Politics

President Kovind appoints 5 new Governors; Kalraj Mishra transferred to Rajasthan

Mishra was the Governor of Himachal Pradesh and is being replaced by former union minister Bandaru Dattatreya.

Sep 1, 2019

YSRCP, Congress oppose Andhra Bank's merger

YSRCP MP Vallabhaneni Balashowry strongly opposed the merger announced on Friday and wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard.

Sep 1, 2019

Taliban launches 'massive attack' in Kunduz amid Afghan peace talks

Conducting airstrikes by the US and Afghan forces have been difficult as officials said the terrorists are seeking shelter in homes and hospitals.

Aug 31, 2019

ISI plotting big strikes outside Kashmir: Intel report

Report by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) states the Pakistan government, its Army and ISI are working in tandem by planning terror attacks in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Aug 31, 2019

BJP asks Sadhvi Pragya to not speak in public after her 'marakh shakti' remark

Sadhvi Pragya ruffled quite a few feathers when she said that the Opposition is using "marakh shakti" or the killing power to harm the BJP leaders.

Aug 30, 2019

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during the Make in India Week function, in Mumbai on Feb. 17, 2016.

Petition against Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis for favouring wife's bank

Mohnish Jabalpure has filed a petition before the Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench and asked the Enforcement Directorate to launch a probe against CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Aug 30, 2019

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested ahead of weekend protests

The bespectacled Wong, who was 17 when he became the face of the student-led Umbrella Movement, has not been a prominent figure in current protests, which have no identifiable leaders..

Aug 30, 2019

Internal, external security must for India to become $5 trn economy: Amit Shah

Amit Shah said over 34,000 personnel had sacrificed their lives to maintain law and order within the country lending credibility to the Police Force, and urged policemen to carry forward the good work done by their colleagues.

Aug 28, 2019

Taliban kills 14 pro-government militia members in Afghanistan amid peace talks

14 members of the militia were killed and several civilians were wounded during clashes in the Rubat-e-Sangi district in Herat on Wednesday.

Aug 28, 2019

WATCH | Man kisses Rahul Gandhi during his visit to flood-hit Wayanad

In the viral video, the man can be seen kissing Rahul Gandhi while he was on his car.

Aug 28, 2019

SC bars Chidambaram's arrest by ED till Wednesday

Chidambaram's representative advocate told the apex court that the sections under which the senior politician had been charged did not exist when the alleged transaction took place.

Aug 28, 2019

Years after getting caught for watching porn, Laxman Savadi returns to power as Karnataka deputy CM

It is alleged that Laxman S Savadi has been rewarded by the central leadership for helping in sabotaging the Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka.

Aug 27, 2019

US must take 'first step' by lifting Iran sanctions: President Hasan Rouhani

Rouhani said Iran has already addressed concerns of the US by proving that it did not build an atomic bomb and called lifting of sanctions as a "key for positive change".

Aug 27, 2019

Why did Brazil reject $20 million G7 aid to fight Amazon fires?

President Jair Bolsonaro said Brazil was being treated like "a colony or no man's land" and slammed the aid as an attack on the country's sovereignty.

Aug 27, 2019