ever polls, state witnesses 98.3% turnout amid boycott by Congress, NC and PDP

According to the officials, Srinagar district witnessed the highest poll percentage of 100 per cent while southern districts of Shopian and Pulwama recorded the lowest percentage of 85.3 and 86.2 percent respectively.

Oct 25, 2019

Haryana election results: Full list of winners from BJP, Congress, INLD, JJP

The key candidates in the Haryana assembly elections are Manohar Lal Khattar (Karnal), Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Garhi Sampla-Kiloi), Randeep Surjewala (Kaithal), Yogeshwar Dutt (Baroda), and Babita Phogat (Dadri).

Oct 25, 2019

Maharashtra election results: Full list of winners from BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP

Here's the full list of winning candidates of BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP in the Maharashtra Assembly election 2019. Check out.

Oct 25, 2019