Politics

After Assam NRC, panic grips UP as state police asked to identify Bangladeshis, other foreigners

In a letter to all district police chiefs, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police OP Singh said that the move to throw out Bangladeshis and other illegal immigrants was crucial for the state's internal security.

Oct 1, 2019

15 kg of explosives found at Jammu bus stand; major attack averted?

The bus was intercepted at the bus stand at KC road near one of the busiest places in the city.

Oct 1, 2019

BJP's Gautam Kumar Jain elected as the new BBMP Mayor

Jain, the BJP corporator from Jogupalya ward, was appointed the new Mayor, defeating Congress candidate RS Sathyanarayana.

Oct 1, 2019

Pakistan removes Maleeha Lodhi; Munir Akram appointed as representative to UN assembly

Local media reports have claimed that Akram's appointment indicates Pakistan's intentions of "launching a diplomatic offensive" against India regarding the Kashmir issue.

Oct 1, 2019

Uttar Pradesh govt outlets to sell onions at controlled rates

Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary RK Tiwari has asked all District Magistrates to open such outlets at the earliest. These outlets will also be opened at Mandi Parishad offices.

Oct 1, 2019

EAM S Jaishankar defends India's S-400 missile system purchase from Russia as US sanctions threat

Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar said, "We would not like any state to tell us what to buy or not to buy from Russia any more than we would like any state to tell us to buy or not buy from America."

Oct 1, 2019

2002 Godhra riots survivor Bilkis Bano to get Rs 50 lakh and job: SC directs Gujarat govt

Bilkis Bano was brutally raped by 11 men during the 2002 Gujarat riots when Narendra Modi was the then chief minister of the state.

Sep 30, 2019

#GoBackModi trends again on Twitter ahead of PM's Tamil Nadu visit after Lok Sabha polls

PM Narendra Modi is in Chennai to attend the 56th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology – Madras (IIT-M).

Sep 30, 2019

Oil prices could spike 'unimaginably high', says Saudi crown prince warning Iran

If the world does not take a strong and firm action to deter Iran, we will see further escalations that will threaten world interests.

Sep 30, 2019

Malaysian PM shocks India at UN, says Kashmir 'invaded, occupied'

In his address to the 74th UNGA, Mohamad said: "Now, despite the UN resolution on Jammu and Kashmir, the country has been invaded and occupied."

Sep 30, 2019

Is BJP targeting DK Shivakumar for refusing to join the saffron party?

Congress MLC CM Lingappa has filed a complaint against ED with the Karnataka Human Rights Commission (KSHRC), claiming that the former minister is being treated like a Pakistani terrorist.

Sep 29, 2019

Afghanistan election sees one in five voters cast ballot - unofficial estimate

There were 9.67 million registered voters, meaning roughly one in five cast their ballot.

Sep 29, 2019

How PM Narendra Modi is appropriating Mahatma Gandhi's legacy to fulfill climate goals

Launched on Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, 2014, the mission sought to clean up urban and rural infrastructure and aimed to achieve "open-defecation free" (OPF) India by 2019.

Sep 28, 2019

To ensure women safety over 5,500 marshals to be deployed in Delhi buses

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced the deployment of over 5,500 ex-home guards as marshals on the DTC and cluster buses plying in the national capital.

Sep 28, 2019

Plane carrying Imran Khan reroutes from Toronto, makes emergency landing

Imran Khan and a team of his delegation, who were on their way back to Pakistan, after his address at the United Nations General Assembly were rerouted from Toronto after a technical fault was identified.

Sep 28, 2019