Politics

Kabul bomb blast: Taliban attack kills 10, injures 65

Taliban militants ran into a high-rise building in Kabul and opened fire at the Ministry of Defence building.

Jul 1, 2019

Key takeaways from Trump-Xi 'historic' trade war talks at G20 summit

Trump said that the meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was "excellent" and that it would be "historic" if both the countries agreed to a fair trade deal.

Jun 29, 2019

US-China trade war: Trump to discuss Huawei issue with Xi at G20 Osaka summit

Chinese officials have said that reversing the technology ban on the Chinese tech giant was their top priority in trade negotiations between the two countries.

Jun 29, 2019

Did Trump warn Putin against meddling in 2020 US elections at G20 summit?

Trump made the tongue-in-cheek comment, "Don't meddle in US elections," a year after he was criticised for not confronting President Vladimir Putin at the Helsinki summit for Russian interference in the 2016 US elections.

Jun 28, 2019

Mamata govt to construct dining halls in minority-dominated schools; BJP calls move 'discriminatory'

The Trinamool Congress-led government has sought names of government-run and government-aided institutions having over 70 per cent minority students.

Jun 28, 2019

AMMK propaganda secretary Thanga Tamilselvan joins DMK

Thanga Tamilselvan was a close aide of AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran till the party miserably lost the recent polls in Tamil Nadu.

Jun 28, 2019

G20 summit highlights: PM Modi's 5 key strategies for BRICS leaders to fight terror, recession

PM Modi pointed out that discussion on terrorism is the need of the hour and countries must participate to combat the global menace.

Jun 28, 2019

Chandrababu Naidu's Amaravati home to be demolished: Jagan govt issues notice to former CM

The Andhra Pradesh government issued a notice to former CM and Telugu Desam Party leader Chandrababu Naidu, asking him to vacate his residence, which is built on the Krishna riverbank.

Jun 28, 2019

More pain to TDP as spokesperson Lanka Dinakar joins BJP

Lanka Dinakar was known to be highly critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was the official spokesperson of TDP.

Jun 27, 2019

Jagan Reddy flags 'massive corruption' in power sector; Chandrababu Naidu to be probed

"We have identified as many as 30 agreements signed with various companies by the previous government involving massive corruption," says Jagan.

Jun 27, 2019

India's overwhelming influence forces China, Pakistan backing for UNSC seat

China and Pakistan were forced to join the others in the Asia-Pacific Group to support India because there was no other country willing to contest the Asia seat against India given its influence, making the endorsement unanimous.

Jun 27, 2019

Mike Pompeo in India: Tackle terror, boost trade, says S Jaishankar

Pompeo's meeting with Jaishankar marked the framework for upcoming talks between US President Donald Trump and PM Modi at the G20 summit in Japan later this week.

Jun 26, 2019

Unfair to brand Jharkhand as a 'hub of mob lynching', says PM Modi in Rajya Sabha [Highlights]

The PM also spoke on crucial issues like the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in Bihar and the water crisis across the country.

Jun 26, 2019

Watch | BJYM workers chant Hanuman Chalisa to protest against blocking roads for Friday namaz

The protesters gathered in large numbers on the streets on Tuesday, and have now threatened to block all main roads on all Tuesdays.

Jun 26, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman among 100 most powerful women influencing India-UK ties

The list was released by UK-based media house India Inc at an event launched by UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid on Monday.

Jun 26, 2019