Politics

PM Modi urges Trinamool Congress to support Citizenship Bill

Modi said that India is the only place that can provide shelter to thousands of Hindus, Sikhs and refugees of other communities, who came from neighbouring countries to save themselves from communal violence.

Feb 2, 2019

Who gets benefited from '59 minute loan scheme' for MSMEs, its a scam: Bengal minister

West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra accused the Centre of committing a scam through the scheme and manipulating data to suppress the truth about economic growth.

Feb 2, 2019

Interim Budget 2019: Twitter reactions featuring the good, the bad and the ugly

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the budget to the Parliament on Friday in the presence of PM Narendra Modi as well as the opposition, including Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

Feb 1, 2019

Interim Budget 2019: Tax rebate for those earning up to Rs 5 lakhs per annum

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal will present the budget in place of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley due to the latter's absence for medical reasons. The presentation of the budget will begin at 11 am.

Feb 1, 2019

Pakistan rejects India's objections to Qureshi-Mirwaiz telephonic conversation

The Ministry of External Affairs said that the Pakistan High Commissioner was "cautioned" that the persistence of such behaviour by Pakistan will have "implications".

Jan 31, 2019

Called Modi 'sir' to satisfy his ego: Chandrababu Naidu

Modi is my junior in politics. But when he came (to power), I addressed him as sir 10 times. I did this for the sake of the state and to satisfy his ego in the hope that he will do justice to the state," Naidu said.

Jan 31, 2019

China reaches out to Bhutan with an official tour; Does India have a reason to be afraid?

This trip might spell bad news for India if it begins bilateral talks between the two countries since Bhutan might start depending more on China for financial assistance.

Jan 30, 2019

Supreme Court once again refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act

A bench headed by Justice UU Lalit said the issue requires hearing in detail and it will be appropriate if all matters are heard on February 19.

Jan 30, 2019

PM Modi trolled on social media over Kerala BJP leader's 'Rajahamsa' comment

Social media users started trolling PM Narendra Modi after Kerala BJP leader K Surendran called him a Rajahamsa from the Manasarovar lake.

Jan 30, 2019

Eyeing major arms deals, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu plans to visit India next month

Interestingly, Benjamin Netanyahu became just the second Israeli PM to visit India a year ago, after Ariel Sharon who had visited way back in 2003.

Jan 30, 2019

US slaps sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company

The sanctions on Monday prohibit most American businesses from engaging in transactions with the oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, SA, or PDVSA.

Jan 29, 2019

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0 - Motivate and support children during exams: PM Modi's advice to parents

In his address, the Prime Minister encouraged parents to be a factor of motivation and encouragement for their children.

Jan 29, 2019

Did Siddaramaiah misbehave with woman? NCW wants action against former Karnataka CM

In a video that has gone viral, a furious Siddaramaiah can be seen behaving angrily and apparently manhandling Jamal Ara.

Jan 29, 2019

Rahul steals BJP's thunder by promising minimum income for poor

'The Congress-led government is going to give minimum income guarantee. This means, each poor person in India will have minimum income'

Jan 29, 2019

Congress promises a minimum wage guarantee, if voted to power in 2019: Rahul Gandhi

The announcement comes four days ahead of the interim budget to be presented by the Narendra Modi government before the Lok Sabha polls due before June this year.

Jan 29, 2019