Politics

Kerala Sunni clerics say mosque entry for Muslim women is a deviant idea

Clerics say women go to Mecca mosque as part of performing haj and umrah, a practice that cannot be allowed in other mosques.

Apr 17, 2019

Income Tax officials raid AMMK office in Tamil Nadu, recovers Rs 1.48 crore cash

The Income Tax raids were conducted just one day before Tamil Nadu goes to polls on Thursday, April 18.

Apr 17, 2019

Modi is the PM of India or Gujarat? Congress politicises storm which left 31 dead

Congress party on Wednesday stated that PM Narendra Modi should act as the prime minister of the country and not be only be partial to his home state Gujarat.

Apr 17, 2019

HD Kumaraswamy will look like buffalo even if he bathes 100 times, says ex-BJP MLA Raju Kage

Raju Kage's statement came days after the Karnataka chief minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi glows because he "applies wax and make-up".

Apr 17, 2019

Election watchdog says Kerala govt's performance below average on top voters priorities

The Kerala Survey 2018 shows better employment opportunities (47.42%), hospitals/primary healthcare centres (45.24%) and drinking water (44.77%) are the top three voters' priorities in Kerala.

Apr 17, 2019

Bangladesh actor Ferdous Ahmed deported after campaigning for Trinamool in West Bengal

Ferdous Ahmed left India after the MHA cancelled his visa and blacklisted him after campaigning for TMC candidate Kanhaiya Lal Agarwal representing Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency of North Dinajpur district.

Apr 17, 2019

No polls in Tamil Nadu's Vellore: EC scraps Lok Sabha elections after massive cash haul

Vellore was scheduled to go to polls on April 18 with 38 other parliamentary constituency seats in Tamil Nadu.

Apr 17, 2019

Mangaluru City Police readies 1,500 boxes with daily essentials for cops on election duty

The Mangaluru City Police distributed 1,500 boxes with daily essentials to on-duty cops stationed at the polling booths.

Apr 16, 2019

Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam Sinha joins Samajwadi Party, likely to fight against Rajnath Singh in Lucknow

Poonam Sinha has joined the Samajwadi Party in the presence of party leader Dimple Yadav on Tuesday.

Apr 16, 2019

Terrorism or jobs? Here's what Indians are most worried about

According to a global survey - What Worries the World - by Ipsos, it has been observed that Indians are more concerned about terrorism, leaving unemployment and the political corruption behind.

Apr 16, 2019

BJP workers force Bengaluru woman to remove Islamic flag, chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai

A group of men confronted the woman on her balcony and apparently forced her to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.

Apr 16, 2019

Fake bust: Did IAF hero Abhinandan Varthaman show support for BJP, PM Modi?

One of the main facts is that the Wing Commander is from Tamil Nadu and the state will be going to polls only on April 18.

Apr 16, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman visits Shashi Tharoor in hospital; Congress MP calls it 'rare virtue in politics'

Shashi Tharoor's rival and LDF leader C Divakaran had also called him up on Tuesday morning to express concern for his well-being.

Apr 16, 2019

After Yogi and Mayawati, EC bans Azam Khan, Maneka Gandhi from campaigning for poll code violation

The Election Commission of India has barred Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan from campaigning for 72 hours while Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has been barred from election campaigning for 48 hours.

Apr 16, 2019

Are we moving towards Presidential form of Government?

India has moved away from the spirit of collective leadership in the past to individual glory of a leader in the present that the presidential form may soon become a reality

Apr 15, 2019